Institution logo research

Institutional logo's are at the start of a film and have been around for ages. These are important because the get the institutions name into the film and if the logo is good and is easily remembered then it is more likely to be remembered along with the film. Logos started off very simple and didn't have any animation or sound. As technology and films have developed the logos followed.

For an Independent company, the logo would not be as elaborate as a mainstream company because funding. So instead of making an animated logo, Independent logos are often still and simple. They are straight forward and to the point, so they inform the audience of the name and normally just have a base colour to attract the audience’s eye. Three examples of Independent Logo's are below.

Mainstream films tend to be more bright and elaborate due to bigger budgets.They also tend to be animated and include sound. This is effective due to the fact it draws the audiences attention and is easily remembered with the film. Mainstream companies also have iconic logos which are easily spotted by the audience. The companies are also known to adapt to the films genre so they flow with the film. Here are 3 mainstream logos.

This research will help us to create our logo to fit the right institution.
By Rebecca Murden

Character Descriptions

Main boy - (Age 20) Is a mysterious, enigmatic young adult that is interested in the abnormal and supernatural occurences, and sometimes lets curiousity get the better of him. He has black hair and is dark and mysterious looking, wearing dark clothes and has pale, white skin.

Main Girl - (Age 17) Is a typical teenage girl, loves hanging around with her friends, but can be gulible at times which leads her into believeing things which may get the better of her. She is known as quite a "Nerdy" girl and has short black hair. She enjoys to wear t-shirts and skinny jeans.

 

Sleepover girl 1 -(Age 17)  Is one of the "Popular" girls at school, she is headstrong and will do anything to get attention, even if it means making others feel upset. She has long blonde hair and is a typcal "Girly girl" who is fashionable and well presented.

Sleepover girl 2 - (Age 17) Is best friends with girl 1, she likes to show off when around her, but still enjoys the company of her other school friends. She has short, brown hair and enjoys to wear pink and girly clothing.

 










Sleepover girl 3  - (Age 16) Is the geek of her friend group, she enjoys readng but also has an interest in the supernatural which may lead her into making others believe in what she thinks real. She has short, brown hair and tends to wear clothes that cover her up, such as long wooly jumpers and skinny jeans.





Sleepover girl 1's little sister - When first seen she's 8 years old. She is shown as the stereotypical annoying younger sister who always wants to hang out with her big sister. She is later seen in the film at the age of 17, where she is still as curious as she was when she was younger, which leads her into a rueful end. She has long blonde hair and tries to dress girly like her older sister.

By Kate Farrell

25 Word Film Brief.

·         Party.

·         Fake Ouija board.

·         Girl gets curious.

·         Finds guy on internet.

·         She goes missing.

·         9 years later.

·         Sister finds board.

·         Contacts girl.

·         Killed by guy.

By Rebecca Murden

Considering Audience

When considering audience in our film opening, since we have chosen to appeal to teenagers, we must make sure the film includes components that would interest the teenage age band to keep them interested in the film.

One important factor we needed to consider was our casting, as we chose actors that were all in the teenage age group (13-18). They all had characteristics that typical teenage groups of friends would include such as the popular girl, the quiet girl and the geeky girl. We also included a younger character to make sure the younger end of the age band could relate to a character also.

The story line at the start consisted of a sleepover which is a very common activity for teenagers to do, as we are teenagers we knew this would be a popular choice, so our age group would be interested in the film straight away by relating to what is happening.

Thinking about the props we used, we considered the fact that at sleepovers, teenagers tend to drink alcohol and eat a lot of junk food, so we placed a range of food and a bottle of alcohol onto the table in the middle of most shots so the audience can see clearly what is on the table and also relate, which links back to the element of verisimilitude.

By Kate Farrell

Certificaition

We chose to make our film an 15 because of our theme of an Ouija board, which is considered quiet controversial, we believed 12 was easily influenced. There would be moderate violence shown in our film but the incidents un-glorified. Due to the age of our characters and the events they are put through swearing would be involved but all in context to the situation. The Horror shown in our film would be considered tolerant to the age group but not strong compared to other films found in this genre. There may be minimal sexual references heard in the film but nothing of detail which could be considered unacceptable. Imitable Behaviour such as murder and harmful behaviour will be referenced but not shown in detail. No discrimination or nudity will be shown or referenced in our film due to the fact it doesn't fit with our context.

By Becca Murden and Kate Farrell

Group Discoveries on title timelines on your genre

From looking at all of the time lines from the supernatural genre, we can found out that the titles shown are slow paced and not always integrated. This gives us more freedom to make our film have a more independent look and have non integrated titles.

The special effects that are shown in the opening that we looked at were all simple or non existent therefore we have decided not to use anything too complicated as it would go against the generic conventions shown in supernatural film openings.

There are a decent amount of titles that are shown which include the film title leading cast and crew with the director at the end, this has shown us that to work with the generic conventions of the supernatural genre when it comes to titles is to have the major contributors to the film and keep them spread out through the opening, making sure that they don't distract from the narrative being shown.

Our opening will have our title completely following the narrative and working with the opening so it looks as if it is integrated but with an independent twist. we shall be having our film title shown on an ouija board but over the top of it making it stand out but kept in context of the film.


By Amy Coster

Research into audience figures

Looking at films which are said to be the Best Supernatural thillers by many people and websites and the amount they made on the opening weekend so that we can look into these films and try and recreate what attracted the audience to these films in our own way.

I started by looking at Sixth Sense since i found this to be the most well known in regards to a Supernatural Thriller.

I then looked at The Others since i would also consider this to be well known and popular.

I then looked at some more recent ones to try and see if the genre is still popular now.
I started with The Woman In Black.

I then chose to look at the Final Destination movies because even though they are more gory then the average Thriller and hasn't got a complected plot nor is taken to seriously it has a massive following and the films have been very popular.

This research will really help us understand what the audience will enjoy and how we will gain a bigger audience and following.
By Rebecca Murden