Friday, March 18, 2016

Ive decided!

After carefully reviewing of my options, I decided to choose to do a suspenseful thriller film for my project. Although not my favorite genre, I wanted to step out of my comfort zone and try to do something great.  Something that enticed me about this genre above all else was that I believe this genre gives me the most opportunity to show technique, especially in camera shots, camera angles, and sound. I can use these techniques to further emphasize emotions during the film such as fear and the feeling of being watched.I have already begun thinking of the plot of the opening, dealing with a monster hiding in the swampy  areas near a neighbor hood. The plot of the movie is still in the works but I am very excited to finally start working on it.
Someone I already began looking at for research purposes is Alfred Hitchcock. Alfred is one of the most famous directors in the horror genre and has even been nicknamed "The master of suspense" for his ability to use technique to his advantage and have his audience on their toes. I believe that if I can incorporate some of his techniques into my film, it will definitely make the film better. I was able to find a website that went through some of his techniques step by step to help young filmmakers to incorporate the master of suspense into their films.
Some of the most important techniques I found that Hitchcock used were centered mainly around being able to put the viewer through an emotional roller coaster through the movie. He used specific techniques for adding emotion to each scene including many close ups and point of view shots. He also likes to be able to tell the story without dialogue, such as establishing shots or through the use of the character's eyes.
Not only can I know officially get started on building the type of intro I would like to create, but I have a model of how to best make it. I can tell this is going to be a film opening I am going to be very proud of.



"How to turn your boring movie into a Hitchcock thriller..." 
borgus.com. N.p., June 2004. Web. 18 
     Mar. 2016. <http://borgus.com/hitch/hitch2011.htm>. 

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