Props

Props was a tricky part to consider when planning my film. Since I changed my film idea in the planning stage it was tricky for me to decide what props to use. I then brain stormed some of the stereotypical items you would expect in a horror film. Some of the ideas I came u with were, Knife, doll, eye, gun and mask. I found however that using a mask wasn't going to be a good idea as I didn't feel that any of the masks were relevant for a devil based film so I decided not to include it. When planning, I had to re-film the eye shot multiple times as it was tricky to get my eye close to the screen without the camera getting very blurry. I found this an issue as the camera found it hard to focus close up but after multiple attempts I got it to focus.

The use of these props are important because they are meant to make the audience confused and wonder what relevance they have to the story. This would be cleared up if this opening was to be turned into a film. Here some of the prop footage that I used within my opening. I filmed more than I used but it is always better to have too many than too little. I also re-filmed some of the shots as I was not happy with them. All of these shots were mine and filmed myself, I did not take them from any copyright free website because I wanted to make my opening as original as possible. When I was looking for props, I was looking for props that were stereo-typically seen as sinister. This is because I wanted to create tension in the opening so people will want to carry on watching my film. My questionnaire results showed that scary horror films are most enjoyable for a 15+ film.

A big factor I had to consider was target market. When filming, I had to take the 15+ audience into account because I have to make sure it is suitable to that specific demographic. 15+ films do not focus on gore or blood. I took this in mind when filming so I didn't focus on blood and gore. This is because if I did, there is a chance my age rating would be increased to an 18. This means my product couldn't be marketed towards my specific target audience. This is why I stuck to sinister clips because I wanted my opening to be tense but without blood and gore.