Risk assesment

What	Where	Hazards	Resolutions
Drinking scene	Lucia’s bedroom	Pets/wires- we may fall over which will cause injury if we don’t see them.	Make sure that the pets are locked away or cannot get into the room, and any objects that may cause injury are out of the way.
On the bus scene	On the 96 bus	Members of the public may not want to be in the shot. We may fall over when the bus moves. We may get in the way of the public.	Make sure the public cannot be seen in the shot and that we are out of the way when they need to get past. Try and shoot when the bus is still so that we don’t fall over.
In the pub scene	Dartford- inside the pub	Members of the public/ we may not be allowed to film inside. Make sure we are not in the way of other people in the pub.	Make sure it is okay to film our scene before. Ensure that we are not in the way of any of the other people in the pub and that we are not ruining their evening by filming.
Walking outside of the pub scene	On the street in Dartford	Getting in the way of the public again. Causing a scene in front of the public. The actor being too rough in the attack scene	Make sure we are not disturbing the public, and not upsetting anyone. To be careful with the other actors in the scene.

Production schedule

When	Where	Who	Role	Props	Costume
	Lucia’s Bedroom	The whole group minus the male actor	Mia-actress Loren- actress Lucia-camera and props Lauren-actress Emily-actress	Alcohol Music Make up Clothes	All dresses and shoes. For the female actresses. A lot of makeup.
	On the main road.	Camera person	N/A	None	None
	On the bus	The whole group minus the male actor	Mia-actress Loren- actress Lucia-camera and props Lauren-actress Emily-actress	Alcohol Phones	All the costumes form the first scene.
	In the pub	All actors and production.	Mia-actress Loren- actress Lucia-camera and props Lauren-actress Emily-actress Pete-actor	Juke box Glasses	All costumes are the same and have not changed.
	Scene outside of the pub of when she is walking home.	Only a few actors and actresses.	Mia- actress Lucia- camera person Pete – actor		All costumes same as before.

Props

1.Alcohol is one of the main props, this is a great way to show people loosing all sense and ambitions , and can make a person seem and feel very venerable

2. We will also be using a lot of knifes and sharp implements as our weapons this is because they are very east to get hold of, and within most slasher films Knifes are the main type of weapon, and with a knife you can easily act out a stabbing.

 

Location

1.    Our first location is in brooks house. We are using one of the actors house for this as it contains all the props we need and is easy to film in.

2.    Next we will be filming on the road, we need to capture an image of a red bus to make it clear in the trailer that the film is set in London and this is a very good way of doing it as a lot of people associate red buses with London.

3.    We will then be filming in a pub, our local so there should not be any problems filming there as this will be one of the main parts of our filming but it will be up to us the production team to make it look like there is an atmosphere at the pub.

4.    There will be a series of clips film all over just random places in the street and homes to try and bring the trailer more together as the film will not be set in just three locations.

Costumes

Brooke Hunter: Short party dress, heels, a lot of make up, and jewellery.

We chose this outfit for Brooke, because as a stereo typical teenager this is what is mostly worn when going out to a party and as the promiscuous one of the group we think this outfit will define her and make people realise that compared to her friends she is the more extravagant and the one that is mostly up for partying and also bring through her out going personality.

Bobby Stembaski AKA pin (the killer):  Black hooded jumper with dark combats. Hood is worn at all times.

We Chose this out fit for the killer as we don’t want the audience to see his face, and with him wearing black it is mysterious and leaves much for the mind to imagine. This is like giving the audience a blank canvas so they can use there imagination to think up what he is really like. Also in many other horror films the killer never has and individual style we will always see them in dark coloured clothing as this is not noticeable when in a crowd and will not be recognised easily.

Lucy Fisher (Brooke’s best friend): Wearing heels and a dress also but looks a bit classier.

We choose to make Brookes best friend a bit more classy and not as dressed up, this is so the audience know that she is not the main character it also shows that she is not as self obsessed as Brooke is and doesn’t try so hard for the attention. I think with any friendship that one friend always try’s more hard than the other, but I still think that this outfit still represents the typical stereotype for any 18 year old.

Chloe Smith (a close friend to Brooke and Lucy) : Wearing near another them same as the other girls but has a bit more dignity and does not show her body off as much, Wearing tights instead of bare legs and a dress that covers her assets.  

Chloe is more of the innocent one of the group, so we needed to dress her in something that reflects that and reflect her quiet side. She is also a bit individual from the others and her clothing shows her quirky side. 

Cast list

Brooke Hunter
Student and Hairdresser part time.
Age 18
Description:  Brooke is a very loud out going girl who loves all eyes on her. She takes a lot of pride in her appearance even though some would say it is not a good look. She was never an academic student but has stayed on to study hair and beauty at college and also works at a hairdresser’s part time. She is always skint as Friday she gets paid and parties all weekend so has no money by Sunday but as she is young she thinks it is acceptable to dispose of her money on Drink and cigarettes.
Some may think she can be a arrogant person but she hates nothing more than having an arguments and will do anything she can to avoid this. Her family life isn’t very stable so she think that putting a front on will help her get through her day but inside she is not the happiest of girls.

Pros: She can be very fun to go out with and will always make you feel good about yourself

She is always there when you need to talk to her. And she will always listen to you no matter what.
Cons: She can often feel like you’re not important as she loves all the attention and no boy will ever be good enough for you as she wants them first. She is not the most reliable person in the world. When she has had a drink she can also get very emotional.

Bobby Stembaski AKA Pin (the killer)
Student, Also a part time drug dealer
Age 19

Description: This man is very quiet and keeps himself to him self and near enough no friends as the ones he does have are more like family. On the weekends he works and deals drugs, he hardly spends any money and longs for a girlfriend that will eventually become his wife but he has no idea how to socialise with people so for him the concept of dating is out the question.

Pros: there aren’t really any positives about his character as know one knows anything about him.
Cons: As he has been bullied and had a troubled childhood he thinks that everyone is out to get him. 

Lucy Fisher (Brookes Best friend)
Student
Age 18 

Description: Lucy cares about Brooke a lot and worries about her also she isn’t the most popular girl in the world but she has no problems making friends, she keeps her feeling to herself most of the time as she thinks that Brooke just wont pay attention to her at all, they have been childhood friends form the very beginning and Brookes family are like her own although Brooke does not show her compassion for Lucy at the best of times, Lucy knows that without here Brooke wouldn’t be who she is today and would still be the lonely geek that sat next to Lucy on there first day of school 6 years ago.

Chloe Smith (Close friend)
Student
Ages 18
Description:

Not as close to the others but still a good friend to both Lucy and Brooke, Chloe is somewhat different from the others  she has a different group of friends also  that are a bit different and don’t follow the stereotypes of a typical teenager.  At the weekends she spend a lot of time with Brooke and Lucy although she is different form the others and has different beliefs they all still click and make a good friendship group.

Analysis of cast, costume, props and location

Cast

We have chosen to focus our trailer on a group of teenagers (18-20) as this is the age that we are aiming it at. Our cast is made up of 6 girls, and 3 boys. Our protagonist acts provocative and promiscuous when she is out, and this follows the convention of SEX=DEATH, which is shown in films like ‘Texas chainsaw massacre’ and ‘Scream’.

We chose to have a majority of females in our cast, so we could show that all of them had different personalities in the group. For example, the shy and timid girls all survive and are unharmed because they are quiet and withdrawn from the group. We chose to have 3 boys so that our main character (Brooke Hunter) can be sexually brazen towards all three of them, which will confirm

That she is a promiscuous character.

Costume

Our initial idea for Brooke was to have her in a “slutty” outfit so that we could distinguish her out of the group as the one who would be in trouble. This is shown in films such as “All the boys love Mandy Lane” She is the most outgoing and vibrant of her friends and we decided that her outfit should reflect this. We chose this so that our audience would know she is the main character. She wears a short party dress, and very high heels; this is the way we think an 18 year old hair dresser would dress on a night out.

For the killer (Bobby Stembaski) we chose to dress him in a stereo typical way for a killer. The black means that we do not know the killers identity and so it acts as a mask like in “Scream”. This enables us to recognise that the killer is an abnormal character in the trailer, as he is dressed differently to the rest of the group.

For Brooke’s best friends (Lucy Fisher and Chloe Smith) we decided that they would be more covered up and classy. This means that we can see the difference between her and her friends, and that we can see exactly who the main character is, but at the same time we are conveying the way we think an 18 year old should be portrayed.

Props

We decided to use a number of different weapons for our props, as out trailer will be based around torture. Our first weapons are pins. We decided this as it could be both a way of inflicting pain on Brooke, and a trademark for the killer too like in “Scream” where the killer’s trademark is his mask.

Our second choice of weapon is a knife. We chose this because when it used, it causes a slow and painful death for the victim. This is shown in “Scream” too.

Our other prop is alcohol. We decided this, as it is a common convention of horror films (The house on sorority row) it is a way to set up the scene to put Brooke in a vulnerable situation.

Location

We have numerous locations that we have decided we want to film our trailer in. Our first scene will be set in a house, in Brooke’s bedroom. This will enable our audience to be fooled into a false sense of security, as the home is meant to be a safe place like in “Paranormal activity”. Our second location will be on a bus. This tells us that the location is in London, but also that the group are going somewhere. This is also where we will be able to see that the killer is following them.

The main location is going to be a pub where we can see the main points of each character conveyed. The pub is also another indication of alcohol, which puts the characters in a vulnerable situation.

Scripting

Brief outline:

·         Brooke Hunter just turned 18, for the last few weekends they have been out drinking, partying and spending money. This weekend in particular they have planned for a night out in a local town.

·         They start of the night getting ready and pre drinking at Brooke’s house this is always the venue for the preparation of a night out as her parents are more lenient, allowing them to have loud music and a substantial amount of drink.

·         Following the pre-partying the girls leave the house all dress up. It is a freezing cold December evening but they cannot feel the cold as the alcohol has blocked their senses to this. When they board the bus they have a 45 minute journey but this does not bother them as they have supply’s of wine hidden in there bags. 

·         When they arrive at the pub there a atmosphere of excitement as people meet and greet each other, the juke box is then put on creating a even more lively atmosphere. The drinking and partying carries on.

·          When Brooke is at the bar talking to a mate we notice a strange man just lingering in the background all dressed in black with his hood up. When then witness Brooke rowing with the girls as they have told her to slow down on the drink, and she is refusing to. She threatens to leave and when she realises then no one seems bothered about the fact she might leave, she leaves the pub on her own and sets off home.

·         On the way home she feels scared, alone and paranoid.

·         She is taken.

·         She is bundled in the back of the car.

·         Friends try looking for her.

·          She is left to be tortured and abused.

Camera shots Scene by scene:

Scene 1:

Brooke invites her friends over to get ready for there night out on the town. We can see that they are already drinking and getting themselves all done up. Brook is drinking a tad more excessively than the others.
Camera shots:

Close ups on props such as bottles of drink and make up and clothes to symbolise the partying.

Full shot of them dancing and drinking.
Extreme close up on brooks lips as she drinks her drink.
Mid shot of her opening the door to her mates
Scene 2:

On the way to the pub they are all on a bus travelling to a pub in another town.
Camera shots:

Long shot of a London bus to symbolise that we are in London.

A couple of mid shots of them on the bus And a long shot of the man sitting on the back of the bus.
Scene 3:

When they arrive at the pub there all go over to the bar and seating area where they greet the rest of the friends but the man is still lurking in the back of the club.

Camera Shots:

Full shot of the pub.
Mid shots of them kissing and greeting friends.

A shot of brook at the pub doing the shots.
Long shot of the pub and the man standing at the back.
Scene 4:
Brooke walking to the bus stop through dark secluded areas, she then gets grabbed.

Camera shots:
A shot of her walking and a close up of her face breathing.
I mid shot of her getting grabbed and a shot of her getting put into the car.

Scene 5:
The friends then receive a phone call  from unknown when they answer It they hear the kidnappers voice threatening her friends saying if they do not find brooke within 24 hours she dies.
Camera shots:

Close up of the phone as it rings
then a close up of the friends’ faces as they are shock with disbelief.
Scene 6:

Brook is trapped in a house.

Camera shots:

Various shots of her struggling and being tortured. 
 Scene 7:

various shots of her friends running and looking.
Camera Shots:
All types of shots showing the friends looking and caring.

There will also be many tone cards displaying the time that they have lefts. As well as a series of 1 second quick cut still images.

Treatment

Mandy is the most popular girl in school. She is admired by all the girls and all the boys fancy her. There are shots of a boy cutting up photos of her at the beginning of the trailer, and we learn that Mandy has been bullying the boy, and so he has developed an obsession with her. One Friday night they are all getting ready for a night out, and they are all drinking. All of her friends dress casually, but Mandy dresses up over the top and wants to be noticed by all the boys. When they are all on the way to the pub, the killer can be seen in the background behind the girls staring at Mandy.

They all get to the pub and everyone begins to drink. Again, we can see the boy lurking in the background of the pub staring at Mandy while she is drinking and getting lots of attention from the boys that are there. All of her friends are drunk, but Mandy continues to drink. Her friends become concerned about her behaviour and tell her to calm down. Mandy and her friends have a massive feud and she storms out of the pub still drunk. As she disappears, we notice that the killer has too.
As she is on her way home panic sets in as she has come to the reality that she is alone and know one is around, she starts to feel paranoid and notices someone is following her, as she walks down the alley to the bus stop hand grab onto her she try’s to scream but she is such shock she physically cant.

She is taken to a place a very dark place she has know idea where she is! She wakes up in a sort of daze.

 When she is found to be missing her friends and family panic as it isn’t the only disappearance this month. 

Pitch and Analysis

Pitch and analysis

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Initial and final Ideas

Rough Idea 1: A group of teenagers go camping; where an escaped mental patient starts to mess with their mind and they all get killed off one by one with various weapons.

Rough idea 2: A very promiscuous girl is known as the most popular girl in school who everyone is jealous of. She mysteriously gets killed in school and is found in the school toilets. She then returns form the dead to haunt everyone.

Rough idea 3: Girl is babysitting when she start to hear weird noises within the house, so she decides to capture what she sees on a hand held camera, Where the viewer witnesses her getting terrorised and possessed in a large empty house.

Final idea: A promiscuous girl plans a night out with her and her friends; at the beginning of the film we see her and her friends getting ready. At this point we notice that she is the most loudest and confident out of the group. As they are at the pub the group of girls have an argument, the girl leaves the pub being left to walk home on her own where she is followed. 

Questionnaire Results

Question 1:

We gave out our questionnaire to a total of 20 people we knew liked horror films before we handed them out, as we wanted positive and reliable feed back about the genre. The results show that all of these people like the horror genre.

Question 2:

 We gave our questionnaire to people near or under the age of 20, as we wanted to base our film around this age. The results show that most people are aged 18 – 20, so this gives us a rough age to aim our trailer at.                                           

Question 3:

 A majority of people that we asked were either students or in part time work, this shows there age and that there young and this identifies the audience that we are aiming the trailers towards. This also shows that as these may not have a lot of money they are more likely to download and watch movies at home.

Question 4:

We asked what type of film people preferred and the majority of the people liked slasher films. This means that when making our trailer we will make it like a slasher film, as this is the type of film that our intended audience liked.

Question 5:We gave 4 options of films and asked what their favourite film was. The results showed that ‘Halloween’ was the most popular. This is a slasher film so we could base our trailer around this.

Question 6:We can see here that the least favourite of all horror films was nightmare on elm street although this is a slasher film as well I fear that the idea of death in your dreams was not as of good an idea than what people previously thought.

Question 7:

 We asked whether people preferred going to the cinema or staying indoors to watch a horror film. The results where near enough equal but cinema being the favourite. Although cinema is expensive and sometime it is much cheaper to just rent a DVD and stay home you don’t get that cinema experience on the big screen and this why I think people prefer it, this shows us that our trailer has to show the film off to its best advantage so people would rather go and see it in the cinema rather than waiting for it to come out on DVD.

Question 8: With the question we wanted to find out the regularity which in people go to the cinema and a majority go about once a month shortly followed by the people that will only go when a really good film comes out.

Question 9: We asked the question do you watch a lot of films at home. Everyone we asked answered yes which is great for us as we know these people are like film fanatics and would like nothing more than to be snuggled up with popcorn and a good film.

Question 10: here we can see people love to watch films with their partner giving horror films a romantic side, shortly followed by friends speaking from experience they are the best people to watch horror films with as it seems more scary.  So we will need to portray in our trailer that our film is great to watch with someone!

Question 11:The nest question we asked some people found really silly, but for us making the trailer this was great information for us. We asked whether people preferred to watch a long or short horror trailer, most people said they preferred long as it gives more away and make them want to go see it more where as the ones that said a short trailer think if the movie is good enough it will only need a short trailer to make the person want to go see it!

Question 12: We see here the most popular form of advertisement is a trailers and this is how people find out about up and coming films, this is important for us if people we more likely to read review than watch trailers then what would be the point in making them, but with films all the different types of advertisement are important.

Question 13:  We asked people weather they watched the movie for the torture/killing or for the interest in the storyline and people were unsure what one to pick, we asked someone why they replied that the storyline is part of the killing/torture we asked the others if they agreed and they did. So we came to the conclusion that in our story line there has to be some killing or torture on show!

Question 14: this question was very important for us we needed to know whether they preferred the villain to live or die. Most people answer no “as it gives a chance for a squeal to come out” Where as the people answered yes “ it is nice to see the baddy die and for the victim to have a that little bit of victory at the end!” this leaves us with a dilemma having to decide what would be good for our film.
 

Question 15: We asked people to put down their favourite villain of all time and the main feedback was villains from the sub genre of Slasher films which tells us that our film should follow the same sort of codes and conventions as a slasher film has.

Question 16: This question gave us a very clear good idea what weapon we should use, from the results we can clearly see that a knife is the favourite chosen weapon. So we think this maybe our chosen choice of weapon for our film. 

Question 17: We asked whether the main character/villain should be male or female and all respondents said female once again this is like any other horror film and what the codes and conventions of a film say. Having this information gives us a good reason to have a female lead and know that people will not be put of by the idea.

Question 18:  We asked our respondents whether they Downloaded or bought there film on DVD. And near enough all said they buy them and they buy them whenever they see a good offer on. This shows us that DVDs are still one of the most popular formats of watching a film!

Media Questionnaires

1.      Do you like horror films?

Yes/no

2.       How old are you?

15-17/ 18-20/ 21+

3.       What is your occupation?

Student/ Part-time/ Full-time/ Supermodel/ unemployed

4.       What is your preferred type of horror movie genre?

Supernatural/ Slasher/ Psychological/ Thriller/

5.       What is your favourite horror film of all time?

Halloween/ Scream/ Psycho/ Nightmare on Elm Street

6.       What is your least favourite horror film of all time?

Halloween/ Scream/ Psycho/ Nightmare on Elm Street

7.       Do you prefer to stay at home or go to the cinema when watching a horror movie? Why?

Staying home/ Going to the cinema

8.       How often do you go to the cinema?

Once a week/ once a month/ once a year/ when a good film comes out

9.       Do you watch a lot of films at home?

Yes/ No

10.   Who do you watch horror films with?

Friends/ Other half/ Family/ Alone

11.   When watching a horror movie trailer, do you prefer it to be short and not give a lot away, or be long and give some of the story?

Short/ Long

12.   How do you find out about horror films?

Adverts/ Friends/ Internet/ Posters/ Reviews

13.   What entices you to watch a horror film?

Torture/ Storyline

14.   In a horror film, do you prefer the villain to live or die?
Live/die

15.   Who is your favourite villain of all time?

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16.   What weapon is the best in a horror film?

Knife/ Meat cleaver/ Chainsaw/ Rope/ Teeth (biting)/ Mind (physiological)

17.   Do you prefer the main character to be a male or a female?

        Male/ Female

18.   How do you consume horror films?

Download (legally/ illegally)/ Buy films and how often?