Storyboard

I created this storyboard using the website 'Storyboard That'

Most of the camera work that is going to be used will be a point of view shot. This will be because we want the audience to see what the main character is seeing, also it will help to build up the tension of the audience and also make them feel like they are also experiencing what is going on in the film.
In the scenes when they are in the house, the sounds that will be used will be sounds of loud bangs, ghostly wind noises. However, we are not going to make it over the top with the sound as we want to make the film seem as real as possible.
The transition between the scenes will be smooth, as we do not want any jump cuts which will make the film look like it has not been edited properly.
Throughout the whole film there will be low key lighting, as this will make the perfect setting for the horror film and also make the audience feel like anything could jump out from the dark, at any time in the movie.
The location of the film will be in a house where the film will be shot will be in Handsworth, opposite a park.
The props that we will need that will be shown in the film will be a locket, fake blood and police tape. 

Audience Research

The ages of the audience varied from 15-31. I decided to start the age at 15 as horror film age certificates start at the age of 15. I found out that the ages 19-22 was the most popular age for watching horror movies. 

Female and male were both 50/50, therefore the film that we create will be directed at both female and male.

Most horror films state that they are based on true events, this is what makes the horror film scarier as it makes the audience think that the way the film portrays the event is the way it actually happened. Therefore, I believe that the horror film that we are going to create should be based on a true event. 

The audience research showed me that they do not watch horror movies every week, they stated that they really watch horror movies when they get the time, or try and fit in a horror movie when they possibly can. 

Paranormal and psychological films appeared to be the most popular movie that the audience liked to watch. Therefore, the film that we are going to steer towards will be paranormal or psychological. 

It is obvious that people love to have horror movies released on the event of Halloween. This would be because Halloween is a 'devilish' day where evil lurks around the corner. 

Location plays a big part in a horror movie as this would set the scene. An abandoned house was the most voted for location. Therefore, in the film that our group is going to shoot will be in an abandoned house. 

There was not a particular sound that would make a horror movie scary. All of the options I had given for the horror movie would make the film a scary film. Therefore, from this we have chosen to use the sounds in the horror movie. 

Most people did not like to watch horror films by themselves or parents, it was voted that they would like to watch horror movies with people who are around the same age as them, such as friends and also around people who they can have a laugh and a joke with such as siblings.

Location and props of the film

Film idea 1:
Location
- Abandoned house - An abandoned house would be a good idea as from the audience research, it was apparent that the house was the most popular. Also, an abandoned house is where someone was living, so the house would have a sort of history and story behind the house.
- Graveyard  - A graveyard is also a very good location as this is where people are obviously buried, and also the graveyard is always eerie and feels like something is seriously wrong, especially when it is a dark night.
On the festival of Halloween.

Props
- A locket that the boy wears 
- An abandoned house
- Mobile phone
- Camera 
- Torch

The horror film will be based around the locket that the boy has lost, and this is when the boy and his friends have to go back to the abandoned house to go and pick up the locket.

Film idea 2:
Location
- Woods - Woods is also a good place to have a horror movie as the audience will not know what is around and in the woods. Anything could be leering in the woods, and the audience are not aware of this.
When a group of boys go on an expedition (Duke of Edinburgh)

Props
- Mobile phone
- Tent
- Torch 
- Knife
- Fake blood 

The horror film will be based in the words where the boys will go on an expedition, however the boys split up and that is when they discover there is a maniac murderer about.

Character Profiles

Film Idea 2

The second film idea is that there are 4 teenager boys who go on an expedition called Duke Of Edinburgh where the boys have to camp.
As night falls, the boys set up their tent and are all in the tent and decide to play truth or dare.
One of the teenage boys is dared to go into a part of the woods where the teachers have specifically said that it is out of bounds.
However, one of the boys has been dared to go by himself to that part of the woods. Time goes on and the boys are starting to get very worried that the boy who was dared has not come back to the tent.
The boys decide to go and see what if they can find the boy who has been missing for a while, however while they are trying to find the boy, they notice that they see a body hanging from a tree. As they see this, they try to get their phones out but realise that there is no reception coming through onto their phones.
The boys begin to heard noises and unwillingly begin to run deeper into the woods thinking that they are running out. All boys head their own way, losing all sense of directions.
As this is going on, there is a masked man chasing the boys killing them as they are trying to run out of the woods.
One of the boys sigh with relief as he reaches his tent, as he quickly gets in his tent, he notices that there is a shadow. The boy in the tent is murdered by this 'shadow' and the film ends on a cliff hanger.

Film Ideas 1

The first film idea that our group has come up with is includes teenagers who enter an abandoned house, however one of the boys leaves his locket.
We are planning on using the setting of a house on the day of Halloween where the boys come across an abandoned house.
As these 4 teenagers are willing to do anything which is scary as it is Halloween, they decide to enter the abandoned house. The boys begin to use Snapchat which is social media to show all their friends what they are doing.
The boys enter the house and begin explore around, however they have this weird feeling that something bad is in this house and they should not be in the house.
The boys then come into a room where they see that there is a boy in the corner of the room dressed in 'old fashioned' clothes. The boys find this very strange, and they begin to hear weird sounds such and bangs, so the boys decide to run off.
However, as the boys run off Sam who is one of the characters drops his locket. This locket has great significance to Sam as it was passed down by his grandparents, and passed down in the family.
However, the 3 boys Jayden, Craig and Aaron insist that they forget the locket and come back tomorrow to get it.
The boys decide to view their 'snapstory' where they uploaded what they had done on the day Halloween and see that there is a boy standing in the window with no movement. The 4 teenagers disregard this and still decide to go back to the house to get Sam's locket.
However, as they go back, Sam sees that his locket has been opened and left on the floor. There is a standstill for 2 seconds and then thats when the film starts to show that Sam has been possessed. As Sam is possessed, you can see that there is the little boy standing behind him and the film ends. The end credits states that the boys were never to be found after that day and the locket is still there twirling by itself,

Group Roles

Rajveer Sanghara - Mise en scene
Amandeep Mattu - Camera work
Kirat Chahal - Editing
Ranita Shemar - Sound

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