The Sketeton Key: Opening Credits That Influence My Own Work

The Skeleton Key

Notes:
- Fast pace cuts to represent the surreal action taking place within the movie.
- Unusual colours to represent iconographic confusion
- Font- looks like tombstone font. This may represent that there is a lot of death in this film? Maybe lots of near-death experiences?
- Faces aren't clear- they look pale and distorted like ghosts. Maybe they're already dead?
- Overall, it creates a lot of enigma.

Who is our Target Audience?

The typical target audience or Psychological Horror are people who are interested in the thrill from the adrenaline rush from the fear that is meant to be portrayed in these movies. the usual age demographic is teenagers and young adults ranging from about 15-30 years old, but that doesn't necessarily mean that people younger or older than those ages cannot enjoy them too. Psychological Horrors appeals to both gender demographics because it is not aimed at any specific gender- alternatively it is focused on allowing the audience to experiment with their fears and emotions. Stereotypically, men enjoy the gore and violence, while women enjoy the suspense and entertainment.

Why?
The film will normally used detailed plots with events that get the audience thinking or on the edge of their seats that includes plot twists the the fear of the film.
Most horror films are reviewed negatively due to the reviews being written by an older audience. However, if a teenager were to review it, the review would be more well done. This is due to the film being targeted at that specific audience.
Films such as "Final Destination" are popular amongst teenagers because it appeals to them, due to the fact that the focus, in those films, is focused on young adult life. 


All "Final Destination" posters combined into one collage!

Questionnaire: Feedback

Questionnaire

Name:

Age:

 

1)   What is your favourite movie genre?

2)   How do you watch films? (Cinema? Netflix? Sky+?)

3)   What is your favourite film?

4)   What do you like most about your favourite film?

5)   What do you think psychological horror films should involve?

6)   How would you feel if you were the main character of our film plot?

Feedback:

 Alisha Mak

16

1) I like action and superhero movies.

2) I go to the cinema or rent DVDs from my local library

3) My favourite film is...umm... I don't have one! I guess the Avengers is pretty good.

4) The fight scenes and the characters

5) I don't watch psychological horror films, but I guess they should involve scenarios that are terrifyingly close to real life situations

6) If I was your character, I would try and do things that weren't in my dream to prevent getting murdered. For example, if I dreamt I went to the library to hide, instead I would go somewhere else.

Questionnaire 

Name: Hannah Woollaston 

 Age: 17 

1) What is your favourite movie genre? 

Comedy and action adventure 

2) How do you watch films? (Cinema? Netflix? Sky+?) 

Cinema and freeview 

3) What is your favourite film? 

Kingsman 

4) What do you like most about your favourite film? 

 It was funny but was also overall a good story and the charcters were believable and you felt what they felt as the actors were good. I also like the fact that the story developed at an approptiate pace, it didn’t skip parts and made it confusing, but it didn’t spend too long on something that really could have happened/been explained in 5 minutes 

5) What do you think psychological horror films should involve? 

I don’t know very much about psychological horror films but it should be believable, as it isn’t going to scare them is its ridiculously unrealistic (and may even be funny). I think it should also be scary, but not by jump scares, maybe creepy or strange (as I know of a film called ‘the one hour photograph’ where a photo developer has been developing this family’s photos for a long time, and has got to know the mother and the son quite well, but he keeps copies for himself. I’ve never seen it though, but perhaps it is scary as it could actually happen and without someone knowing) 

6) How would you feel if you were the main character of our film plot? 

I would feel scared and regret staying to study late when hearing the suspicious things. But then when I wake up I would feel relieved that I was still alive (as all the studying didn’t go to waste!) and want to exit the school as soon as possible. But then when I start hearing suspicious things just like the dream I would be confused and feel a sense of déjà vu that the situation is actually happening (and maybe a sense of the supernatural having been able to foresee what was going to happen) and probably then regret knowing I am going to be killed and that my last moments were spent in school instead of seeing family or friends. I’m not too sure, but also feel sorry for whover discovers my body the following morning (assuming it doesn’t take place on a Friday evening)