why a HORROR?

The first reason that we chose to do a horror as it is a personal preference of both of ours and we felt that we would be able to create a successful horror through following the typical conventions; and after being influenced by the multiple films that we have watched. We felt that it was important that we enjoyed the genre that we choose as it would allow us to be more engaged with it and to understand and have more ideas of what to do.... rather than choosing a genre that we are not interested in and don't know much about.

Another reason that we chose to do a horror trailer is because of the conventions; we believe that they are easy to follow and they also allow us to create more realistic situations; in comparison to an action where the key conventions involve cars and explosions, which would simply be too difficult. There were many films that influenced us to choose this genre and also the fact that we both enjoy this particular genre made the choice much easier. Particular films that influenced us are those that we felt that we could create a similar story-line to; for example The Visit.. which is based around an elderly character of which we have incorporated in our trailer. The next films are Orphan and The Grudge; both films that are focused on children and particularly young girls. Again, we have incorporated this kind of character into our trailer after being influenced by these films. We also feel like audiences can engage more with this, potentially being able to the actions of a young child, or vice versa, being an adult.