Editing:
In many horror film openings the shots have been edited by having the contrast turned right down so it gives the picture/image a greyscale tone to make the picture seem more sinister. What could be added to the picture/image is a black boarder round the picture. This is used exceptionally well in the opening of "Insidious."
In addition to this the editors also turn the contrast up on specific area's of the picture's or video clips this is used well in the film "30 Days Of Night" this edit could be used to emphasise different body parts, such as eyes (red eyes to emphasise evil) -
Furthermore with editing some shots fade in and out of focus this creates a nervous disposition for the viewer and also keeps them keen to carry on watching. This editing technique is used well in the opening of "The Reaping" -
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In addition to all these edits, I noticed that in most of the clips I saw the speed of the cuts between shots were very fast or really slow. For example in the film "The Final Destination" the cuts between shots are very fast. As opposed to the opening of "Sweeney Todd" with this opening, the camera moves more than others but the shots don't cut for a longer period of time this could be used as the producer wants you to focus on what's happening in the clip rather than the short jumpy style where the producers don't want to give much away so they drop in picture's or clips that may be relevant to the film.
Another thing to say about editing is the use of the text in the openings. In "The Blair Witch Project" and "Paranormal Activity" they use the same sort of style of text which is formal white text with a black background. Not spooky at all, but what the text says, that's spooky!
Paranormal Activity Writing:
In this film the text is still and easy to read, it gets the message across and gives the viewer long enough to read it all.
The Blair Witch Project:
However with this film, the writing seems to be jolting from left to right and up and down. Giving it a creepy and apprehensive feeling.
Se7en:
In the film "Se7en" the text seems to be a different style of text. It seems to have a shadow on the text and is a more evil and 'damaged' text giving the film a more eerie feeling.
With watching the opening to many different horror styled films we got information that the use of black background with a bright white text has shown to be popular. The basic use of contrasting colours really works as it sets a dark scene and initially tells the reader this is going to be a horror film.
In addition to this the editors also turn the contrast up on specific area's of the picture's or video clips this is used well in the film "30 Days Of Night" this edit could be used to emphasise different body parts, such as eyes (red eyes to emphasise evil) -
Furthermore with editing some shots fade in and out of focus this creates a nervous disposition for the viewer and also keeps them keen to carry on watching. This editing technique is used well in the opening of "The Reaping" -
Before:
After:
In addition to all these edits, I noticed that in most of the clips I saw the speed of the cuts between shots were very fast or really slow. For example in the film "The Final Destination" the cuts between shots are very fast. As opposed to the opening of "Sweeney Todd" with this opening, the camera moves more than others but the shots don't cut for a longer period of time this could be used as the producer wants you to focus on what's happening in the clip rather than the short jumpy style where the producers don't want to give much away so they drop in picture's or clips that may be relevant to the film.
Another thing to say about editing is the use of the text in the openings. In "The Blair Witch Project" and "Paranormal Activity" they use the same sort of style of text which is formal white text with a black background. Not spooky at all, but what the text says, that's spooky!
Paranormal Activity Writing:
In this film the text is still and easy to read, it gets the message across and gives the viewer long enough to read it all.
The Blair Witch Project:
However with this film, the writing seems to be jolting from left to right and up and down. Giving it a creepy and apprehensive feeling.
Se7en:
In the film "Se7en" the text seems to be a different style of text. It seems to have a shadow on the text and is a more evil and 'damaged' text giving the film a more eerie feeling.
With watching the opening to many different horror styled films we got information that the use of black background with a bright white text has shown to be popular. The basic use of contrasting colours really works as it sets a dark scene and initially tells the reader this is going to be a horror film.
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