Final Product

 Here is my final product of my film opening scene

GGDrive: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Evy5-kO786FfnEre8PkdDmgyX3NceR-Q/view?usp=sharing

CCR1

 Here is my blog post for my CCR1 

Link: https://www.canva.com/design/DAGewN5HWFo/p0MpirWU4cP4MwzJwCNu8Q/edit?utm_content=DAGewN5HWFo&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton

CCR2

 Here is my CCR2 blog post

1. Discuss your target audience in more detail. Why did you choose them?

Our target audience is teenagers up to 16 years old of any gender from anywhere in the world. We chose this group because our actors are also 16 which makes a story more relatable. Younger kids might not understand the cultural codes or behaviours so this age group fits best.

We made the film gender neutral so it can appeal to everyone. Since there are both male and female characters, it doesn't leave anyone out. Because the characters speak English, many people understand worldwide, it works for an international audience too.

Our movie is for people who love found footage films, realistic horror, and unique stories. Found footage movies feel real and our film adds to that by having the characters film everything themselves and speak directly to the camera which makes viewers feel like they're part of the story.

2. What did you include in your movie that will appeal to that group?

To grab and keep our audiences attention, we added:

- Relatable Characters: The teenagers act just like real teens making dumb choices, being reckless, and ignoring warnings. 

- Character Contrast: Lyla is smart and cautious. She tries to stop the group. Drew is reckless and doesn't listen. This makes the audience root for Lyla and dislikes Drew, keeping them emotionally involved.

- Cultural Codes: Adding jokes on The Lord of the Rings, naming a character after the famous teenage horror movie, Carrie, and using a real VHS tapes found in the attic to make the film feel more real and connect with horror fans.

- Supernatural Payback: The scary entity copies Drew's behaviours and marks him like he did to his friends. This gives the audience a sense of justice.

- Suspense and Mystery: Weird sounds missing, video clips, and strange glitches build tension and make people keep watching.

- Shocking Ending: Just when it seems like Lyla will escape she's suddenly killed. This surprise leaves the audience shocked and wanting more.

3. How will you keep them engaged and watching until the end?

We use different storytelling techniques:

- Unanswered Questions (Hermeneutic Codes): We included missing footage, symbols, and strange edits to make viewers ask questions and look for clues.

- Relatable Themes:The story shows curiosity, peer pressure, and the consequences of doing something wrong.

- Binary opposites: The opposites include Maturity vs Immaturity, Human vs Supernatural, Respect vs Recklessness. These contrast create tension and keep things interesting

4. What company will distribute this movie? Why did you choose that company? How are your movies? Similar to other products they distributed?

We picked Blumhouse productions because they are one of the top producers of found footage horror films, Like Paranormal Activity and The Bay. They started as a small low budget company and grew into a huge name in the industry. Blumhouse is known for making scary, high quality movies on small budgets which match our film perfectly. Since our film is realistic and creepy with a simple setup, it fits their style well. 

5. How will you promote your movie? If you choose social media, Explain how technology improves its reach, access to your audience.

We’ll use smart and immersive marketing strategies:

- Influencers & Critics: This follows the two step flow theory where influencers help spread the word and bring in more viewers. Their reviews will increase trust and interest in the film.

- TikTok & Instagram: These platforms are perfect for short horror clips. Will post creepy teaser videos that catch attention quickly and help the film go viral, Especially with younger audiences.

- Inspired by The Blair Witch Project: Will use fake missing posters, news reports, and behind the scene clips to make the story feel real. This makes people believe in the film and want to watch it to find out what happened.

- Online Discussions: The film's opening ending will leave people with questions like “Was it real?” or “What actually happened?” Viewers will look for clues, share theories, and build online conversation. This keeps the buzz going along after the film ends.

6. How can audiences view your product? Cinema? Direct to streaming? Choose your streaming site carefully. Explain why audiences prefer streaming nowadays etc.

Since it's found footage, It should feel like something the audience found, not something heavily advertised. So we will be releasing it on:

- Netflix: Known for offering every genre and high-quality content. If our film shows up in recommendations or is hidden like a secret movie, viewers will feel like they’ve found something special. This feeling makes people more likely to share it and talk about it. 

- YouTube: Even more believable because the platform is full of real looking videos like blogs and personal stories. If someone sees the film here, they might think it's a real documentary or video log. This adds to the realism and makes people curious and encourages them to form a community around theories and ideas.

Link of Poster: https://www.canva.com/design/DAGfm229ZBc/nzibKxuUisWtEbY04Sh0gw/edit?utm_content=DAGfm229ZBc&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton

Link of Script: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m8GHHNVMZdyOlnaPwocGpiVvwcF2pDpbtfW0Zb_2kjY/edit?usp=sharing

Link of VoiceOver: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bpGsS1uWGOn705RFFTJZreiFxmDdXILC/view?usp=sharing

CCR3

 Here is my blog post for my CCR3

Link: https://www.canva.com/design/DAGfmwyOEgE/C-eo8wKv2rCXKuKTzhO_RQ/edit?utm_content=DAGfmwyOEgE&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton

CCR4

 Here is my blog post for my CCR4

Link: https://www.canva.com/design/DAGhOc7mWnc/NDa7XGBWO6aSj6fhXXd9Fw/edit?utm_content=DAGhOc7mWnc&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton

Media Language

Below you can find how I used combinations of technical elements in my film opening to create meaning.

Reflection: this helped me explain meanings better and understand my project more. It also prepared me for my exam and improved my analysis skills, even though it was hard. I learned that meetings can be different so finding the right one isn't always easy. Overall, this really helped me and prepare me for the exam. 

Typeface Development: Title + Credits

Here is our blog post on research development about different typefaces and our title ideas. This was made by me (Kristine). I also decided to talk about our final decision in this blog

These are some examples that I liked

1. [⏺REC]

I liked this idea because the font and style stands out from other found footage titles, making it a unique feature. The idea of using the red dot and bracket helps convey that the movie is related to a recording, signaling to audience that it is a found footage film. In the second version, blood splatters suggest audiences that the movie may context murder, death or gory scenes. However for this title card, it was seen at the end of the film. This was because the filmmaker still wanted to maintain the realism and managing to incorporated the title card.

2. The Blair Witch Project

The opening scene for this movie was really short since the title did go before the movie start. This is because a found footage typically does not require an opening scene to maintain realism. The way the title was presented was simple, but it has many strong points to support the reasoning behind it. Incorporating a small title makes audience feel like they are watching a raw, unedited footage to which helps keep an immersive feel.

3. GRAVE ENCOUNTERS

This was a great way to sneak a title card because it didn't really feel like one. It made the found footage seem more like a YouTube vlog, which might make the audience feel like the movie was edited, slighting reducing its realism. However, it was an effective way to incorporate the title card without making it feel too planned. This font also differs to what most found footage films use and it also can be an inspiration. This distorted font gives audience an unsettling emotion which could suggest paranoia or hallucinations.

4. "CLOVERFIELD"

This title card is short and lacks a typical opening scene because they decided to follow the conventions of a found footage film. This could also be an idea we could incorporate to help maintain a realistic feel to the audience. What I like about this is the way the editor used different technological fonts to create the connection to a recording. I think the time-stamp helps enhance the feature of this technique and the use of inserting the title card in the document name is such a great way to sneak in the title without intended to do so.

5. Spree

This is similar to the example from Grave Encounters, where they sneaked the title card into the scene to maintain the realism effect. I found this opening scene really sick and smooth because of the transition is created as the name of the app is also the name of the movie. This could be an inspiration to us since we could use the title of the book as our title card. I also like the use of a simple, clean font with a red coloured title, which helps make it feel like part of the recording and brings audience attention because of how bright and alerting the colour red connotes.

What credits / names will you include

Starring: Actors

         - Drew: Panji Wiradharma

         - Carrie: Kellie Collins

         - Lyla: Lamiya Zara

Editor: Maisie Halomoan

Director: Kristine Lambert

Found footage films often don't include opening credits to keep the feeling of realism. Since we wanted to keep that same style, we chose not to include any credits at the start. Doing so would break the immersion and make it feel less authentic. 

10 Typeface Choices

credits: dafont.com, capcut fontsDiscuss Connotations

VCR

The VCR font makes the movie feel old, eerie, and realistic, like a lost VHS tape. It adds a creepy nostalgic vibe and is often used in horror to make the footage seem mysterious or haunted. 

What I like about this font:

- It's a typical found footage font, which aligns well with the genre conventions. We could use it to stay true to the found footage style. 

What I dislike about this font:

- The font looks too digital. Our goal is to make the film feel realistic, not technologically advanced. We don't want to incorporate too much technology, as it could break the illusion of realism

How it will look like in our product (brief idea)

Punktype

The font looks glitchy and creepy, making it feel like a corrupted or haunted message. It gives a sense of mystery, fear, and something being worn, perfect for a horror or eerie digital themes.

What I like about this font:

- This font is commonly used in found footage films because it looks handwritten. This gives the impression that it was made and meant to be "found", which fits the genre

What I dislike about this font:

- The font appears too old for a modern found footage film, so it doesn't logically connect with the setting or time period (2019). It feels out of place. On its won, the found looks strange and may require vintage filters to bring out the desired realism. Without those, it could disrupt the overall authenticity.

How it will look like in our product (brief idea)

The overall meaning to both of these title card helps make the movie feel real, especially if it's made for a found footage horror. It looks like a police report or a warning, telling people what happened before the scary footage starts. Because there are no pictures, it makes people feel nervous like something bad is coming. This simple look makes it seem like nobody edited it, like a real tape someone found. This tricks people into thinking the story really happened, making it even scarier.

Experiment

Here are quick experimental pictures that I did to get a better look on how each font would look like

Title Ideas

Opening Text Ideas

Our Final Decision

We took feedback from our teacher because he suggested that our font was too cliche and we should change the typeface. He suggested to use a serif font and I've found an approved font that we'll be using. 

Our title is going to be 'the unread' in lower capitals with the Punktype font

Reflection: This was an easy task because found footage doesn't really require much fonts and effects because that would destroy the illusion of realism. But this was challenging because not much found footage films have title cards or opening scenes. Luckily, as media evolved, more found footage films have been subverting this convention. Finding and choosing the fonts was easy for me because there was a feature in the dafont web where they had specific fonts for horror / typewriter.

Screen Test: Audience Feedback

This post explains how we showed a rough draft of our film opening to some members of our target audience in order to receive helpful feedback. This blog was created by my team member, Maisie.

The purpose of a screen test is to gain audience feedback about our work and see if there are any improvements that can be made. We decided to use Google Forms to create a survey to share with our audience because it is very quick and easy to use for both me and the respondents.

Here is our questions:

1. What do you like about the video?

2. What improvements can be made?

3. What do you think of the effects so far? (sound, lighting, coloring, etc.)

4. If you rate it low, how do you think we can improve?

5. Mention 3 words to describe the cursed book.

6. Mention 3 words to describe Drew (the boy).

7. Would you watch the rest of the movie?

8. Which title is better?

We specifically chose these questions because we want to make sure that all of the elements and techniques we chose to implement into our opening scene successfully reaches and affects the audience correctly. At the same time, we are also making room for improvements by directly giving the respondents the freedom to express their opinions and thoughts. Furthermore, we chose these questions to further understand the extent of how immersed our respondents feel while watching the video, as it is one of our main goals (to make the audience feel like they're a part of the events).

We showed the clip to three members of our target audience to ensure that the feedback we receive is appropriate. Finding people for the screen test was easy, because we used social media (Instagram story) to spread the word and ask for volunteers. Thankfully, due to how quick social media connects us with other people, we got three different volunteers to help us out in no time. 

Here is the draft video we used.

Here are the results from the audience feedback:

1. What do you like about the video?

2. What improvements can be made?

3. What do you think of the effects so far? (sound, lighting, coloring, etc.)

4. If you rate it low, how do you think we can improve?

5. Mention 3 words to describe the cursed book.

6. Mention 3 words to describe Drew (the boy).

7. Would you watch the rest of the movie?

8. Which title is better?

From the feedback, we learned that our opening scene needs to have more prolonged suspense to make the events more intense and unpredictable. However, we also learned that we have successfully conveyed some of our messages to our audience. For instance, we've succeeded in making the cursed book seem creepy and unsettling. We can tell from the words our respondents selected when asked to describe them. 

Since this is only a draft, there are many things missing in this opening scene. We are going to change some of the edits, because a respondent suggested to add more quick cuts involving black/blank screens. We will also change the coloring of the whole video, as it has been our plan from the start to make the opening scene seem more eerie. Lastly, as suggested by one of our respondents, we will also add more background music to help increase the thrill and suspense. 

This screen test was a useful part of our process because it helps open our minds towards broader aspects that can help us improve our project. Opinions from different people are really important because it helps us think of things that we couldn't think of ourselves. By being open to feedback, we are exposed to constructive criticism and advices that will help us better our project.

Reflection: This was an easy task to do because the questions we made were more towards the 'how can we improve' questions, This really did help get more ideas in to help reach the audiences satisfaction because that is what makes a good media product. Thankfully I had friends that wanted to answer our feedback form but they were all girls, making it less reliable. So next time, we might need a man to help give feedback. 

Production: Organising Our Footage

This blog post contains the technology and apps that my team and I (Kellie) used to complete our filming project. This blog was made by Kellie.

Technologies & Applications Used

WhatsApp

Our main form of communication was through WhatsApp. We talked about props, costumes, filming dates, times and the location for our shoot in a group chat that Kristine made. 

Camera App

Since our project genre is horror (found footage), we used our camera app on our iPhone's instead of an advanced camera because we wanted the film to look very realistic and a bit unclear. The film is meant to make the audience feel uneasy and scared, so with low quality footage and filters that will be added later on in the editing process, this will help create that tone. 

Photos App & Shared Album

Since we were using our phones to film, we had a limited amount of storage to use. To fix this problem and help fasten the process of sharing all of our footage and behind the scenes pictures later on, Maisie created a shared album in the photos app. This allowed us to have one place where we can view and keep adding in new files throughout the filming day.CapCut

The app that our editor, Maisie, has decided to use is CapCut. It has a lot of helpful templates, filters and effects on it. Maisie is also familiar with it and has used it before, so this will help make the editing process a lot easier for her.

Google Docs

A large part of our planning work was done on Google Docs, we used it for our script writing, filming schedule, statement of intent, location scout, risk assessment and our dominant reading. Not only does my group and I find it useful and convenient, but we do a lot of our work in class using this app. Google form

A part of our blogposts was to receive audience feedback, we decided to create a google form because we thought it would be the easiest way to collect it. 

Reflection: This blog was made by my team member Kellie so I would say this was an easy task. But I had to used my own images because taking from her blog made the quality really low. Overall I'm grateful that we were able to split the task so that I could just copy and paste and only needed to credit my friend. 

Post-Production: Editing

Here is our editing process along with some explanation that my team member (Maisie) and I created. She helped put the clips together and designed the sound effects, while I added glitches and enhanced the footage.

This was done by my team member (Maisie)

Software❀ᮬᰰུ

To begin with, I chose CapCut for this project because it is easy to use and has all the tools I need. It lets me add transitions, text, sound effects, and filters. Our opening scene needs a variety of effects and good audio, and CapCut makes that simple. It also lets me save my video in high quality without needing expensive software. 

Introduction text• *₊°。

This is our first draft of our introduction text to our opening scene. We wanted to inform our audience about the occurrences before the footage was found. To do this, we included the date the teenagers were reported missing, how, and what happens next after a certain amount of time. 

This is our final draft. There are some changes that I made. First of all, I changed the font of the text to "Creato Display". The reason for this is because we wanted to make our opening scene look a little more modern. Since the font we used before this was "Typewriter", it seemed really old and outdated, which didn't quite fit with our time line (2019). 

Secondly, we decided to slightly change up the words and align them below each other (in one screen). We used shorter sentences to make it more intense and nerve wrecking. Each of the sentences appear in different time stamps, one after another. 

This is how it turned out like. I'm really satisfied with the results. In my opinion, the "Jitter" effect I added played a big role in making the text look unsettling because it resembles flickering lights, which in general seems creepy. Additionally, the "Fade In" effect I added in the beginning of every sentence created a smooth entrance. The cherry on top is the static noise in the background. The best part about it is when it gradually gets louder and more distorted towards the end, building up suspense. 

Turns out, Mr. Nick still had revisions that caused us to change certain things from our video. First of all, he suggested us to get rid of the "Jitter" effect. He commented that it looked unusual because all three sentences weren't 'jittering' at the same time, so he advised us to just completely get rid of it. Additionally, he also commented that the font we chose was too cliche. Therefore, he advised us to select any serif font of our choice. We decided to settle with a font called "Apple Garamond". I think it looks okay, I don't really know how to feel about it. It just looks more modern, and I do have to agree it feels more like 2019 with this font. This is the FINAL results of my part (without effects and filters yet). 

Zoom ins & outs₊˚.  𐦍༘⋆

As shown in the video, I implemented some "Zoom In" and "Zoom Out" to make it clearer that the cameraman is using a camera to record the whole thing. It makes it feel more realistic. I did this manually in CapCut using keyframes. 

The two white diamond shaped icons that I circled are called keyframes. These are what I used to create the "Zoom in" and "Zoom outs". How I did it:

1. Place a first keyframe on where I want the Zoom in/out to start

2. As shown in the picture on the right, I then click on the keyframe and adjust the position until I reach the Zoom in/out I want

3. Then I add another keyframe on where I want the Zoom in/out to end

4. Lastly, I click on the keyframe and adjust to return the position back to normal

Note: the reason why I did this manually instead of using the effects from CapCut is because I wanted to make it look more realistic. It looks more shaky and unstable when I did it myself, which is what I was looking for. Using the Zoom in/out effect from CapCut made it look too smooth. 

Background noiseᗢ₊˚✧

In most found footage movies, we can hear a slight background noise that sounds like a blowing air conditioner. Sometimes, we can hear the noise very clearly, and it usually makes the movies seem more realistic. This is because the overall audio (of the characters talking, etc) is meant to sound unclear, unlike usual movies with good sound quality. An example of this is shown in the clip above from a found footage movie called "Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension, 2015). 

This is a little funny, but this was suggested by my friend, Gusde. To recreate that background noise, he suggested that I search up "air conditioner sound" on YouTube and use it as my background noise. I thought it was a really good idea so I did end up using it. 

This was my opening scene before the background noise. If you pay attention, it sounded too quiet and silent.

Then, this is our opening scene with the background noise. As you can hear, it sounds a little noisier, which is what I was aiming for. I screen recorded a minute of the video from YouTube and extracted the sound to CapCut. Additionally, I did some adjustments to it (increased the volume and made it sound muffled). I really like how it turned out.

Knocking sound effect𑁍.ೃ࿔*:･

This is a YouTube video of a scary door knocking sound effect. Our plan was to layer the knocking sound for a more scarier and intense effect. We figured that if we tried making knocking sound effects on set (during shooting) it wouldn't sound very loud/creepy, so we decided to use a sound effect instead. 

This is our video without the sound effect. We purposely did not manually make sound effects on set and had our actor (Lamiya) pretend that she heard a loud knocking sound and proceed to react to it. 

This is our video with the sound effect. As you can hear, it definitely sounds like aggressive knocking because that's what we were trying to achieve. If the knocking sounded less angry, it wouldn't have felt scary/shocking. I made sure to increase the volume a little more from the original audio that I extracted from YouTube to make it sound even more frightening. 

Extra music/audio𖤓 ⋆⁺₊

1. 

This is a scene from the found footage horror movie "V/H/S 94". When watching this specific scene, me and Kristine thought the scary audio used for this scene sounded really good and that it would fit a certain scene in our video. Hence, I screen recorded this specific scene from the movie and extracted the audio to CapCut. 

This is our video without the sound effect. Due to the knocking, the silence still did give off an eerie feeling, however it wasn't enough for me. After watching "V/H/S 94", it inspired me to use the same sound effect to make the moment of silence turn into something more bone-chilling.

This is our video after I added the audio. I really like how it turned out, because it made the scene even more eerie. I made sure to fade the audio out near the end so that it sounds smooth and natural. 

2. 

While editing our video, me and Kristine accidentally came across this audio when searching for another type of audio. Weirdly enough, despite what it is (wheezing/asthma sounds), it sounds really creepy, almost like a whale. That's when we came into an agreement that we can make use of this audio in a specific scene. 

This is our video without the wheeze audio. As you can see, our actor (Lamiya), looks into the camera after realizing that something has touched her feet. I thought that we can make this scene more horrifying by adding a sound effect to emphasize her near danger/death. 

This is our video with the wheeze audio. In my opinion, this is way better than our video without the audio. All I did was I screen recorded the YouTube video and extracted the audio into CapCut. I played with the volume a little bit to my liking so that it gives off the effect I was aiming for. I'm really happy with how it turned out, as it made this scene seem more unnerving. 

3. 

I found this sound effect from CapCut. I used this for the intro and outro text. The reason why I picked white noise specifically is because it reminds me of a broken radio. A broken radio has always sounded scary to me, so I decided to add it in the background as the texts show up. 

4. 

This is the last scene of our project, which is where Lyla gets dragged by the evil entity. On this part, I obviously thought that we needed an extra terrifying screaming scene to layer on top of our original clip to make it sound bone-chilling. Kristine helped me research and found a screaming audio that we both liked. She then screen recorded and sent it to me. This is a clip of our video without the audio layering. As you can hear, it sounds super awkward and ridiculous even. 

This is the scene with the audio layering. As you can hear, it sounds so much scarier and almost ear piercing from how loud it is. I did this on purpose by extracting the audio from the screen recording Kristine gave and increasing the volume even more. I really liked how it turned out, as it transformed our actor's (Lamiya's) scream into something more creepy and unsettling, clearly showing that she's in big danger (about to die). 

Black screen𑁍࿔̥̊

In this part, we aimed to create a hermeneutic code. This idea was suggested by Mr. Nick, where he advised us to show a black screen with the sound playing over it before it actually shows the clip. This is a form of hermeneutic code because it is meant to leave the audience questioning. "What's happening?" or something along those lines. How I did this:

1. Unlink the clip and the audio so that they separate

2. Adjust the audio with the black screen so that the timing is perfect by the time it shows the actual video

Title card⋆˚࿔

This is a rough draft of how our title card looks like in my part of editing, before adding in transitions and effects. Kristine will be in charge of that, however I was only in charge of adding the text and adjusting the timing. I managed to make the title card last for around 5-7 seconds, which was fortunately longer than expected. The font that I used for this is called "1942 report". I really like the scary and uneasy vibe it gives off. 

Here is my part of the editing process

After getting the clips from my team member (Maisie), I've decided to help with the glitch effects. I used an app called Video Star because it offers better features and more realistic effects than CapCut. Although the effects I will be using are paid, I have been using this application and its paid version since 2018. This application is only available on mobile phones so I had to edit the footage on my phone.

First I will introduce you the 3 youtube videos that I've used for sound effects and glitches. 

Link 1

Link 2

Link 3

The first thing that I did was to enhance the text introduction. I used 2 Video Star effects that helps create the mixture of chaos or threat from the jitter, and build the eerie tension from the flickers.

Next I decided to start the found footage using the third Youtube link as a turn-on glitch effect. I used the Blend Background feature to blend both the glitch and footage making them look seamless together.

I used the Glitch D8 effect in Video Star because it looks more realistic and ensures it doesn't resemble the opening glitch. I also used the Jerky effect to enhance the laggy illusion, making the glitches feel more chaotic. I intensified the chaos to reflect the scene's context, where Drew ditches a conversation because he didn't like how mature Lyla was acting. I also used the same Youtube link but looked for a quieter glitch audio to help intensify the glitch effect.

The next scene is the fake jump scare scene and where the glitches build up. I used the same method as before but chose a different audio to differentiate the glitches. I used the second youtube link that I added. But be cause I wanted to really intensify the scene, I increased the speed so the Jerky and the glitch was way more intense. The scene then cuts to a low-angle shot, and the glitches continue. I used the same method with Glitch D8 and Jerky to enhance the long "realism" take and maintain immersion.

There were also a few small glitches, where I combined Glitch D8 and used the this youtube link for glitch audio to enhance the error effect. Overall, the glitches were used to show the audience that this supernatural force is now taking control over the camera and them.

The big glitch in the scene where Drew gets attacked had a lot of effects applied.

First, I added an additional glitch to enhance the overall effect, the more glitches the more intense it becomes. Then, I combines the first and third audio to create a more violent, eerie sound. I also added a shocking effect to make the scene feel more intense.

Even though it feels messy, I wanted the audience to experience a creepy, distorted audio that would make this sound unforgettable.

After all the glitches, we see the same glitch I used for the intense moment, but this time, it intensifies the pitch black screen rather than the scene itself. This makes the audience feel like they are merely watching something, reinforcing the idea that they are not actually int he situation creating a hermeneutic code for them. You also hear the audio of Carrie asking if Drew is okay.

We then get a small glimpse of Carrie since she told Lyla to hold the camera. I still used Glitch D8 and Jerky to intensify how serious the problem and the situation had become. I also used the same audio effects and intensified Glitch D8 combining it with the third Youtube link. This highlights the similarities between what Carrie and Drew encountered, the mysterious sound and glitches.

Using the same technique with a small glitch effect and the same audio form the third YouTube link, the scenes shifts to Lyla on the floor desperately searching for the camera as its her last hope.

Then, I used the same Glitch A2 effect combines with a pitch black screen after the screaming scene to conclude the found footage scene. I used this to show the supernatural moving from the camera to Drew, once inside him, the glitches vanish showing its no longer trapped seeing up with the camera. This keeps the intensity high as if the scene felt like a pure relief, viewers might stop watching. But with a sudden blackout, it creates a hermeneutic code, making them question what just happened and keeping them engaged.

In the end, I used a non-diegetic sound to enhance the intensity of the text title with this audio. I used sound: ROOM 237.WAV

I decided to add a zoom-in effect where the text moves closer, further intensifying the ending. This not only builds tension but also leaves viewers with more questions about the book and what actually happened, drawing deeper into the mystery.

After getting approval by my teacher, I continued the next step which was colouring. I used 3 different tools to help with my colouring. They also carry meaning that enhances the overall indeed message.

The Vignette Pro effect helps enhance the darkness of the scene while creating the illusion of an eye shape, reinforcing the idea that we we seeing things from a specific point of view, This detail adds to the immersive experience, making the moment feel more personal and intense,

The Gloom colour plays a role in bringing the wood texture to life, making it appear richer and more detailed, since the attic is a part of this storyline. This is not only added depths to the visual but also strengthens the atmosphere akin the setting feel more real and engaging for the audience.

The sharpening effect helps emphasise key details, making them standout with a crisp, serious tone. This effects heighten the intensity of the scene, drawing viewers into the unsettling atmosphere. I also applied sharpening to the text, further to ensure that its message is felt as mush as it is seen.

Weeks later, I had another feedback session, and the only thing my teacher suggested was to enhance the sound of the character 'Drew' when he was laughing, jump scaring his friends.

Reflection: I was struggling in this blog because I finished editing my product 2 days before my teacher's deadline. I had to stay up all night and didn't go to school on the day of the deadline. Im glad that I didn't have to do the whole blog because part of this was done by my team member (Maisie). So it was also easier for me to get things done, next time i should be more organised and should get things done earlier.