Research into similar films, reviwes, links to YouTube, websites etc. MAMA.

MAMA

Secondly a good film that I looked into was MAMA. Although this film  was only rated 3.4 out of 5 by the public I felt it could be a good film to look at for our film and to take ideas from.

 

 

Rating:	PG-13 (for violence and terror, some disturbing images and thematic elements)
Genre:	Art House & International, Horror
Directed By:	Andres Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, Andrés Muschietti, Andy Muschietti
Written By:	Andrés Muschietti, Neil Cross, Barbara Muschietti, Andy Muschietti
In Theaters:	Feb 22, 2013 Wide
US Box Office:	£71.6M
Runtime:	1 hr. 40 min.

 

 Some reviews from the public-

 

"The seeds of a truly great horror film are here, but they aren't quite developed enough to leave you with something truly memorable." 

 

"Mama" is well-realized film but not one of the most original stories to be told in this genre. It's still pretty good with some nicely directed sequences and Jessica Chastain continuing to astonish with her transformative acting but at the end of the day you see "Mama" coming from a mile away and she's a bit tired."

 

"Mama is a terrifying success."

 

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mama_2013/

 

 

 

 On the day that their parents die, sisters Lilly and Victoria vanish in the woods, prompting a frantic search by their Uncle Lucas (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) and his girlfriend, Annabel (Jessica Chastain). Five years later, miraculously, the girls are found alive in a decaying cabin, and Lucas and Annabel welcome them into their home. But as Annabel tries to reintroduce the children to a normal life, she finds that someone -- or something -- still wants to tuck them in at night.

 

The posters used for this film are very important. This is because the children used within it are portrayed as innocent and scared. Within the first one we can see Lily hiding behind something, this can signify her youth and show how young she is. This can show to the audience that she is infact very scared of what is happening. I thought maybe if we incorporated shots like this one into our film then it would be very effective as it can portray the child in our film as innocent.

 

Secondly on the second poster we are given a fuller view of the woman she is hiding behind and now it looks as if she is hiding behind some kind of dead looking creature. This is important as we are only given the body of this character and not the face. This could show that she is  a hidden character that plays a big part within the film. Could it be Mama? Again to show that the children are scared we get the same photo of the young girl Lily hiding behind someone but also placed side by side with Victoria in a close up shot screaming. This is significant as it signifies that she is terrified of something. These two girls are showing the same feelings but through different paralinguistic features. This is important and we could add this idea into our film and mix it up a little by having our characters feel the same emotions but choose a different way to portray them.