In what ways does your media product, use develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

The selection of images shows stills from real horror teasers (top) and stills from my teaser (bottom).

1) The key horror conventions for this image is that it is set in a cellar of a house, a place full of the past to inhabit. The lighting is motivated, especially on the photo showing some significance to the trailer. It also shows a monster with a hidden secret and most importantly the return of the repressed. This is shown through the colours used and the fact it is an old photo. The mise-en-scene showing more photographs represents that their in alot involving this past life and the use of an old cream piece of cloth showing that this is not a new thing thats happened that it may have happened along time ago.  

1) The similarities in our shot is the fact we have shown this is an old photo and a monsters past. We have only shown one photo with no other mise-en-scene to focus on the image. The lighting is non realistic shadowing on the actual image. The photo is at a more clear angle than the other shot above.

2) The key horror conventions in this still image is that the lighting is motivated showing how pale the ghost child is, at a medium close up not showing too much of the ghost but enough showing invasion of personal space.. It is based at night time yet is un clear about where this is set. From this image we are shown that this is ther main 'evil' character we are going to be seeing and that he will not be going away.

2) The similarities in our shot is that they both consist of some what of a close up, with the same devious look in the eyes. However they are different sexes. And we are un sure yet again where this is set at this moment in time. The lighting is low key coming from onw angle showing a shadow. we are told she too will be the main focuss of the movie and will have alot of power of the other characters.

3) They key conventions in this still is that there is dim lighting so you can not tell where this location is. However it is a place with a lot of history to it, with the statues at the door we are getting closer to showing this is nothing to do with our modernised world. It is a point of view shot as if we are seeing this through the monsters eyes. This has clearly been shot using hand held camera, and is a medium shot showing us the location but not too close so we can be given clues to how it links.

3) The similarities in this image is that it is in black and white connoting this is from the past and even though we are seeing the monster it is as if we are seeing it through her eyes. The Mise-en-scene is old fashioned, with the use of the old china doll, pgotographs and a cushion with old fashioned material on, the use of all these props are in fact key to the film. The lighting is motivated. It gives away a lot more than the image from above. We used a slightly canted angle to add more suspense but not too much as it still looks inncocent.

4) The key conventions for this still are that is showing clearly the return of the repressed. With motivated lighting as it is blue connoting coldness/Death. It is a long shot showing she is coming for you. It is an abandoned place where she was maybe killed. This girl has no props to show any sign of innocence. this shot tells you some of the narrative, that she is a girl who was probably killed att his locationa nd is now coming back for revenge.

4) The similarities with in this still is that she is as well a female, at a long distance shot, with motivated lighting of the kitchen. Even though they are different locations they are all at the scene from where they were supposedly killed. This still shows innocence of a child with the prop of the teddy bear. and even though this is modernised location it is showing that the dead dont move on, that what ever happened in this house she will be back to make everyones life who lives here terrible.

5) The key conventions of this still is it is seen as a low angle at a long shot showing this is the location is where it all happened and the fact this is  along shot connoting danger and not to get too close. The colours blue are used connoting coldness/death. This is natural lighting of the sun rising shinning through the location shows the place is historical, shows there is no other building like this. And that you have no clue what is inside.

5) The similarities in this still is that this is also a low angle of the location and at long shot giving it importance also telling us no to get too close. It is also in a cold colour, grey, used with natural lighting to make it seem like any other modernised house. And showing other houses attached to make it more realistic, showing a real family home. We are at eye level of the house to in a way make you feel equal to it, almost like a trick, because then when you get in awful things will happen.

6) The key conventions in this still image is that this is an extreme close up of a victims eye, this is because it looks as if it has just opened in terror. Motivated lighting is used to emphasise the colour of the eye showing innocence and to see the pupil large creating the realism of terror.
6) The similarities in this still image is the fact they both are opening there eyes in terror except with this image we see both eyes and the lighting is dim so the eyes shine more once open, we therefore see more characterisation as we see more of her and will recognise her later in the film. In this image we see sweat to show true terror in the victim. This also shows childhood innocence as it shows a part of her face.

7) The key conventions in this still image is that, it is clear it is set in a house, adding tension as it could happen in any house. The lighting is dim, yet motivated on the ghosts face so we are drawn to her. This shows this is a monster with a hidden secret or made psychotic by an earlier event. There is a slight colour of blue connoting death and coldness. we are at a slightly low angle to her connoting that this i sher house thatshe does not want anyone else in it, and that we are not seeing her from straight on we see her coming around the corner, maybe showing this film will be a jumpy.

7) The similarities in this still image are that we get a medium close up of the monster, except in this case her face is shadowed by the light so we are focussed on the bear to represent innocence, and we are seeing her from straight on so we feel as if she is in control. We can tell this is night time because of the shadows, and this is when most frightening stuff is supposed to happen. These are both females who look to appear to have been beaten due to the paleness and bruises on their face. Here we get clear characterisation as we can see her clearly and know she will bring bad horific times.

8) The key conventions in this still image are the setting is clear, this i sset in a house, in a kitchen, yet again modernised meaning something has come back from the past. The lighting is dim with hints of blue connoting that fact it is night time. The black smoke represents the ghost haunting the house, and black to connote evil. The camera is at a low angle maybe showing a victim looking at the ghost and not wanting to be seen.

8) The similarities with this still image is the fact we see a little bit of the ghost here as well from a low angle. Except for the fact we can see the body of the ghost, making you think is this a ghost or a monster?so we can see clearly that this is set in a home, however there is still no mise-en-scene so we dont know if this is a family household, a new couple, friends moving in togetehr The lighting is motivated, not as dark and grim. However there is a use a shadows of the railings of the stairs.

9) The key conventions in this still image is that the location is clear we see the evil ghost and the main protagonist, Short depth of field is used, and the main protagonist has no idea the ghost is behind him. The lighting is motivated as it is meant to be during the day wanting to show the protagonist so it is clearly shown he cant see the ghost. The plant at the window shows he is look outside rather than in to another room. however we still have no clues whether this is a family house hold or a man living on his own. 

9) This still image has some similarities in the sense it is yet again a short depth of field shot, and that the main protagonist can not see the ghost, however this is at a high angle and the ghost is looking subjectively. The lighting is motivated by the bathroom light still showing it is night time. we do this time get some clue to there is more than one person living here as in the back ground when looking carefully we see two toothbrushes.