Storyboard

Strengths of our Storyboard:

I feel that we all worked hard and effectively when creating out storyboard. We wanted to give our audience a clear and concise baseline to our trailer. I feel that the images that we drew are strong, this is important, as the audience need to understand what the photograph is an image of, before they can gather what the narrative is about.  Regarding editing, we decided to keep it simple. We used the "fade" transition to fade each photograph to one another. This effect ensured that we had a smooth and quick transition from each photograph. In addition, the fade effect can give an ominous appearance as the photographs almost fade over  each other, creating a duplication effect. 

This photograph displays a location that will be used in our trailer. The location is important,especially when considering a horror film, after all, a horror trailer wouldn't breed connotations of fear,blood and death being set in a shopping centre. The woods connotes mystery and the unknown, which helps to set a sinister and ominous atmosphere for our film. We drew the trees overlapping each other, as it helped to show the audience this mysterious atmosphere as nothing could be seen. The trees are drawn long and bare which cements the idea of it being winter, which further suggests that it is darker at night time,linking to a negative atmosphere. 

 This photograph displays a candle being blown out. This is a popular convention used in horror films, such as in "OUJI". We took a lot of influences from this production, as it suited a lot of locations and settings that we wanted to use. The candle is effective because once it gets blown out without a person in shot, it makes the audience suggest who has done it. Furthermore, candles purpose is to provide light when it is dark, which adds a slight old fashioned and archaic feel to the film. Being in the dark can connote many negative aspects,which helps to create a climax.

This photograph also displays a location in our film. When creating a trailer, you are essentially giving an overview of an entire film. Thus, we need to show a range of locations and settings to keep our audience engaged. We wouldn't want them thinking it was set in one place throughout the whole film. Our film is based around a clown, clowns are stereo typically used to entertain children at circus's and fun fairs-traditionally. Nowadays, clowns have a far more creepy presence and are looked upon in a negative light. This could be due to the influence of films such as Stephen Kings "IT". The park is a location for children,where they play and hang out. Therefore, it makes sense to include a clown within a linked location. We want to include close up shots of a swing swinging on its own, again,creating this idea of mystery and the unknown.

This photographs essentially displays the characters in the film.We decided to use girls, as girls are stereo typically seen as more vulnerable and innocent compared to boys. We displayed three girls walking home. In the photograph we included pictures of books and bags, to give the girls a purpose for being there-( Walking home from school.) The girls appear like they are in conversation, which makes them conform to their stereotype of being girly. Their clothing is simplistic,such as jeans, T.shirts and trainers.Sticking to everyday clothing helps to make the girls more relatable to our target audience. This will therefore make the audience put themselves in their shoes when watching the film,resulting in them being more scared. 

This picture simply displays the antagonist in the trailer. Clowns were historically seen as entertainment for young children at circus's and fun fairs. To a more modern day approach, clowns are now seen to be creepy and sinister. Perhaps this is due to the media, such as films being made, such as Stephen King's "IT". We are planning on having a close up shot at the end of the trailer to scare and jump our audience.