Planning: Relevant online tutorial 1

For this online tutorial it goes into great depths about what to do to completely change an atmosphere, with a lot of comedy on the way, either because the you tuber is a funny person, or they want the viewers to be able to remember it better. The way the tutorial was made was very clever since not only did it describe to us how to make a great horror movie, it also shows a few shots, also a subtle change in filter for the film, for example taking a bright happy place with birds and a basketball court, changing the filter to a dark grey would completely change the atmosphere along with some creepy music. They also change the sound of the narration of the tutorial, making the creepy feel. Although what is described is a cliché horror film, it is very good at showing us what to do, for example we learnt from this tutorial that we would need a main actor of some sort, along with an antagonist or at least shadows to make it feel like there is a villain or spectre lurking around. In this tutorial it suggests that the best time to film would be at night, since the majority of us fear what is in the dark, exploiting their fears through the use of filming at night would make it feel creepier. We are also taught that we should have a side character, a cliché character who doesn't want to be in the place that the characters are in. Also, for dialogue, we are shown that we can include in our trailer that if there is more than one character, some dialogue should include the characters talking, for example the main character has lost or forgotten something and needs to go back somewhere, where another character doesn't want to be. After that there should then be a few quick low angle shots showing a symbol or something evil along with a lightning flash to emphasize the danger that the characters are putting themselves into. If this film is a ghostly film, then it is best to use some sound effects, which we thought would be hard to find unless there are some non copyrighted ones, either that or we would have to make our own, which may be less quality but still something to use. Then have some random objects move, whilst the camera captures the antagonist standing in a corner but still capturing the protagonists looking at the main object. Then suddenly the main protagonist is left on his own, which we thought is a good idea because then the audience are able to feel the protagonists' fear. Another brilliant thing about this tutorial is that it actually is a great horror film, for example there is a match on action shot of a character opening a door, which then suddenly bangs open. Overall this is a great tutorial and has taught me quite a few things.