Media Photoshoot

Matthew Longy

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Experimentations with blood and charcoal

Slide 3 – Slide 19

Use of darkness to create a horror effect

Slide 20 – Slide 40

Different camera angles and techniques

Slide 41 – Slide 60

Variety of light exposure to create horror effects

Slide 61 – Slide 76

Conclusion and Evaluation Slide 77

Experimentations with blood and charcoal

• For the first set of photos I decided to burn part of the book which we used in the filming of Lacerate and spread them on top of and around the book itself. I did this because it gave the book and the photos a sinister look and the charcoal I used allowed me to create a darker atmosphere to the photos. I also decided to use ketchup as blood as this ties in with one of the conventions of the horror genre- blood is always present, it allowed me to create a set of photos that convey the message of the film and denote the sinister undertones needed.

• Moreover I decided to break away from the convention of the horror genre and not feature one of the main characters from the film in this set of photos as I wanted to focus the attention on what the film is primarily based on- the book.

Use of darkness to create a horror affect

• Having shot the first set of photos with a higher exposure to light I decided to experiment in a darker area and see what the photos came out like. I want to do this because darkness is one of the key conventions of the horror genre and when I researched into posters and magazine covers for the horror genre they are all primarily dark and sinister.

• I continued to use the ketchup and charcoal as in the previous set as I wanted to continue with the theme I already had and I felt it captured the essence Lacerate and conveyed the message this was something related to the horror genre.

Different camera angles and techniques

• Having completed 2 sets of photos using the blood and charcoal effect I decided to incorporate a variety of new camera angles as well as focusing on the damage done to the book itself. I decided to do this because I wanted to highlight the damage done to the book itself in the film, after all the demon was unleashed from the book. The book is one of the primary features of Lacerate and I wanted to see if I could capture the dark, horrifying nature of the genre without using common connotations such as blood.

• For this set of photos I decided to spread the ash and burnt pages of the book around the book itself to try and show the unnaturual theme of horror.

Variety of light exposure to create horror effects

• I decided to continue with the theme in the previous set but this time I thought I would experiment and try to brighten up the images to show the contrast between the burnt book and the white background hoping it would connote the difference between the darker nature of demon and the lighter innocence of its victim. For these photos I kept the theme the same because it has produced good photos before.

Conclusion and Evaluation• Having completed my photo shoot I now have all the images I

need to begin designing my poster and my magazine cover. I feel like the photo shoot has been a success as I have been able to take a range of photos using a range of lighting, camera angles and visual effects. The phots I have taken will later be edited to make sure they follow the conventions of the horror genre and make them even better than I feel they already are.

• Looking back on the photo shoot I feel I could have a taken a few more photos perhaps in different locations but due to the time limit I have to get the work finished I decided against this option.