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1. Mica Dublin # 2 Media studies; HORROR Examples of clips I admire from various horror films… 'The House of the Devil' 'REC 2' orphan

2. Research and Planning  The genre I have chosen to follow is Horror. I have watched Drag Me to Hell and Orphan and thought the opening sequences and the overall theme was very good and well represented. I especially admired the make up in both films. I hope to use some of theses aspects in my own short production as mine will focus on a stalker following a group of young girls. Orphan is a 2009 American horror film. The film centres on a couple who, after the death of their unborn child, adopt a young girl who is hiding a dark secret behind her sweet disguise. From this movie I will use the element of surprise, revealing who the stalker is at last moment so my audience will be in suspense. Drag Me to Hell is a 2009 horror. The plot revolves around a loan officer who tries to impress her boss by refusing to extend a loan to Mrs. Ganush. In retaliation, Ganush places a curse on Christine which, if not passed on to someone else within three days, will plunge her into the depths of Hell to burn for eternity. From this film I would like to focus on the costume, especially make-up.

3. This photograph inspires me. I think this woman was already old (explaining the wrinkles) but her powdered face adds to the effect. They have used false rotten teeth and her expression looks scary. Her eyes are wide and they have chosen to change the colour of her left eye making her look odd and even more creepy. She has two staples in her forehead thanks to good art effect. I also hope to use my art skills to make the make-up effective. Photo from Drag me to hell.

7. Story Board… View of a beautiful park zooming out to see the full view. Soft beautiful music showing calm. Opening sequence Music switches to upbeat to represent a party. Friends laughing and trying to scare each other in the dark. Zooming up on smiles but including long shots also. Notes; Cuts being used to break the scenes up quickly and to give the impression everything is fast so the audience doesn’t become bored and i give a quick overall preview of my short film. Zooming on the beautiful trees and flowers to contrast the next clip…

8. Continued… A figure is seen and the girls become frightened wondering who the creepy man is and what he wants. (mysterious music) One of the girls show off and run to find him, but he disappears and she injures herself after tripping over a rock. Its starting to become exceptionally dark. (Heart thudding in the background) Her friends try to help her get up. Then the man comes back running at full speed towards them and grabs the girl. (Echo of screams)

9. Show a knife maybe dripping blood and freeze the frame for emphasis with a sudden bang of a drum and a gasp. Last frame of a close up shot of eyes showing fear from the victim or a friend who have seen the horror. (Non diegetic sound) The Blair Witch Project Ending of opening sequence