Effects used in Film

Effects used in Film

The scene I want to create in a dream like effect is when Tyler transitions into the hallucination in the subway. Tyler is going to get a sensory over load, as here starts hearing voices in his head. This was triggered by the Interviewer (Mr Evans). He says "Why do you want the job", but Tyler mistakes it for "Why did you kill him" as it glitches in his head. He shuts his eyes in pain and then when he opens them again he appears to be in a subway.

I would like it if there were smoke all around him. This is because It would defiantly put the viewer on edge and question is this really reality? It would create a more horror like feel.

I have seen some very good uses of this in both TV and Film, here are some examples -

These clips all have use of smoke and fog to create atmosphere. In Stranger Things the fog helps create a new world, which is the 'Upside Down' world. For this instance it makes it more horror like and your wondering what's behind the fog. It also creates a lot of tension.

The arrival of the Terminator is very iconic and dramatic. The use of smoke, lights and wind creates a very atmospheric feel.

The Merlin clip is a bit different. Its not there to add to the scene, it is the scene. Merlin uses his magic to create smoke and use it to hide.

With the arrival of the Autobots in Transformers. The cars drive through the mist and fog. I love this scene as it really sets the mysterious feel off. It also looks visually stunning as it introduces the Autobots for the first time in the movie.

The Teen Wolf clip shows Stiles walking towards the tear in time (1:34). The use of lights and wind creates a very dramatic scene. The scene is slightly slowed down to create more tension. The wind machine blowing onto him is really effective. With all the effects and the music it makes the scene contain a lot of emotion. This is what I want to accomplish in our film.

So from these clips I want to do something along these lines in our film. When Tyler enters the dreamscape, I want the subway to be covered with fog. Maybe when Tyler and the Hooded figure start to fight and strangle, the wind can pick up and the lights could flicker. But obviously were not a massive production company, so we could have some one with a big piece of card waving it up and down to create wind. To get a smoke machine from the Media department. The only problem is doing all of this in a public space. It would be good to look into another place to film maybe, if this doesn't work out.