Risk assessments:

1. Contact lenses use- follow instructions carefully to prevent eye injury.
2. Fake blood use- Avoid contact with the eyes.

Preliminary video

Due to the breaking of the mac with my work on it, I can't put the preliminary video on my blog. 
Here is a link to it: [x]

Production ideas

Injury tester

As a part of the introduction, the main character is attacked by her friend who is experiencing demonic symptoms. In the main characters defence, she pushes her keys between her knuckles and punches the friends right eyebrow. This creates a cut no longer than an inch on the ridge of her eyebrow which leaks a small amount of red blood over the period of the introduction.

First we would apply a small cut on the ridge of the eyebrow made primarily of red and black eyeliner. This is what the character will first look like in a shot.
Then for the next scene where you see the demonic character, I will apply pink, red, dark brown and a tint of purple eyeshadow around the cut to make the development of a bruise much more realistic because bruises don't appear all of a sudden. We will also apply a small amount of blood to the cut.
The last scenes where the character is seen, we will finally apply more blood to make it drip out slightly to show the continuous flow of blood from the injury. It would look like this when the introduction finishes although we may add more blood.

Location ideas

During a weekend, me and Amy went into town to see if we could find locations for our production to take place. 

Our check list for picking a location:

• Open end alley way
• Isolated
• A T-junction near by
• Tall buildings
• OPTIONAL: Abandoned building

Rupert Street was one option for me because it is a isolated alley way with two openings which we were looking for. This would be good for our introduction because it was in the outskirts of town so there wouldn't be too many people interrupting our recording and it would make the whole production a lot easier. The street looks completely normal which is good because we want our introduction to be non-stereotypical. Another advantage is that it has a T-junction at the far end of the street which is what we planned for. The biggest advantage is that a lot of the buildings surrounding this street are abandoned which means we can film there without much interruption.

Wycliffe Street is also another option because it is also isolated and has a T-junction at one end of the street. One disadvantage of this area is that the buildings are in use which may make our production a lot more difficult because of the interruption. This will most likely be the 2nd or 3rd option.

This street next to Rutland and Derby Arms is a good choice because it is very isolated because of the pubs backdoors. This should not be used as much as some other locations which is good, however the length of the street may be at our disadvantage because that would require lots of moving round and might make the introduction to our movie awkward. It has two T-junctions at both ends which gives us a lot of opportunities and options as to where in the street we will use.

This street off of Friar Lane is very good because the length of the street isn't too long. When we explored the area, the buildings were abandoned which is an advantage because that means not many people will go down there. It also has multiple T-junctions nearby which is another point in our checklist and makes it a very appealing location to use. This location is our option A because it ticks all of our requirements. If this location cannot be used, we will most likely go to the location at the top of the post for very similar reasons.

Character planning

Amy's character is a female who works in a store in town. She is one of the main characters in this horror movie intro, and she has to escape from the demon.
One of the scenes in the intro, you see empty beer cans and wine bottles on the floor, indicating that she had drank too much the night before. Her eyes would be red from the hangover, her neck having injuries on from the dream she had before she woke up (she sustains the injuries she experiences in her dream)


We can make her character look similar to this by applying red eyeshadow to the bottom eyelid to show tiredness, or illness from the hangover. We can also apply a light brown or tinted purple to the curves of her eye socket to make her appearance look run down.

I researched the symptoms of a hangover to make her situation a lot more believable. Symptoms that can be physically shown by theatrical FX and body language is listed below:

• Headache and muscle pain- facial expressions
• Weakness and fatigue- facial expressions
• Nausea and vomiting- pale skin
• Sweating- spray bottle
• Drowsiness- facial expressions
• Sensitivity to light and sound- facial expressions

Demon make-up planning

I tested out the eye makeup and blood we are planning to use. The eyes should be red, purple and black to create the feeling of illness, tiredness and because the contrast of the video may be slightly low, this will give a more horror vibe because the eyes will be very dark. The fake blood works nicely because it runs off of the skin without staining and it is the right colour.  It has good texture and will help make the impact on this character much more realistic!

Exam research

Film project:

• Creative Europe, 1,460,000,000 (Euros) or £1,161,050,400 to the UK, date agreed was 1st of January 2014.
• What funds are= £1,161,050,400
• What companies the money went to:
1. The BFI (British Film Institute)
• They encourage the development f film, TV and moving image throughout the UK. They are a charitable organisation.
• Other projects they have been involved in are publishing "Sigh and Sound" magazine, runs libraries and co-produced a number of TV series such as "The Lost World of Mitchell and Kenyon", "The Lost World of Friese-Greene" and "The Lost World of Tibet."
• 2. The British Council (Film)
• TBC is the link between UK films & film-makers, and international audiences. Helps develop films, represents the UK and provides a preview service for selectors from major film festivals.
• Other projects they have been involved in are making partnership with BBC arts, film festivals, representing the UK as a part of the European Film Promotion etc.

• Momentum:
• One of the leading independent (founded in London, 1996) motion picture distributors.
• They released The King's Speech, which is in their list of the most successful releases.
• They are also involved in the release of "The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle" (co-distributed with the United International Pictures)

• The King's Speech: (7-9 Jan 2011);
• Cinemas it was showing in: 395
• Weekend gross figures: £3,523,102
• Weeks chart: 1
• Compared to the date of 14-16 Jan 2011:
• Cinemas it was showing in: 422
• Weekend gross figures: £4,401,926
• Weeks chart: 1

• It grew a lot in cinema viewing and weekend gross figures on 7th of Jan 2011, it's rank was number 1, this is very good to remain at the top for almost a month, it fails to remain in the top 5 until the 6th of March.
• Other films I will look at are "Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 2" (22-24 July 2011) and "Pirates of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" (22-24 July 2011). The weekend gross for Harry Potter is £8,523,417 and Pirates is £19,818. Harry Potter has a bigger weekend gross and remained in a high ranking for a longer period of time.

• Submarine:
• Cinemas it has been shown in is 60, and it's weekend gross is £244,476. Not many cinemas but a big sum of gross compared to Pirates. Produced by Warp Films and Film4 Productions. Weinstein company are also involved.

TV Drama Project:

• Scene= Supernatural, Deans death by Hellhounds.

Dean is dressed in his usual outfits; a t-shirt underneath a shirt, his famous jacket on top, blue jeans, thick boots and his special amulet around his neck. Other characters in this scene are Sam and Ruby's vessel/

Sam is wearing a dark green jacket over his plain shirt and plain baggy blue jeans over his long legs and on top of his boots.

The setting in this scene is inside a living room with pale yellow walls and white or brown furniture. The lighting is natural sunlight which is shining through the window. Sam is positioned mainly at the wall beside the swinging doors and Dean is primarily pinned on the table by Lilith. Ruby (who is really Lilith) is positioned in between Sam and Dean, she wears a black leather jacket over a grey or blue t-shirt. She also wears an amulet around her neck and dark jeans with boots with a decent heel.

Some shots used in this scene are over the shoulder, POV, close up, mid shot, cut-in two-shot and extreme close up. Most shots are fitted together smoothly with the audio of the characters speaking overlapping over the two transitioning shots which is good for noting the other characters reaction.

There is a lot of sound effects in this scene such as the Hellhound barks and snarls. Lilith's powers are also heard among the background ambiance and tension music.

The audience is made to feel the importance of Dean's death because of the way the shot moves onto Sam's crying face, it shows how much it hurts Sam and reveals the audience the emotions set in the scene.

Another example is when Liliths powers do not work on Sam, the way the camera zooms into her face to show her confusion, show and awe makes the audience understand how important this scene is because not only does it reveal how unique Sam is, but shows the audience how scared Lilith has now become of Sam because of how she is vulnerable around him, and is a big pointer for the rest of the series.

One last important part is the extreme zoom from Deans face that zooms into his pupil and it shows you Dean hanging in hell, suspended by hooks that have pierced his shoulder, side and other places (which is a big factor to know if you follow the series). This is a good climatic ending as the audience has been waiting for this to happen to Dean, so it's majorly important to get the shots and atmosphere right...which they did!

The Conjuring- intro study

The Conjuring- Intro study

The genre that The Conjuring is horror, horror is a genre that sets fear, shock or disgust in the audience, usually in the form of gore, darkness, the supernatural or psychological scares such as serial killers.

• Warner Bros- looks dark and eerie.
• Tension non-diegetic sound.
• Black screen while you can hear the characters talking about the moving dolls- makes you wonder what happened.
• Shots of the side of the doll face- creepy but not all of the dolls face can be seen which makes the audience a bit curious as to what she looks like.
• Slow zoom out of the scene of the three characters to create an eerie movement and establishing shot.
• Cuts to the doll sitting in the chair which creates a lot of tension because of the face of the doll, a dark background to make the tension rise.
• Slow zoom in to the doll, concentrating on the eyes.
• Cuts to an event which happened previously of two women entering a door, the doll sitting at the end of the corridor, creepily quiet.
• Narration (from the conversation seen in the establishing shot) telling the story of how the doll moves.
• Non-diegetic sound when the woman opens the door and sees blood.
• Static and anxious sounds when the camera focuses on specific items that represent danger and fear, for example the scratched out faces in the picture frames.
• Non-diegetic sound gets louder and then suddenly gets quieter to put the focus on the writing and the mysterious rolling crayon.
• The music gets louder when they pick up the doll and throw it away.
• Zooms onto the doll in the dumpster to show the details of how the woman throws a slip of paper with it, and it also makes the audience feel even more anxious because of the stare of the doll.
• The screen goes black and the sound of banging is heard which makes the audience feel uneasy. The two women go out of their rooms to check the door and find a note saying "MISS ME" on the floor.
• As soon as the woman closes the door, the loud banging returns which startles the audience.
• After the door is opened again, the expression on the woman shows the horror that she sees, the doll on the floor, a slow zoom out of the dolls face makes it more anxious because of the close zoom up, it makes the audience feel more claustrophobic because they can't see the surroundings.
• Narration is heard over this and then the camera and time zone goes back to the present time, the three characters sitting on the sofa talking.

Evaluation of thee microproduction video

Evaluating the microproduction video

Normal music used in horror films use music with common instruments such as violins, pianos and drums. The music we included created tension, we edited the volume of the track as the tension in the video rises to make the intro seem a lot more frightening and dramatic, for example when the young child puts her hand on the main characters back at the end of the intro, the music volume rises to the highest it can go.

Similar conventions we used in terms of sound effects are, usually in "jump-scares" in typical horror films, a loud violent non-diegetic sound such as a drum, or shrieking violins have a short dramatic come and go to make the audience jump and to emphasise the horror in that particular scene. We used this technique during the scene when the main character turns around in the reception of the quiet college to see the evil girl standing at the stop of the stairs. Other sound effects that we included were the little girl humming, this lasts from the very start until the door stops shaking halfway through the video, this is to connote that the girl, after shaking the door trying to enter, has left the building and left the main character alone.

For mise en scene, we changed the filter for every shot from normal to day to night mode to give the intro a blue tone to make the whole thing look darker and more at night. This is to make the intro a lot more scarier and more realistic to bigger film productions. Props I brought to make the video was a torch (which we ended up not using), red food dye to act as a substitute for blood (I used to make small films for YouTube a few years ago and used this as a realistic alternative for blood.) You can see this being used on the tissue at the start and end of the intro, the main characters face and slightly on the evil girls hands. I also brought and used an eye shadow pallet. This was to make the main characters white vest look dirtier, as well as her face. I also applied pink and red tones under the main characters eyes to make her appear tired and fatigued to make her story a lot more believable and make the quality a lot more higher.

The locations we used in the intro are the reception in the college, the meeting room next to the reception desk (which we booked), and the stairs leading to the reception room. Although this was the best place we could of used in our video because all three of us didn't see each other outside of college, it did challenge the normal conventions of locations in horror films. Usually the locations used are dark and deserted places such as forests, empty buildings, churches etc.

The character type is of the normal type in horror films, a strong person who fights for life and safety, so this is similar.

The editing pace of the film was somewhat faster when the tension builds, for example when the door opens when the evil child tries to get in. This is to make the scene appear fast and tense. This is typically used in horror films for the same reason.

The camera angles we used for the intro were a hand-held camera of the main character used for a type of camera diary hence why she says "Day 8, I think that thing is still following me but I'm not sure though." This is used in a lot of films such as The Blair Witch Project. We also used close up, medium close up and even a CCTV angle shot to show a wide high angle of the scene to help the audience grasp what is happening. The CCTV technique is used a lot in horror films.

Young social groups are represented as strong independent people in this intro because the main character appears to be strong and independent because she is going through the trauma of being stalked by an evil entity on her own and dealing with the whole thing very well. This intro also makes children appear evil and creepy because of the use of children in this film introduction.

[I cannot upload the video here just yet because I don't have access until we can have the macs again.]

Demonic character

The plot for the production is still in process but the main point of the introduction is a friend being possessed by a demon, showing black eyes, black or red blood and I will experiment with my own voice on Audacity to create demonic voices whenever my character speaks.
The survivor is the main character who escapes, this whole thing is planned to happen in town at a location we are still deciding.
The plan for the demon character is to look like this: 

Although I do want to tweak several details, around the eyes will be a natural skin red to show tiredness or illness to add more of a realism to the video. This character will use black or red food colouring to create a blood effect- red for realism OR black because demons aren't exactly human.

I have a few old pictures from years ago that also demonstrate the effect we wish to create: 

Pulse- Intro analysis

(Analysed from a DVD)

At the start of the introduction, there is a type writer technique to show the start of the plot with the added code sounds added in to create a better effect. This technique is good for abandoned zombie productions.

The next minute or so is filled with the casting members and the production team. The technique used to show these are in type writer style with each individual letter typing out with the sound matching it. In the background, there is a non-diegetic sound that sounds very much like an engine or a machine of some sort turning on. It starts low and bassey, and slowly increases in pitch which it then becomes uncomfortably creepy.

 During these scenes that look like they are being recorded from a computer screen, there is an overlay of peoples voices, almost like they're talking to the audience. I like this technique because it looks very technical and detailed, this makes the credits look very interesting and tense without making it awkward.

As you can see, there is a lot of static in parts of the opening. The static helps transition the cuts and makes the cuts seem a lot more smoothly. These static transitions are combined with the static sound to add more emphasis on this scene.




Up to the title screen, the dramatic stringed instruments in the background start to increase in pitch until they all just suddenly stop as the title screen turns silent which creates an eerie feeling.
The title screen is added to the end of the credits very nicely because it's in the same style as the previous scene. The white text helps the title stand out among the out of focus background to help make the audience focus on it. The title "Pulse" pulses and glitches to match the code style previously stated which is clever. I also like the fact that the text is right aligned instead of centered and is small.

The next scene shows the main character walking among the crowd. The focus point is on him at this scene which helps your focus be only on him. I like this technique to help guide the audiences eyes on what you think is important.

Josh seems very shifty because he looks around him every 5 seconds. This makes him seem guilty or paranoid and makes the audience feel anxious because they know something is wrong. I like the technique paired with this to help show what the character is looking at, kind of like a Point of View show shown to the right:

The camera cuts away to show a numerous amount of people looking back at him, like he stands out of the crowd or is attracting attention to himself. This makes his character seem mysterious and creates a low tension in the atmosphere.


The next shot is a long wide show, almost like an establishing shot to show his location. The hue of the scene is tinted blue, this connotes night time or dull weather and this is a strong convention of horror movies because people know that darkness is the time when things get scary. The shot also makes Josh appear small and vulnerable because it is at a high angle and the audience are above him. A quiet score is added here to help the flow of the scene and make it run more smoothly. Stringed instruments start as he first enters the building, this creates a fear that something will go wrong. 

When he enters the security room to remove his coat and items, he sees a figure on the CCTV monitor that isn't really there when he turns around to check. I like this technique because it spooks the audience and it's the first real thing that seems "iffy" with this extract because it isn't normal.

A little later on in the scene, he waits for the lift. There is a match on action in this scene of his hand pressing the elevator button. There are a lot of shadows in this shot and the hue is even darker and bluer than outside. The introduction to the film is starting to become more creepy.

When he enters the library quietly calling out for his friend, the room is filled with very dark shadows and no lighting whilst the lighting on the ceiling is flickering which creates a tension for this scene. I wish to add these lighting techniques for my future production.
 The lighting can only be seen on the library floor so the bookshelves cannot be scene. This is a good technique to use because you can't see anything above floor level. The audio of the scene is very high because it's very quiet in the scene itself (with the aid of stringed non-diegetic sound), every creak, footstep and rattle made in this scene appears amplified. Because of this, it creates an anxious environment because it makes the library appear empty and the loud noises can startle the audience. Silence adds an atmosphere of tension because there are rarely any incidents when the environment is absolutely silent.

I really like this next technique. Josh appears to walk down the center corridor slowly whilst the camera tracks his body. He is in the center of the room between the shadows. This makes him look extremely vulnerable because he is not protected and in the middle of blackness. I also love the technique of how the camera tracks his action. The bookshelves pass the camera whilst it tracks him which causes disturbance in the audiences focus on him and can create a better atmosphere for a horror movie.

Several noises can be heard during these scenes which causes anxiety in the audience because it makes them prepare for a "jumpscare". When Josh turns around, a dark figure can be seen running away, the camera is not focused on him which prevents the audience from seeing the attacker. This is a good technique to create mystery and also horror because of the sound effects added into the scene. Josh turns around due to the sound of the mysterious attacker and you can hear his harsh breaths. This is a good emphasis on his emotions and helps the audience understand his panic. Lots of new non-diegetic sound is introduced here, bassey cellos and violins to help the scene feel more anxious.

Several seconds later, the anxiety level rises. When the character walks around the corner, an old man appears. The camera pace for this shot is very quick and this helps scare the audience along with the harsh bashing sounds as books drop. I like this technique because its the most used yet the easiest scare to use in the production of horror films.




The close up shots of the characters face allows the audience to note what emotions he is feeling. His pupils are dialated because it's so dark in the scene, and also because of the adrenaline pumping through his system because you can clearly see that he is frightened. His lips are shiny which shows he is licking them frequently which also shows he is experiencing anxiety.
These body language techniques will be noted for any future production. 

A metal creak can be heard next with a shot of a table moving on it's own down a corridor. This is very creepy, and with the flicking lights, this makes the introduction clear that it is a horror movie. The flickering lights creates interruptions of the scene, this makes it easy to add scares in for example a dark figure standing there when the light turns back on. It is easy and quick to do, so this is a reason why it is used in films. Also, because the lack of lighting when the light is flickering, the audience cannot see what is in the dark and this contributes to the anxiety felt.

Finally, when there is a loud sound from books falling from the shelves on their own, Josh's head moves towards the sound with the look of horror on his face.
I like the way the lighting is only from the top because it creates dark shadows on his lips, eyes and hair. This lighting also creates the illusion that his irises are completely black, this makes him look extremely scared and this emotion can be projected onto the audience. 

The camera moves towards the dark hole from where the books fell from. The sight of the hole is very eerie because the audience cannot see into it.

The shrieking violins suddenly stop when the camera is directly in front of the hole which again creates a scary silence when all of a sudden:

A creature jumps out, loud inhuman shrieks can be heard from this creature which makes your heart race. The next few scenes are quick paced.
The camera pans downwards towards Josh on the floor in a POV technique. The POV is of the creature and it gives the film a horror feeling because we can see from another perspective that we would never see.

I like this shot because before the creature appears, the background is black and all the audience can see is a pair of hands appear to slide onto the side of his face. The lighting here contributes a lot to the scare factor because we originally could not see where the creature was until it was too close to Josh. 

The sound effects here are low key violins, cellos and other shrieking instruments. You can hear Josh's scream which I like because it helps give you more anxiety from what he is experiencing. 

I really like how lighting, colouring and sound is used for this film. It has a huge impact on the quality and feel of the movie which I admire.

Queen of the Damned- Intro analysis.

(Analysed from a DVD)
The first scene you see when watching Queen of the Damned is their distributor- Warner Bros. The usual gold metallic structure is now silver and grey with a gloomy background 
which creates an eerier tension for this film. 

As some credits come on the screen, the audience can see the statue Akasha from various angles and shots. This is important to the plot because Akasha has a massive impact to the storyline. These shots give the audience a good chance to see her and what state she is in so they can further understand the plot further on. Each shot fades to another one of Akasha which creates a soft flow between cuts. The non-diegetic sound used here is similar to "Egyptian" music, it creates a creepy atmosphere because it is slow and is made from cellos, violins and other typically used horror instruments. Also, a woman singing can be heard but her voice is distorted to sound very creepy.

The title screen is very low key, the font is sans serif and quite small at the bottom of the screen, sans serif connotes old ages and sharp edges, it is a more serious font. The font is filled with white and the shadow is red, this may connote blood. Red is a stereotypical eerie colour so this adds to the mystery and creepiness of the film. The title then turns red as the background turns to dark. The low camera shot being underneath Akasha makes the atmosphere uneasy because she is so much higher than the audience, it feels like she is able to look down at the camera suddenly which creates a lot of tension.

The first scene you see that is in the plot is the graveyard. Obviously graveyards are a very stereotypical location for horror films with vampires or paranormal species. The lighting of the location is very dark, lots of shadows are seen and the hue of the scene is blue which connotes night time and darkness. This contrast also creates tension because the audience knows that the most bad things happen in the dark and because it's a graveyard, there are dead bodies and skeletons there which is a frightening thought. Lestat's narration starts here whilst the camera sways from each tomb, his voice is husky and smooth which creates mystery about his character.

Lestat rests in a tomb with a skeleton attached to the lid. This is where the tension rises for the audience because it's the first actual scene with something physical to feel anxious about. The shadows on the curves of each surface also emphasizes the features of the tomb and skeleton.

Shortly after this zoom onto the skeleton, a cut away is used to show a band playing a rock song while the camera zooms in onto small parts of the instruments such as the drum foot pedal, the guitar strings, a womans fingers on a keyboard and so on. The hue of this scene is much more colourful than the previous scenes which connotes life, compared to Lestat.
These little details are helpful to paint a picture of what Lestat's narration is leading to- he want's to be a rock God.

The camera then cuts away back to the tomb when a creepy thing happens next. Lestat's old, dry hand pushes the lid up and appears out of the gap of the open tomb. A lot of stage make up and MES is used here to create a realistic appearance of the old vampire and the old dusty tomb. 

When Lestat escapes his tomb and stands outside, you can see he is not facing the camera, his character appearing only as a silhouette holding a violin. The audience cannot see his face or who this character is which creates mystery and tension because he is being a secret. I like this about this scene and I am planning to use it in any future production.

The next scene shows Lestat feeding on a stranger in an alley and the camera pans upwards to show his emotions. The blood on his chin looks very realistic and is dripped over his chin in a way that looks realistic, not the stereotypical one drip out the side of the lips.
This is a very useful reference for any future production. During the scene away from the band, the bands music can still be heard which acts as a score for the following scene.

During the scene when Lestat drops the hyperventilating victim at his feet, the camera pans up to Lestat's face. This is a very clever tactic to very slowly show Lestat's character because the audience hasn't met him yet. This creates impatience for this scene and also creates tension because his character now seems dangerous. His character is placed in the middle of the screen which helps the audiences attention be focused on him and only him.

You can see that his skin has returned it's softness and elasticity because Lestat has fed. This makeup idea is brilliant to show the power of feeding to vampires in film. When Lestat makes a face when the energy races through him, a windy metallic sound is added to emphasize the power of this scene. Throughout these scenes, his narration and the bands music still continues which creates flow and no "awkward scenes".

The bands music's volume increases as the camera then moves across the floor and up a building in a POV shot type. This is showing that Lestat is moving like an animal because the camera is swaying from left to right which is very disorientating to the audience. The movement of the camera going up the side of the building shows Lestat flying which you can also hear. This creates a lot of creepiness in the scene because obviously humans can't fly. I will use this technique because POV show what the character sees and you experience the film from another perspective.



The scene then cuts to the previously saw band practicing in a room. Lestat appears on the amps, singing with a creepy voice and with his fangs apparent and his eyes rolled up into his head. This is very creepy because the camera angle used here is a low angle which makes Lestat higher than the camera and audience which makes him appear powerful. He is also off center which is a good way to create diversity of camera shots.


When he moves to confront the band members, his back is towards the audience and covers a lot of the camera shot, this is a powerful camera angle because him blocking out the camera shows power and this also allows the audience to see the other characters reactions.





His emotions and gestures towards the innocent people are very unnerving and "charming" at the same time, almost like he is capable of a lot of harmful things but he is just playing them along. His narration then starts up again, which again creates flow and allows the plot to run smoothly.

He shows his fangs a lot which creates tension among the audience and the way his head is angles when talking to someone smaller than him shows he is attempting to be intimidating and succeeding by the way the background characters react.
These body language gestures can be taken to create another horror movie with my production later on in the year.


In this second to last scene of the intro, the background warps behind him, a used technique where the camera approaches the character physically whilst zooming out to make the background warp and seeming to be getting longer and more distant while the character stays in the same focal distance from the camera.
This warp disorientates the audience and makes the atmosphere appear much more unnerving.

The last scene of the intro finally shows the cast members names which connotes the idea that either the actors and actresses are not as well known because it isnt at the start, OR the film production team wanted the audience to witness a drama packed introduction before they see the cast so it's harder to leave during the introduction. The fonts are white on a scene of Lestat singing with his band, which gives away the plot. 

I love every aspect of this film (my favourite film), so this will be the film which I take a lot of references and points from because it includes clever techniques to get across certain messages.