Changes to script

We have changed our script, we now start with Aleisha saying goodbye to Abbie, this means we also cut out the first phone call. We also now finish with the line "where are you, I don't believe you" and then there's a slam at the kitchen window, with Toby holding Abbies face against the window, covered in blood.

This is our production logo - Selenic Studios

Script for Horror Film

(POV shot of kitchen into lounge)
Aleisha - here you go
Abbie - cheers
(phone rings / CLOSE UP)
Aleisha - hello?
(MID)
Phone - you look pretty tonight ...
Aleisha - why thankyou
(Abbie and aleisha both laugh)
- SILENCE - (POV)
Aleisha - who is this?
(MID)
(phone goes dead)
Aleisha (to Abbie) - well, that was odd
(both laugh)
Abbie - right, I better go, cheers for the cuppa
Aleisha - alright, see ya later (sees Abbie out / CLOSE UP) Bye! (LONG)
Abbie - bye
(phone rings / CLOSE UP)
(POV from garden into house)
Phone - thank god she left
Aleisha - what? Who is this?
Phone - you'll see
Aleisha - what's that supposed to mean?
Phone - your hair looks nice straight
Aleisha - who is this? Where are you?
Phone - I can't tell you that ...
(man walks past back window, I turn but he's already gone)

Setting for Horror Movie

The setting for our horror movie is a house in st neots, where no one lives, the pictures show, the front of the house, the hall way, lounge, dining room, kitchen, back garden and the back of the house

Independent Research

Popular themes for horror movies revolve around Zombies, Vampires and Paranormal activity, ie, supernatural occurrences. The names of these films often reflect exactly what happens in the film, ie, 'Scream', 'Paranormal Activity', 'When a Stranger Calls'.

Target audience

MALE -

Like - food, technology, football

Dislike - work, school
Shop - branded, topshop

Music - hip hop, R&B

Clothes - fashionable, stylish

Occupation - student, shop assistant

Money - £8, £7 an hour
Status - middle class
Other films - cool runnings, the ringer, the hangover

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FEMALE -
Like - shopping, pay day!!
Dislike - work, school
Shop - river island, hollister, primark, tesco
Music - classical, R&B, hip hop, holiday
Clothes - fashionable, stylish
Occupation - student, McDonalds, market research assistant
Money - £4.35, £9.30 an hour
Status - middle class
Other films - the polar express, bridesmaids, the hangover

Horror film planning

We are currently Thinking about what we could name our film, to do so we have thought about what happened previous for the girl to be a target, and we came up with the idea that the man could be a sort of weirdo that women don't want to date and stuff, so every woman that rejects him, becomes his next target, the name we got from this was 'The Rejected'.
Director - Abbie Brown
Editor - Aleisha Beaumont
Camera work - Toby Lydon
Props - Aleisha Beaumont
Musical Director - Aleisha Beaumont
Actors - Toby Lydon, Abbie Brown, Aleisha Beaumont and Emma Macey
Setting - my house
Filming style - reality
Production Company - 'Rainy Daze'
Target audience - 15 - 30

Horror film planning

Title sequence - baddy has loads of surveillance images of me, chooses one, extreme close up (blurry) of a book in which he places the chosen photo, camera pans up and audience sees surveillance images of other girls, including dates etc and memoirs of their deaths, this will connote to the audience that I will be next

Horror film planning

Opening scene - me and Abbie in the lounge, the phone rings, and we have a 'jokey' conversation, and after I've hung up I say about how it was just a prank caller, Abbie goes home and I keep receiving the phone calls, one says "I just saw your friend leave" etc, in another phone call he says "don't hang up or I'll kill you!" then there is a 3 screen split (me, delivery girl at front door, 'baddy' at back door) I start panicking etc

Film production company logo's

 20th century fox - The gold colour and the low angle used to show height, connotes power to the audience
 Some of the films they have produced are; Alvin and the Chipmunks, Dr Dolittle, Home Alone, Garfield and Predator.



DreamWorks - The image of the young child fishing on the moon connotes to the audience that this company makes fantasy films that are probably suitable for children.
Some of the films they have produced are; Antz, the prince of Egypt, Chicken Run, the cat in the hat and Shrek.


Paramount - the image of the mountain peak connotes that they are the top production company around, the best. The stars around the mountain peak connote that their films have the 'A list' celebrity actors and actresses that are desired by other companies.
Some of the films they have produced are; The curious case of Benjamin Button, Hotel for dogs, Monsters vs aliens and Ironman.

Universal - the image of earth connotes that the films they produce are 'out of this world' and that the company is hugely successful.
Some of the films they have produced are; Love bites, Outlaw, Day one and Trauma

Title sequence of 'Se7en'

We analysed the film 'Se7en'.
2 seconds - an extreme close of an open book
3 seconds - 'New line cinema presents'
7 seconds - inter title 'An Arnold Kopelson production'
8 seconds - black and white hands in a book
13 seconds - 'Brad Pitt'
16 seconds - extreme close up of fingers and a razor blade
18 seconds - 'Morgan Freeman'
23 seconds - title of film 'Se7en'
24 seconds - effects are used on the title to make it flash bigger
29 seconds - an open book and 'Gwyneth Paltrow'
34 seconds - a pen writing on paper, in double vision
36 seconds - a red filter is introduced briefly
39 seconds - extreme close up of film negatives being cut up with scissors
43 seconds - photographs
52 seconds - audience see pages in a book with writing on
54 seconds - more actors names
1.01 - Point of view shot of a black marker pen crossing out words in a book
1.11 - point of view shot of a black marker pen crossing out eyes on a photograph and 'Casting by'
1.14 - face has been completely crossed out on the photograph, in a red filter
1.16 - red filter on photographs and 'Music by'
1.19 - film negatives
1.25 - audience sees hooks and grubby finger nails
1.28 - audience sees a man making a book or photo album
1.30 - audience sees a range of photos
1.36 - extreme close up of a man playing with a needle between his thumb and forefinger
1.42 - audience sees the man threading the needle
1.47 - audience sees the man binding the 'book'
1.50 - audience sees several images
2.01 - audience sees a cut out of the word 'God'

Italian Job Title sequence

We analysed the title sequence of the film 'The Italian Job' (2003). We noticed that the film began as many other films begin, starting with the production company logo 'Paramount Pictures' etc. The film then opened to a scene showing snippets of Venice, maps, plans for something and a police station. The opening scene introduced characters, as most other films also do. The opening scene lasted 2 minutes and 21 seconds.

Analysis of questionnaire results

Whilst analysing the results I gained from my questionnaire, I quickly realised that there was a clear gap between genders in their film choices, ie, in general the results I gained from men, stated that their favourite genres were horror, action or thriller, whereas most of the women stated that they preferred rom-com or comedy. I also discovered that there was a disparity between age groups, ie, with the older male stating that his favourite genre was Western. I also noticed that there was a definitive break between the age groups in the cinema section, most of the younger respondents stated that they visited their local cinema regularly, whereas the older participants said that they visit their local cinema 'less often'.

Results From questionnaire - 17th October 2011

1) 16 year old Male -

Visits his local cinema - Once a month
Watches films at - The cinema
Prefers to watch films - In the evening
Favourite genre - Action
Choice of film relies on - Actors / Actresses

2) 17 year old Male -

Visits his local cinema - Once a month
Watches films at - The cinema
Prefers to watch films - At night
Favourite genre - Action, comedy
Choice of film relies on - Actors / Actresses, genre

3) 18 year old Female -

Visits her local cinema - Once a month
Watches films at - Home
Prefers to watch films - In the afternoon
Favourite genre - Comedy
Choice of film relies on - Genre

4) Middle-aged Female -

Visits her local cinema - Less often
Watches films at - The cinema
Prefers to watch films - In the evening
Favourite genre - Comedy
Choice of film relies on - Genre

5) 24 year old Female -

Visits her local cinema - Between once a fortnight and a month
Watches films at - The cinema
Prefers to watch films - In the evening
Favourite genre - Thriller, rom-com, comedy
Choice of film relies on - Actors / Actresses, genre

 6) 41 year old Male -

Visits his local cinema - Less often
Watches films at - Home
Prefers to watch films - In the evening, night
Favourite genre - Horror, action, thriller, sci-fi
Choice of film relies on - Actors / Actresses, Genre

7) 72 year old Male -

Visits his local cinema - Less often
Watches films at - Home
Prefers to watch films - Afternoon
Favourite genre - Western
Choice of film relies on - Cost

8) 64 year old Female -

Visits her local cinema - Less often
Watches films at - Home
Prefers to watch films - In the afternoon
Favourite genre - Comedy, Drama, Musical
Choice of film relies on - Cost

9) 30 year old Female -

Visits her local cinema - Once every fortnight
Watches films at - The cinema
Prefers to watch films - In the evening
Favourite genre - rom-com, comedy
Choice of film relies on - Actors / Actresses

10) 21 year old Female -


Visits her local cinema - Once a month
Watches films at - The cinema
Prefers to watch films - Night
Favourite genre - Sci-fi, thriller, horror
Choice of film relies on - Actors / Actresses, genre

Horror Film Questionnaire - 17th October 2011

(please circle your answers, you may circle more than one answer)

How often do you visit your local cinema?

Once a week

Once every fortnight

Once a month

Less often

Where would you prefer to watch a film?

Cinema                                                                                                                    

Home

What time of day do you prefer to watch films?

Morning

Afternoon

Evening

Night

What is your favourite genre?

Horror

Thriller

Action

Rom-com

Sci-fi

Adventure

Comedy

Drama

Western

Musical

Why do you choose the films you view?

Cost

Actors / actresses

Director

Writer

Genre

Horror Film Research - 17th October 2011

Horror film research

Which films have grossed the most in recent years?

- After researching the top grossed horror / thriller films in ‘recent’ years, I discovered that the following 10 films are as follows, I received this information from http://www.imdb.com/search/title?genres=horror&sort=boxoffice_gross_us,desc

1. What Lies Beneath (2000) - $155M
2. Gremlins (1984) - $148M
3. The Blair Witch Project (1999) - $141M
4. A Christmas Carol (2009) - $138M
5. Godzilla (1998) - $136M
6.The Ring (2002) - $129M
7. The Grudge (2004) - $110M
8. Paranormal Activity (2007) - $108M
9. Scream (1996) - $103M
10. Scream 2 (1997) - $101M


What can you find out about audience profiles?

-          After researching ‘Horror film audience profiles, I discovered the following information from http://naresaazemi.blogspot.com/2010/11/target-audience-profile.html

·         Males and females aged 15+

·         Like the thrill of horror movies

·         Have allowances of £10+ a week

·         Are interested in the latest movies and trailers

·         Have a very outgoing social life

·         Come from a household where the income is £35,000+

What can you find out about audience demographics?

-          After researching ‘horror film audience demographics’ I found that generally the age range was between 15 – 35 from http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Aqgm2BmDvj3OifbyHZzmXZs6CAx.;_ylv=3?qid=20090201123817AApJTUr

Preliminary Task