Prelim task to final piece

Q7 Evaluation - Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

Through completing our production of an opening sequence with credits, I feel that I have learnt a lot since making our preliminary task. The main areas I feel I have improved in since making Inheritances opening credits are camera skills, editing and improved knowledge of mis-en-scene and the impact of soundtrack.

Camera

 In our preliminary task we only had access to an iPad. 

This provided us with basic tools to film our footage. The camera work within the preliminary task is fairly smooth however the colour within the shots should have been altered and since creating this clip, I have learnt more in relation to utilizing the tripod as efficiently as possible. When creating our opening credits, we had a tripod. This meant I learnt how to smoothly pan and tilt whilst recording. Also, having access to more than one camera when filming meant that I learnt how to control white balance and exposure within a scene, ensuring we had the best visuals available to us. Also, you can see the change in quality from the preliminary task to our final opening; this is because in the preliminary task we used iPads to film however in the final opening we had access to higher quality camera which provided us with a professional touch when filming our final production.

Editing

 As you can see in our preliminary task we cut and link shot without cross cutting them, this means the whole clip lacks fluidity and just looks poorly edited together.  Since finishing the preliminary task and creating our final project I have learnt that with planning, you can ensure you will gain a continuous style throughout. We also organised ourselves so that we were sure we to be able to gain excess to Premiere Pro, this mean all of us were able to learnt and gain new skills from Premiere Pro. Having minimal knowledge of our editing program Premiere Pro when compiling our footage of the preliminary task together, the standard of editing is poor. You can see this as we have not cut some clips short enough and some cuts are untidy. Since doing this, I have learnt how to successfully edit on Premiere Pro and ensure the finished cut has as much as professional look as is possible. This was especially important within our chanting scene as we needed to show to the viewer point of the chanter and the victim in different perspectives. I  learnt how to reverse play of one shot this adds a spooky effect which will make the audience feel a bit edgy. I also learnt to put colour balance on the chanting shots in the opening, I chose the colour red as it symbols death, hell and blood which will also add a spooky effect to the final opening 

Mise-en-scene

 In our preliminary task it is clear that we have not considered mise-en-scene.Through use of research into horror films, and through looking at miss-en-scene on a deeper level since filming the preliminary task we became much more educated on the importance of mise-en-scene and was able to use our new found knowledge when filming inheritance.In the opening scene of inheritance, it is clear to see our group have thought a lot about the location, the costumes, the makeup, the shot types, the lighting and appearance of the characters. This was not portrayed within our preliminary project. In our final project we ensured that the costumes worn by our two characters represented their roles; the victim had props such as a teddy bear, Paul Frank products also featured in her bedroom which is a well-known brand popular with many teenagers. The killer's costume is black with white backcombed hair,black eye makeup and red lipstick. The red lipstick resembles death, blood and hell. Mise-en-scene allows the audience to identify the characters personalities and their role within the film, it is evident that the young girl studying is the victim, as she displays vulnerability. This is displayed through her pink bedroom with floral print, her teddy bear on the bed, and the way she is dancing as she is listening to music through her earphones, completely oblivious to what is to come. Whereas, the killer is shown quite clearly as an evil psychotic killer through her costume and make-up. 

Sound

During the production of our preliminary task we didn’t actually add or import any soundtrack/sound effects over the top of the filmed shot. However, when creating our final opening sequence, we knew we had to add and import sounds and effects into our film piece. We did some research into sound to help us make appropriate decisions about the non-diegetic sounds we should add to create the tension conveyed in the typical horror genre. There is diegetic pop music playing every time we are introduced to the victim, it is diegetic because she is listening to it through her earphones. We placed a pop track over the top and edited it to give it a tinny sound, we also lowered the volume of the track to make it clear to the audience that it is a song listened to through the characters earphones.   helps to convey to the audience that she is a typical young teenage girl as she enjoys pop music. When the killer is shown the music is dark and dramatic, there is a reason why this is done as it will add tension whilst the audience is watching the killer. 

Questions 4, 5 and 6

Question 4 and 5 The audience we have aimed at to go and watch our opening is for teenagers/students aged 15-21. We decided this by creating a A3 mind map at the start of our filming process and discussed what groups of people would go and see the film. The mind map helped as we could then cast our young victim as someone that relates to all of these things and make the audience really connect with the character. To attract our audience in to watching the film we used mise-en-scene to attract our audience and help them relate to materialistic features they may own themselves such as paul frank, apple macbook and disney in our opening.

Question 6 From no experience of media at all i have learnt how to use several different types of technologies from constructing our opening and preliminary task. The first thing I've learnt was how to create a blog and upload a post with links,embedding videos and images on. I also learnt how to present my work a different way by creating a powerpoint and uploading it on to prezi. I prefer to upload my work as a blog post as all of my work is on one page and the process of completing written work is quicker. Whilst completing editing i used the internet to download soundtracks from free sound and watching youtube videos of other students film openings to gain ideas and inspiration. The internet played a big part in our filming process as it helped when researching about sound and film titles from different films and horror films as a general to find out what conventions they use and the history of horrors. I also learnt how to set up a video camera adjusting the lighting and filming different camera shots on different devices such as an iPad and nikon Coolpix p520 bridge camera. For our first preliminary task we used iPads to film and iMovie to edit and create a short film. We also used the iPads to film our 60 second pitch and uploaded it on to iMovie to edit and put on youtube. For our horror film opening we used a nikon coolpix p520 to get a better quality film, we had a basic understanding of how to use the camera but throughout the process we learnt how to change the lighting and colour balance. We also learnt how to use tripods and get a steady shot with the camera and when filming our tracking shots to show the two settings.

Question 3

Question 2

Question 1 - In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

Our film opening titled 'Inheritance' uses elements of mise-en-scene, suitable font styles, use of sound, interesting locations, and use of camera angles to challenge and develop the codes and conventions of a typical horror film that the audience would expect to see. In terms of mise-en-scene, we have a young girl studying on her laptop, whilst listening to music with her earphones which conveys a typical teenage girl. She has a pink, girlie room with a few teddies in the background which suggests she is innocent and perhaps easily afraid and naive. This instantly tells our target audience that this girl is the main victim/character of our horror film, as she is also the second character introduced in the opening (the first character is clearly represented as the killer.)

Camera angles our used to show our victim, Jemma as vulnerable as there are a variety of shots of her, The characters vulnerability truly shines through particularly when the camera is positioned at a high angle looking down at her. Close-up shots are used to show our actor studying, which allows the audience to see she is a young student taking pride in her school work, it connotes that she is a 'good girl.' Long shots are used to highlight the location, this allows the audience to see the elements of mise-en-scene, such as the teddy bear, the pink walls with floral design and the light coloured bedding.

We chose to use a simple white font for our opening titles featuring on a plain black background, the white font and dark background was decided after our titles research focussing on the film 'se7en' as those were the colours they used to represent 'se7en' which is the same genre of film as ours. Our decision to use a white simple font on a black background gives the film a more mature feel to it, it's not overly complicated with fancy fonts of different colours and backgrounds; Which helps to convey our genre to the audience, for example it is obvious through the use of mono-tonal text that it is not a film targeted at young children or families. This decision was also inspired by 'The conjuring' which was a popular horror released in 2013. We've used similar layout of opening titles, for example showing important actors names first individually and then showing actors that have smaller roles on the same screen, all titles have been positioned in different positions on the screen.

The first two images were taken from our opening titles, the second two were taken from "the Conjuring' the two different opening titles have evident similarities between them. We have thought carefully about the non-diegetic and diegetic sounds featuring in our horror opening, after listening to openings with sound and then no sound it made us appreciate how importance every little detail of sound is and the impact it will have on our horror opening. The non-diegetic music for every scene has been selected to create a certain atmosphere, for example, when our killer is shown the music is dull and eerie, diegetic sounds have been added such as whispers and the sound of typing to emphasise the actions taking place in each scene. Diegetic sound has been created in our scene, our victim is wearing earphones so we added in a pop track over the top of the scene to connote ideologies of a typical teenage girl, we also re-tuned the music so it sounds a bit tinny to make it appear as though it is coming from the character's earphones.

The first character the audience is introduced to is the murderer, the characters role in the film is clearly constructed through use of camera angles, sound, mise-en-scene and location. The opening begins with the camera panning around the location, allowing the audience to see what appears to be a lonely wooded area; The camera continues panning until the first actress is in full sight, she is surrounded by a white ring which was created through talcum-powder. The reasoning for creating this ring effect is because it creates a spiritual feel and appears strange and abnormal to the audience which is a key aspect in horror films. The actress has back-combed hair, we also used white talcum-powder as part of mise-en-scene in our actress's hair to make her appear aged, as we associate white hair usually with more matured people. We also chose to use dramatic black eye shadow on our actress, we chose to do this to add a gothic, intimidating impression of her to our audience. She is also wearing all black because it's a dim, unexcitable colour and helps to portray ideologies of this character being very miserable, bitter and twisted.

A red filter has been added to the footage of our killer, this is because red connotes danger and death. Our filming was recorded in daylight which isn't as effective as it could've been if it was filmed in a darker setting, the red filter was used to rectify this. Our opening develops, challenges and uses forms and conventions of a typical horror film, as we have done deep research into other films and noted down and developed their ideas. For example, In 'The woman in black' the killer is obviously dressed in black. We have taken this idea and used it in our opening, although the costume is different we have stuck to the colour scheme of the costume being black. The mono-tonal film openings challenge forms and conventions because although other horror film openings feature dark backgrounds and simplistic fonts, majority use red font in their opening titles(e.g. scream) to connote danger and blood. However, we chose not to because we found a way in which our film opening could look just as effective and clear to it's horror genre without using this typical convention. Another way in which our film challenges a typical horror film, is that in many horror films the killer is usually always male; The audience expect this. Our killer is in fact female, we felt that the audience would react more surprised to this in a positive way, as research shows things that are unusual or comes as a surprise to the audience when viewing a horror film tends to create more fear and suspense in their mind. We have used typical conventions, such as using a young girl who the audience will assume is very weak, innocent and vulnerable to be our main victim. Similarly in Insidious 2, the killer targets the young, innocent and the weak.

Construction:Filming and re-filming

The first time we filmed was in the February school half term. On the day, we filmed at Lucy's house in the corner of a dark room, as we only had a couple of hours to film it was very rushed and we forgot to adjust the lighting settings on the camera. As a result of this our filming was extremely dark and as we had a candle it kept changing the colour of the lighting as the flame flickered. Not only was the lighting a problem but we had a small variation of camera angles and shots which made the filming we had look extremely weak and we found it hard to make a rough edit.

We then decided to change the location to Jemma's house filming in the same sort of setting and making sure we had changed the settings on our camera so it would pick up all the image. However both cameras weren't picking anything up and it was darker than the first time we filmed and we didn't get anything we could use for our opening filmed at all that day.

As we were having such difficulty with the lighting we decided to change our opening slightly because we where finding the set up process too long. we also changed our lighting by filming everything using the natural daylight and change the lighting when editing as it is much easier and we won't need to keep filming like we have done in the past.

Our first location was at Jemma's house again, with a teenager doing their school work in a stereotypical girls bedroom. We filmed as many different camera shots and angles so we had a variation and found it easier when editing. Our second location was in the local woods with the devil worshipper aunt possessing the victim, it took us a while to find a suitable location and really show the audience when it was set. We also found that the woods was a more suitable location for our scene with the aunt in as it was natural daylight and we didn't have any issues with the cameras and instead we could focus on our camera shots and angles.

overall apart from our issues with lighting I think our filming and re-filming was proficient and after having problems with the first time we filmed it really made us think about the set up and direction we wanted for our opening.

Research into Titles

As part of researching into films, we looked at how film titles have been constructed particularly in the film Se7en. The font used is created by hand, with a mix of the Helvetica style of writing (Helvetica is a widely used sans-serif typeface.)

The titles are laid out on a black background, although some of them appear over the top images added to the clip, such as pictures of post mortems and scrap books. This may help to connote elements of the plot, such as plotting murders in a clever but psychotic way, as post mortems are needed to determine a person's death. There are elements of red shown throughout the opening, connoting blood, death and danger. The creators of 'Se7en' were the first producers to use the white scratchy hand-designed font used in the opening. Although, in modern times we may come across fonts very similar to 'Se7ven' as improved editing software and technology means that it has become a lot more easier to replicate the font used in 'Se7en'

Research into sound: Horror films

The importance of music in a horror film is that it helps to set the mood.
During the opening scene of 'The Woman in Black' there is no sound used at all, this is unusual for a horror film to remain completely silent. However, it builds up tension as it works with the camera angles and close ups used and the slow motion of the clip. Non-diegetic music begins to fade into the scene creating an eerie atmosphere, as the music sounds mysterious and high pitched. Non-diegetic sound is key in this scene, as there is no dialogue used, the non-diegetic sound carries the scene. It informs the audience that something isn't right, there is a tension build-up.


Another example of good use of sound is a scene from Insidious.
The scene begins with the diegetic noise of the fan, although until the fan is revealed in the scene this may be hard to identify.  The elderly woman who is the main focus of this scene begins to whisper, the importance of this diegetic dialogue is to show the vulnerability of everyone in the room, she is clearly afraid. The tone of her voice begins to speed up, showing the panic and nervousness this character is feeling. The audience can also see her determination shine through as her pitch begins to raise, she is determined for whatever evil is lurking in the room to leave. The importance of dialogue is to show the characters, thoughts, feelings and authority.
Towards the end of the scene, fast non-diegetic music begins to play. The music used sounds as if it was created through sting instruments, string instruments help to create a high pitched, squeaky, speedy tone which helps to make the audience feel on edge and builds up a sense of fear.

Through using the internet to research into the use of sound and music in a horror film, I discovered an intriguing article featuring on the BBC website.

Noise of panic                                                                                                The simplest examples of this are found in thriller and horror films, which employ dissonant, screeching sounds we unconsciously associate with animals in distress. A 2010 study by the University of California found that human sensitivity to non-linear alarm sounds, such as ones made by groundhogs to warn about predators, is being employed by film composers to unsettle and unnerve. In films like Hitchcock's 1960 classic Psycho, straining strings and overblowing brass are mimicking the noise of panic in nature. For audiences who enjoy a lush romantic score, a 2011 experiment at Canada's McGill University studied the neural mechanics of why humans get goosebumps from great tunes. Far from being a purely aural experience, scans suggested that the regions of the brain that light up with music are those linked to euphoric stimuli such as food, sex and drugs. Blood flow in the brain is responding to areas associated with reward, emotion and arousal. Extreme vibrations Science writer Philip Ball, author of The Music Instinct, says soundtracks can produce the same reaction in us whether the music is good or bad. "Our response to certain kinds of noise is something so profound in us that we can't switch it off," he says. "Film composers know that and use it to shortcut the logical part of our brain and get straight to the emotional centres." Some filmmakers are now using infrasound to induce fear in audiences. These extreme bass waves or vibrations have a frequency below the range of the human ear.

Planning - shot list

Planning: Filming Schedule

Our Group have devised a plan to ensure that the filming to our horror opening 'Inheritance' runs smoothly. 

Plan:

Jemma - Storyboard, Location and Mise-En-Scene  (props, lighting, costume planning)

Dannie - Storyboard, Location and Casting  (interviewing potential characters and forming the final cast.) 

Lucy - Filming Schedule, storyboard, Location and Shot list

We have all agreed on a deadline for all of this planning to be done which is the 3rd of Feb. This is so we can start practicing with the camera before we film the real opening which will filmed between Feb 16-20th. However, we aim to get all of our filming done in one day so that the lightening, costumes, location layout and character appearances remain the same. We are expecting to film each of the scenes several times, to make sure we have the best quality filming to edit from as it is unlikely that we will get it all right the first time. 

We will all have a go at editing the film opening indiviudually, in order to make sure we all experience film editing using iMovie editing software tools. 

From this, we can then decide on which edit looks like the most effective opening and then use this opening as our final production. 

Research: Audience feedback

We asked typical teenager, Thomas Hardy to view our horror film pitch and give his honest opinion. The feedback we received was incredibly positive.                                                                    
"This certainly sounds like a film I'd get excited to go see in the cinemas, I'm a huge fan of horror! Love it, well thought out story line. Great job!"                                                                                       
 We chose Thomas at random from our list of horror film fanatics. As he is 16 so he fits right in with our target audience and has the time and money to view horrors in cinema, as it's his favourite film genre. People like tom are the who enjoy horrors make the perfect audience for our film!    

Planning: Target Audience

This is a mind map of our carefully thought out target audience ideas.

Planning:Storyboarding

Planning - Casting

Originally, the role of the Great Aunt was going to be played by Lucy. However, due to her being camera shy an having a lack of acting skills we found that filming using her as our actress was least effective for portraying the fearful persona we created for the character of Great Aunt.

We had to re-cast the Great Aunt, we thought Danielle would be perfect for the role; as she has more confidence in front of the camera, and showed a lot of enthusiasm for her role.

Lastly, Jemma was casted for the role of the main victim throughout the film. Jemma has a youthful, innocent look about her which is exactly what we are looking for. She is also confident in front of the camera, and studies drama currently giving her a lot of acting experience.

Planning - Location

For our film inheritance we are planning to use two locations a stereotypical teenage girls bedroom and a secluded area of the woods. we have been around our local town looking at locations we can use to film in. This process is helpful as it lets us see what the lighting will be like and if there are any problems with the space. we have decided to use this bedroom as it meets our needs to complete the first part of our filming in. First of all its a stereotypical teenage girls room with pink floral wallpaper and curtains with teddies dotted around the room. Using this location allows our audience to understand the age of our character/victim and as our target audience is teenagers it may remind them of their own room causing more tension.

Our second location is in the woods. We have chose the woods as it is seen as a scary place where you will find odd things and people. We are filming when the great aunt is chanting and possessing the teenage girl. The woods help set the scene as stereotypically everyone has a fear of the woods at night and the fact that we don't know what or who could be in their makes it a little bit more horrifying.

Planning - Mise-en-scene

Planning: Mis-en-scene (props,costume,make-up and lighting) Mis-en-scene is a french term meaning 'on the set' this covers props, costume, makeup and lighting in films. The props we will be using is a lit candle at the start of the film when the great aunt is first introduced.

The great aunt will be wearing an all black cloak and you won't be able to see her face. We have chose this as it fits in with her dark character of worshipping the devil and also connotes that she is a mysterious character that we don't want the audience too see.

we will be putting talcum powder in the great aunts hair to show oldness and make her stand out a bit more, as the lighting is going to be dark and she will be wearing dark clothes.

The family members will be wearing pyjamas as our film is set at night and they are going to interrupted by the great aunt in there sleep, the makeup for our actors are going to be natural looks as it fits the time of day our film is set in. The lighting we are planning to use is going to be dark as it is set at night but we are planning to have it light enough so the audience can still see what the actors are doing and understand what is happening but able to tell it is night time.

Planning: 60 second pitch

We were set a task to pitch a horror film idea that we created as a group with a maximum time of 60 seconds. We were asked to describe elements of the main story plot without leaking out all the main events that feature in the film.

Research: Comparison Essay; Wrong Turn, Dead Mary & Dead Wood

When watching a horror film, there are many typical codes and conventions, related specifically to the teen horror genre. The two types of codes are:

Technical codes 

Technical codes include; camera shots, angles and movements, lighting, titles, editing and sound (both diegetic and non diegetic)

Symbolic 

Symbolic codes are the main elements of mis-en-scene (translating to 'put in scene'.) The different elements of mis-en scene are as follows - makeup, props, and costumes. Example: If a man on stage is wearing a dark black cape and dark makeup that is thought to be 'gothic' the audience may have a perception/judgment based of this, they will have their own representation of the mans character.

Conventions: Conventions are typical features in a movie, which the audience expects to see feature in a particular genre. For example, in a Romcom a typical convention is that there is a man and woman who fall in love, have a horrendous argument and then get back together in the end because they were 'meant to be'. 

Dead Wood- Synopsis

Four friends leave the city for a relaxing camping weekend in the woods. Once they get settled, a strange young woman enters their campsite looking for her lost boyfriend. One of the four goes missing and the rest are pitted against mysterious forces in a fight for their very survival.

Dead Mary- Synopsis

Kim and her boyfriend Matt have just broken up, but they travel together to a cottage nearby a lake to spend the weekend with their friends Eve, Dash and his wife Amber and Baker and his new girlfriend Lily. The atmosphere becomes heavy with the situation between Kim and Matt, and one of them suggests them to play "Dead Mary". Matt, Eve and Dash summon the evil witch repeating her name three times in front of a mirror with a candle. Along the night, Matt hears weird noises, is killed and returns to life, while the fiend possesses part of the group. Without knowing who is possessed, the rest of the group fights to survive.

Wrong Turn opens with two friends rock climbing, when all of a sudden they are both killed by a vicious and mysterious unknown force. Six friends then find themselves trapped in the woods of West Virginia, hunted down by "cannibalistic mountain men grossly disfigured through generations of in-breeding." 

Wrong turn has a lot of great editing techniques, which have been used effectively to give the audience a sense of fear. 

Wrong turn starts with a birds eye view shot/ crane shot of the couple climbing the rock, featuring non-diegetic music which cuts as the dialogue begins. The crane shot is used to show the audience how high above the ground these actors are, which in itself creates a sense of fear and worry for the audience. The dialogue to begin with is slow, as is all the shots of the man and woman climbing up the rope; this is building up the suspense. As soon as the man is announced dead, his partner begins cutting on the rope and at this point the editing of the shots begins to speed up creating intensity and connoting fear and panic to the audience. 

A false jump is used as the woman begins to fall, the audience expects her to fall down off the rock completely but the rope springs back and she is safe. 

A typical convention featuring in Wrong turn is the woman spotting the car and just as the audience think she is about to escape and make it back to safety again she trips over.  

Wrong turn is similar to Dead Wood because someone dies within the first 3 minutes. 

There are other similarities such as there is blood featuring in both films trickling down the victims; this is another typical horror film convention. Likewise in both films, the man dies first and the woman is left even more vulnerable than before without a male to protect her. 

Differently, In the opening of 'Dead Mary' no one dies, However likewise in with 'Dead Wood' and 'Wrong Turn' there is this idea of a couple, and the woman being more vulnerable. In 'Wrong Turn' we get the impression that the man is the strongest one, as he makes it up the top of the mountain much quicker, and that his woman is very reliant upon him as she calls for his help, this links in to 'Dead Mary' because the man comes to the woman's aid when she needs help, she is relieved to see him because again typically in a horror film the woman always depends upon a man for safety and support; hence why the men usually die before the women to portray the women characters as weak and helpless, this gives the audience a sense of unease as they're expecting something exceedingly tragic to happen to the woman later on in the film.

Exactly like Wrong Turn, 'Dead Wood' starts off with a crane shot, taking us through the canopies of the forest. In relation to the other two horror films, 'Dead Wood' is also set in a large secluded area which is a typical horror film convention. The secluded area puts the characters in each of the three films into danger because they're in an unfamiliar setting, where no one else is around but the other characters in the film making it difficult to seek help. 'Dead Mary' also supports this idea as it features another typical convention of the horror genre which is the loss of phone/radio signal which links in nicely to the convention of a secluded area, as secluded areas do lack good levels of signal again making it harder to seek help and communicate with others which adds suspension to the film. 

'Dead Mary' contains no non-diegetic music throughout the whole opening, unlike the other two film openings. Personally I think that using no non-diegetic music throughout the opening is a positive thing because it is different and doesn't need to use non-diegetic music to create an uneasy atmosphere. The diegetic sound of the sign post creaky builds up this unease, that perhaps the other films would lack to begin with if they didn't include unusual background music. 

On a related note, in all three horror films the women are all wearing very little clothing and have a lot of flesh exposed. This has sexual connotations; it also suggests that these characters may lack intelligence as that is the representation given off by their revealing choice of clothes. For example, In 'Dead Wood’ the woman is wearing a knee length skirt with a slit in the front and back and also a pair of heeled boot, which is highly inappropriate for going camping, this shows lack of common sense and intelligence. Her choice of clothing puts her at higher risk of danger because it'd be extremely hard to run away from a psychotic murderer in her choice of footwear. 

Overall, I think "Dead Mary" is the best opening. The titles are written in white font, which represents purity and innocence, they then change to red, which signifies blood and danger. This is the only film out of all three openings that doesn't open with non-diegetic noise. Instead it opens with the creaking noise of the signpost, which is very eerie. The film, likewise with the others is set in a secluded wooded area featuring a helpless female wearing very little clothing. The woman is shown perhaps more helpless than the females featuring in the other openings because she has loss of phone signal, radio signal and a broken down car. These are all typical horror conventions that 'Dead Mary' represents. 

Planning of horror film

Research: History of horror

I enjoy this film because it is based upon a true story making it even more thrill-seeking to watch. It is spine tingling, and a lot more realistic than most modern films as the editing is a lot more realistic.

Jumping forward to a film released in the UK in 2009, paranormal activity is a lot more unrealistic. The editing is pathetic, and the film is more laughable than spine tingling.

















This is a scene taken from Paranormal Activity 2 released in the UK in 2010. As you can see there is a lot of professional editing involved. In my opinion, less is more.. there is too much editing, the plot is not realistic and it looks pathetic.




            Through research and a good level of knowledge on horror films, old horror films inspire me the most.