Research and planning

Hey guys! So in this second post i will be information you guys about character ideas for Horror films. A female role is really important in a horror film. Female victim display vulnerability and are usually in need of protecting. The female that are usually shown are young, blonde and attractive. These types of female characteristics appeal to the male audience of the spectrum. Blonde women are often portrayed in roles that entice the character to act stupid and annoying. She usually won’t be the first to be killed but may be the next. There is almost always a character that goes against what is believed. This character is most of the time male. Their role is to be easy-going, they make the other character feel as if they are being dramatic about whatever is taking place. This character is used to give the audience some ease. Another role that is essential is the hero of the story. This character is often played by a male, this male usually has a strong physique. Although, some of the horror film companies have been defying this believe and have been portraying the hero of the film as a women. The Hero’s are not ones to share that much of their emotions they usually want to appear strong and supportive. Another character that can be often seen is a distraught character. This character most of the time is a women. She doesn’t want to leave the place where she is at, which can lead to her being killed or be put in a really dangerous position. Her break downs may lead to chasing, chaos, and often suspenseful for the audience. The evil character is often shown as serial killer, possessed, ghosts,or  monsters. They usually are wearing a mask. If they are ever injured the will react to it in a psychopathic way. They have the biggest impact of the audience because they are what creates most of the suspense in a horror film. Most of the time there is a couple or two people that really like each other. They are usually intimate when something bad occurs to them. This can make the audience be on the edge of their seats. Colors that are usually seen on Horror films are Dark Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Light blue, Dark purple, and pink. In Horror Films Dark Red can symbolize anger, violence, and aggression. Orange has a warning and caution effect. Yellow brings betrayal, jealousy, danger, and judgement. Green can symbolize survival or a new beginning. Blue is recognized as reality and sanity. Purple expresses a seductive and alluring effect. Pink can be used to show the childish love that two characters have. All of this information will allow us to correctly pick of what the actors in our film will wear and what are the most convenient colors to display around the room. This research also informs us as to how many people there should be on the film and what are the most important character that must be shown in Horror films. I am sure that if we choose to proceed with a Horror film we will be able to use this information wisely to compose a well Horror genre film. I’ll keep you guys updated!!

Research and planning 

Hey guys! On this blog post i decided to inform you guys about the Horror genre. I have spent the day researching things about the Horror genre that I want to share with you guys.The horror genre consists of creating a suspenseful, surprising, confusing, and scary setting. Making the audience anxious and scared as to what will occur next. The targeted audience usually tends to be around their 15-25 years of age. This genre is so indulged in a young targeted audience because of the thrill that most young adult and teenagers get from it. The camera shots seen in horror films are close-ups, tracking shots, mid shot, long shot, dolly shot, extreme close up, high-angle shots, zooming out, zooming in, All of these shots are commonly seen in horror movies. Close-ups are usually seen on objects or the actors face, they usually try to display the actor’s emotions.Tracking shots helps the audience feel as if they are going right behind the character, these shots help the movie draw its audience in to the setting. Mid-shot shows only up to the actors hip, which is seen when the character is walking somewhere or standing. Long shots are used to show the whole body expression and to show the audience the setting where the actor is at. Dolly shots is when the person taking the shot is on a cart that is able to move along a straight placed tracks. This shot is used when the producers want to zoom in but want to make it feel more suspenseful. Extreme close-up is used to express an emotion. High-angles shows inferiority. Editing is also an important technique when its comes to horror films. Horror films usually use techniques such as cross cutting and jump-cuts. Cross-cutting help the producers guide the audience attention to where they want it to be not where the audience wants it to be. This can sometimes help create more of the suspense. Jump-cuts shows a series of shots right after another. Sound of horror films involves sounds that most of the audience can relate to in distress. When directors want to produce a horror film that involves a monster they tend to gather different animal sounds and play them all at once and may sometimes even play it backwards. King kong’s famous scream involves a mix of tigers and lions all being payed at once and they were played backwards. Sound effects are usually loud and off cutting such as screaming, machine saws, ex. Lighting also plays a crucial part on creating horror films. Candle lights are said to be good at creating a scary environment specially because the audience is not able to see anything other than the actor. Backlighting is good too because it obscures what is right in front of us.I hope to use this research that I have gathered when doing my portfolio project. This research will guide us as to what we should use to create a suspenseful setting. If my group and I decide to do a film based on the horror genre it will involve the techniques that I have mention on this blog-post.

Some recent Horror Films are: Halloween (2018), A Quiet Place(2018), Truth or Dare (2018), and The Nun (2018). 

Helloo! I wanted to update you guys as to what i have been working on these past few weeks. My Aice Media teacher assigned a project were we had to go in team of 3-4 member and make a marketing and distribution plan for a new up and coming artist. My group and I worked on social media sites, websites, videos, and merchandise. We thought that these would be a great strategic plan to widely spread the presence of a new artist. Before everything we made some case studies to understand what pop rock audiences are looking for and how the bands became known.

The two case studies that my group worked on were Muse and The Red Hot Chili Peppers. These two groups fall under a well known music company named Warner Bros Record. The Warner Bros is a subdivision of The Warner Brother Studios. The music company was founded in March 19, 1958. They are currently focused on music like pop, hip hop and rock music. Muse has recorded around 8 albums and evolved in the late 90s with alternative rock. In 2010, they received a best rock album award for their album “Resistance” and again in 2015 for their “Drones” album. Some of their distribution techniques are CD’s, DVD’s and streaming services like : itunes, Youtube, Soundcloud, Amazon Music, and spotify. Muse also sells merchandise which is available on their website. The Red Hot Chili Peppers is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1983. They have sold over 60 million albums worldwide. They have created around 19 albums. One of their methods of distribution is doing shows. Their current hit songs are “Go Robot” (2016), “Goodbye Angel”(2016), and “Sick Love” (2016). They also sell merchandise on their website. They marketed an interactive music video where the viewer is engaged in controlling the camera. Each time the viewer watches the video, they get to focus on different aspects of the band and video. This is a great marketing technique to get a lot of views on their videos. Their music is available in Youtube, Apple music, Spotify, Deezer, Pandora, Play music, iHeartRadio and Tunein. This information allowed us to think of similar strategies that would allow us to take our artist to another level. We came to the conclusion that our targeted audience is 14 and older. They also tend to be more men than women listen to this type of music. Knowing the age range we decided to spread our social media presence through Instagram and twitter. We also created a website where the audience can find information about the band, we post daily blogs, merch is on display, links to our social media accounts, our music video is also on it, and the follower can hear some of the music.

My group created a six step marketing plan. The first step would be to introducing the artist in a bar. This bar would be The House of Blues. The Second Step would be that the Damian Zane (the artist) attends radio talk shows, late night and morning shows. Such as BBC 1, Good Morning America, The Late Late Show with James Corden, and The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Then we would go to step 3 which is that Damian Zane will perform in different music festivals like: Coachella and Lollapalooza. Step 4 leads to Damian Zane opening up with Muse and Red Hot Chilli Pepper. Step 5 proceeds to going on tour. The tour will be around the United States. There will be merchandise available at each show. Each show will in famous cities like Seattle, Los Angeles, New York, and Houston. Our last Step involves Damian Zane making his presence known in video games like Playstation and Xbox.

I believe that this project contributed greatly to the way I’m going to compose my portfolio project. I now know what it takes to build a platform for a new up and coming artist. I learned how to work with a big group that contributing ideas, we listened to each others perspective, and understood what was the best decision for the group as whole. I liked this portfolio project because it also enable me to understand how music was created and how it was distributed by a well known company. I believe that because of the portfolio project i am ready to compose a marketing strategy and distribution strategy. I have also learned many great techniques in order to make a great music video for the viewers to enjoy.

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