Friday 24 October 2014

Insidious 2 analysis


BACKGROUND INFORMATION | ANNABELLE

Synopsis:
Annabelle is a 2014 American supernatural horror film directed by John R. Leonetti, produced by James Wan, and written by Gary Dauberman. It is both a prequel to and spin-off of The Conjuring.  The film stars Annabelle Wallis, Ward Horton, and Alfre Woodard. The film will be released worldwide on October 3, 2014.
Annabelle premiered at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles on September 29, 2014.
The Cast:
 Annabelle Wallis as Mia Gordon
Ward Horton as John Gordon
Alfre Woodard as Evelyn
 Eric Ladin as Detective Clarkin
 Brian Howe as Pete Higgins
 Tony Amendola as Father Perez
 Kerry O'Malley as Sharon Higgins
 Ivar Brogger as Dr. Burgher
  Tree O'Toole as Thin Woman; Annabelle Higgins
 Keira Daniels as Young Annabelle Higgins
 Morganna May as Debbie
 Michelle Romano as Mary
  Christopher Shaw as Fuller
 
 Directed by: John R, LeonettiProduced by: Peter Safran and James WanWritten by: Gary Dauberman Starring: Annabelle Wallis, Ward Horton and Aldre WoodardMusic by: Joseph BisharaCinematography: James Kniest Edited by: Tom ElkinsProduction companies: New Line Cinema, Atomic Monster and The Safran CompanyDistributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures Release dates: October 3, 2014 Running time: 98 minutes Country: United States Language: EnglishBudget: $5 million
 Box office: $2.1 million

BACK GROUND INFORMATION | INSIDIOUS

Insidious is a 2010 American supernatural horror film directed by James Wan, written by Leigh Whannell, and starring Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne and Barbara Hershey. It is the first instalment in a series. The story, bearing strong resemblance to the 1982 classic Poltergeist, centres around a couple whose son inexplicably enters a comatose state and becomes a vessel for ghosts in an astral dimension. The film was released in theatres on April 1, 2011,and is FilmDistrict's first theatrical release. A sequel, Insidious: Chapter 2, was released on September 13, 2013, with Wan returning as director and Whannell returning as screenwriter. Because of the film's success it was turned into a maze for 2013's annual Halloween Horror Nights. The next film in the series, Insidious: Chapter 3 is set to be released on May 29, 2015.
Cast:   
Patrick Wilson as Josh Lambert
Josh Feldman as young Josh
Rose Byrne as Renai Lambert
Lin Shaye as Elise Rainier
Ty Simpkins as Dalton Lambert
Barbara Hershey as Lorraine Lambert
Leigh Whannell as Specs

 Directed by- James Wan
 Produced by- Jason Blum, Steven Schneider and Oren Peli
 Written by- Leigh Whannell
 Starring- Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne and Barbara Hershey
 Music by- Joseph Bishara
Cinematography- John R. Leonetti and David M. Brewer
Edited by- James Wan and Kirk Morri
Production companies- Alliance Films, IM Global, Stage 6 Films and Blumhouse Productions
Distributed by- FilmDistrict (USA) and Momentum Pictures (UK)
 Release dates- September 14, 2010 (TIFF) and April 1, 2011 (United States)
Running time- 102 minutes
Country- United States
 Language- English
Budget- $1.5 million
 Box office- $97,009,150

Thursday 23 October 2014

BACKGROUND INFORMATION | DELIVER US FROM EVIL

Deliver Us from Evil is a 2014 American crime-horror film directed by Scott Derrickson, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and co-written with Paul Harris Boardman, based on a 2001 non-fiction book entitled Beware the Night by Ralph Sarchie and Lisa Collier Cool. Starring Eric Bana, Édgar Ramírez, Sean Harris, Olivia Munn, and Joel McHale, the film was released on July 2, 2014.
Cast:Eric Bana as Ralph SarchieÉdgar Ramírez as Mendoza, the Spanish (Castilian) priest who teams with Ralph. Olivia Munn as Jen Sarchie, Ralph’s wife, who also has a tie to the case. Sean Harris as Santino, a soldier possessed by the devil, who ends up targeting Ralph. Joel McHale as Butler, Ralph’s partner, a tough, experienced cop. Chris Coy as Jimmy TratnerDorian Missick as GordonRhona Fox as ZookeeperValentina Rendón as ClaudiaOlivia Horton as Jane Crenna
Directed by: Scott Derrickson
Produced by: Jerry Bruckheimer
Screenplay by: Scott Derrickson and Paul Harris Boardman
Based on: Beware of the night by Ralph Sarchie and Lisa Collier Cool
Starring: Eric Bana, Edgar Ramirez, Olivia Munn, Sean Harris and Joel McHale
Music by: Christopher Young
Cinematography: Scott Kevan
Edited by: Jason Hellmann
 Production company: Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Distributed by: Screen Gems
Release dates: July 2, 2014
Running time: 118 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
Budget: $30 million
Box Office: $82.5 million

Sunday 5 October 2014

SHOTS | SINISTER

This image is a long shot and also has very dark lighting, we can see all of the children clearly and can tell that they are apart of the 'horror' aspect of the film.
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Title of the film is used at the end of the trailer so that the name sticks in the audiences heads, the colour choice of black font and grey background represents 'horror' well.

SINISTER PRESENTATION


HORROR TRAILER | DELIVER US FROM EVIL

Deliver Us from Evil is a 2014 American crime-horror film directed by Scott Derrickson, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and co-written with Paul Harris Boardman, based on a 2001 non-fiction book entitled Beware the Night by Ralph Sarchie and Lisa Collier Cool. Starring Eric Bana, Édgar Ramírez, Sean Harris, Olivia Munn, and Joel McHale, the film was released on July 2, 2014.
 
Directed by: Scott Derrickson
 Produced by: Jerry Bruckheimer
Screenplay by: Scott Derrickson and Paul Harris Boardman Based on: Beware of the night by Ralph Sarchie and Lisa Collier Cool  Starring: Eric Bana, Edgar Ramirez, Olivia Munn, Sean Harris and Joel McHale
 Music by: Christopher Young
Cinematography: Scott Kevan Edited by: Jason HellmannProduction company: Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Distributed by: Screen Gems
  • Eric Bana as Ralph Sarchie
  • Édgar Ramírez as Mendoza, the Spanish (Castilian) priest who teams with Ralph.
  • Olivia Munn as Jen Sarchie, Ralph’s wife, who also has a tie to the case.
  • Sean Harris as Santino, a soldier possessed by the devil, who ends up targeting Ralph.
  • Joel McHale as Butler, Ralph’s partner, a tough, experienced cop.
  • Chris Coy as Jimmy Tratner
  • Dorian Missick as Gordon
  • Rhona Fox as Zookeeper
  • Valentina Rendón as Claudia
  • Olivia Horton as Jane Crenna
 

HORROR TRAILER | THE CONJURING

The Conjuring is a 2013 American supernatural horror film directed by James Wan.  Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga star as Ed and Lorraine Warren, who were American paranormal investigators and authors associated with prominent cases of haunting. Their reports inspired the Amityville Horror. The Warrens come to the assistance of the Perron family (Ron Livingston and Lili Taylor), who are experiencing increasingly disturbing events in their farmhouse in Rhode Island in 1971.
The Conjuring was released in the United States and Canada on July 19, 2013, and in the United Kingdom and India on August 6, 2013. The film grossed over $318 million worldwide from its $20 million budget, making it one of the highest grossing horror films of all time.
Release dates: July 19, 2013
Running time: 112 minutes
Budget: $20 million
Box office: $318,000,141
Directed by: James Wan  Produced by: Tony DeRosa-Grund, Peter Safran and Rob CowanWritten by: Chad Hayes and Carey W. HayesStarring: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Ron Livingston and Lili TaylorMusic by: Joseph BisharaCinematography: John R. LeonettiEdited by: Kirk M. MorriProduction companies: New Line Cinema, The Safran Company and Evergreen Media Group
The cast:
·         Vera Farmiga as Lorraine Warren
·         Patrick Wilson as Ed Warren
·         Lili Taylor as Carolyn Perron
·         Ron Livingston as Roger Perron
·         Shanley Caswell as Andrea Perron
·         Hayley McFarland as Nancy Perron
·         Joey King as Christine Perron
·         Mackenzie Foy as Cindy Perron
·         Kyla Deaver as April Perron
·         Shannon Kook as Drew
 

PODCAST | 1


Saturday 4 October 2014

OPTIONS FOR OUR FINAL PROJECT

For our final project we could choose to create either a trailer, a short film or a music video. The one that stood out the most was a trailer and we decided that we'd create this as a group. We will each be highly involved in creating the trailer and will work as a close group to make it a successful as we can by bringing our ideas together.




Chase Sequence | Audience Responses

We got Mr Wood to look at our chase sequence and asked what we should improve on. We all agreed that the sequence would be better if we had spent more time editing as it was very messy. I think this is something that we will think of when creating a trailer in the future. I also think adding music to the chase scene would have made it more interesting and would have worked well.

We also asked some other students to take a look at our chase sequences and found out their responses.


Thursday 2 October 2014

CHASE SEQUENCE


Preliminary Task

We had the chance to practice using the recording equipment for a moving image as this is something we hadn't done in the past. We had the task of filming a chase sequence and learnt how to use the camera properly and how to change setting etc. We filmed the short piece around some trees. This task was very helpful as it gave us the chance to attempt filming something that is moving and not standing still which we have done in the past when creating audience reviews.