Director Technique Inspirations

DIRECTOR INSPIRATIONS Before filming, it was important for me to see what is expected of a trailer within...

The Cinematography of Psychological Horror

Cinematography in the 1920s relied on the Expressionist era during World War 1. The narratives were usually concerned...

Film Ratings

FILM RATINGS Whilst researching the conventions of our genre (Psychological Horror) it was important to know the age...

Critical theory- Psychological Horror/Thriller

Whilst looking for the aspects of our preferred genre, we found some critical theory based on Jungian Archetypes...

Conventions of Psychological Horror Trailer - Mise-en-scene

MISE-EN-SCENE Before filming, we made sure to know every aspect of our genre as much as possible, to...

Shutter Island Teaser Trailer [Deconstruction]

Shutter Island is a 2010 American neo-noir mystery psychological thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese, based on Dennis Lehane's 2003 novel of the same name. Leonardo DiCaprio stars...

Black Swan Trailer [Deconstruction]

BLACK SWAN EDITING Slow paced at first but climatic point in the trailer speeds up the rhythm and...

Character/Archetypes of Psychological Thriller/Horror

Natalie Portman as Nina Sayers Black Swan (2010) A “psychological thriller” is a thriller sub-genre that focuses on the unstable...

Teaser Trailer inspirations sheet

During our lessons, we've been exploring some inspirational aspects of existing teaser trailers as a guide for what...

Feedback from Pitch

FEEDBACK FROM PITCH After presenting our pitch, we received audience feedback that involved of a couple questions that...

Psychological Thrillers and Horrors Moodboard

Psychological Horror   Psychological horror is a subgenre of horror fiction that reflects a character's fears, guilt, beliefs...

Character Moodboard [2]

This character is for our actor Desire. This moodboard encompasses the idea that the reason this character begins...

Narrative Arc Moodboard

This is our initial Narrative Arc from our pitch. this outlines what we basically want to do ,...

Character Moodboard [1]

My character's general looks fall under the 'Skinhead' aesthetic; a title given to an early punk style of...
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