In my intro I used a large mix of other films to get inspiration for each event that happens within the scene so I had to carefully plan out each section that happens within the intro to give it the right effect at just the right time to get it perfectly.
For genre conventions, I used very much the simple ones to build up all my suspense and fear within the audience. This are present in the shots when both the characters walk towards the hedge were the creature is hiding in. This is inspired to that of many films when something suspicious might be hiding in for example to that of Cloverfeild (2008). In this shot I used the bushes as a hiding spot for my creature and then when the characters get close enough they get attacked by the monster in its hiding area. This technique was similarly used in Cloverfeild when the creature is attacked and was believed to be killed after it falls and is shrouded in smoke. After a brief silent pause with only the characters voices being heard, the creature jumps out at them, with a loud and terrifying roar to make the audience feel fear when they see it coming. This technique really captures the horror genre and believed that was essential to use it in my film.
For sound uses, I used horror movies again as a clear inspiration for their uses. One clear example is when the creature is hiding in the hedge and the first scientist is looking around. I had no diegetic music within this scene, that would have diffused away the terror sensation. The only sound effects I had were 2 growling sounds that were edited to fit perfectly within the scene so they weren't too loud nor where they too quiet within the scene. This was again taken from another horror film Predator, were occasionally the camera views perfectly what the predator sees in his eyes. However despite them being similar there is one key difference between them. The predator's view is shown an infer-red colour format, whilst mine is just plane colour vision, to avoid confusion about what they are supposed to be looking at in this scene which is very crucial. Music in for my sound was also important for my scenes, n particular when Alex walks towards the hedge were the creature is hiding in. His line is given in non-diegetic fashion, but after the twig can be heard snapping, the dark sinister music starts to play and sets the impression that something bad is going to happen to him. This change in sound then is key indicator about the changing tone of the scene, from one which was peaceful, calm and normal to a new one that has uncertainty, danger and potential terror as well.
Lastly a key link between my film and this one are with some of the shots I used. Perhaps the most evident of this is shown at the very end of film, when the creature attacks Harry at the end. This is a key thing that happens in nearly all Alien/monster films, is that only a small part of the creature is actually seen within the shot. This technique is vey effective because it adds further mystery and intrigue about what this creature looks like and what it has that's such a great harm to humans. It happens whenever the creatures appear on screen and each time only a small part of it will be shown, e.g. Alien when it appears only very close up shots are shown of its features and its outline is broken up by hiding in the dark or being shrouded by smoke. This can even happen with the biggest monsters such as that In Cloverfeild also, and predator when the creature has its Invisibility cloak on. So this is arguably the most important thing I had to feature within my intro and why it has become very successful to be in this genre.
Here are some examples of this technique.
Now I will move onto activity 6.
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