Inspiration.
Don't be afraid of the dark uses the same "haunted house" concept we intend to use in our short film. I love the introduction to this trailer, the use of whispers and darkness make the audience feel vulnerable and fear of the unknown. The setting is very important for this film to be effective. The isolation of the house makes the characters feel very alone and helpless as there is nobody around to help them. This is a mood we'd like to replicate in our film also. The use of one shots and fast paced editing is also a use frequently within this film and is another concept Jono and I would like to explore within our short film.
The Blair Witch project is a film uniquely designed by the use of hand held camera entirely throughout the film. By this use of camera the POV shots are even more realistic as the camera shakes with the persons fear. The film itself inspired me as it was unique and the Blair Witch is an unstoppable force like the character within our film.
The Black Swan is a film that has been recently produced in 2010 and got $329,398,046 at the box office. The ideas I like from this peice are the concepts of good and evil within a single entity. The scene I particularly like is in the tralior when natalie portman looks into the mirror and a demonic version of herself is moving seperately and smiling cruely back at her. I was drawn to this idea as it is a concept Jono and I intend to use in our short film.
An advert that caught Jono and my attention was the new phone4U advert as it has all of the desired conventions we wish to explore, but has a twist that "love feild" also explored.b The antagonist is confronted by the protagonist. This subverts all previous expectations people have of the horror genre. The costume is very typical of a horror film as i've explored in my "costume" post.
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