Blood experimenting

Fake flesh:
2 TBS corn starch
4 tps water
2 drops of red food colouring
1/4 tps cocoa mix


Instructions: Add all of the corn starch to the bowl, add 2 tps of water and stir. After, add 2 drops of food colouring.




This method of making blood wasn't carried out the way it was supposed to by my group. The final outcome was suppose to be a thick, fake flesh, however we made a runny blood. It still looked okay as blood, but it wasn't the fake flesh we were aiming for. This would be suitable for a slasher of body horror sub genre as fake flesh would often be seen in them and lots of gore is a convention.


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Thick Dripping blood:
1TBS corn starch
2 tps water
2 drops of red food colouring
1/4 tps cocoa powder

This video shows how to make thick dripping blood. The batch made in this video came out quite well as it looks realistic in the footage. This would be ideal for film-making, especially in the horror genre in slasher films as dripping blood for murdered victims, or blood to be placed on weapons for a gruesome addition to the killers murder weapon.









Washing up liquid blood:
1/4 cup of washing up liquid
4 drops of red food colouring.

The blood made in this video was made with the addition of washing up liqiud to give the blood that thicker, more realistic look. This blood recipe looked effective when poured out and when it splattered on the paper. This would look quite effective in a slasher horror sub-genre for a wounded victim, and could add a sense of realism to the film if the audience saw this type of fake blood spilled on the floor for a pool of blood effect.

Preliminary task video

Preliminary task storyboard

Story board preliminary from JamieTilsley17

Preliminary task script

(Ashley opens the door and goes outside, heading towards the shelters and suits down on the bench, opposite Diego and lets his bag sit beside him. Ashley then opens his bag to get out a water bottle and drinks from it)

Diego: What's that you're drinking? (pointing towards the bottle)

Ashley: Buxton water mate

Diego: Let's see the label

Ashley: Here you go mate

(Ashley chucks the bottle to Diego)

Diego: Bloody hell, 2,000 calories! (holding the bottle,after reading the label)

Ashley: At least I'm not fat

Diego: oh...

(Diego hands the bottle back to Ashley and walks away, looking sad)

Audience expectations

Audience Expectations

LO: To investigate who the audience for your film will be and what their expectations are.

1.       What is the sub genre of horror you are creating?

The sub-genre we will be using for our horror will be slasher horror. One of the conventions of this genre is excessive use of violence, usually with one killer and multiple victims that the killer peruses through the course of the film. Its name was obtained due to its killers in the films using a blade as a weapon to kill their victims.

2.       Who do you think the target audience for this sub genre is and why? Back up your points with specific examples and conventions from the genre. Why do you think these people will enjoy your sub genre?

The main target audience for the sub-genre would mainly be adults (over the age of 18) as the rating would be 18 for most of the films in this genre, which would limit the people who would see the film to 18 and above only. The conventions would be enjoyed by people who like to be thrilled and like excitement. The suspense and shocks brought by the film will make the target audience enjoy watching the film and our sub-genre.  

3.       What demographic do you feel would watch your film?

The demographic for my film would be aged 18+ male or women as there aren’t any gender specific conventions in slasher horrors. Any rating on the jicnar scale as a job wouldn’t really affect ability to watch or enjoy the film.

4.       What BBFC classification will your film fit into? Use the BBFC website to decide this. The sub-genre that you choose to create will determine whether your film will be a 15 or 18. What effect will this have on your target audience?

Our film will fall into the BBFC classification will be an 18 as the slasher genre includes multiple murders a lot and relies on gore for the fear and a disgust factor. This will not really affect our audience as the 18 rating is already aimed at the 18+ audience, which our film will account for with the use of mature themes and use of gore which will appeal to the slasher horror audience.   

5.       Lastly it is important that you know what your audience expect from your genre of film:

They will expect to see lots of murders and gore as it is a regular occurrence in slashers, with a main, mysterious killer who doesn't necessarily have any motives, making the film more scary as anyone can be a victim.  

Nine frame analysis

Nine frame analysis redone from JamieTilsley17

Certificate ratings

History of the horror genre

History of the horror genre from JamieTilsley17

Genre conventions

Genre Conventions

This research helped me plan my film by helping me see the key stereotypes and conventions that would be commonplace in a horror film. Seeing the words used in describing a horror film I can realise the necessary accolades that my film needs to have in order to be a successful film in the horror genre.