Below is the focus group that I conducted, to get peoples opinions on the certain aspects of the Gothic Horror genre. The information that I gained from conducting this focus group has influenced my trailer hugely, and I feel as though I got all of the answers I needed.
One thing from the focus group that influenced my trailer, was aspects of the mise-en-scene of Gothic Horror. When I asked the focus group on what aspects of mise-en-scene they expected from Gothic Horror, the responses ranged around an old fashioned Victorian mansion that had been abandoned, and also they expected all of the scares to happen at nighttime. This influenced my trailer hugely, as I decided to shoot all of my shots in the dark, and lighting he scenes only with candlelight as I feel as though it adds to the overall Mise-en-scene of the trailer, and also goes along with the information I gained from my focus group.
During the focus group, a very interesting point was raised about the camera shots of the villain in Gothic Horror films such as The Woman In Black and Insidious., and it has influenced my trailer hugely. I found during the focus group, that long takes of the Villain walking in the background, and quick close ups of the villains face made the people in my focus group feel uncomfortable, and also having good make up is important for the scares in those shots to work. This influenced my trailer in the sense that during it I want to have various long takes of my main character walking through the house, and the ghost walking behind him, all done in one long take, with no diegtic noise. I feel as though this is a good shot to have in my trailer, as it could be a good establishing shot, and also goes along with the conventions of the genre. Another shot I plan to use is the close-up shot that was discussed in my focus group. This is a very unsettling shot if the sound and make up is right, so therefore it has influenced my trailer as I have to make sure my actresses make up is very good, other wise the scariness of the closeup shot will be lost.
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