Blog 9- Analysis of 2 film posters

Jennifer's Body

The poster for "Jennifer's Body" is very similar to the DVD cover because "Jennifer" is wearing the exact same clothing and is in the exact same position on the table with the hand sticking out of it; this image conveys the teen horror genre well as it is a teen sitting on top of a severed hand; also the words "she's evil...and not just high school evil" this phrase tells you that something will happen but your not sure what, this is typical of a teen horror because you can normally say roughly what will happen but not be totally wrong or right. This image appears on the DVD cover too but there is blood coming off of it on their. "Body" appears to have been stabbed in the title for the poster; the whole title is in red which has the effect of blood. The poster does not include a certificate rating. This is unusual to see on posters as the majority of posters do have certificate ratings on them. The black board that appears on  the poster DVD cover is also present on the poster; the only difference is that instead of having bloody hand prints on the white board the poster's black board has reviews from various media productions, such as magazines and newspapers. The fact that both the DVD cover and the poster are so similar is a good thing this is because it creates branding and allows the film to be recognised easily. An example of branding would be Nike and their swoosh.

Sorority Row

 Just like "Jennifer's Body" "Sorority Row" also uses the exact same picture for the DVD cover as well as the poster; again this creates branding for the film and helps it be well recognised. the second O in "Sorority" is an ancient Greek letter that is linked to sorority's and sorority's are Greek so using the letter helps the viewers to know that the film is linked with the Greek sorority's and is based upon what they stand for. The image shows that the film is high budgeted as the special effects needed to create a burning house is expensive. The burning house with 6 pretty teenage girls in front is very much part of the teen horror genre this is because teen horrors generally consist of a group of teenage girls and or boys that all get into some kind of trouble together; by having the burning house the viewers know that something is going to burn and that the girls as friends and as individuals are going to be at risk in some form. The phrase "Sisters for life..and death" tells the viewers that death is going to happen throughout the film to the 6 best friends. By having the girls standing in 2 diagonal lines staring down the camera it gives the illusion that they have no clue about the background and shows that they are best friends and that they do everything together.

Blog 8 - Analysis of 2 DVD covers

Jennifer's body
The DVD cover for "Jennifer's Body" has "Jennifer" on the front wearing a short skirt and a low cut top, her top is red which conveys a sexual theme, the way she is sitting and the fact she is staring down the camera shows her confidence. The fact she is sitting on a desk with a hand hanging out of it with blood running down her cheek and bloody hand prints across the blackboard shows the horror side of the cover. The font is bold and has split colours; "Jennifer's" is in white and is eroding at the bottom of some of the letters. "Body" is in red; which resembles blood, all four of these letters look as if there eroding even if it's only a little. The red makes you think of blood with the eroding making you think of a rotting body. The colour red is polysemic as it can mean 2 different things. In the title it can stand for blood whereas the top can be a seductive sexy colour.
The dark green and wood scenes on the cover make the audience think of rotting bodies and evil things.
The blackboard resembles the typical teen horror setting of a school also the darkness of the board resembles death.
Both formal and informal language is being used. The synopsis is formal whereas the other small pieces of writing are informal.

Sorority Row

The DVD cover for "Sorority Row" has the 6 main characters on the front cover. All 6 girls are wearing pretty dresses that show their figures off, the girls are standing in to lines of 3 at the diagonal to the camera. At the back in the middle of the girls there is a fire ball. A house stands behind the girls burning, this makes the cover look like a horror film also it makes the consumer intrigued as to what happens in the film therefore making them want to buy the movie. The main colours used are black which makes the audience think of death and horror scenes. The yellow, orange and red makes the audience think of fire and blood. By the synopsis there are two spears with blood dripping from them both; this was probably done to make the consumer think that they could possibly be some murder weapons used in the film.

Both formal and informal language is being used. The synopsis is formal whereas the other small pieces of writing are informal.

"Sorority Row" is written in white and has a red line underneath it. On the contrasting dark background the title stands out. The title is slightly cracked in places, this adds to the fact that it's a horror movie because it looks abit edgy and eerie.

Blog 7 -Introduction - Production

We will now make dvd covers and posters to promote the script we have written.

Blog 6 - The Script

My script appeals to my target audience of 18-29 year old males because the characters are mainly attractive, scantily clad teenage girls. "She is wearing denim hot pants and a tight fitting pink sparkly top. She has tonnes of make-up on and really high heels. "
My script also appeals to the teen horror lover as it involves a party and somebody being stalked that leads to a practical joke that back fires and ends up with the practical joker being in a sticky situation that ends horrifically for her. "TOBY returns a few minutes later with some rope and gaffer tape.  He starts towards DANIELLE" this quote shows that something is going to happen bad to the main character but it doesn't say exactly what, this makes people want to carry on watching the film so that they know the result of this.
My film is similar to Sorority row because both films start with a house party and then a practical joke goes wrong. The difference is that the practical jokes are completely different and have entirely different outcomes.
The only similarity my film has to Jennifer's body is that they both involve best friends and a relationship, also by casting Meghan Fox in a film it is instantly telling males to watch the film as Meghan Fox is a very attractive actress that 90% of males love.

Blog 5 - evidence of wider reading

''A great horror film, the first and certainly one of the best film versions of any Stephen King novel. Carrie is a strange and satisfying blend of humor, horror, teen angst and melodrama. It's everything a horror fan could ask. '' http://classicfilm.about.com/od/earlysciencefiction/fr/CarrieReview.htm
The reviewer here is stating that ''Carrie" is an all round horror film and that you should see it if you like horror's as it will appeal to anybody who likes the horror genre. This film is a teen horror as it uses teenage characters and is based around a school prom. The reviewer here is saying that it is an all round good film, this helps me whilst I'm thinking about my film as i need to make sure that my script is well rounded and that it really applies to the teen horror fan and uses the typical teen horror things such as school proms and teenagers that are picked on for being different.



"So, out of the seemingly thousands of slasher flicks in existence, I own exactly three: Halloween, it's little cousin Scream, and this, the blessed original A Nightmare on Elm Street. Out of the seemingly thousands of slasher flicks in existence, only these three can have the balls the claim any degree of originality, and the goods to back that claim up." http://chosis.coldfusionvideo.com/nightmare.htm
This reviewer is saying that out of the hundreds of slasher films around the only three he likes are, "Halloween", "Scream" and "A nightmare on elmstreet". His reasoning for this is that they are the only three that dare to be original and can back up there claim to originality. This review is general towards these teen horrors however this helps me to think about my own script as this reviewer says that they like teen horror films that have an original element to them and that their not a fan of films that are the same old style of teen horror.

"Here's the horror-comedy Jennifer's Body in a nutshell: two lifelong friends -- ridiculously hot high school cheerleader Jennifer Check (Megan Fox) and frumpy but devoted Needy Lesnicky (Amanda Seyfried) -- have the ultimate falling out when Jennifer becomes possessed and turns into a man-eating succubus. Jennifer's Body isn't the train wreck that some were probably expecting. It's just another mediocre horror movie about teenagers, and it's neither the best nor the worst of its kind. But it's also not scary enough to work as a horror film, satirical enough to always work as a comedy, or insightful enough to serve as a commentary on teen angst or men's fear of female sexuality. Perhaps the scariest thing about this movie is that it was written by an Oscar winner, Diablo Cody." Read more: http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/101/1019379p1.html#ixzz11ksJTLF2

The reviewer here is saying that the film is ok however he does not think it's scary enough nor funny enough to be classed as a teen horror comedy. This really helps me with my script as i need to make sure that my script fulfills the genre of teen horror and i need to make sure that it is scary enough to pass as a teen horror.

Blog 4 - analysis of opening sequences

Jennifer's body
In the opening sequence there are a few settings that we see. One setting is a mental hospital in which Needy is sitting in a box room that looks slightly padded; it is rather tall with a window high up. The next time Needy is seen she is in the canteen area of the mental hospital screaming and kicking a member of staff. The film then rewinds to the beginning and Needy is in bedroom with her boyfriend getting ready to go to a gig at a bar with Jennifer. Jennifer and Needy then head to a bar which is old looking and is full of people. Jennifer's clothing is typical of a teen horror film that is targeted towards males between 18 and 29.
The film instantly makes you care about Needy & Jennifer and there friendship and what went wrong between them and why Needy is in a mental hospital.



Sorority Row
The first thing you see in this film is a typical teen horror setting, a house party at the college, the party is full of scantily clad teenage girls and there are a few topless guys floating around. Upstairs in one of the rooms the main characters are talking about a practical joke there playing on there friends boyfriend. In another room the girl is laying on the bed looking half dead, her boyfriend is looking worried, she then starts convulsing and foaming at the mouth. There is then a long drive to a deserted area; the long drive creates suspense. The girl who is pretending to be dead then gets stabbed in the lungs, the blood comes pouring out and is very well done as it looks extremely real to the audience.
I think this film appeals to it's target audience very well as it's a typical teen horror and has many scantily clad women in it; this means the target audience which is males between 18 and 29 are well catered for. Instantly you start to care about the 6 girls and 1 of the girls boyfriend. The film also wants you to wonder what happens to the girls body so it draws you so you want to finish watching it.


Both films  are aimed at males between 18 & 29 aswell as being aimed at people who like horror films. The films are aimed at a wide range of people so that they are able to cater to many needs instead of aiming at one kind of group.

Blog 3 - Institutional contexts

Jennifer's body
The budget for this film was $16,000,000
The companies that create this genre  are : -

• Fox Atomic
• Dune Entertainment
• Hard C

Sorority row
The budget for this film was $16,000,000
The companies that create this genre are : -

• Karz Entertainment
• Summit Entertainment

Both of the above films have the same budget which is seen as a standard budget for this type of film; therefore my film will have the same standard budget allowing special effects to be used which will help my film to appeal to a wider audience.