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Inspirational Films - Gothika
The 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 The props of this
is a mini close up shot of his movie is very
face to demonstrate fear, disturbing for the
disgust and anxiety to the audience as it has
audience. disgusting images of
blood everywhere.

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

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Inspirational Films – The Village
A scene where a character This scene has a mid shot of
discovers about the a character who is
supernatural things happening illustrating fear and also of
in the village in order to prove the monster destroying
to the people that there is things in the village.
something going on.

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Theme/Concept
• An idea we had for the theme was Revenge
and the concept was Possession.
Injustice Ghosts
Grievance
Twists & Turns
Victims Enigma
Revenge &
Hidden identities Possession!
Vicious
Ghouls Suspicious
circumstances
Unsuspecting Mysterious
Shocking
Someone who has
revelations
been wronged

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Theme/Concept
Another idea we had for the theme was Justice and concept was Death
Murder & Manslaughter
Righteousness
Revenge
Moral
Rightness.
Vendetta
Justice & Death!
A Cause
Mystery
Decay
Supernatural
Life After Death

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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.

11. 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.htm
And
http://www.yourghoststories.com/real-ghost-story.php?sto

12. 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.

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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.

14. 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.

15. Target Audience! M
• 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.

16. 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.

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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.

18. 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

19. Audience Feedback Across The
Drafts.

21. Feedback of our forth opening sequence:

22. Actor/Character Props/Costume N
Joanne Drew
The Others The Unborn
• 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

23. 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.

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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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Location – Health & Safety Risks
 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
• 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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Location