Non-Stereotypical Horror Fans (Female)



Females Non-Horror Fans Aged - 17 &18


























Music:

• Pop Music
• R&B

Job:

• Part Time

Likes:

• Shopping
• Make-up
• Clothes
• Romcoms
• ChickFlicks
• Pop Music and R&B

Dislikes:

• Sports
• Video Games
• Horror Films (Non-Stereotypical)

Shop:

• Clothes Shops
• Entertainment Shops
• Chemist's (Make-Up)

Money:

• Average Part Time Wage
• £100-£400 A Month
• Middle Class

Clothes:

• Hoodies
• Leather jackets

Education:

• College / Sixth Form
• Full Time Student

Other Films:

• Romcoms and Chick Flicks
• Not Horror (Get Scared Easily)

Stereotypical Horror Fans (Male)



Male Horror Fans - Aged: 16


























Music:

• Different genres
• Chart Music
• Easy Listeners

Job:

• Parttime
• Supermarkets

Likes:

• Violent Video Games
• Violent Movies
• Home Entertainment
• Partying
• Take away Food
• Call Of Duty
• Physical Sports (Boxing)

Dislikes:

• Romantic Comedies
• Barbie
• Non-Physical Sports
• Reality TV
• 3 Course Meals
• Super Mario
• Wildlife Programmes

Shop:

• HMV - DVD / Albums and Posters
• GAME - Pre-Orders and Violence

Money:

• Average Wage
• Pocket money

Clothes:

• Fashionable
• Casual
• High Street

Education:

• College / Sixth Form

Other Films:

• Action and Comedy

Opening Title of '1408' - First 2 minutes

14 secs - The film starts with a black screen with white writing. The opening has some non-digetic sound that matches the dark colours. The colours and music both connote evil and horror. The opening is then followed by two more black screens with the music and then fades into the first shot.


28 secs - The first shot of the film is a mix between an establishing and an extreme long shot of a desserted area with a very long road. The area is surrounded with dark tress which are stereotypical of a horror film. The weather is also stereotypical of a horror because it is heavy rain with some thunderstorms. The weather sets the whole mood of the film.


30 secs - After 30 seconds we get the name of the first actor (John Cusack) which last's on the screen for o more than three seconds.


31 secs - The camera starts to pan across and the name of the second actor appears, (Samuel A Jackson). The name also only stays on the screen for about 3 seconds, the cars in the backgroung is driving towards the camera.


40 secs - After 40 seconds the name of the film finally appears '1408'. The font is made to look ghostly because it is in a white font.


45 secs - After 45 seconds the car starts to reverse back towards the sign post. The fact that the car is reversing connotes confusion and also tells us that he could be lost. In this shot the camera is at a high angle to make him look small and vounerable.


50 secs - After 50 seconds we hear the non-digetic sound of the radio. The radio shout "Open the gates of HELL"!. The camera angle is a close up of John Cusacks face and beside him appears the name of a fellw actor Mary McCormack.


56 secs - After 56 seconds we get the first point of view shot. the shot shows us what he would see when he is reading the sign. The sign says "You Are Now Leaving Fairfield County, Please Come Back". This gives us the idea that they are an empty town that wants people to visit again although they know that they probobly will not.


1.02 secs - The camera shot is a mid shot of his face as he is reading the map. Because he is reffering to a map it tells us again that he could be lost . After this amount of time there are still credits appearing on the screen.


1.09 secs - Extreme close up of the cars tyre gives us the idea that something bad could happen, i.e. get stuck or burst his tyre.


1.15 secs - After 1.15 the current shot fades into the next. The next shot is of the house we think he has been looking for. At this point there are still credits appearing. The house is sourrounded by trees and has some low key lighting which tells us that they are isolated and alone and that nobody has been there for a while, this is a typical stereotypical house for a horror film. Although he has arrived at the house we could be releived of the tension.


1.25 secs - The weather has been getting worse. The main actor is alone walking over a wet bridge towards the house. The bridge is surrounded by some small lighting and the bridge tells us that there is only one way in and one way out. The thunder that we can hear overhead canbe used to make the audiece become uneasy about what could happen. This is a stereotypical horror movie setting.


1.30 secs - The camera looks as if it is a point of view shot from somebody unkown like watching him. The are still the names of people involve appearing on the screen. Outside of the house is some low key lighting which look like a big contrast to the house which looks bright inside. Outside there is an old fashioned electric street lamp that shows us that the place is old and has been left alone. Because the light is electric we suspect that it could starts to flicker and fade out.


1.38 secs - After this amount of time we finally get inside the house which is very old. There is a huge change in Mise-en-Scene. Because the actor is in the house there is a scence of safety because the place looks very homely with some calming colours. The decor in the house is old because no one has used it it is as if they havent bother to change.


1.52 secs - The old couple in the house look very old and because of that we asume that they are going to be friendly. They seem very happy to see him and to have somebody stay at the hotel which could be because it is very unusual.


2.00 secs - The camera uses a number of shot-reverse-shots to show us the conversation between the main actor (John Cushack) an the two elderly people. The scene shows us that it is a horror folm when she says the line "Wanna hear about our horror history"? Out side the poor weather has continued.

Film Questionnaire

 I then made a questionnaire and got 10 different people to fill it out. The results said that most people watched films at the cinema although it is more expensive. The questionnaire also told me that a variety of people watched film rated as 15 or over. 

MEDIA FILM QUESTIONNAIRE

Name:………………………………………………………..

Age: (Tick 1)                 10-15                     16-20                     21-25                     26-30                     31+

Gender: (Tick 1)    Male:                                    Female:                                              

What is your favorite film genre?..................................................................................................................

What time do you usually watch a film?........................................................................................................

What influences your choice of film? (e.g. Genre)……………………………………………………………………………………..

How often do you watch films per week? (Tick 1) 0                              1-5                          5-10                       10+

How often do you go to the cinema?.............................................................................................................

Who is your favorite actor / actress?.............................................................................................................

Do you download films?.................................................................................................................................

Where do you prefer to watch a film? (Tick 1)        Home                                    Cinema

What film certificate do you usually watch? (Tick 1)            U                 PG              12                   15               18

Research of all time faviourate horror film

Horror Research-


I looked on the Internet movie Database and looked at the top 10 all time horror films that were voted by the public. The top 10 all time horror movies included;

Rank	Rating	Title	Votes
1.	8.7	Psycho (1960)	176,440
2.	8.5	Alien (1979)	220,583
3.	8.5	The Shining (1980)	226,687
4.	8.3	Les Diaboliques (1955)	18,720
5.	8.1	The Thing (1982)	103,672
6.	8.1	Nosferatu (1922)	33,807
7.	8.1	Faust (1926)	5,338
8.	8.0	The Exorcist (1973)	133,037
9.	8.0	Rosemary's Baby (1968)	65,419
10.	8.0	The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)	19,452

The Italian Job Opening Title Sequence.

Made By Paramount Pictures

The Paramount Logo is made up of a mountain and 22 stars. The logo has the name ‘Paramount’ above the mountains to show that they are above everybody else and better. The stars are there to indicate that they are a quality production company. Paramount Pictures is a VIACOM Company, VIACOM are an American Company that are primarily interested in TV and Cinema. VIACOM is currently the fourth largest media conglomerate behind The Walt Disney Company, Time Warner and the News Corporation.   

Title Scene-

In the Title Scene there is only a simple tune, without dialogue. The screen is small so that there is not too much given away. Below the scenes of the film, in the black border, there are the names of the actors and actresses involved. The scenes of the opening title are of people drawing up a plan of something. The maps also show a route leading to a place that we are unaware of. On the table there are dates and times on small post-it notes. The title ‘The Italian Job’ is the same size as the actor’s names and also those of the directors.

Sound-

In the title sequence the images cut to the beat of the music and the cuts follow the pace of the tune. Because the editing speeds up as the music does it makes the scenes feel exciting and fast paced.

Opening Scene-

In the opening scene of ‘The Italian Job’ we are introduce to two of the main characters. The opening also gives us a hint that there might be some crime in the movie. The hints that we get are when the main actress asked if there was a receipt with the present she got and also when she mentions the probation officer. The main themes of the    

The Preliminary Task

By doing the preliminary task I learnt that the camera work is much harder that it seems and also that it takes a lot of patience to get the particular shot you want.