Film poster analysis

Practice shot 2.

Type of shot: A pan
- This was a still shot from the footage of Damian walking into a enclosed part of the wood, he is closely followed in by the watcher, the shot pans across Damian as he walks into the opening and then quickly goes back to where he came from with the watcher now standing there following Damian.

Practice shots 1.

Type of shot: Long Shot
- I originally used this, as it being The Watcher watching Damian from a distance, I shot several shots of this from several different distances.

Type of shot: Mid Shot

- I shot this in a enclosed woodland part of the

park to set the theme of isolation, I thought that 

the mid shot would show Damian's unease of

walking through the wood home on his own.

Type of shot: Point of view

- For this footage I took It was of the watcher
watching Damian walk down a path, I actually

took the shot aiming for it to seem real realistic
i.e. with slight jitters in the movement when

looking forward and moving backwards, when 

hiding behind the tree.

Showcase Magazine Analysis

Film still shot No.2

Shot: Damian Calling Kate back

-          For this scene I gave away part of what you would you see in the actual film, Kate shows Damian her phone, revealing it to the audience, next you see the killer attack Kate, then you hear a phone call and Damian runs to answer it, but there is no answer so he calls her back, there is no reply, then Kate rings again and Damian is left wondering what has happened. I thought up this scene as it touches Damian’s mind, the stalker playing with it, as if he has Damian in his own game, the setting I thought should have been simple so I kept it to my own house. The scene ends with Damian calling Kate back with a shot of him looking confused as to why there is no response on the other end of the line.

Film still shot No.1

Shot: Stalker walking behind Damian.
-  The thinking about this scene began from my own knowledge of horror films, I enjoy the genre so I watch quite a lot of films, and I like the suspense that is built up within each scene, so I thought that including a shot of the watcher walking closely behind Damian. I chose the long pathway in a park as I feel long strips of land filmed upon creates a sense of loneliness and separation from any other people, i.e. in the need of help or unheard screams... the perfect location for a typical horror film, I think the frosty background and snow on the floor adds to the atmosphere in a positive way giving a more natural setting for a scene in my film trailer.  The shot is so simple but effective as Damian is totally unaware of the watcher behind him so he could easily turn round but doesn’t, this raises the level of suspense as it leaves the audience wondering what the watcher is after as he isn’t doing anything other than stalking Damian. Closely following Damian, the eerie scene helps to continue the trailers suspense building up unto the end.

Poster analysis (The Exorcist)