Film Title – Halloween (1978)
Director – John Carpenter
Genre – Horror
Brief Plot Outline – Halloween is about a young boy called Michael, who is 6 years old at the start of the film. This is when he murders his sister who is only 15. Michael was then sent to a mental hospital where he later escapes from at the age of 15. He starts to stalk a group of friends Laurie, Annie and Lyndsay.
He goes onto murder Annie and Lyndsay and tries to kill Laurie too, but the Doctor who is looking for Michael shoots him. At the very end of the film when it cuts to the shot of where Michaels body should be laying but it’s gone…
Which two scenes impressed you the most? Why? – The first scene that I really liked was when Michael ‘psycho killer’ is standing in the street and you can only see his shoulder (point of view shot) watching Laurie, I liked this because it made you feel like you was there and it created a tense atmosphere. The second scene I really liked was when Lyndsay’s boyfriend is murdered because it is one of the only times you get to see body horror in this film as most of it is restricted narration.
How has watching this film helped you understand this genre of filmmaking? Which features on the genre checklist did you spot in the film? When? How? – Watching this film I now understand how playing parallel sounds can create tension and make scenes appear scarier/jumpier than they actually are. When Laurie finds all the dead bodies this music is brilliantly added for extra effect.
Low key lighting is great for creating mood and atmosphere which also makes it appear scarier. This was also used when Laurie is looking around the house.
The mise-en-scene slowly reveals more and slowly turns lighter when bodies are found gradually becoming more and more shocking.
Which aspects of the film would you like to INCLUDE in your own trailer?
for my trailer I want to include parallel music, point of view shots, low key lighting, creepy locations, montage, restricted narration and body horror because I feel these are all the things people expect to see in a horror film and by putting these into my trailer I am giving my target audience what they want. The one I want to use and do well is restricted narration because this is probably one of the hardest to do to make it look and sound realistic. I don’t the trailer to have much full on body horror as I would prefer to save that for the film not giving to much away.
Which aspects of the film would you like to AVOID in your own trailer? Why?
In my trailer I want to try avoid having shots of slow deaths as I don’t think they look as realistic. For example when Annie gets killed in the car, the death is slow and the reaction of movement doesn’t make it look as realistic as the other murders. I this scene should be showed using body horror in short sharp bursts so the audience doesn’t become desensitised.
What was the best aspect/more enjoyable moment in the film? Why?
Can you recreate this in your own film? How?
The parts I liked the most was when you saw what was happening through Michael’s point of view , especially the over the shoulder shots during the final scenes. As it gave you his point of view, made you feel like you was part of the film which created more tension whilst watching the film. Although this was one of the best aspects of the film it also made you as a viewer feel uncomfortable as you are seeing through the eyes of a voyeuristic psycho killer.
Director – John Carpenter
Genre – Horror
Brief Plot Outline – Halloween is about a young boy called Michael, who is 6 years old at the start of the film. This is when he murders his sister who is only 15. Michael was then sent to a mental hospital where he later escapes from at the age of 15. He starts to stalk a group of friends Laurie, Annie and Lyndsay.
He goes onto murder Annie and Lyndsay and tries to kill Laurie too, but the Doctor who is looking for Michael shoots him. At the very end of the film when it cuts to the shot of where Michaels body should be laying but it’s gone…
Which two scenes impressed you the most? Why? – The first scene that I really liked was when Michael ‘psycho killer’ is standing in the street and you can only see his shoulder (point of view shot) watching Laurie, I liked this because it made you feel like you was there and it created a tense atmosphere. The second scene I really liked was when Lyndsay’s boyfriend is murdered because it is one of the only times you get to see body horror in this film as most of it is restricted narration.
How has watching this film helped you understand this genre of filmmaking? Which features on the genre checklist did you spot in the film? When? How? – Watching this film I now understand how playing parallel sounds can create tension and make scenes appear scarier/jumpier than they actually are. When Laurie finds all the dead bodies this music is brilliantly added for extra effect.
Low key lighting is great for creating mood and atmosphere which also makes it appear scarier. This was also used when Laurie is looking around the house.
The mise-en-scene slowly reveals more and slowly turns lighter when bodies are found gradually becoming more and more shocking.
Which aspects of the film would you like to INCLUDE in your own trailer?
for my trailer I want to include parallel music, point of view shots, low key lighting, creepy locations, montage, restricted narration and body horror because I feel these are all the things people expect to see in a horror film and by putting these into my trailer I am giving my target audience what they want. The one I want to use and do well is restricted narration because this is probably one of the hardest to do to make it look and sound realistic. I don’t the trailer to have much full on body horror as I would prefer to save that for the film not giving to much away.
Which aspects of the film would you like to AVOID in your own trailer? Why?
In my trailer I want to try avoid having shots of slow deaths as I don’t think they look as realistic. For example when Annie gets killed in the car, the death is slow and the reaction of movement doesn’t make it look as realistic as the other murders. I this scene should be showed using body horror in short sharp bursts so the audience doesn’t become desensitised.
What was the best aspect/more enjoyable moment in the film? Why?
Can you recreate this in your own film? How?
The parts I liked the most was when you saw what was happening through Michael’s point of view , especially the over the shoulder shots during the final scenes. As it gave you his point of view, made you feel like you was part of the film which created more tension whilst watching the film. Although this was one of the best aspects of the film it also made you as a viewer feel uncomfortable as you are seeing through the eyes of a voyeuristic psycho killer.
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