Creating Process (Week 4 2/24-2/28)

A film's production process is important because it involves a series of steps to transform raw footage into a completed film.  

Creating Process 

Our creating process was easy as we all collectively agreed who would be playing what role in editing, props, and roles. 

Alejandra 

1. Filming  

2. Camera work strategies 

3. Lighting 

4. Editing Videos 

Alexandra 

1. Editing Transitions and videos 

2. Props 

3. Set design 

4. Sound editing  

Emilynn (me) 

1. Sound editing  

2. Acting 

3. Filming  

4. Props 

5. Costume Design 

So far in our creating process we have finished our scene 2 of Roxy and Alex walking in the hallway, discussing how excited they are for prom. Also, a small foreshadowing of Roxy’s feelings towards Alex about running for prom queen. Showing the potential anger, and jealousy that will also follow later. 

 

We also have our audio for that scene as well, and I have started to look for our sound effects that will be integrated in our film. I am going to use videos from walking in the walkway, so we have natural sounding clips of people talking to each other, I am planning to use this audio in scene 3 for the effect of a large crowd. As well as birds chirping, pages turning, and high heels clicking for scene 1 as older Roxy is discussing her past to her therapist.  

BE HIDE THE SCENES PICTURES PART 1 (Week 4 2/24-2/28)

Be Hide the Scenes Photos 

 This is the prom dress for Roxy, I will be wearing this in scene 3, I found this dress at a local Goodwill for $11

In this photo I am adding SFX fake blood to the prom queen sash to make it seem more realistic for the film. I used paint brushes and covered my hand in the fake blood giving it a more distressed look.

These are some full body shots of Ale as she is filming Alex and I for our scene 2, Ale is using the Panasonic camera, to make the film's quality content more aesthetically pleasing.

In this shot Ale is practicing her filming as Alex and I going over our lines before our official filming 

In these three shots Alex and I are recording our audio for scenes 1,2,3 as well as practicing our lines before our filming the next day, to ensure we feel more comfortable and natural on the camera

Inspiration for Killer Queen (Week 4 2/24-2/28)

A film's production process is important because it involves a series of steps to transform raw footage into a completed film.  

Inspiration 

My group's film is a teen horror film based solely on the iconic theme of becoming prom queen. Our film idea was inspired by films like Carrie, Jennifer’s Body, and Prom Queen, which explores the darker side and theme of high school experiences. 

Our film revolves around the media-driven dream that many young teenage girls wish to achieve the title of being prom queen. This ‘dream’ is often portrayed as the goal or symbol of social status in high school. However, the narrative of this story takes a dark turn highlighting the obsession of something is never positive, and the lengths to which some individuals will go to achieve something they want. 

My group’s goal for the film is to explore themes such as jealousy, anger, and desperation for popularity, even if it means throwing all the morals that the character in the film once possessed. Making the film solely about selfish desires.  

Research of Horror and Sub Horror Genres Week 4 (2/4-2/28)

Research of Horror and Sub Horror Genres 

Part 2 

Psychological  

Definition: Psychological horror is a sub-genre that combines horror and psychological fiction. This genre focuses on metal, emotional, or psychological states to deeply scare and highly disturb the audience. The genre topically focuses on psychological fears such as madness, stress, anxiety, guilt, paranoia, and jealousy. 

 

 

History Be Hide the Genre 

This sub-genre can be traced back to the beginning of the iconic 18th century Gothic literature and continued to evolve as television and film become more popular. Going back to gothic literature, Horace Walpole, Ann Radcliffe, and Matthew Lewis authored multiple gothic novels that highlighted the beginning path of psychological horror.  

In the 19th century, American authors for example, like Nathaniel Hawthorne who authored books on human nature and society’s values, thus influenced many others to pursue writing and explore sections of psychological horror that was not established yet.  

The first film about psychological horror that was produced was “The Black Cat” created in 1934, produced by Carl Laemmle Jr. The film follows Dr. Werdegast, who seeks revenge on Hjalmar Poelzig’s, a former commander involved in his past betrayal. The story unfolds in Poelzig’s creepy mansion, where he plans to sacrifice an American woman, leading to a tense confrontation between the two men. The film is known for its dark atmosphere and expressionism. 

 

Cultural and Social Impacts 

Psychological horror has a significant impact culturally and socially because it reflects society’s deepest fears and anxieties, often reflecting societal issues such as poverty, racism, violence, and other topics. It does this through narratives like, allowing audiences to explore taboo subjects, environments, and characters that are not included in many genres other than psychological horror. It can also add to the development of shared cultural experiences of fear through iconic characters and plot devices. 

 

Characteristics 

• Disturbed characters: Characters may be unreliable, unstable, or disturbed  

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• Internal struggles: Characters may struggle against their own impulses, thoughts, and morals  

• Psychological states: The story may explore anxieties and mental illness that are common to the human experience  

• Distrust: Characters may have suspicion, distrust, self-doubt, paranoia, and anger 

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• Unreliable narrators: The story may be delivered by an unreliable narrator as they may be the person going under the psychological turmoil, or the thing causing it 

• Twists: The story may include twists that betray the audience's trust or the characters 

 

Gothic Horror 

Definition: Is a literary genre that uses fear, haunting, and dark themes to create a sense of dread. 

 

History Be Hide the Genre 

Gothic horror is a literary genre that originated in the 18th century and became most popular through poems. It is famously known for its dark, and longing atmosphere. The genre’s name stems from the gothic architecture that had become popular in the European Middle Ages. 

 

Cultural and Societal Impact 

Gothic horror which is a form of gothic literature has had a significant impact culturally and socially on horror culture, practically formatting the foundation for modern horror genre by introducing key themes such as supernatural, monster, decaying settings, psychological terror/turmoil, romantic horror, and deeply unsettling atmosphere. Which are now all used in films, television, books, and other forms of media, which include famous characters like Frankenstein and Dracula serving an example of their long-lasting influence in the media overall. 

 

 

Characteristics 

• - Eerie weather like thunderstorms, high winds, and long rainstorms 

 

• - Dreams and nightmares 

• - Melodrama, where characters respond dramatically to events causes them to have meltdowns, bursts of anger, and extreme amounts of fear 

• - Mysteries, curses, secret passages, and potions 

• - Powerful love, romance, yearning for something/ someone who the person cannot have  

 

• - (Ex.) Ghosts and vampires 

• - Characters who are unpredictable and intriguing to the audience 

• - Characters who face emotional turmoil like grief, loss, anger, and depression 

• - Characters who doubt their reality and purpose in life