Characters

I took pictures throughout the creation of our characters before we filmed.

 In this picture Sarah is cutting up the girl's dress and putting blood on it. We did this because we felt it would make the dress look creepy, which was the effect we were trying to achieve in order to successfully scare our audience.

In this picture we are putting make-up on Rebecca so that her face is almost white, this gives her an unnatural look, and things like that tend to make people nervous, which leads to them being scared which is our aim.

In this picture we are also putting make-up on Rebecca's arms so that it matches her face, if only her face was pale it would look unrealistic and would therefore not be a successful horror film.

 
 This is a picture of before Rebecca's hair was done, this was how we planned to style her hair, so that it was covering her face, making it difficult for people to properly see her, hopefully making them feel uncomfortable and frightened.

This picture shows the finished make-up. We decided to use black eye shadow around the eyes because it contrasts with the white of her skin and dress, it is also unnatural and should hopefully make it unnerving.

This is our finished character. We put gel in her hair to give it a wet, greasy look. We thought it would be a good effect to make the character look as frightening as possible, so by making the hair partially cover her face we thought it would be creepy and scare the audience.


This is the wound of our victim. We used one of Sarah's old coats. First we cut a hole into it and then we covered the surrounding area and the visible skin with fake blood. By doing so we hoped it would look as if the main character had violently attacked the victim.

Camera Angles Plan

There are three camera angles we have decided to focus on using within our clip: eye level, oblique angle and and low angle. We decided to use these because we have found that they would create the best effect for our ideas.

We decided to use the eye level angle because we thought it would make it look like our characters were being watched, or as if they weren't alone. The oblique angle creates a tilt, which suggests instability or imbalance so we decided it would create a good effect within our clip. Also it links in with the eye level angle as it can be used to show how a characters point of view has changed. With the low angle shot we thought it would be good to use as our character would be facing down so by using this shot we would be making sure people could still see their face, also it can be used to add a sense of confusion to the scene because the audience can't tell which way the character is facing, they could be looking at anything or anyone, which creates a creepy atmosphere.

Story Board

We have put together a story board to show the main events that are going to happen within our first scene.

In the first shot you see the first location, the nature reserve. We decided to use this because it looks like a calm setting at first, natural and relaxing, so when the second shot comes of the dead victim in the area it contradicts everything that the audience has just felt from the previous shot. This means that they are already uncomfortable and on edge, so when there is a shot of feet walking through the grass it leads to the realisation that it is not only the victim that is in the forest. This leads to questions such as 'who is it?', 'why are they there?' and 'is it the killer?'. After this it quickly changes to the second location, the church stairs. This is a dark shot which automatically puts people on edge and makes them wonder what or who is on the stairs. Then in the next shot you see the girl with her blood covered dress, this leads you to presume that she was the one who killed the person in the forest, but because she is so young it isn't something you would expect from her, which then confuses the audience and creates tensions.

After you see the girl on the stairs it then goes back to the dead victim in the forest which then confirms the audience's suspicions that the girl did kill the victim. Then there is a flash of a black and white fuzzy pattern across the screen which adds to the creepy atmosphere of the scene, then it flashes back to a close up of the dead victim's wound. After that you see the girl again, holding a headless children's toy, and then you see her on the stairs, this scene is in a very small space, which is creepy in it's own way, along with the fact that the only source of light will be candle light increases the tension because the candles will be flickering which adds distortion to the scene, making it difficult to see her properly. After this it flashes to the black and white fuzzy pattern again and then jumps back to a close up of the girls face which would hopefully make the audience jump which would mean that we have created a successfully scary horror scene.

Locations Plan

For our film we have decided to use two different locations in order to achieve the best possible result we can. These locations are in Whittlesey and are areas that would be frightening to be surrounded by, therefore we decided they would be the best option we have.


Location 1 - The Church.
We decided that if we were to use part of the church that it would be quite creepy, as people usually associate churches with safety and calm, quiet areas, so this would go against everything that people think about churches, which we hope would therefore be unnerving and would add tension/suspense to the film.


The particular part of the church we have decided to film in is the spiral staircase, as they are compact and dark, so they are difficult to see in and therefore make people restless and uneasy. Also because the staircase is dark we would use candle light to make sure that our character is still visible, but also the flicker of the candle would cause the scene to become creepy and frightening.

Location 2 - Nature Reserve
This area is very quiet and natural, also very open, so this not only gives us a good setting for the murder of our other character, but it is completely different to the church setting, therefore this could cause confusion of where the main character is, which would hopefully be unnerving as the audience may then become frightened as they can't keep track of where the character is, therefore they may become paranoid which increases tension.


Also this area is mostly grass, which we are planning to include in a shot of the main character's feet, as dirty feet aren't particularly enjoyable for people to see, and also if the character is not wearing shoes then this causes there to be something strange and unusual about them, causing people to become more aware of them and what they are doing.