Stereotypical Fan

Our horror film will be aimed primarily at working class men from ages 18 to 40. We chose this demographic since our horror film will heavily feature gore and action which is more suited to males, and we are assuming the film would be rated 18 plus. From our horror sub genre analysis we found that E, D, C2 and C1 were most interested in the sub genre of horror that we chose.

People most interested in our horror film would be mainstreamers, reformers and outsiders. These are the psychographic classifications that would be most interested in a horror film. A stereotypical fan's favourite films would typically be the saw films, because of their excessive use of gore and films like the expendables where the reason you see them are for the action rather than a storyline.

Practice Horror Film Poster

PLOT DETAILS OF YOUR IDEA

Four teenagers suffer with severe depression and three of them decide to commit suicide. One of the teenagers feels like it is a bad idea and doesn't want to go on with the plan. The teenagers decide to go to a lonely forest to end their lives but before they realise that it’s too late, they experience the wrath of a psycho killer that is in the woods who kills them off one by one.

 POSITIVE RESPONSES FROM OTHER CLASS MEMBERS

The whole story line sounds interesting

 

The use of real life situations adds an atmosphere

NEGATIVE RESPONSES FROM OTHER CLASS MEMBERS

Too depressing

Target audience more interested in psychological horrors (but we feel like we would like to make a gory horror to appeal to our imagined audience)

HOW MANY VOTED THAT THEY WOULD WATCH THE FILM?

 

OUT OF THE FIVE GROUPS, WHERE DID YOU FINISH?

15/19

 

5^th

ARE YOU HAPPY WITH THE SCORE OVERALL? WHY/WHY NOT?

DO YOU THINK THIS IDEA IS WORTH MAKING FOR YOUR REAL TRAILER?

Yes and I feel like it will be a good trailer for our final piece

Practise Horror Trailer - Grave Encounters

Suicide Pact Rough Draft Trailer

Practise Trailer Class Review

Practise trailer reviews from Louiep1995

The Cabin in The Woods Film Review

Year: 2012

Type of horror: Horror, mystery, thriller

Location: Canada

Main Image: The main image within this poster is the cabin that the film is based around. The image is very different and suggests that the house is mysterious and possibly haunted. Another point is that the house is floating; this also backs up my previous point.

The setting is clearly in the woods based on the title and the fact that that there are trees surrounding the house. The woods have been represented in a certain way and shown to have a tall, overlooking presence; this is also the case for the house.

Colours: The image looks very dark and has no use of colour throughout the whole poster; the woods shown in the distance are slightly hidden by the white fog. The house isn’t however hidden by the fog which essentially makes it stand out and gives it a sense of power.
Fonts: The title for the film matches the films setting based on the font that is used; also throughout the title there are a range of text sizing which highlights the main two words ‘Cabin’ and ‘Woods’. The only other piece of text that is represented in a larger font is the date for the film.

Tag / Selling Line: ‘You think you know the story’ I believe this has been used to reassure people that what is shown in this poster isn’t the full story and that there will be unexpected elements within the film. This is a good selling line as people will want to find out the hidden storyline.

Target Audience: I think that the main target audience age for this film is 15-30. I say this because the characters within the film fit into this age group.

Friday the 13th Film Review

Year: 2009

Type of horror: Horror

Location: USA

Main Image: The main image within this poster is what looks like the killer for this film; the position he is standing in has some power to it as it looks as though he is looking down at you. He is seen as a threat mainly because he has his weapon of choice in his right hand and he is wearing a mask to hide his identity.
The setting is dark with tall trees in the background; there is a little gap of light behind the killer which gives you a small sense of hope.

Colours: The whole picture is a mix of dark blue, grey and black colours which gives it a dark feel. The title and the date for the film is the only bright colour on the whole poster. Red has been used as it often relates to danger so it fits in with the films structure. The writing at the bottom of the page is in white so that it stands out on the dark background.
Fonts: The title is really eye-catching as the font and colour used both contrast well and relate to the film; ‘Friday’ and ‘13’ are presented in a larger font as most people know that this day and date are usually perceived as unlucky. All of the other pieces of text have a simple font that makes it easier to read.

Tag / Selling Line: ‘Welcome to crystal lake’ has been used to almost inform everyone that this location is dark and unwelcome. ‘From the producers of the Texas chainsaw massacre’ has also been used to bring the audience from that film so they will think that this film is also going to be good.
Target Audience: The target audience for this film would be mostly male but also people who enjoyed The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. In terms of an age group I would say the majority of people would be somewhere between the ages of 18-35.

Poltergeist Film Review

Year: 1982

Type of horror: Horror

Location: USA

Main Image: The main image within this poster is of a young child which suggests that she is linked to the storyline. The television within this image has also been used to show that it is a main prop and may relate to the girl as well as the storyline. Another point is that there is a teddy bear placed on the floor which gives the girl a sense of innocence.

In terms of the setting you would think that it is set inside a house but the background is dark so you can only see the floor.

Colours: This poster features no use of colour throughout the whole image which gives it a dark and mysterious feel. The television is placed in the centre of the image which gives it power; also the fact that the girl has her hands placed onto the screen makes you want to find out why she is doing this.

Fonts: The title is bold and presented with a large font that makes it eye-catching; the other pieces of text on this page are relatively smaller than the title but have a different font which also makes them stand out.

Tag / Selling Line: “They’re here.” This suggests that that there is an unwanted presence to the storyline that is when it is considered as a negative piece of speech. ‘It knows what scares you.’ This backs up my previous point and lets you know some of the storyline.
Target Audience: The target audience for this film would be predominantly male mainly because horror films sway towards the male gender. In terms of an age range I would say that this film would be aimed at 15-35 year olds.