Production Company- Name&logo

Brain storming production company names e.g spine chilling productions

 

We chose this logo because it suits our production company name 'spine chilling' therefore a skeleton would be a good choice, it also matches the horror theme. 

Our final production company name and logo put together by photoshop-





 

iconography

The most common way to consider genre is through the identification of its most commonly used visual and aural characteristics. These characteristics, sometimes called iconographies or codes and conventions, are used by media audiences to identify the genre of text being accessed. once reconised these iconographies 'frame the audiences expectations' of the type of story the text will tell, and the way the story will be constructed. The horror genre can be considered in this way, and there are some iconographies that are often associated with horror films.

Murder weapons are good iconography for horror films,
the murder weapon in 'nightmare on elm street' is freddy's glove he
uses on children.

Torture is a big hit in horror films, it terrifys and shocks the audience.
it also has that realistic element to it which can futher scare the audience.

Blood is expected to be seen in horror films, its classic.
the blood in the film 'carrie' is not her own though it's the blood of a pig.
however being covered in any blood shocks/worries the audience.

a white dress is usually connated as innocent and pure, but the
colour is frequently used in horror films, such as the grudge.
they are used to blur identity and sense of the audience. also the grudge uses
long dark hair which is also good iconography, mostly used in the

worst japenese horror films.

Creepy dolls/puppets are common in horror films, saws puppet 'Billy'
is a good example of this, also creepy dolls have a childish part in them
and that makes the innocence of a child become scary and disturbing. 

a fear of what could be in the dark is shown well in
paranormal activitie, everyone to an extent is affraid of the dark and
is very common as well, therefore this is a very typical icon
horror films include.

 

this mask is from the horror, Scream- masks are very good
iconography for horror films because they hide the killer/villain's
identity and can disturb the audience futher and possibly making them
want to find out who they could be.

This mask is from the film friday 13th. 

Target audience

these are a grounp of teens wearing stere-typical clothing
for their age.

The target audience to our short opening sequence of a horror film is teenagers and young adults- roughly the ages 15-24. this age group would take more of an interest in this type of film (teen slasher) because of the actors being of a similer age and the storyline in general.

these are some images I have got together to represent male and female teenagers and young adults...

Catharsis

cathartic-
is a term providing psychological relief for the audience through the expression of strong emotion when they see something on sceen (e.g villain is found)

The word comes from a greek word, Katharsis meaning 'purification' or 'cleansing' and is a sudden emotional breakdown or climax that constitutes overwhelming feelings of great pity, sorrow, laughter, or any extreme change in emotion that results in renewal, restoration, and revitalization.

We have used a cathartic experience in our opening sequince by building suspence as someone is following a teenage girl and it turns out to be her friend.