Tuesday 18 December 2007
Sunday 17 June 2007
PULSE OF DARKNESS (2007) - Trailer
Directed by: Lamia Hakiki, Hasnaa Khedarun, Valeria Bramucci and Farah Khan
Starring: Hasnaa Khedarun, Valeria Bramucci
www.themoreas.blogspot.com
The title itself can bring uneasiness into the most tranquil of atmospheres and certainly it indeed lives up to that by captivating its audience through the way it incorporates enigmas from beginning to end. By using a female protagonist the creators have certainly understood that authenticity and originality is what appeals most to an audience and the imagery of a woman holding a knife endorsed in blood can prove to be interestingly diverse from what is usually linked to horror movie genres. The urban setting gives it a more up to date look that an audience of mature teens are sure to find appealing while the authentic use of gory detail is sure to attract an audience of regular horror movie viewers.
The contrapuntal soundtrack proves to be successful in adding to its enigmatic representation of usual horror movie conventions and sets the tone of the film in an exciting manner since it builds up throughout the trailer and never really concludes, which therefore leaves the audience wanting more. It is defiantly a visual treat for male viewers since the two leading characters are award winning actresses, Valeria Bramucci and Hasnaa Khaderun, who are known for turning fiction into actuality in their movies and this movie stands to be no different.
There is no doubt that the audience won’t feel a sense of fear while viewing this trailer since it draws them into the movie themselves therefore giving them a chance to identify with the characters through it’s extreme close-ups and slow build up of daunting music causing them to feel the fear that the victim (played by Valeria Bramucci) is feeling. Therefore, ‘Pulse of Darkness’ confirms to be the ultimate movie of this coming winter, a movie of today created from original aspects and sure not to disappoint an audience of waiting horror movie fans looking for the next best thing.
Farah Khan
Directed by: Lamia Hakiki, Hasnaa Khedarun, Valeria Bramucci and Farah Khan
Starring: Hasnaa Khedarun, Valeria Bramucci
www.themoreas.blogspot.com
The title itself can bring uneasiness into the most tranquil of atmospheres and certainly it indeed lives up to that by captivating its audience through the way it incorporates enigmas from beginning to end. By using a female protagonist the creators have certainly understood that authenticity and originality is what appeals most to an audience and the imagery of a woman holding a knife endorsed in blood can prove to be interestingly diverse from what is usually linked to horror movie genres. The urban setting gives it a more up to date look that an audience of mature teens are sure to find appealing while the authentic use of gory detail is sure to attract an audience of regular horror movie viewers.
The contrapuntal soundtrack proves to be successful in adding to its enigmatic representation of usual horror movie conventions and sets the tone of the film in an exciting manner since it builds up throughout the trailer and never really concludes, which therefore leaves the audience wanting more. It is defiantly a visual treat for male viewers since the two leading characters are award winning actresses, Valeria Bramucci and Hasnaa Khaderun, who are known for turning fiction into actuality in their movies and this movie stands to be no different.
There is no doubt that the audience won’t feel a sense of fear while viewing this trailer since it draws them into the movie themselves therefore giving them a chance to identify with the characters through it’s extreme close-ups and slow build up of daunting music causing them to feel the fear that the victim (played by Valeria Bramucci) is feeling. Therefore, ‘Pulse of Darkness’ confirms to be the ultimate movie of this coming winter, a movie of today created from original aspects and sure not to disappoint an audience of waiting horror movie fans looking for the next best thing.
Farah Khan
PULSE OF DARKNESS Directed by: Lamia Hakiki, Hasnaa Khedarun, Valeria Bramucci, Farah Khan.
Starring: Hasnaa Khedarun, Valeria Bramucci
Trailer 2007, Themoreas.blogspot.com
Pulse of Darkness is a trailer which involves a great deal of powerful shots to capture the audience’s attention. Thankfully after the late start of the whole group editing we were one of the first groups to finish their production. Since day one my group have been working hard constantly to get our production completed to the best standard. We made some dramatic changes like changing the title for instance our new title for our production is 'pulse of darkness.' The title sums up the whole production by providing the audience with an element of what the trailer will be about. We have tried to include all the elements and key conventional concepts of the horror genre.
On the whole working in a group where there has been confrontations, disagreements, but fun, laughter, understanding, as well as a lot of jokes where I always wanted to put Beyonce’s song irreplaceable and Jojo- baby its you in the production, however learning from each other we have been able to produce an outstanding piece of work which reflects in our production. Personally it has been an experience in itself working within a group of three fabulous people where I have had the opportunity as well to develop my knowledge of the subject which I hope will help me in the future. The expertise of the mentors has also contributed to bringing the editing to another level. Working together with them as well has been an eye opener.
Furthermore the end product entails a women besotted with her lover due to the fact that he betrayed her for other women due to the circumstance the character becomes vindictive and inflicts pain on other women to gain self satisfaction. The trailer reflects part of the film by the use of different shots including panning shots and low key lighting. As a matter of fact one the scenes shot previously through sheer amateurism was included in the final draft as it was considered to reflect the mood of that scene.
Finally viewing the trailer gave us a sense of achievement and fulfilment, thus preparing us for the next challenge.
Hasnaa
Starring: Hasnaa Khedarun, Valeria Bramucci
Trailer 2007, Themoreas.blogspot.com
Pulse of Darkness is a trailer which involves a great deal of powerful shots to capture the audience’s attention. Thankfully after the late start of the whole group editing we were one of the first groups to finish their production. Since day one my group have been working hard constantly to get our production completed to the best standard. We made some dramatic changes like changing the title for instance our new title for our production is 'pulse of darkness.' The title sums up the whole production by providing the audience with an element of what the trailer will be about. We have tried to include all the elements and key conventional concepts of the horror genre.
On the whole working in a group where there has been confrontations, disagreements, but fun, laughter, understanding, as well as a lot of jokes where I always wanted to put Beyonce’s song irreplaceable and Jojo- baby its you in the production, however learning from each other we have been able to produce an outstanding piece of work which reflects in our production. Personally it has been an experience in itself working within a group of three fabulous people where I have had the opportunity as well to develop my knowledge of the subject which I hope will help me in the future. The expertise of the mentors has also contributed to bringing the editing to another level. Working together with them as well has been an eye opener.
Furthermore the end product entails a women besotted with her lover due to the fact that he betrayed her for other women due to the circumstance the character becomes vindictive and inflicts pain on other women to gain self satisfaction. The trailer reflects part of the film by the use of different shots including panning shots and low key lighting. As a matter of fact one the scenes shot previously through sheer amateurism was included in the final draft as it was considered to reflect the mood of that scene.
Finally viewing the trailer gave us a sense of achievement and fulfilment, thus preparing us for the next challenge.
Hasnaa
Practical Production Review
Directed by:
Lamia Hakiki, Hasnaa Khedarun, Valeria Bramucci, Farah Khan. Starring: Hasnaa Khedarun, Valeria Bramucci
Themoreas.blogspot.com
Pulse of Darkness consists of a hollywood horror trailer. It conforms to the horror genre by featuring shock, suspense and terror all envoked from a disillusioned female aiming to murder an innocent victim, using a knife as her primary source of attack.
To ensure the audience's generic expectations were fulfilled, we used a variety of close ups, which were present, of the victim to illustrate her fearful facial expressions; this shot was used to capture the blood stained knife to raise fear from the audience as that naturally would result in alarm and therefore create enigma as a cut occurred thereafter.
Our decision to include a parallel soundtrack, proved really creepy as it complimented the negative events occuring; such as the villian chasing the victim, which therefore proved dramatic and entertaining for the primary audience.
It's easy to identify the sense of realism "Pulse of darkness" adopts, which is prominent in the mise- en- scene, which complimented the horror genre and conformed to the horror ideology; therefore complimenting the codes and conventions, which are actively present in horror films. This was easily identified from the blood stained knife- an icon greatly used by the villain to inflict pain in the history of horror films, also the blood stained victim, which created the illusion she was really injured. This resulted in the trailer proving realistic and forcing the audience to identify with the victim, from their pain she was actively experiencing.
Interesting facts:
-The blood we used was made from ketchup, honey and food colouring
- We had so many on going problems with the editing, after We were assigned the laptop, which resulted in us constantly needing assistance and getting delayed in editing. This was due to the software constanstly freezing, so we had to keep re- starting the programme, it proved really annoying but it fortunately worked out in the end and proved a relief for all of us.
Valeria
Lamia Hakiki, Hasnaa Khedarun, Valeria Bramucci, Farah Khan. Starring: Hasnaa Khedarun, Valeria Bramucci
Themoreas.blogspot.com
Pulse of Darkness consists of a hollywood horror trailer. It conforms to the horror genre by featuring shock, suspense and terror all envoked from a disillusioned female aiming to murder an innocent victim, using a knife as her primary source of attack.
To ensure the audience's generic expectations were fulfilled, we used a variety of close ups, which were present, of the victim to illustrate her fearful facial expressions; this shot was used to capture the blood stained knife to raise fear from the audience as that naturally would result in alarm and therefore create enigma as a cut occurred thereafter.
Our decision to include a parallel soundtrack, proved really creepy as it complimented the negative events occuring; such as the villian chasing the victim, which therefore proved dramatic and entertaining for the primary audience.
It's easy to identify the sense of realism "Pulse of darkness" adopts, which is prominent in the mise- en- scene, which complimented the horror genre and conformed to the horror ideology; therefore complimenting the codes and conventions, which are actively present in horror films. This was easily identified from the blood stained knife- an icon greatly used by the villain to inflict pain in the history of horror films, also the blood stained victim, which created the illusion she was really injured. This resulted in the trailer proving realistic and forcing the audience to identify with the victim, from their pain she was actively experiencing.
Interesting facts:
-The blood we used was made from ketchup, honey and food colouring
- We had so many on going problems with the editing, after We were assigned the laptop, which resulted in us constantly needing assistance and getting delayed in editing. This was due to the software constanstly freezing, so we had to keep re- starting the programme, it proved really annoying but it fortunately worked out in the end and proved a relief for all of us.
Valeria
Lamia's Review
PULSE OF DARKNESS
Directed by: Lamia Hakiki, Hasnaa Khedarun, Valeria Bramucci, Farah Khan.
Starring: Hasnaa Khedarun, Valeria Bramucci
Trailer 2007,
Themoreas.blogspot.com
Pulse of Darkness is a Hollywood horror trailer, which aims to entertain its audience and at the same time informing them about the murder that is happening around the world, especially with problems of teenagers and as we are hearing a lot of these fatality problems this time.
In this trailer we included some really good shots, which made our trailer look realistic such as big close ups of the victim (Valeria) when she is shown with blood all over her face and she is shown as really frightened.
The other thing that made the trailer look really good and realistic was the parallel music that we have used which for example when we edited some scenes together and used the dip to black effect cutting from the scenes of the victim to the scenes of the murderer (Hasnaa), we there included the parallel sound which was of the heart beat.
We also used the parallel music when we filmed the knife covered with blood; we used the screams when showing that scene, so this will show the trailer uses a lot of murder and those screams which might mean that the victim is screaming asking for help when she is being murdered even though it is not shown when she is being murdered, it just making the audience see that when the victim’s face is covered with blood, it is therefore trying to create enigma and to make the audience think about how was the victim murdered and really wanting the audience wanting to watch.
we also included the Propp theory of the hero and the Villain, where Valeria was the hero trying to escape being killed and Hasnaa is the villain trying to kill her which is one of the convention of the horror trailers, because it is always used in that genre of trailer.
Directed by: Lamia Hakiki, Hasnaa Khedarun, Valeria Bramucci, Farah Khan.
Starring: Hasnaa Khedarun, Valeria Bramucci
Trailer 2007,
Themoreas.blogspot.com
Pulse of Darkness is a Hollywood horror trailer, which aims to entertain its audience and at the same time informing them about the murder that is happening around the world, especially with problems of teenagers and as we are hearing a lot of these fatality problems this time.
In this trailer we included some really good shots, which made our trailer look realistic such as big close ups of the victim (Valeria) when she is shown with blood all over her face and she is shown as really frightened.
The other thing that made the trailer look really good and realistic was the parallel music that we have used which for example when we edited some scenes together and used the dip to black effect cutting from the scenes of the victim to the scenes of the murderer (Hasnaa), we there included the parallel sound which was of the heart beat.
We also used the parallel music when we filmed the knife covered with blood; we used the screams when showing that scene, so this will show the trailer uses a lot of murder and those screams which might mean that the victim is screaming asking for help when she is being murdered even though it is not shown when she is being murdered, it just making the audience see that when the victim’s face is covered with blood, it is therefore trying to create enigma and to make the audience think about how was the victim murdered and really wanting the audience wanting to watch.
we also included the Propp theory of the hero and the Villain, where Valeria was the hero trying to escape being killed and Hasnaa is the villain trying to kill her which is one of the convention of the horror trailers, because it is always used in that genre of trailer.
we used the titles which really fit in with the scenes, for eg: when we show the title "when she's alone in the dark" we show Hasnaa alone in the dark, we are showing the audience what we really mean.
Interesting facts!!!
When we were making the blood, we first tried ketchup then Farah came up with the idea that she knew how they really make blood in real movies, so we did but when it didn’t really work we tried all different types of ingredients especially food colouring and then we managed to get the blood.
When editing we really found it hard to edit because the computer was getting frozen and we got so many problems and we weren't able to get any done, but until the end we managed to get the editing done .
Interesting facts!!!
When we were making the blood, we first tried ketchup then Farah came up with the idea that she knew how they really make blood in real movies, so we did but when it didn’t really work we tried all different types of ingredients especially food colouring and then we managed to get the blood.
When editing we really found it hard to edit because the computer was getting frozen and we got so many problems and we weren't able to get any done, but until the end we managed to get the editing done .
Friday 11 May 2007
Thursday 10 May 2007
And now I am sad, because the wrong trailer was put onto the DVD! We made one and copied it because we needed to make alot of changes at one point and because both of them had the same title Mr Babu got confused and accidentally put the wrong one onto the CD! It's no one's fault but it's a dissapointing situation so if it doesn't look that good you know why...
Farah
Farah
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