Music

Music is an art form whose medium is sound. Common elements of music are pitch (which governs melody and harmony), rhythm (and its associated concepts tempo, meter, and articulation), dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture. The word derives from Greek μουσική (mousike), "(art) of the Muses."

The creation, performance, significance, and even the definition of music vary according to culture and social context. Music ranges from strictly organized compositions (and their recreation in performance), through improvisational music to aleatoric forms. Music can be divided into genres and subgenres, although the dividing lines and relationships between music genres are often subtle, sometimes open to individual interpretation, and occasionally controversial. Within "the arts," music may be classified as a performing art, a fine art, and auditory art. There is also a strong connection between music and mathematics.

To many people in many cultures music is an important part of their way of life. Greek philosophers and ancient Indian philosophers defined music as tones ordered horizontally as melodies and vertically as harmonies. Common sayings such as "the harmony of the spheres" and "it is music to my ears" point to the notion that music is often ordered and pleasant to listen to. However, 20th-century composer John Cage thought that any sound can be music, saying, for example, "There is no noise, only sound." Musicologist Jean-Jacques Nattiez summarizes the relativist, post-modern viewpoint: "The border between music and noise is always culturally defined—which implies that, even within a single society, this border does not always pass through the same place; in short, there is rarely a consensus ... By all accounts there is no single and intercultural universal concept defining what music might be."

Music is a very important part to film trailers as it sets the overall atmosphere, the genre of music can also help establish the genre of the film. Below you will find the songs we considered to put in our trailer:

Below you will find te music we have thought about putting in our Film Trailer:

Storyboard

Below is a image of the Storyboard for The After Hours Trailer:

Camera shot list:

Row 1 Column 1: CGI
Row 1 Column 2: Mid Shot (MS), Medium Close Up (MCU)
Row 2 Column 1: Very Wide Shot (VWS), Group Shot (GS)
Row 2 Column 2:CGI
Row 3 Column 1: Point-of-View Shot (POV), Two Shot, Close Up (CU)
Row 3 Column 2:CGI

Types of Camera Movements we will consider:

· ARC

· Crab

· Follow

· Pedestal

· Pan

· Tilt

· Tracking

· Trucking

· Zooming

Below is the Orginal Story Board for Our first Film Trailer Idea

Todorov’s theory of equilibrium

Tzvetan Todorov simplified the idea of narrative theory whilst also allowing a more complex interpretation of film texts with his theory of Equilibrium and Disequilibrium.

The theory is simply this:

The fictional environment begins with a state of equilibrium (everything is as it should be), it then suffers some disruption (disequilibrium), and new equilibrium is produced at the end of the narrative.

Seems simple enough and easily applicable to all films, but theories can never be that easy.

There are five stages the narrative can progress through:

· A state of equilibrium (all is as it should be)

· A disruption of that order by an event

· A recognition that the disorder has occurred

· An attempt to repair the damage of the disruption

· A return or restoration of a NEW equilibrium

Here narrative is not seen as a linear structure but a circular one. The narrative is driven by attempts to restore the equilibrium. However, the equilibrium attained at the end of the story is not identical to the initial equilibrium. Todorov argues that narrative involves a transformation. The characters or the situations are transformed through the progress of the disruption. The disruption itself usually takes place outside the normal social framework, outside the ‘normal’ social events. E.g. a murder happens and people are terrified, someone vanishes and the characters have to solve the mystery. So, remember: Narratives don’t need to be linear. The progression from initial equilibrium to restoration always involves a transformation. The middle period of a narrative can depict actions that transgress everyday habits and routines. There can be many disruptions whilst seeking a new equilibrium (horror relies on this technique).

Horror films which developed and/or challenged conventions and theories

1920s

Frankenstein (1910)
The Misers Doom (1920)
The Phantom of the opera (1925)

1930s

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
The Tell – Tale Heart (1934)

1940s

The Body Snatcher (1945)

1950s

Nights of the demon (Curse of the Demon) (1957)
The Man who could cheat death (1959)

1960s
13 ghosts (1960)
Psycho(1960)
The Birds (1963)
The Haunting (1963)

1970s

Tales from the Crypt (1972)
Carrie (1976)

1980s

Friday the 13^th (1980)
A Nightmare on Elm street (1984)
Childs Play (1988)

1990s

Candy man (1992)

2000s

Final destination (2000)
28 Days Later (2002)
The Grudge (2004)
Saw (2004)
Hostel (2005)
The Happening (2008)
Mirrors (2008)

2010s

A nightmare on elm street (2010)
The Last Exorcism (2010)
The Wolfman (2010)
Scream 4 (2011)
5Nal Destination (2011)

The genre which is horror

Horror fiction is a genre of literature, which is not intended to, or has the capacity to frighten its readers, inducing feelings of horror and terror. Horror can be either supernatural or non-supernatural. The genre has ancient origins which were reformulated in the eighteenth century as Gothic horror, with publication of the Castle of Otranto (1764) by Horace Walpole.

History

Supernatural horror has its roots in folklore and religious traditions on death, the afterlife, evil, the demonic and the principle of evil embodied in The Devil. These were manifested in stories of witches, vampires, werewolves, ghosts, and demonic pacts such as that of Faust.

Eighteenth century Gothic horror drew on these sources in such works as Vathek (1786) by William Beckford, The Mysteries of Udolpho (1794) and The Italian (1797) by Ann Radcliffe and The Monk (1796) by Matthew Lewis. A lot of horror fiction of this era was written by women and marketed at a female audience, a typical scenario being a resourceful female protagonist menaced in a gloomy castle.

The Gothic tradition continued in the 19th century, in such works as Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1818), Edgar Allan Poe's short stories, the works of Sheridan Le Fanu, Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886), Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890), and Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897). Enduring icons of horror derived from these stories include Dr Frankenstein and Frankenstein's Monster, Count Dracula, and Dr Jekyll/Mr Hyde. Other legendary figures of horror from the nineteenth century are the murderers Burke and Hare, Sweeney Todd and Jack the Ripper.

Great horror writers of the early twentieth century include H. P. Lovecraft and M. R. James.

Characteristics

The trait of the genre of horror is that it provokes a response, emotional, psychological or physical within each individual that causes someone to react with fear. In order for that response to be elicited there are different techniques used, such as unreal figures (phantoms, mummies, etc.), or more real situations and figures (serial killers). The whole horror genre is built up upon people's fear of the unknown and anxieties. According to H.P. Lovecraft, "The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown."

One of the best-known contemporary horror writers is Stephen King. Beginning in the 1970s, King's stories have managed to attract a large audience, for which he was prized by the U.S. National Book Foundation in 2003.

Awards

Achievements in horror fiction are recognized by numerous awards. The Horror Writer's Association presents the Bram Stoker Awards for Superior Achievement, named in honour of Bram Stoker, author of the seminal horror novel Dracula. The International Horror Guild presents its own annual awards, as do organisations such as the Australian Horror Writers Association with its annual Australian Shadows Award. Other important awards for horror literature are as subcategories included within general awards for fantasy and science fiction in such awards as the Aurealis Award.

Locations

Potential Locations for our Trailer

1. Group Member Blake’s back yard

2. Royston Field (near Penge Sainsbury)

3. Kelsey Park Sports College/Kelsey’s Woods

The locations of horror film are a very important part of it. The locations we have short lasted have elements that we want to utilize for the trailer. Blake’s back yard, Royston Field and Kelsey Woods have a slight fell of absence as the scales of the locations are rather large. Therefore for our trailer we were looking to enhance the feel of absences by using edits, lighting, mise en scène, camera shots, and sounds such aspects like fast edits will help raise the tension, alongside lighting and camera shots can also help in building a tense and heart dropping atmosphere.

image of the first possible location:

image of the second possible location:


image of the third possible location:

Props:

Prop and Costume List:

· Three Props Knifes

· Three Black Hooded jackets (for the villains)

· Three Black jeans

· Three pairs of black boots or trainers

· Fake Blood

Why were theses Props and Costume needed?

Theses props are important part of the mise en scene of our trailer. We used props that intertwine with the genre of horror of our film trailer. Knifes are most definitely a significant factor to horror films especially those of the slasher and supernatural sub-genre of horror. Some of the most popular horror films such as ‘Halloween’, ‘Jason’ and ‘Scream’ revolve around bladed weapons such as knifes machetes and axes. Therefore we felt for our film it was important to ad the elements of bladed weapons. We also dressed the villains in all black urban wear. The villains costume resembles the costumes of Screams antagonist which is also a film which revolves of the slashing of innocent victims. Therefore carry on the continuity of the horror genres mise en scene. We also placed fake blood alongside the blades of the prop knife. The fake blood gives the suggestion that the antagonist’s have used the knifes to injure or even kill.

Images of The Actual Props Used For Our Trailer:

The prop knifes used in the trailer



The hooded jacket used in the trailer


One of the trouser jeans used in the trailer


A pair of shoes used in the trailer