Planning My Text

• Horror/Thriller film trailer

First Ideas

• A horror/thriller film trailer on the lines of Pandora's box or a special object, which links to demonic possession of a character. The main character being an innocent girl; a conventional character for horror/thriller films. This was the least popular option from the survey, but we may include some parts of this idea.

OR…• Or a horror/thriller film trailer in the killer's point of view, his

perspective of why he's a killer, you see everything the way he sees it. The killer would be the hero and the villain, the victim of possession. This is unconventional of horror/thriller films and so makes the trailer different and more exciting for the audience.

Narrative Ideas

1. Innocent girl walking her dog, her dog wonders into the church yard. 2. The dog disappears around a corner, she hears a creaking inside the

church that makes her investigate inside.3. A shadow/ cloaked figure moves down the side of the wall and

disappears.4. Girl calls out but no answer.5. Shadow/figure possesses her (use cuts to black, like in Cloverfield film

trailer).6. Starts going mad (shown in black and white and using mirror effects)

and is unaware of this state. She can’t remember when normal.7. She starts killing family (not necessarily shown in trailer).8. Starts to realise (using flashbacks), she sets up a hand held camera to

record what’s happening.9. Seeks help to fight demon 10. Realises she can’t and kills herself (left as a mystery, if it was her or the

demon inside her?)

Title Ideas

• In Her Eyes• Through Her Eyes • Point Of View • Perspective

We need a title that gives away the idea of a killer’s point of view; so these title ideas portray this. It’s also unconventional to do this in a horror film and will therefore attract more of an audience.

Characters

1. Innocent Girl (the main character) - The Villain and the hero, the victim of possession (name: Madeleine Blackwell).

Actress: Anna Self 2. Sister/friend- Amy Blackwell, acts as the helper/friend (props

theory), is killed by Madeleine. Actress: me 3. Nerdy Character?/Friend (male)- Also acts as the helper or friend,

helps Madeleine to figure out what’s happening to her. Actor: ???

Actors

Anna Self- Madeleine

Zoe Self- Amy

Locations/Settings

• Church (In Burnett)- where demon possesses Madeleine. A setting the audience can relate to and is an iconic location associated with fear.

• Ellie’s house (big and in rural area)- where family deaths occur (not necessarily shown), Madeleine and Amy’s home.

• Surrounding woods- where she could wake up from a killing, with blood down her front, or a chase.

• An urban setting, Bristol Cabot Circus (somewhere with houses, roads and people)- normality, to make it relatable and real. More interesting as there’s a wider range of settings.

• School- scene where Madeleine is with friends, goes crazy.

Locations

Wellsway School

Cabot Circus, Bristol

Locations

Our local woods

Ellie’s house

Locations The church, Burnett

Costumes And Props

• Simple, everyday wear (jeans and T-shirts), relevant for context. Makes it look real and believable which our research has shown to be important to horror/thriller and also conventional.

• Props including something iconic, such as a piece of clothing, knife or a scar. An object which the audience can associate with, which makes it recognisable to be a horror.

Final Ideas (to be decided)

Props

Title

Depends on what happens when filming, what we think will look best.

Final Narrative

After chasing her dog into a church she should never have gone into, Madeleine Blackwell’s life takes a turn for the strange. She starts having blackouts and terrifying, vivid nightmares that may not be nightmares at all.

Madeleine is lured into a church after her dog disappears, it’s the place where the mysterious shadow will possess her. As her frenzies begin, she has no memory of what happens when they finish. She ends up destroying her family and friends. Her sister keeps her secret, but when things get out of hand it ends up destroying her too. Her closest friend attempts to help as she begins to develop a memory of what’s happening in her states of madness. When the penny drops and she can’t fight it any more, she takes her own life… Or did the demon inside her?