Problems and Solving
Problems and Solving
Festival rules about The first festival I looked at I faced this problem. To
YouTube uploading didn’t allow me to post it to solve it I found another
YouTube before the festival.
festival, so I would have to
look for another. I asked but didn’t get a
Or I could also ask for response for a while.
permission as it is part of
my course.
Do the festivals accept Read though the rules to I read through the rules
horror comedies make sure that my film and they never said
follows the rule. anything about being
purely horror, so I think
they would allow a horror
comedy.
YouTube copyright I am wanting to use music
for my short film but don’t
want to have any copyright
infringement. I want the
work to be my own, so I am
going to make the sound
track myself
Balancing the tone Because I’m making a
horror comedy, balancing
the tone might be quite
difficult. I could fix this by
making the serial killer a
scary and intimidating. This
would help balance the
comedy and the scares.
Meeting conventions Meeting the conventions of
two genres. I could Make
the main character a
conventional comedic
protagonist and make the
killer a classic horror villain.
Using a knife in locations Even when it’s a prop knife,
it is treated as real if it is
called in. To overcome this
problem, I will keep the
fake knife in a bag when it
is not on screen.
Unwanted product Wear unbranded clothes
placement and cover up brand labels.
Location’s permission Only film on locations I
have access to. E.g. college
and home and woods.
Making light of serious As it covers a serial killer
topics stalking a potential victim,
some audiences might find
it offensive. However, I can
solve this by making the
killer appear as a bad
person. Not to glorify the
killer, he is in the wrong.