Inspirational Films - GothikaThe particular scene I found inspirational about this film, where the scenes where the ghost interacts with the characters by leaving scratched out messages on their arms saying ‘Not Alone’.

I thought that a similar

idea would be a good

addition to our idea,

as the ghost tries to

communicate with our

character whilst she

sleeps.

I also took inspiration from the non-diegetic sounds, because they were creepy and added to what was already a tense film.

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Inspirational Films – Paranormal Activity

Throughout the whole of Paranormal Activity,

the characters use their own camera to

document what is happening to them.

I liked the idea of this as it makes the viewing

experience more personal for the viewer as

they literally see what the characters see.

I want to use this in our opening sequence as

the camera shots made it more exciting for the

viewer, and we want to add tense excitement

too.

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Inspirational Films – The Grudge• The inspiration that I took from this film was

part of the plot – that the ghost was trying to get revenge over her death.

• I also felt that the setting added to the creepiness of the film, and so I hope we can re-create this when we make our opening sequence.

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Inspirational Films – Cabin Fever

The camera shot for this scene is a mini close up shot of his face to demonstrate fear, disgust and anxiety to the audience.

The props of this movie is very disturbing for the audience as it has disgusting images of blood everywhere.

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In this scene the lighting was very dim which makes it more scary because it emphasis death, danger and fear. It creates suspense to the audience as they don’t know what is going to happen next.

The movie has some kind of old fashioned humour to it which makes it more entertaining and interesting to the audience.

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Inspirational Films – The Village

A scene where a character discovers about the supernatural things happening in the village in order to prove to the people that there is something going on.

This scene has a mid shot of a character who is illustrating fear and also of the monster destroying things in the village.

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Theme/Concept• An idea we had for the theme was Revenge

and the concept was Possession.

Revenge & Possession!

Ghosts

MysteriousUnsuspecting

Someone who has been wronged

Suspicious circumstances

Enigma

Vicious

Twists & Turns

Shocking revelations

Victims

Hidden identities

Ghouls

Injustice

Grievance

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Theme/ConceptAnother idea we had for the theme was Justice and concept was Death

Justice & Death!

Righteousness

Moral Rightness.

Decay

A Cause

Life After DeathSupernatural

Mystery

Vendetta

Revenge

Murder & Manslaughter

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Theme/ Concept

• These were our previous themes and concepts.

• WWW: We had a range of different words which helped us when thinking of our opening sequence.

• EBI: We could have thought of more themes and concepts.

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Theme/Concept

• We did not change our themes or concepts because it was suitable for what we wanted to do.

• We kept the theme revenge and the concept possession because the keywords on that brainstorm helped to provoke new ideas regarding our opening sequence.

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We did a lot of research into the paranormal prior to making this our opening sequence. Our research included researching horror/thriller films and seeing how they portrayed the paranormal.

We also did online research, looking at websites such as: http://fspp.net/warn%20poss.htmAnd http://www.yourghoststories.com/real-ghost-story.php?story=2298

Whilst doing this research, we learnt about outward manifestations which is a central idea to our opening sequence.

Opening manifestations include: • Knocking, banging or pounding being heard in one room.• Electrical appliances turning on by themselves.• A feeling of being watched.• Scratching sounds being heard without an obvious

source.• And objects seemingly moving by themselves.

Idea Development Option• From draft one to the final draft, we discussed a

number of alternate endings.

• Having tried and tested quite a few, such as a hand slamming on a glass door, her being tracked from behind and locked in her bedroom.

• We decided on the last option, of locking her in her room whilst something unseen approaches her from behind.

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Enigma

• We’ve improved our use of enigma from draft one to our final draft, because we have made the ending of our opening sequence much quicker and fast paced through the use of quick clips that cut swiftly as the unseen thing approaches her.

Target Audience!• Age: It is aimed at 15+, this is because the main character in the film is a teenager

and a younger generation can relate to this because it will appeal to them. The fast pace tone of the film wont appeal to someone of an older generation who is not as active as a younger person

• Location: the fact that it is set in London will appeal to a great number of people who actually live in London. This is because the audience will be able to relate to the character and the film and therefore will be more affected by the film.

E.g. many people who live in London were terrified of using the London Underground after watching the movie ‘Creep’ which is set in Charing Cross tube station. This scared many people who used the station, which is the major aim of a horror/thriller film.

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Target Audience!

• Lifestyle: The movie itself is quite slow pace this doesn’t take away from it’s excitement. Therefore our target audience would be people who lead an active life and enjoy thrills and sitting on the edge of their seat whilst watching a movie. The mystery and enigma throughout our film will appeal to our target audience.

Why Our Target Audience Will Be Interested In Our Film!

• The Idea: Our target audience will be interested in our idea because it is thrilling and exciting and creates mystery (the history behind the house and the ghost). This will intrigue our audience, because they will want to find out more. The unexplained paranormal events that take place will interest people who regularly watch thrillers

• Form: We want to use very creep and eerie music in some parts then fast pace violin music to create excitement. This will interest our audience because the are aiming our film at thrill seekers. We also want to use quick cutaways to create excitement and build up tension for the audience. (running through the corridors). However will we also use smooth camera movements to build up tension that will lead up to the climax at the end. This will attract our target audience as it creates excitement which will appeal to regular thrill seekers.

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Target Audience!• Conventions: We are targeting our film at an audience who

regularly watch thrillers with conventions such as terror, and we will intrigue people who enjoy being frightened by films.

• We will include ghosts and spirits in order to attract an audience who are interested in supernatural happenings and life after death. (Ghost girl). We want to satisfy their interest in paranormal activities by including spirits and weird unexplained events such as the TV switching on by itself

Being frightened

Ghosts

Audience Feedback Across The Drafts.

Feedback of our forth opening sequence:

Props/Costume

• This character meets stereotypes of a helpless young girl who is haunted by a ghost • Some movies in which this is displayed are listed above.• We hope to use some stereotypes in how females act in scary situations and use this in

our opening sequence

Actor/Character

The Others The Unborn

Joanne Drew

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Character

• We have developed our character as we’ve emphasised the social group that she belongs to via the use of costume, additionally, we show her growth as an individual as the naturally curious side of her takes over.

Location – Health & Safety Risks

• With this location, there are minimal health and safety risks, however we’ll have to pay attention to things such as:

My bookcase falling over, and injuring one of us.

The stairs leading up to my room are quite narrow and steep, so it is likely that if we aren’t careful, one of us could lose our footing and fall down them.

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Location – Health & Safety Risks Whilst getting to this location, we’ll need to be

careful whilst crossing the roads, as although there isn’t a great deal of traffic, there are a few cars that turn corners at great speed, which makes us, as pedestrians more vulnerable.

In the scene where a hand slams against the glass door, a health and safety concern there, is that if we slam the hand against the door too hard, we may injure ourselves, or break the door, which is fragile.

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We’ll have to ensure that our actress has a suitable amount of breaks, between filming and is kept adequately hydrated.

A major health and safety concern, is the risk of falling anywhere within the house, as it could happen to anyone of us.

Finally, the windows are able to fully open up, which poses a threat to us, if we open them up, as my bedroom is on the top floor. We’ll have to be careful when opening and closing the window in my room.

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Location – Health & Safety Risks

Location• This location is nearly always accessible as its my

room, however, the only problem we may face with

this location is when we can film as my mother works

from home and noise from filming could be an issue.

• We can get there from school by getting the 266 or

260 bus to Church Road and then a short walking

distance, where we’d have to cross four non-major

roads.

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