1) The action: identify the event your idea is based around; what actually happens?
- A girl, who is defined as mentally disturbed, wakes up in the middle of the night to some knocking. She looks through the window to see that no one is there. As she is awake, she decides to go to get a glass of water. As she does the knocking sounds again so she panics, grabs a weapon and looks through the peep hole to see nothing. Then she runs to her room and hides in her closet. She phones her dad for help but half way through the call she stops to hear scratching on the closet door which proceeds to three faint knocks on the closet door.
2) The theme(s): what should it make the audience think about or feel? What 'issues' will it raise?
- One of the issues being raised is mental illness/psychotic behaviour. It should make the audience feel uneasy through out the clip.
- The fact that the audience can see, through certain iconography that the girl is mentally disturbed, should make them question what's real and what isn't. Is a 'monster' actually there trying to get her?
3) The narrative and structure: what happens? Will there be dialogue? What about diegetic/non-diegetic sound?
- There will be dialogue in the beginning when two voices are discussing the main character's mental health. You only here the voices whilst the screen is black. Our opening is very sound based so there will be a mix of diegetic and non-diegetic sound. We will use non-diegetic sound to set the mood of the opening and create certain levels of tension. Sudden uneasy sounds will create a sense of fear etc. The 'entity' that is intruding the house will be shown through the sound of knocking.
4) The character(s): who are they, identify their roles, what are their characteristics, including gender, appearance etc?
- There is only one character shown in the opening which is the girl who is the main character throughout the film. She is the protagonist, who was initially a victim. She is an older teen with an asian heritage. She draws disturbing images that she places around her room.
5) The setting and choice of location: where is it set?
- It is set in the main character's house and that is where all the action takes place.
6) The mise-en-scene: identify colours, lighting, dress codes, the overall visual look.
- The grading of our film is going to involve many blues, blacks and whites. This is to give an eerie feel to the movie. The lighting is going to be quite low key.
- The protagonist will be wearing very plain clothes, with dark colours to not distract the viewer from her expressions.
7) The camera work: the style you are aiming for.
- We hope to create a sense of uneasiness and tension with many close-ups and similar shots to create a sense of claustrophobia. This will be helped by the fact that some shots are shot inside a closet.
- There will be some voyeuristic shots to portray that she isn't alone, and make her look like a victim.
8) The editing: How will you tell the story? Will it be constructed in real-time, as one continuous sequence? What kind of visual style are you planning? How will the graphics/credits fit into the sequence, and what will they look like?
- A lot of the credits will appear at the beginning when the drawings are being shown.
9) What are the influences behind your area?
- Films that have influenced our idea is: The Woman In Black, The Others, 28 Weeks Later, Scream.
- Characters that have influenced our protagonist: Sydney (Scream), Wendy (The Shining)
10) Has your idea been 'tested' against the 8 questions on page that outlines The Brief?
- Is it practical? - Yes, one location, one actor, simple narrative.
- Is it an idea that works to the strengths of the group? - Yes, familiar with horror genre.
- Will it show off the skills you have learnt so far on the course? - Yes, closed location allows for many set-ups to be used. Continuity can be seen as everything is real-time..
- Is it something you can reasonably shoot and edit in the time available? - Yes
- Can you get access/ permission to shoot in the chosen location at the chosen times? - Yes, inside a home that we can access whenever we need, even outside chosen times.
- Can you organize lighting to use in that location? - Yes, inside a home allows for easy movement and placement of lighting equipment without worry.
- Have you included dialogue? - Yes, effective use that will introduce the audience to the narrative and protagonist, and also at the end create tension and fear.
- Do you have guaranteed reliable actors? Yes - all actors needed are inside our group.
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