Script

(Main character walks in the door)

Parent: Is that you Lucy?
Lucy (main character): Yeah
Parent: Are you going to look for____ (cats name)?
Lucy: Yeah in a minute
(Main character is getting coat)
Lucy: Bye
Parents: Bye

The opening to our film will not have much dialogue as it will create more tension for the audience because they do not know what is going to happen.

Questionnaire

1. What minimum age do you think the certificate of horror films should be?
                                                   15
                                                   18

2. Do you enjoy horror films or would you prefer to watch something else? (female)
                                                   Enjoy horror films
                                                   Prefer something else


3. Do you enjoy horror films or would you prefer to watch something else? (male)
                                                   Enjoy horror films
                                                   Prefer something else

Audience profiles

• This table shows the percentage of ages and gender who consume the film 'Paranormal Activity'.
• This film appeals more to people between the ages of 15 and 24. The percentage of people who consumed this film between the ages 15-24 was 55%.
• It also appeals more to female audiences rather than males.
• I have looked into this film because it links with our opening of a film. Our film is a horror genre and uses handheld camera like 'Paranormal Activity'.

Audience profile

• This shows the percentages of ages and gender who consume the film 'The Ring'.
• 59% of females watch the film and 41% males. This film must appeal more to women.
• However, this table shows that 41% of people between the ages of 25 and 34 are more likely to watch the film.
• This film appeals more to middle aged people rather than teenagers.

Audience profiles

• This table shows the percentages of different age groups that consume the film 'The Grudge 2'.
• It shows that 51% of males watch this film and 49% females.
• The film is more popular between the ages of 15-24. 54% of the people who consume 'The Grudge 2' are in this age range. So the film must appeal ot young adults.

Storyboard

This shot will be of the zombie character running. It will be short shots showing the eyes and then this shot. The sound we will use will be screaming to build the tension for the audience.

Storyboard

This shot will be a close up of the main characters eyes It will show her emotion and how she is feeling.

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This shot will be a long whot of the zombie character running out in front of the main character. There will be low lighting so the zombie will not be seen much.

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Tyhis will show a closeup shot of the characters eyes to show her fear.

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This will be a long shot of the character walking around the woods looking for the rustling noise continued.

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This shot will show the character looking around whilst walking in the woods. It will be an over the shoulder shot and the only light source will be her torch. She is looking around to try and find where the rustling is coming from.

Storyboard

This shot will be a zooming shot of the rustling hedge. The camera will zoom intio the hedge and woods to make the audience more tense.

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This shot will be a low angle shot of the feet walking back down the street. We will include a graphic match so it will fade out with the feet walking on Ashtead Common.

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This shot is an over the shoulder shot of the main character and her dad having a short conversation. It will show the main characters back and her fathers face. The main characters dad will ask if shes going to look for her cat and she will respond.

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This will be a long shot/ establishing shot of the character entering her house. This shows where she is and that it is a house she is entering and not just a building. The audience will be able to identify the surroundings.

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This will be a low angle shot of the characters feet walking back home after putting the poster on a post. We will then use panning to show where the character is walking. This is one of the first bits of our opening scene.

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This shot will be of the character putting up a 'LOST CAT' poster onto a post before they go home. The character has lost their cat and is putting up this poster to try and find it. This will be a medium shot so that the audience can identify what is missing,then we will use a zooming shot and we will zoom in to the poster so the audience can get a better look at the detail.