Film Title: The Others
Year of Production: 2001
Director: Alejandro Amena’bar
Genre: Psychological Horror
Brief plot outline: A mother looks after her 2 children on her own while the father is at war. She must protect her children from sunlight in a strange old house, along with the help of some strange servant’s. They begin to believe their home is haunted, that that isn’t the case.
Which two scenes impressed you the most? Why? The first scene which impressed me the most was when they wake up and that that all of their curtains blocking the sun have been ripped down. This scene feels extremely desperate and scary. This was emphasised by the quick editing showing the sunlight glaring through the windows. Another scene that I was very impressed with was the one when the mother sees her daughter playing in a brides dress when she sees her face she’s old and horrible. Body horror was used to make her seem really horrific. This was very strange and would confuse and scare the viewer.
How has watching this film helped you understand this genre of film making? Which features on the genre checklist did you spot in the film? When? How? Low-key lighting was used throughout the whole of the film and it is used very effectively. It emphasises the feeling of loneliness and isolation, and it also add to the creepy dark setting. An open ending is also used to make the viewer wonder what happens to the family after the people leave. No gore was used during this film, but I feel as if the use of gore would have ruined the effectiveness of this super natural horror. The use of restricted narration is vital to the viewer’s understanding of The Others. Skewed angles and close ups were also used throughout this film, especially when quick paced action styled scenes are taking place. For example, the scene when all of the curtains have been ripped down and has just been discovered by the mother. The idea of a creepy location was also apparent here along with the use of parallel sound which was used in nearly every scene though out the film. The sounds were harsh or quick stabs when the house is being haunted, especially when the old lady opens the cupboard door revealing the children.
Which aspects of the film would you like to include in your own trailer? Why? I would like to include the idea of the big manor house location in my trailer. So many different horror film aspects could be carried out in this one enclosed location making it very diverse. I would also like to use the idea of the young girl’s face seeming old and decaying. This is extremely scary, creepy and maybe even disturbing for the viewer. Even though finding doing the effect and finding the location will be very difficult, it will be worth the time finding it in the end if we do find a good location.
Which aspects would you like to avoid in your own trailer? I find it extremely difficult to think of an aspect that I would like to avoid using in my own film trailer. Everything about the film was extremely tense and gripping. Perhaps, the lighting was a little too low key. Throughout making it difficult to see what was happening at times. But other than that all aspects thought out the film will be taken into consideration when shooting my horror trailer.
What was he best/more enjoyable moment in the film? Why? Can you recreate this in your own film? How? The ending where it changes to seeing then not being able to see the family is my favourite part of the film. It uses collision cutting very well. This would be able to be created in my own film. It would involve a very large amount of shots of the same area taking people in and out of the shot while keeping the others in the same place. It would take a very long time to do successfully and effectively. However I feel as if it will be worth it in the end.
Year of Production: 2001
Director: Alejandro Amena’bar
Genre: Psychological Horror
Brief plot outline: A mother looks after her 2 children on her own while the father is at war. She must protect her children from sunlight in a strange old house, along with the help of some strange servant’s. They begin to believe their home is haunted, that that isn’t the case.
Which two scenes impressed you the most? Why? The first scene which impressed me the most was when they wake up and that that all of their curtains blocking the sun have been ripped down. This scene feels extremely desperate and scary. This was emphasised by the quick editing showing the sunlight glaring through the windows. Another scene that I was very impressed with was the one when the mother sees her daughter playing in a brides dress when she sees her face she’s old and horrible. Body horror was used to make her seem really horrific. This was very strange and would confuse and scare the viewer.
How has watching this film helped you understand this genre of film making? Which features on the genre checklist did you spot in the film? When? How? Low-key lighting was used throughout the whole of the film and it is used very effectively. It emphasises the feeling of loneliness and isolation, and it also add to the creepy dark setting. An open ending is also used to make the viewer wonder what happens to the family after the people leave. No gore was used during this film, but I feel as if the use of gore would have ruined the effectiveness of this super natural horror. The use of restricted narration is vital to the viewer’s understanding of The Others. Skewed angles and close ups were also used throughout this film, especially when quick paced action styled scenes are taking place. For example, the scene when all of the curtains have been ripped down and has just been discovered by the mother. The idea of a creepy location was also apparent here along with the use of parallel sound which was used in nearly every scene though out the film. The sounds were harsh or quick stabs when the house is being haunted, especially when the old lady opens the cupboard door revealing the children.
Which aspects of the film would you like to include in your own trailer? Why? I would like to include the idea of the big manor house location in my trailer. So many different horror film aspects could be carried out in this one enclosed location making it very diverse. I would also like to use the idea of the young girl’s face seeming old and decaying. This is extremely scary, creepy and maybe even disturbing for the viewer. Even though finding doing the effect and finding the location will be very difficult, it will be worth the time finding it in the end if we do find a good location.
Which aspects would you like to avoid in your own trailer? I find it extremely difficult to think of an aspect that I would like to avoid using in my own film trailer. Everything about the film was extremely tense and gripping. Perhaps, the lighting was a little too low key. Throughout making it difficult to see what was happening at times. But other than that all aspects thought out the film will be taken into consideration when shooting my horror trailer.
What was he best/more enjoyable moment in the film? Why? Can you recreate this in your own film? How? The ending where it changes to seeing then not being able to see the family is my favourite part of the film. It uses collision cutting very well. This would be able to be created in my own film. It would involve a very large amount of shots of the same area taking people in and out of the shot while keeping the others in the same place. It would take a very long time to do successfully and effectively. However I feel as if it will be worth it in the end.
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