Now that I have finished all the editing, filming, creating my artefact in general, I thought that I would take this opportunity to say why I have done some of the things that appear in my film, so here I go…
I chose to do a contemporary horror piece so that I could make it more effective, I don’t have a massive budget, or a massive castle, so I made do with what I had, lots and lots of dark alleyways, and a lovely church.
I used the alleyways, because I thought it would be such a perfect setting for the horror, it’s a confined space, not easily escapable, dark, dingy, gives a sense of isolation, all of these add up to the perfect location for an attack, and indeed a perfect place to shoot a horror film.
I also used the church that we have in the town as churches are brilliant gothic imagery and I couldn’t pass that opportunity down, NO CHANCE! Even though its supposed to be contemporary, I thought it was only right to use gothic imagery, especially because it’s a supernatural horror, and that has A LOT of gothic connotations.
I chose to film later in the day, verging on night for two reasons, A. the first time I filmed at night around 8 the film was too dark and B. because its horror and so it was only natural for me to film at night, even though the quality was reduced.
I love the diegetics that I have used, the cold wind really gives a sense of isolation as If no one else is around because of the weather and that he is alone. You can hear echoes of dogs barking in the distance, this adds an eerie sense to the whole experience. I also added in thunder especially on the scene when you first see the cross of the church, linking it in with the associations that are carried with religion, life, death and the wrath of god.
The small torch that Aidan uses represents the way that darkness is closing in on him, with the relatively small beam only illuminating small regions, also signifying his imminent death.
I think that the use of shadows is quite effective as you never really see the attacker, only his shadow is displayed to the audience, adding a further sense of mystery.
I chose to do a contemporary horror piece so that I could make it more effective, I don’t have a massive budget, or a massive castle, so I made do with what I had, lots and lots of dark alleyways, and a lovely church.
I used the alleyways, because I thought it would be such a perfect setting for the horror, it’s a confined space, not easily escapable, dark, dingy, gives a sense of isolation, all of these add up to the perfect location for an attack, and indeed a perfect place to shoot a horror film.
I also used the church that we have in the town as churches are brilliant gothic imagery and I couldn’t pass that opportunity down, NO CHANCE! Even though its supposed to be contemporary, I thought it was only right to use gothic imagery, especially because it’s a supernatural horror, and that has A LOT of gothic connotations.
I chose to film later in the day, verging on night for two reasons, A. the first time I filmed at night around 8 the film was too dark and B. because its horror and so it was only natural for me to film at night, even though the quality was reduced.
I love the diegetics that I have used, the cold wind really gives a sense of isolation as If no one else is around because of the weather and that he is alone. You can hear echoes of dogs barking in the distance, this adds an eerie sense to the whole experience. I also added in thunder especially on the scene when you first see the cross of the church, linking it in with the associations that are carried with religion, life, death and the wrath of god.
The small torch that Aidan uses represents the way that darkness is closing in on him, with the relatively small beam only illuminating small regions, also signifying his imminent death.
I think that the use of shadows is quite effective as you never really see the attacker, only his shadow is displayed to the audience, adding a further sense of mystery.
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Good explanation. Learn how to spell 'diegetic'
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