Creating Special Effects In Supernatural Horrors

As part of my practical source of inspiration, I have researched on different techniques in creating effects portrayed in Supernatural Horrors. When conducting my genre investigation research, I found that 'ghost like' movement is a key convention of the genre. Below, is a link to a video where I have received a few ideas as to how to create special effects for my coursework.

The video gave me ideas for how effects similar in Paranormal Activity can be created, such as the ghostly movement of bed sheets.

Firstly, the movement of bed sheets can be achieved through the use of a fan. The fan can either be placed at a distance from the sheet, in order to reduce the fan being captured in the film. Or in the editing process, two videos can be joint with a 'visible line' separating the fan away from the scene.

 I simply used a fan and placed it at a distance from the bed sheet, so that it was not captured in the video.

 

After watching Paranormal Activity, I also received other ideas which do not require editing techniques. For example, light movement, lights switching on and off, televisions turning on and doors moving through supernatural movement.

 

1.) Light movement: This requires someone to push a light once for it to move repeatedly, whilst someone captures this on film. The person who moves the light, must move away so that he/she is not captured in the video.

 

 

2.) Lights switching on and off: One has to simply stand near the switch, turn it off and on whilst filming the this footage.

 

 





 

3.) Televisions turning on: Ensure the room is dark in order to create a more spooky atmosphere. If you are filming by yourself, make sure you are using a phone, as it easy to hold in one hand whilst you can use a remote in the other hand.

 

 

 

4.) Door movement: I found the easiest way was for someone to stand behind the door and control it, whilst someone else films.

 



Evaluation:

 

After experimenting with these effects, I found that demonic movement can be created quite easily without the use of editing. I find that effects such as the bed sheet moving and the lights switching on and off can easily be achieved throughout a filming process. Overall, I found that my task went well, having succeeded these effects without the use of editing software.