Research on the Film Hallway (Short Horror Film)

HALLWAY:SHORT HORROR FILM

By Laura Thornborrow

CAMERA SHOTS & ANGLES:Opening Sequence:

Low-angled close-up shot of the two car wheels and Jessica is walking towards the car while trying to find her car keys.

CAMERA SHOTS & ANGLES:Long Shot:

Mirror which you can see the car and a sign saying ‘Lock Out Auto Crime’. Car pulls into the car park as the security gate is slowly lifting up.


Car drives into the car park and the camera slowly moves down so you see the car driving down the car park.

CAMERA SHOTS & ANGLES:Low-angled Shot:

Car travels down the car park and begins to break. Break lights come on. Then in cuts to an images of the car parked up. (this shot is taken from

the ground so that the actor has more power over the audience.


Jessica gets out of the car. Then there is a shot of a clear and empty car park.


Jessica walks past the camera so we see her backs as she is walking past the two doors. But suddenly Jessica is looking behind her.

CAMERA SHOTS & ANGLES:Point Of View Shot:

(From audience and the ‘killers’ view) this shot makes the audience feel as if the are actually in the film.

CAMERA SHOTS & ANGLES:Mid Shot:

Jessica comes out of the lift.


A shot of Jessica walking down the ‘hallway’


Jessica then tries to open the door but receive a phone call which she then answers.

CAMERA SHOTS & ANGLES:Shot-reverse-shot:

Jessica answers the phone, shot of Brandon (the ‘killers) head which is taken from behind his shoulder (so that wee see Jessica’s reaction),

quickly turns back the Jessica (quickly to add to the tension and pace), then a shot of Brandon’s face.

TITLES:The producers and distributors of the film:

This films opens with the details of the production companies. The production companies are J.S.Films and Sick Mind Production. The clip last 15 seconds with

a small gap in-between (this shows that they are two different production companies. They are shown on a black screen with blues light shining down from

the top-left hand corners.

TITLES:Film name:

The film name comes up on the screen after the word present. You have a gap between the both to add suspense and tension (which is what a

horror film needs.)

TITLES:Characters name:

These include Tess Rose as Jessica, Juan Celis as John, Dale Naudi as Brandon ‘Killer’. These titles start at 3 minutes and 58 seconds. They

finish at 4 minutes and 10 seconds.

TITLES:Location Audio:

These include Mitch Doll. These titles start at 4 minutes and 11 seconds. They finish at 4 minutes and 14 seconds.

TITLES:Camera:

These include Elifer Santos. These titles start at 4 minutes and 15 seconds. They finish at 4 minutes and 18 seconds.

TITLES:Production Assistant:

These include Elifer Santos. These titles start at 4 minutes and 19 seconds. They finish at 4 minutes and 22 seconds.

TITLES:Director, Editing and Sound Design:

These include Juan Celis. These titles start at 4 minutes and 24 seconds. They finish at 4 minutes and30 seconds.

TITLES:All the Titles:

all the titles last a total of 38 seconds. The font used in these titles sequences is consistent and fits in with the

genre as it looks scary and creepy.

LIGHTING:The lighting used is to enhance the camera shots, the location and also ensures that the audience feels the

correct atmosphere for the narrative. To create a horror you need to use low key lighting which then creates

the scary and creepy feeling.

LOCATION:The location which this film is set in is a multi-story car park which then goes into a block of flats. The location

is not a typical location to film a horror, as many people would think that a horror film would be filmed in a dark and scary ally. But it links in with opening

sequence camera shots as they are actually taken from the multi-story car park. I think that the location doe help se the scene because what happens later on in the film is unexpected as you wouldn’t think it was

going to happen at the beginning of the film.

COSTUME AND PROPS:The costumes that are worn represent a true and

authentic representation of the time period. This film was created in 2007 which means that the costumes which are worn will have slightly change from what people are now wearing. They also fit into the genre and its concept. This is done by the ‘killer’ wearing black shoes, black tops, black trousers and a black balaclava. This is a typical outfit that is commonly

used in horror and action film and drama.

ENIGMA:Once the audience has seen the first two minutes of

this film I think that they would feel like they would be left on a cliff-hanger. Also in the first two minutes I think that the scene has been set very well as you have already seen images of the car park and the

‘hallway’ which is what they film is called. The sense of enigma (intrigue – need to watch more) has been

achieved in the first two minutes as you the audience are not given the full storyline. They have also used the music to create tension which then also leaves

people thinking why is it called the ‘hallway’, what is going to happen etc.

MUSIC:Sounds like: cars driving on a road, dun-dun music

(tension), footsteps, tension building music, rattling of keys, engine starting, breaking glass, car engines,

turning off an engine, opening of a car door, spooky ghost music, clicking of the neck, tension building music finishes when she closes the door of her flat

and/or apartment.All of the above types of sounds have been used

separately to create and link with other things in the film.

MUSIC:Car noises:

Cars driving on a road, starting of an engine, a running engine, turning off of a engine, and the closing of a car

door all represent and link to the car that you see driving in and out og the car park.

MUSIC:Dun-Dun music:

This is included to create tension which then makes the audience feel suspicious. This also helps to create

the enigma which then will make the audience hopefully want to watch the rest of the film.

MUSIC:Spooky Ghost music:

This is included to create a scary sound which also sound like people are trying to talk when in fact they

cannot.

MUSIC:Breathing:

This is included to show that there is actually someone their who is watching her. This also makes the

audience feel like it is them breathing loud as the could be scared.

MUSIC:Phone ringing:

This is included to make the audience think that the person ringing is a family member but they wouldn’t

be expecting it to be from someone who is going to kill their boyfriend, fiancé or husband.

MUSIC:Chase music:

This is included to make add tension and makes you feel like she has no time to open the door as he is going to catch her. It also helps to create pace and

tension which has been building up.

MUSIC:Clicking of his neck:

This is included to make show that he is ready for anything but must importantly ready to catch her and

kill her.

MUSIC:Jessica’s heavy breathing:

This is included to make show that she is panicking and just wants to get inside her flat and/or apartment as fast as she can. Again this increases the pace and tension that has been building throughout the film.

MUSIC:Finishing of the tension building music:

This music finishes when Jessica closes the door to her flat and/or apartment. This could also say that she has saved and has not been caught by Brandon the ‘killer’.

MUSIC:The points above support the storyline, shots and the lighting in many different ways. The music helps the

storyline because when Jessica walks into the ‘hallway’ there is more tension building music than anywhere

else in the film. This could mean a number of different things: this is where the action is going to happen

and/or has happened, or by having more sound the audience will get confused and are left trying to work out what is happening. But by the time they do the

thing they were trying to work out has already happened

Documents

Research on the Film Hallway (Short Horror Film)