Film Research

We looked at both horror/comedy and horror trailers/films to see what camera angles,effects etc we could implement in our film and help us choose which genre of film to use.


Cloverfield - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufYF0f-zMgY
We looked at cloverfield trailer and liked the free hand camera effect which would make our film more action packed and also gets the audience more involved.

Quarantine - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfUAETRhhkw
The quarantine trailer used the REC sign in the top left hand corner which gives the effect of the film seeming like it actually took place which we could use also the opening describing words in the trailer which tells the background story of the film without showing it.

28 Days later -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eunaclr-WgU
At the end of the trailer a zombie smashes a window with his hand to get to the people which we thought was a nice ation piece as it easy to do and it shows the zombies aggression.

28 Weeks later -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RtvP7tGJm4&feature=related
In the trailer there is a clip where the zombies chase a man across a field which uses some unusual camera angles and movement to show the chase which we are thinking of using.


Zombieland -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-cIjPOJdFM
In this trailer there is a zombie who rugby tackles a person which we thought was a good way to show the infected without actually showing there faces and giving away the story behind them as most people will think there just zombies.


30 Days of Night -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvFDOs4Km4U
The trailer uses one of the zombies faces in a shot with the other characters but you cant see the zombies face without looking very closely at the trailer or watching it over and over again which we thought was a nice effect.


I am legend -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DcrHyJ5RTA
Will smith is in a pitch black room and uses his light to quickly show him what the surroundings are but he accidently lights up the infected which we liked becoase it doesnt show all of the infected but it gives a glimpse into what they look like and how they are going to react.


Shaun of the Dead -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfDUv3ZjH2k
In the trailer the film uses the news to tell the story about the outbreak of infection. We liked this idea because it gives the film authenticity and also can be adapted into something easier to make like a radio or a phone call.