Graphics Influences- Fonts

The 'children of the Corn' titles are sinister and bold. However the flecks of blood are a little over the top and would possibly be to unsubtle to fit in with the tone of our film.

                                 

The graphics used in 'The Orphanage are a little more subtle with relatively plane text on a black background. the weathered effect of the font would fit well with the tone of our film. However the 'rose stalk' that appears to extend from the latter A would not.

'The Others' has a slightly more modern font  but it is still relatively plane text on a dark background. this would fit in the tone of the film as it is a relatively modern horror. The light that seems to radiate from the letters gives it a modern paranormal feel.

The font for 'The Hills Have Eyes' is also relatively simple. The block capital letters make it standout even thought it is against a coloured background. The letters seem to fade into an almost red colour (especially the S in hills) and they seem to vary slightly in size making the text more interesting than if it was just plane text. This may suit our film if it were put on to a relatively plane background.

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Costume

Estate Agent

As the estate agent is trying to impress the couple to encourage them to buy the house, he will therefore be 'dressed to impress'.  He will be dressed in:

A blue shirt with white collars and cuffs, often seen on young inexperienced businessmen.

Grey pinstripe trousers. They are smart but not as formal as a black pair of trousers.

A predominately red tie but with little pattern, bright but not to garish.

Brown brogues. not overly formal but not too casual either. The estate agent is still young and will therefore care about his image.













Husband


The husband will be casually dressed throughout as he does not have a formal job.
When they are shown around the house he may wear just a T-shirt and jeans with casual trainers.

Once they have moved in he will mostly wear plain pyjama trousers and a t-shirt, possibly with a dressing gown and slippers to take away the divide between day and night and to show his abnormal behaviour, as most people get dressed during the day.

 Wife


The wife will be dressed very formally throughout as she is a high powered business woman. she will therefore be dressed in a formal business suit for almost the entirety of the trailer.

                                                              Doctor 

The doctor will be dressed in very smart clothes as he is in a formal profession.  He will probably wear a smart suit and a beige work coat with smart work shoes and a tie.

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Shutter Island- Symphony No. 3 Passacaglia- Allegro Moderato

This music is brooding and sinister which would fit with the tone of our film. It is also fairly slow paced which keeps tension. As the fear created in our film would be more based around tension than action this would be appropriate fast paced music, however, would be inappropriate. We particularly like the effect of the loud horn sounds at the beginning and we will try to find music that replicates this.

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Studio

because of the nature of horror films the audience is fairly limited. it would therefore be beneficial for  us to extend our audience internationally. As we want to avoid using a mainstream Hollywood production company. To extend our audience internationally, in particular to the United States (where the biggest market for the horror genre is), we would therefore need to use two production companies. One would be a  British independent production company and the other would be an 'indiewood' production company.

UK production company: Hammer Film Productions:
Hammer Film Productions are a UK based company that are well known for making low key, not overdramatic, horror films. recently the have produced "The Woman in Black" a film about a man in an isolated position who falls victim to the serial and the supernatural, a film similar in style and tone to our own. The company has recently made a come back after a long pause between films.  A UK based company will also allow us to tap into the mainland european market.

http://www.imdb.com/company/co0103101/

US production company: Ghost House Pictures
Ghost house pictures is a US based company that specialises in Horror movies. although the horrors that they make are more high key they will allow us to release our film in the US with a greater chance of success as this is where the greatest market for horror films is. the company is known for films including The Grudge series, Drag Me to Hell and 30 Days of Night amongst many others.

http://www.imdb.com/company/co0116611/

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