Evaluation of Post-Production

Instruments
As sound effects we used sound effects that created the mood of a typical horror movie. For example we used an eerie noise all the way through the sequence to create tension. Also we used louder noises and additional sound for the footsteps and the wind to create an exterior at night which should not look peaceful.
We keep noises such as the ripping of the sheets and the cracking of the chair because we felt that those noises together with the eerie noise would create a mystical mood and made people focus on the sharp diagetic sounds.
When the sequence came to the end we used no sound and worked with silence (as it was done in Psycho) to deliver the message that something is going to happen soon.
With this we were trying to make the audience feel scared and create tension to then prepare them for the huge shock effect when Alabama screams at the end.
With the help of our sound, which just was noises we led the audience into a typical direction and create the mood of a horror movie.

Titles and Graphics
We chose to do our titles in a very simple way, to not distract the movie. However this was difficult because we had to find the right size and style for it.
We placed the titles in the given order, starting with the distributor.
We placed the titles usually somewhere on the side of the frame to not distract the frame. Also we made them fade because our thriller production isn’t that sharp, but rather flows towards the actual action and therefore we made the titles fade in and out to make it look smooth.
We again, also due to the fact that our sequence is a rather slow sequence, we made the titles come very slow to not break the tension.
However we put them somewhere, where they could surprise the audience, for example when Berika opens the trap door, the title appears as he opens it.
We chose to do this, because then the titles belong more in the scene and are not “just there”.
We chose to maintain the front style we chose the same one throughout to make it look professional. Also we kept the “fading-style”.

Analysing – Audience Appeal
I think our product appeals to our targeted audience, teenagers and horror fans, not only because of its storyline, but also because we created a special mood through the use of sound and titles.
The sound made the sequence more appeal to the teenage audience, because we only used noises instead of sound and I don’t think people would be that attracted if we would have “scary” violins or anything like that. I think the simplicity of the sound created a huge amount of tension, and the fact that all the noise is gone before she starts screaming makes people concentrated on the movie and they know that there will be something happening – a moment of shock.
I think the titles also help to create a product which directly appeals to our target audience because we again used simplicity, and out less educated audience would not have to concentrate a lot on the movie or the titles but can just sit back and enjoy out production.