Micro Horror Drama - Post production

Post-Production

After finishing up the editing and exporting it. We put it up on YouTube so we could have a mini screening. We didn't put in as much effort as we could have but we used the time to get used to the cameras, and editing software, we where also under time pressure.  

Sound

For the first sequence the only form of sound that was used was diegetic. Most of the sound heard was the on-screen sound of us talking as well as occasionally you could hear the fire sizzling. There is occasionally some off screen sound of cars that go by but we didn't know how to remove or dim it down. When it cuts to the scary house the first sound you hear (thunder) is non-diegetic, After that there are some non-diegetic, crickets as well as an owl to fit with the genre. The scream you hear is also non-diegetic because of its strong effect to the scene. At the end when there is a freeze frame at the end the non-diegetic off-screen superman theme song starts to play as the credits come up. 

Mise-en-scene

In the first sequence the costumes give you a small idea of who has what role, for example the hero is wearing red, and blue which connote"good", the villain is wearing black or dark colors which connote"bad". We did this so it would fit in with propps character theory. As the campfire scene continuous the lighting gets darker and darker which fits with the horror genre. When the scary story is being told there is a flashlight that gives a mysterious vibe and is common with other horror movies. The props used in the first sequence are marshmallow which fit in with the campfire setting.

In the second sequence it starts of with thunder and lighting which fits the location and genre. When the villain is laughing he is holding a pitchfork and the lighting is set to make the mood more scary. We integrated an evil laugh which fits the horror genre. The magical leaf is the prop given to the hero by the donor to defeat the villain. At the end the hero is doing a heroic looking up pose, telling the audience he won.

Cinematography 

The micro drama starts of with a medium to long two shot of 2 characters sitting down. It then cuts to an establishing shot of all the characters sitting around the fire. It cuts back and forth so the person talking is in shot. It then cuts to a low angle medium to close up shot of the donor/ dispatcher telling a story. After the story is told it cuts to a low angle establishing shot of the haunted house. it cuts again to a long establishing shot where you see the characters looking up at the house. There is then another low angle shot to capture the atmosphere of the scary house. There is an eye level long shot when you hear the scream and the characters walking/ jumping down the stairs. There is then a low angle medium shot of the hero talking to the audience. It cuts to a low angle medium shot of the villain with dim scary lighting to fit with the genre. There is a two shot as the donor gives the magical object to the hero. There is a 180 pan tracking shot as the hero run to save the princes. As the credits come up there is a freeze frame.