Our (Beth, Zoe, Me and Jade) Horror Trailer Ideas

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Horror Films: Categorised

Film Categories – My Response and Opinion

Psycho – Mad, serial killers, twisted minds.

Human Centipede, Saw Films, Scream, The Sixth Sense, Sorority Row, Red Riding Hood, Sweeney Todd, Blair Witch Project, The Hostel.

Demonic – Devils, vampires, possessed.

Paranormal Activity Series, Final Destination Series, Red Riding Hood, The exorcist, The Descent, The Hostel, The Wolfman, Blade series, The Haunting of Connecticut.

Armageddon – Destroying the world, harm to loads of people.

Contagion, Shaun of the Dead, Zombieland, Piranha, Clover Field, 2012, The Day After Tomorrow, Jaws, Deep Blue Sea.

These are the three main categories which Horror is split up into, and as you can see I have quite an even spread over the three categories in what films I have watched, but personally I would say I have watched more demonic films. These types of films scare me the most as they build suspense effectively and I believe it is the fear of the unknown which scares me in this category. Here are a few films which I have seen and how they differ between each other.

The Human Centipede – Psycho/Personality Horror

Like many of these psycho films, they re very disturbing because of what the killer or mass murderer does in this film for instance, attaching humans in a line by sowing their heads to other persons end. Personally, it doesn’t make me scared but it is very disturbing because of his actions and more importantly this category is the most realistic and likely to happen so people do get freaked out by this. In my opinion it is not the greatest of horror films as they fight to kill the man who did this to them, and there are also many better psycho films such as, Silence of the Lamb or the Hostel.

Zombieland – Armageddon

Zombieland is almost a comedy version of Dawn of the Dead where survivors battle for survival against mutated zombies, but they do this in a very humorous way with 4 main characters, which which they all survive. Although there are places where suspense is created to make you jump, it is mostly humour and there are many other realistic Armageddon which demonstrate what it would be like in a Zombie outbreak, for instance Dawn of the Dead. The humour in which this contains is very similar to Shaun of the Dead wear they have to defend their local pub, the Winchester from Zombies.

Final Destination: 1,2,3,4, 5 & 3D – Demonic

Some people may class this in the Armageddon category but in all of the films there is a force from the unknown which possess one of the characters who can tell what is going to happen in the future. Then the next thing you know is that they are re-living what the character has dreamt and they somehow have to avoid death. The first two movies in the series were quite scary with suspense building and made you shriek and cringe at the gory thing which happened to some of the characters but after the third, four, fifth and 3D it has become quite hilarious as you know when things are going to happen and you end up laughing at them. This is apparent for me in the 3D film as I went to the cinema to see it and it just made the people laugh as blood and guts were flying at the screen and you didn’t really care what was happening to them. Personally I believe this is a series of films which has gone on too long as the scariness and surprise of the film has faded from it.

Contagion – Armageddon

I recently saw this film at the cinema and it was not your typical horror, as it didn’t scare me at all but it worried me due to the fact of how realistic it was. It is about and epidemic which spreads across the world killings over millions of people. It was scary in the sense of how easily it could happen as at the end it reveals that this disease which was unknown to begin with came from a banana chunk which a bat took and dropped into a pig farm, where the pig ate it and then was killed and cooked to which it then spread. It also illustrated how easy enough a disease was to spread as it focused on the small details such as touching coffee mugs or door handles. Not your typical horror but it fits into this category perfectly and I would highly recommend this to anyone.

Paranormal Activity 1, 2 & 3 – Demonic

This series of demonic horror is the reason why I find this category the most scary and horrifying as it is the fear of the unknown and being possessed. Each one of these gets better and better due to the fact that being possessed is shown through people being dragged down stairs and thrown into the air, or lights going off and doors slamming. This is all created by the suspense and no non – diegetic sounds as everything is filmed on handheld cameras which intensify this experience further. This was a very freaky film which made me jump mostly but also creep me out in the sense of someone being possessed and turning evil, again returning back to the point of the fear of the unknown. These are movies which I would recommend if you want to be frightened and demonic horror is your type.

Timeline of Horror

Timeline of Horror – 1920’s

Silent Horror films were the earliest horror films to come as and many of them were, darkness and shadows were impossible to illustrate as they didn’t have the technology, they relied on expressionist painters and a narrative style to show their effect. However the conventions they used are still very similar to todays as they based horrors on Folklore and myths and legends in Europe. Many of the films made in this era have been lost as they were fragile and have been lost. Here are a few of some of the films that were found and can be watched today:

·         The Golem (1920) – Classed as the first monster movie as it contained a man built of clay.

·         Dr. Jekyll and Hyde (1920) – A story well known and performed in theatre today.

·         Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) – Following an Evil madman against a hero kept in a mental asylum.

·         Nosfertu (1922) – The first vampire film ever made of the character called Max Schreck.

·         Phantom of the Opera (1925) – Similar to Jekyll and Hyde this has become one of the most famous and recognised pieces around especially the upon the musical version which has been on stage for 25 years.

1930’s

Due to the success of The Phantom of the Opera and the Hunchback of Notre Dame, the Golden Age of monster movies came through in the 30’s as sound was introduced and it opened up the cinema industry further. Sound added an extra ‘dimension’ in horror as it created suspense, showed the sign of a threat, or emphasised creepy movements and actions such as a creaky door opening. This gave the audience diversion, away from the Great Depression which occurred in this era. Horror Films consisted of myths, fairytales and mainly monsters and freaks.

·         Dracula (1931) – One of the most important films in this era as this then started this era of with other movies. Rumour was that the Spanish version was also much better than the English version.

·         Frankenstein (1931) – Another horror legend Boris Karloff played this monster.

·         The Mummy (1932) – As the idea of Egyptology came in, this film came out and is based on a mummy which is brought back to life.

·         King Kong (1993) – Another Famous film brought to life by Merian C Cooper.

1940’s

Fortunately for the 40’s, the Golden Age of monsters was fading, even though the success of The Wolf Man (1940) others failed such as Cat People and the sequel of Frankenstein called The Ghost of Frankenstein. Movies were banned in Britain due to WWII and only America were producing them but they found this difficult as they struggled for ideas and looked a Europe for ideas but this eventually dragged them in as well.

·         Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) – This was a remake of the original.

·         The Picture of Dorian Gray – Won an academy award for cinematography during this era.

1950’s

The 50’s was a very fragile time as WW2 had put fear into everyone and many people didn’t want to go to the cinema to see horror films. Moreover it was the cultural forces that influenced the horror movies, such as the Cold War gave fears of invasion and movies such as Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) and The Blob (1958) came in. Due to the technology developing and rapidly changing, this was also seen throughout the war, as well as mad scientists developing experiments (nuclear) and the atom bomb, movies like The Fly (1958) and The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953) were produced.

·         Ugetsu (1953) – This was the first Full length Japanese film.

·         Godzilla (1954) – Another creature based film similar to many brought during the 50’s.

1960’s

During this era sexual revolution as well as feminism and homosexuality began which also lead to a big change in horror as people started to perceive different things as horror. On screen nudity and violence started to occur more recently during the 60’s, also the increasing amount of the younger generation becoming more engrossed in horror. Horror became more realistic, believable and intriguing which dealt with issues that had occurred around the world. Ghosts and serial killers grew in popularity where women became the usually victim and the monsters from the 50’s looked silly and unrealistic compared to this era. Special Effects then died out and more diegetic sounds increased to create reality but also suspense.

·         Psycho (1960) – Very famous film, most notably for the shower seen which was based upon the true story of Ed Gein.

·         Birds (1963) – Melanie a bad girl follows her love to Bodgeda bay where she is met by the strange behaviour of birds.

1970’s

As society got grim in the 70’s with events such as the Beatles split and oil and energy crisis, horror became great as bid budget films started to be produced dealing with contemporary ideas from society.  Physiological fears, children and families were the new topics for horrors and slasher horrors grew. Family units were seen crumbling in some films with the enemy forming within your house.

·         The Exorcist (1973) – Once voted the scariest movie of all time, this was about a girl in which a demon is inside causing terrifying happenings around the place. Marked the beginning of a new type of genre.

·         Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) – Madman on the loose, as warning were missed and ignored by others of this killer.

·         Carrie (1976) – A teen romance turned into terror with Carrie and her telekinetic powers.

·         Halloween (1978) – A low budget horror based on a teenage babysitter escaping the attacks of a serial killer.

1980’s

Horror movies in the 80’s were influenced by special effects as technology advanced. Companies were able to distort human bodies and parts as Aliens and Zombies grew popular. The goriness increase and this hooked many people with effects such as decapitation and explosions of body parts.  The monster genre finally came alive again and became more realistic compared to the 1950’s where this couldn’t have happened.

·         Alien (1979) – Though it was the 70’s this started off this era and type of horror with it mixing aliens with human biology and technology.

·         The Thing (1982) – Based on Howard Hawks’s film in 1952 this film offers the philosophical perspective of what makes us human compared to alien biology. An unseen force is threatening an isolated group of scientists at an ice station.

·         A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) – A scarred and bullied school kid, Freddy Krueger puts on his trademark gloves as he becomes a killer.

·         Childs Play (1988) – A doll named Chucky who was a killer in his previous life and he never sleeps.

1990’s

As alien/gore films began to die out this era focused on a more realistic style with serial killers, supernatural happenings, and fears of the unknown. Typically the killers communicated with their victims through phone calls or other messages, furthermore they could even been seen being very close and helping towards their victims but eventually this is proved not.

·         Silence of the Lambs (1991) – FBI agent’s desperate attempt to track down and Hannibal Lector with the help of an imprisoned psychopath.

·         Natural Born Killer (1994) – Mickey and Mallory work their way across America slashing many victims to death.

·         Se7en (1995) – One of the most thrilling and gripping serial killer movies at its time, twisting the normal conventions as two Cops played by Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt have to work together to survive.

·         Scream (1996) – Another movie which twisted conventions, but the usually slasher movie containing lots of gore.

2000’s

Many events changed the worldwide view on what is actually frightening, and this began with 9/11 following onto the Iraq War and the conflict in Libya. Many people wanted horror films to end as world peace became important again. Escapism became the main genre of horrors as realism was used as it was the scariest towards the people in this time.

·         Final Destination (2000) – Escaping an unseen force which is creating destructive happenings occurred in this film and this seemed very popular compared to the monsters and aliens used in the era before and have produced many other sequels including two of the films in 3D which add to the shock and horror.

·         28 Days Later (2002) – A zombie apocalypse occurs when a virus breaks out and this centres on a group of survivors.

·         Saw (2004) – This similar to Final Destination is about people trying to escape the hands of a murderer who plays deadly games with people where they have to rely on each other or chop their limbs off. Many sequels have been produced also.

Horror Conventions

Horror Conventions are the typical idea and concepts which you would find in a horror film in the production at the beginning but they would also be seen in the final product, being the film. These are usually split into categories:

·         Setting – Bright lit house, castle, dungeon, forested, being alone/deserted and claustrophobic places.

·         People/Beings – Monsters, Zombies, Animals, Serial Killers, Ghost, Children, possessed beings, people on their own, group of survivors.

·         Sounds – Creaking, Footsteps, Screaming, repetitive noises, high pitched noises, singing, slamming, metallic noises and smashing noises.

·         Costume – Masks, blood stained/dark clothing, scars, big/bold clothing and slimy/strange hair.

·         Other – Weapons, unknown, thriller, blood, gore, bad weather and strange characteristics of people and beings.

However, there are also conventions or rules which can be seen and explored within many horror movies. The film ‘Scream’ explores these rules and what you should and shouldn’t do. For example Randy says that ‘there are rules in which you most obey to survive, you can never have sex, never do drugs or drink, never say “I’ll be right back” because you won’t return.’ The being or whatever is going to kill you is always behind you so never look back and keep running. You should never answer the phone or trust your closest friends as anything could happen.

Match on Action - An editing technique for continuity editing to which one shot goes to another showing the action of the subject in the first shot. This helps to create a 'visual bridge' as well as continuity which draws the viewers attention away from the cutting.

180 Degree Rule - This is a film guideline that participants in a scene should have the same left-right relationship to each other, this being with filming only taking place within the 180 degree angle in which the action is maintained. This gives the audience a greater sense of location and atmosphere with whatever background scene is there.

Shot Reverse Shot - Shot reverse shot is a continuous editing technique for conversations or characters looking at each other or objects. This gives the audience a good view of the emotions of the characters on there faces and can usually be scene as either a point of view or over the shoulder view. This often comes in with the 180 degree rule as to contain continuity and not distorting the sense of location for the audience.

Evaluation of my 'Mix' Cosmetic Advert

My advert is for the fragrance 'Mix' and uses a variety of important signifiers to illustrate the ideology in this situation, in which it would appeal to the youthful, teenagers from 18 to the party goers in their 20's. The other ideology of my advert is that it would appear in the magazine MixMag (the above images), as my advert is designed for the younger generation who enjoy music, clubbing and partying, thus very similar to this magazine.

My ideology of this is supported by the images and style of my advert, most significantly the background picture of the club scene with various lights and colours. Colours played an important role in the advert as they had to be bright and also a variety because if you are at a club, you want to be wild and 'mix' things up. I decided to use glowing edges for the lights at it helps to bring and define the colours more but also because on the website http://www.mixmag.net/, I found many pictures which are bright and exuberant, similar to the magazine covers.

Maslow's Herarchy of Needs was taken into consideration as well as I believe that this advert covers your Love and Belongingness Needs, because some people may want love in friendship but sometimes intimacy. Also, Esteem needs, as they want to be respected and accepted by others, and moreover, The Need to Know as people like to try and discover different things in life to get a better view. On the social scale this advert would also appeal to many from D to B depending on their age but, theoretically, any class, as it is more about the age range of 18 - 30 rather than class. In the social value group, innovators, strivers, and conformers are what this advert targets due to them being either risk takers, important to their image and status, also followers. Typically, people in the clubs like to show off, be wild and enjoy themselves; furthermore this advert and social groups are suitably correct for them.

On the other hand, the more interesting element of the advert exists within its simplicity of the bright, almost symmetrical background of a club, but the Words of 'Mix' and slogan 'Your own Mix' are able to stand out more with the bottle along the vertical rule of thirds line on the left. The colour red of the 'Mix' contrasts well with the green but almost blends nicely as there is a slight tint of red in both top corners. The writing is also placed along the top horizontal rule of thirds line, as I wanted to keep it to one side and to make clubbing, party clear and to give the feel of it, but I still feel that the writing is eye catching and bold as well. The slogan of ‘Your own Mix’ sums up what my ideology and theme was which was that this is targeted for people who want to go out, party and do what they enjoy most by putting their own ‘Mix’ and style to things.  The purple light in the centre of the green lights shooting out has been blurred and smeared across and around the bottle as it creates an emphasis on the bottle and brings the colours out more. The reason that so many different colours are used is that in a club you would get all of these flashing, dazzling lights and this also gives the idea of mixing things up and having a good time.

Overall, I feel that I am very pleased with my advert as I have used Photoshop very successful by, cutting and developing several different images and putting my own twist on it, to create a successful advert which targets 18-30 year olds who like their music, clubbing and partying and gives the sense of pleasure and freedom.

My Cosmetic Advert

Here is my Cosmetic Advert which has now been finalised:

Cosmetic Advert Collage

I collected lots of pictures from the internet and made them into one collage as I wanted to give myself an idea of what my advert would look like and also some more ideas on how I could develop it. As you can see I want my advert to be for the people who party and club a lot of the time. The two pictures on the right hand side show the blue bar effect which i would like in my advert and the drinks down the bottom also have given me ideas of the drinks I want on my bar front. The font that is also on my collage is similar and close to the font I want as I want the font a bit bolder. Furthermore, I went on Findyourtribe.co.uk as I was trying to find the type of person which this advert and cosmetic would appeal to. Here is the answer that it came up with and which I agree with:

Clubber:

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Cosmetic Advert Ideas

For my Cosmetic Advert I decided that I wanted to create a party/clubbing aftershave or perfume advert. For my advert I want a bar at the front of the shot with a background shot of partying and a DJ to create the clubbing, dancing and lively atmosphere. The perfume is placed at the front on the bar as I thought it would be  clever to show that it represents a cocktail or some alcoholic drink. I could do a perfume and aftershave for male and female but to show the difference I will change the colours of the bottles so they represent either gender. My name for my cosmetic will be MIX as I believe the party scenes is all about having a good time and mixing things up as well as it being connotative as an alcoholic drink. I have also come up with a few slogans for my advert but I am still undecided:

• Release the party go-er inside you.
• Mix it up.
• Get it in the Mix.
• Your own Mix.
• Fix your Mix.

Maslow's Herarchy of Needs and Social Grades

Physiological - These are literally the requirements for human survival, for instance, air, water and food.

Safety - Safety is the next key needs which gives us security and comfort. Safety and Security is narrowed down into groups which include personal, financial, health and accidents.

Love and Belongingness - Safety is mostly overridden by the feeling of belongingness and love in your social life. Love and Belonging is shared everywhere but generally into three groups, Friendship, Family and Intimacy.

Esteem - Esteem gives the human desire to be accepted, respected and valued by others. Therefore when you receive this you gain self-esteem and self-respect.

The Need to Know and Understand - Cognitive needs (as it's also known as) is the expression that humans need to explore, discover and create to get a better understanding of the world around them.

Aesthetic - Humans need beauty or something new which is aesthetically pleasing to continue up the pyramid. Humans often do this by refreshing themselves in the presence of beauty in the world, such as nature.

Self-actualisation - It is the initiative of the human to make the most of their abilities and strive to the best that they can be. 'What a man can be,he must be' sums this category up.

Transcendence - To go above and beyond of the level of being. Transcendence in Latin means climbing or going beyond. This is sometimes referred to as Spiritual needs.

Camera Shots

Key Words

Mise-en-scène - This refers to everything that is seen in the frame or camera and it's arrangement, including, Lighting, colour, angle, set, make-up, casting, costume, props and positioning.

Denotation - A literal meaning of the word or facts you can see.

Conotation - An association to which the word implies.

            Example: 'Woman', 'Bird' and 'chick' have the denotation of 'female adult', however 'chick' and 'bird' are both negative connotations whilst 'women' is neutral.

Ideologies - Ideas and Beliefs

Anchorage - Words or Images to aid in creating meaning to pull the audience in.

Representation - The view of how things are shown.

The Audience of the Simpsons

The Simpson's- The Audience

(From Left to Right)

Mr Burns - As you can see from the Social Gradings below, Mr Burns would come under class A, due to him being the manager of the Power Plant in Springfield. He is very wealthy and lives in luxury with his massive mansion. This also indicates that he is a succeeder as he is on top of the social ladder because of his wealth. Looking at Maslow's Herarchy of Needs, he would be placed on Self-Actualisation as he mostly acts to the best of his abilities but rather prefers to relax with his well but also be commanding over his butler Smithers. Therefore he doesn't go onto the next class of transcendence.

Moe - Moe on the other hand is completely different to Mr Burns as he would come under the class of C2/B as he is the owner of his bar 'Moe's Tavern'. He comes under both as I believe him owning the bar shows some managerial ability however he is also working all the time and is skilled in what he does, so I believe he fits in both. Moe is definitely a Social Climber as he seeks wealth and love in his life.  I believe that Moe needs  the Understanding and Aesthetic needs as  he is respected by bar members such as Homer, Barney, Lenny and Carl which means he already has Esteem needs and the ones before it. Moe needs to explore and understand the world more instead of being stuck in his bar so he is able to understand love and life, so he is able to succeed and climb the social ladder.

Bart - As Bart is only a teenager and doesn't work he comes into the class of E. Later in life he may come up to class D/C2 depending on what job he does. Bart would also come under the Social Value Group as a Social Climber and Individuals as Bart always dreams and believes that he will be famous and wealthy, however he has mischievous and rebellious characteristics which does make him individual and stand out from most Mainstreamer kids at his school. Similar to Moe he respected by his friends at school and mostly loved by his family which clears him of the Esteem and other groups. Moreover he needs to understand the world and life more to be able to go up Maslow's Herarchy of Needs, this for Bart will come in time as he grows up.

Marge - Marge would go under two classes of E/D as she depends on Homer do bring in the income, but she has had jobs previous  before and is experienced. Now she is a housewife and falls more into the E class. Personally, I think Marge fits into the Social Value Groups of Mainstreamer as she like to be secure within in the family, however she is moralistic and well meaning which could also pull her into the Reformers category as she does want to make things in life better. Referring back to Maslow's Heerarchy of Needs I believe that she has most of the needs up to Aesthetic at times as her relationship with Homer can be intimate and loving. She also has a good understanding of the world which would clear her of the Need to Know and Understanding needs as well. Finally I don't think she has found the best of abilities and the great person that she can strive to be.

Maslow's Herarchy of Needs

Maslow's Herarchy of needs is typically shown as a pyramid and is divided into layers. The most fundamental level of needs is at the bottom and it goes to Transcendence at the top. The bottom layer consists of four which is usually named the deficiency needs. Here are the definitions for each section:

Physiological - These are literally the requirements for human survival, for instance, air, water and food.

Safety - Safety is the next key needs which gives us security and comfort. Safety and Security is narrowed down into groups which include personal, financial, health and accidents.

Love and Belongingness - Safety is mostly overridden by the feeling of belongingness and love in your social life. Love and Belonging is shared everywhere but generally into three groups, Friendship, Family and Intimacy.

Esteem - Esteem gives the human desire to be accepted, respected and valued by others. Therefore when you receive this you gain self-esteem and self-respect.

The Need to Know and Understand - Cognitive needs (as it's also known as) is the expression that humans need to explore, discover and create to get a better understanding of the world around them.

Aesthetic - Humans need beauty or something new which is aesthetically pleasing to continue up the pyramid. Humans often do this by refreshing themselves in the presence of beauty in the world, such as nature.

Self-actualisation - It is the initiative of the human to make the most of their abilities and strive to the best that they can be. 'What a man can be,he must be' sums this category up.

Transcendence - To go above and beyond of the level of being. Transcendence in Latin means climbing or going beyond. This is sometimes referred to as Spiritual needs.

Comparing Cosmetic Adverts

Both of these pictures are cosmetic adverts, which are selling to both men and women as you can tell by the two different bottles of cosmetics. However, both of these adverts have a gender domination in them. The Hugo Boss advert seems very powerful, demanding and fighting as the position of the man and women is directly in the centre which suggests that are fighting over control. The lights also show this divide with one side being dark and the other light, furthermore the boxing ring in the background illustrates the fighting for control over each other. Overall, I believe that the women in this picture has more dominance because of her hold on the man and the stern look on her face.

The David Beckham advert is similar to the Hugo Boss advert as the couple is placed centre and your attention is drawn to them due to the symetrey of the logo and the lights either side. However the impression you get from this photo is lust, romance and passion. This is due to the darkness of the photo as well as the pose of the couple which is very romantic. In my opinion this is different to the Hugo Boss advert as I feel that the man has more domination in the advert as David Beckham has wrapped himself around her.

Breaking the Rule of Thirds

Many eye catching and professional photos have been taken  by using the Rule of Thirds technique, however, just as many have been taken by breaking the Rule of Thirds. Instead of lining up the elements in the photo in which you want to draw attention to along the vertical and horizontal lines, you can simply place your subject in the centre in which striking and powerful images can be produced. This is especially used in portraits or in a scene with symmetry.

There are many way in which you can break the Rule of Thirds. For instance in the picture on the left, you can centre the image as well as having symmetry with the two archways. In the picture on the right, centring the image is called a bulls-eye, as well as using repetition and a shallow depth of field draw instantly attracts your attention to the middle. Besides, who said rules were made to be broken!

Representation of Gender

How is Kermit represented as a male?

In the centre picture of Kermit it is very difficult to determine whether he is male or female. From this picture only, Kermit could be taken as male due to him being green, moreover the ideology of the colour green represents male. However frogs are green anyway so this denies this suggestion. His jagged collar illustrates he is male and a female frog would probably not wear that around their neck. His posture is also very strong and masculine but polite with his hands behind his back. Another Ideology is that in many stories and film, frogs are seen as males for example Princess and the Frog, therefore we take Kermit as being male.

In the office picture on the left, the anchorage creates the image of Kermit being male due to him at work and being in a panicked state. The ideologies nowadays of working in the office could either be seen as male or female. As you can see in the last picture, the anchorage of Kermit being in a suit and hugging Miss Piggy certainly represents Kermit being male. Finally the most obvious give away is that his name is Kermit but that's only if you knew his name!!

Rule of Thirds

In this other picture the vertical rule of thirds split the road clearly so your attention is drawn down to the mountain in the centre square. The lines also show the trees continuing up into the sky. This like the previous is also very chilled but adventurous.

Rule of Thirds

In this Picture the Rule of Thirds shows that the bottom horizontal line gives us the edge of the beach, and the top horizontal gives the edge of the clouds to the sky which helps to emphasise the sea in the middle with the clouds. Our attention is also drawn to the heart which is in the bottom right corner. This illustrates the peaceful and romantic setting of the scene.