Film ideas- Ouija

Firstly, for my primary research, I have chosen my first film for research to be Ouija- Origin of Evil due to it being a horror genre, which links to my film as it is also a horror genre and can help me gain ideas of what to include in my own film. By watching the trailer, it has given me ideas of how to produce my own film by the use of cinematography. For example in my film, I will be mainly using close ups, which emphasises the characters facial expressions to connote their emotions, which also makes the audience emphasise with them; and I will include many two-person mid-shots to show characters commentating, whilst using the 180 degree angle. Also, dutch angles will be used to connote confusion of the character.

Furthermore, the mise-en-scene that I will include is the location of a house and the use of dim lighting to create an eerie atmosphere, and make intense for the audience whilst watching. This is a stereotypical aspect of the horror genre, which will make my own film more successful as the audience are able to acknowledge the genre of the film. Also, the costumes which are going to be worn by the characters are casual clothing (such as plain trousers and tops) to make it look like it's based in modern times. The props which will be included in my film are a knife (fake to prevent harm); normal items within a living room such as a TV; glass cups etc.

In addition, the editing which I will include in my film will be fast cuts (which is also used is Ouija) to show the scene at a faster paste and connote terror of the characters, which can then cause panic within the audience. Also, I will include shot-reverse-shot to show the characters communicating and also to show the characters panicking whilst also showing what is coming towards them.

In contrast, the sounds which I will include in my film will be the diegetic sounds of screaming (also used is Ouija) and the dietetic sounds of the characters speech. The actors will be English and will be speaking like they're from the South due to the use of slang. There will be a use of non-diegetic sounds of eerie, screeching music to convey the horror genre and also slow, heavy music to create a tense atmosphere.

Finally, the critical feedback given from the target audience identifies that this film is part of a sequel due to there being other films named Ouija which have had a similar storyline and therefore receiving many positive feedback from the audience due to linking each film together and engaging them to watch more. Also, this then helps the film be financially successful from the film opening due to it selling at a large scale audience nationally due to it being produced by a famous company Blumhouse Productions, which is a horror genre film company who has also produced films such as Insidious and Sinister. Furthermore, as the film is part of a sequel, the target audience is easier to sell the film to due to them knowing what they're going to see as well as telling more of a story to the film, which engages the audience to watch more.