An essential part of creating our opening title sequence would be creating of realistic blood. It is essential the blood looks realistic, otherwise it ruin the effect of the opening sequence, making it fail to reach the criteria of the course. To create an effective blood we used a specific recipe using multiple ingredients. The recipe was a follows;
> 2/3 cup of corn syrup (we found Lyle's golden syrup worked as effectively)
>1/3 cup water
>5 Tablespoons Corn Starch
>3 to 5 Tablespoons Red Food colouring
>2 or 3 drops of Green Food colouring
>1 Drop Peppermint extract, if desired. (We didn't use this, but it makes the mixture taste better)
We tested the realism of the blood and compared it against the others. We analysed the bloods colour, consistency and effectiveness. We then judged which we thought was the most realistic blood to be used in our horror opening title sequence. Through our research we found that the 'Mint blood' was the most effective type of blood for splatter, as it had a thin consistency and tended to splash when thrown. on the other hand we found that 'Peanut blood' or 'Tomato ketchup blood' would be best for 'Blood and guts' type of effect, as it had a thicker consistency and a darker colour. We found that the "washing-up liquid" blood would be useful for a large amounts, in scenes where the there would be pools of blood. The reason it is essential the blood looks realistic is that obviously we are aiming for our sequence to be professional, but we also want the audience to be immersed in our horror and unrealistic looking blood will completely ruin that atmosphere.
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> 2/3 cup of corn syrup (we found Lyle's golden syrup worked as effectively)
>1/3 cup water
>5 Tablespoons Corn Starch
>3 to 5 Tablespoons Red Food colouring
>2 or 3 drops of Green Food colouring
>1 Drop Peppermint extract, if desired. (We didn't use this, but it makes the mixture taste better)
We tested the realism of the blood and compared it against the others. We analysed the bloods colour, consistency and effectiveness. We then judged which we thought was the most realistic blood to be used in our horror opening title sequence. Through our research we found that the 'Mint blood' was the most effective type of blood for splatter, as it had a thin consistency and tended to splash when thrown. on the other hand we found that 'Peanut blood' or 'Tomato ketchup blood' would be best for 'Blood and guts' type of effect, as it had a thicker consistency and a darker colour. We found that the "washing-up liquid" blood would be useful for a large amounts, in scenes where the there would be pools of blood. The reason it is essential the blood looks realistic is that obviously we are aiming for our sequence to be professional, but we also want the audience to be immersed in our horror and unrealistic looking blood will completely ruin that atmosphere.
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