Lighting
Lighting in media is extremely important when creating a horror. It is effective as it creates a variety of atmospheres e.g. Tension and suspense. Effective use of lighting would be someone stood in the night underneath a street light creating a silhouette effect. The lighting that is generally used in media is called 'Harsh lighting' Harsh Lighting creates a soft, diffused light. Also creating a dark shadow behind the subject.
Subject 12 OTS
In our OTS when filming the procedure scene we used the natural light from the sun coming into the room. We could to make it better by making the background over exposed and to create a contrast to make it look more threatening. Furthermore in the scene where the doctor is sat at his computer writing up notes, the room is dark and the light from the screen could symbolise that the doctor is 'moving towards the light' and that could indicate death.
In the last scene of our Opening Title Sequence where the doctor and the patient meet at the point where the two lights contrast from dark to light, this could infer the meeting of two different meanings or objects, in this case subject 12 and the doctor. Prior to their meeting the doctor walking towards the light which signifies that the doctor is walking towards the light and that the doctor is going to die so the audience is aware that a confrontation is going to happen.
Time of day to film
When filming in horror it is extremely important to consider the time of day that the filming takes place. If it is being filmed in daytime when the lighting is bright this gives a the look of a safe environment and therefore doesn't really suit a horror film. The ideal time of day to film for a horror film would be at night. This is because the lighting is dark and therefore gives a nervous, tense and creepy atmosphere which gives the impression of danger and that something terrible is going to happen.
Our opening title sequence was filmed both in the day and at night. The start of the OTS when the killer was on the hospital bed being treated was filmed in the daylight using bright lights so that it gives the impression of a patient being seen to and especially the operating theatre. The second half of the OTS was filmed at night so that it turned into dark atmosphere to represent danger for the doctor.
Our opening title sequence was filmed both in the day and at night. The start of the OTS when the killer was on the hospital bed being treated was filmed in the daylight using bright lights so that it gives the impression of a patient being seen to and especially the operating theatre. The second half of the OTS was filmed at night so that it turned into dark atmosphere to represent danger for the doctor.