We have decieded to change the costume idea for our Slenderman, instead of having an all white morph suit we have decieded to change it to all all black suit. Doing this has helped keep our minimal budget low as a white morph suit costs around £34 whereas a black one costs £10. Allowing us to reinvest this part of the budget in other areas.
We haven't yet come up with a film title yet, so we thought that we should brainstorm some and choose our favourate names out of this selection. Below are the results of our brainstorm.
My top 3 Favourate names are:
Faded Delusion
Figmentation
Waiting for Sorrow
We also decieded to ask the target market what their favourate names were, we ask 30 people from the 18-30 age range and the top names came out as:
Awaken the Myth
Standing Quietly
Wrong Shadows
Faded Delusion
Silent Myth
Never Wait
Combining these results I believe that the Top 2 Names are:
Faded Delusion
Awaken the Myth
In Conclusion I have chosen to use Faded Delusion. I have gone for this name as I think as a general Horror name it is quite likeable,but I mainly chose it as it links in with the film idea. The idea that the real killer is only known by the accused killer, makes it seem as if its his Delusion and the real killer is mysterious and isn't usually seen and just lurks, this is where the Faded part comes into the title.
The Idea for our film is to create a Horror Thriller about a real life myth called the Slender-man, there are several different names to this creature throughout history such as Der Ritter, Him or The Tall Man. The film will be called Faded Delusion. I like this name for our film as it adds mystery to the story and works well as the only person who will know about the Slender-man being the killer will be the main character hence the 'Delusion' part of the name.
The film will include the main character being pinned by the police for being the killer but he won't actually be and he will then start his own investigation into who is doing the killings. He will then discover that it is the mysterious Slender-man but won't know his true powers, towards the end of the film he will realise that the Slender-man is in fact slowly getting closer to him when he sees him, starting the desperate run at the end trying to escape him while being pinned for the other murders. Ending in a chase where the main character is running from the police, but is never seen again. At the end will be the best shot of the Slender-man in the distance, in the dark just standing still, then it will fade to black. The main USP of this film is the Slender-man being the killer, as some people will know of Slender-man and want to watch the film because of this, but then also the fact that he is so mysterious would also appeal to certain fans of Horror films.
The Trailer begins with its rating, it has been approved to be suitable for all ages, this is beacuse the lack of violence and swearing. This benefits the film as it will allow it to advertise itself to the largest possible audeince. This is then followed by a Rogue Films title. Rogue films has helped to produce many very successful films such as Hot Fuzz, Shawn of the Dead, Balls of Fury and Attack on Precinct 13. Not only have they had success in this genre of films but also in Horror films, which include; The Unborn, Last House on the left, The Hitcher and The seed of Chucky. This is an extra selling point for the film, so if people know about the company they may be more likely to wacth the film. This is followed by a Intrepid title, this will have the same effect as the Rogue Films title.
Pineapple Express was released in 2008, it is a film about a process server and his drug dealer end up on the run from a drug lord who has sent hitmen and corrupt cops to kill them all because Dale Denton, the process server, witnessed the drug lord kill a rival. It was produced by David Green, and stars actors such as Seth Rogen, James Franco, Danny Mcbride and Ken Joeng. It was also helped to be created by the people who created Superbad, a very successful comedy, this could help the film be attractive to people who have seen Superbad and are thinking of watching this film. Also the cast is full of popular comedy actors, which will definantly attract an audience that have seen other films that star them.
At the start of the trailer it introduces the first of the main characters, Dale Denton, by showing a title of his name and then some clips of him in his car, smoking what appears to be marijuana by the way he is acting and what he is saying. Already there is a comedic moment where he is talking to himself then it flicks to the next clip where he is acting as normal as possible and quietly muttering to himself 'Cops'. At this point you realise that the film is comedy, which is appealing to usually a very wide audience. People who enjoy comedys will now pay attention and become more interested in the film. It now introduces the second main character Saul, compared to Dale he seems like a bit of a bum as he is sitting around a untidy flat in pyjamas watching a sitcom. This is where the 2 characters meet in the trailer for the first time, Dale is trying to get up to Saul's flat but is comically having trouble with the buzzer and is struggling to open the door. When they are in the flat you can see a difference in character as Dale has a job and wheres a suit whereas Saul is quite dopey and has overgrown hair. You then realise that Saul is Dales drug dealer, this sort of film will appeal to a younger age who can relate to some of the situations, they would like other films like Your Highness and SuperBad. You then see the main plot line unravel, as Dale is sitting in his car smoking, he sees a chinese man get shot and comically freaks out crashing into cars alerting the murderer to his location, but Dale gets away before anything could happen. The use of many comical moments in the trailer is a good way of drawing in comedy fans as if they find the jokes in the film funny they are more likely to go and see it, however sometimes, films use the funniest jokes in the trailer and the movie can be a bit of a let down but fortunately Pineapple express has many more comical moments within the film. Another method of attracting a younger audience is by playing music they would like within the trailer, in this case they play a song by M.I.A, this helps to grab the attention of their target audience. The rest of the trailer just shows some of the other comical moments from within the film. In conclusion this is a very good trailer for the film as it shows some very funny moments and attracts its target audience well.
Dawn of the Dead is a Zombie Horror film released in 1980. It was written and directed by George Romeo. The budget was around $650,000 and the Gross income was $55,000,000, this is a large amount of money at the time so the film did very well. Dawn of the Dead was one of the first very successful horror movie, and in the following years was followed by films such as Day of the Dead, Return of the living dead and up to the more current zombie films such as Resident Evil and 28 Days Later. But it followed the Night of the living Dead also by George Romeo, which was also successful, this probably helped George to allow Dawn of the Dead to reach its full potential. The story of Dawn of the Dead is for an unknown reason recently deceased people are reanimated as flesh easting zombies and the story line follows a few survivors who end up in a mall and the story about how they try and survive and the problems they cross.
The start of the trailer begins with a sunrise on the top half of the screen with a black bottom half. On the bottom half titles start rolling, with the first title being about Georges first zombie film 'Night of the living Dead', this already is drawing in an audience. It grabs the attention of people who saw the film, and makes them more interested in the trailer, if they like what they see, which they probably will as this is very similar to the Night of the living Dead film, they are a lot more likely to go and watch it. After this it talks about the film being the most intensely shocking motion picture film for all time, this again is to entice the audience in and make them want to watch the film. During this you can see more of the sun rising, but it isn't as expected instead of being the sun it is in fact a human face, and due to the black webbing like stuff over the left hand side of its face you presume that this is a zombie. When it gets to the bridge of its nose it stops rising and the title of the film is shown at the bottom. Dawn of the Dead, written in a blood red font. It shows Dawn of the Dead almost as a sequel now saying Night of the living dead has ended and Dawn of the Dead has begun, this will help draw in fans of Night of the Living Dead. During this all of the titles are spoken by a Male voice, this will just help keep peoples attention on the trailer. The zombies eyes expel a white light and covers the rest of the screen leading onto the first shot of actual action. It starts off with several very fast paced shots, of people screaming, zombies attacking people and people breaking down doors. This is very visually attractive and will draw the audiences attention if they were not looking already. The action slows down to a man talking about what they are and he says that people they kill get up and kill. It flashes to someone being grabbed by a Zombie in a Supermarket. It then changes to a man on a television telling people to destroy the bodies on site. You see a couple more shots of Zombies attacking people and the voiceover comes back saying how when hell is full its sends them back, suggesting they are akin with the devil and are evil. It then cuts to the title 'Dawn of the Dead' one more time and then finishes. In Conclusion this is a very good trailer as it draws in a previous Zombie film audience and attracts a new audience very well.
