Assignment 18 – idea exploration

Assignment 18 – Idea Exploration

Gelsomina De LuciaKelly Morales

Chelsea HopkinsTayla Humphris

Idea Exploration

10 bullet points of idea

• Girl in school.

• Girl goes home.

• Sees cousin and finds out mum is out shopping.

• Cousin tells her something arrived in post.

• Finds box in room and touches it.

• Burns fingers.

• Time changes to night.

• Girl gets ready for bed.

• Hears noises and hides under cover.

• Ends with close up of her screaming.

Idea DetailsI got inspiration from the following films:

• Don’t be afraid of the dark (2011 film)

• Silent House (2011 film)

• Scream 4 (2011 film)

• Paranormal Activity (2007 film)

I got inspiration from the following film opening sequences:

• The Women in Black (2012 film) - I liked how everything seems normal then suddenly everything changes and cliff hanger at the end leaves the audience questioning what will happen next.

• Devoured (2012 film) – I liked how the description of the title was in the opening sequence.

Basic story :

• Normal girl gets delivered a box. She touches it and it seems to have given whatever is inside a sense of life.

Characterisation :

• The characters are teenagers and they are represented as hard working but curious.

Idea Details

Locations :

The locations for this idea would be filmed at a house and a school.

Narrative structure:

• The narrative structure would be linear because I feel that the focus should be on the plot.

Enigma:

The enigma for the audience is:

• What is the box?

• Who is the cloak person?

• Who is the shadow?

• Why did the box change colour?

• Why her?

Target Audience:

The target audience for this idea would be teenagers as the main characters are teenagers.

The conventions I applied are: •The darkness as most horror movies are based in the dark. •The innocent female character.•Tension.

Idea Exploration

• A girl has to move with her dad and step mum as her mum died in a fire

• A big haunted house is introduced ( the house where the girl is going to live )

• Girl meets step mum and feels a evil spirit from her

• Girl goes cemetery to talk to her mum and sees spirits of little children

• Children start to appear to the girl more and talk to her to warn her about her step mum

• Girl finds out the truth, that she kills all her step children followed by the fathers to stay with the money from their fathers.

• Step mum verbally abuses the girl without her dad knowing

• Girl ties to break her and her dad up

• Step mother ties to kill girl


• I got my inspiration from Silent House and the Uninvited

• The basic story is about a girl who lost her mum in a fire and moves in with her dad and step mum, she finds out the truth about step mum and starts seeing spirits of children her step mum killed.

• The characters are

• The girl Nichole - Spiritualism girl, she sees ghosts

• Dad - he's rich and spends most of his time at work

• Step mum - She's got mental Heath issues, she's obsessed with money and that is why she kills

• The conventions applied is the evil step mother

• The location will be set in a big haunted house, were ghost of the children appear to the girl

• The enigma for the audience is trying to find who really the step mum is and about her past

• The target audience is 15+ as it would be suitable for that age, as it involves a lot strong scenes of violence between the step mum and the girl

Idea Details

1.3 characters- Jamie(The abusive), The mystery person(Person watching) and Madison (Person being watched)

2.‘Through the keyhole’

3.Council flats, showing social status

4.Drives girl to a body, she appears frightened perhaps insinuating he murdered someone

5.We then see him murdered in her presence, identity of killer not revealed

6.She is chased believing she is to be murdered next

7.Mise-en-scene:

Jamie: Typical gang leader style, Branded t-shirt, hat turned back, jeans.

Madison: ?


2. Element of surprise, builds suspense

3. Supports the plot. E.g Plot twist, Girl appears victim due to vulnerability supported by abusive male figure

4.Give the audience the perspective the Jamie is the dangerous character

5. Has a ‘Who dunnit?’ effect

6. Creates the enigma for the film

7.Jamie: Shows wealth and control

Madison: ?

Idea Details

Idea Exploration(Created with SimpleMind)

• Girl is walking home

• Realises it is getting dark

• Runs home

• It is too late

• Possession happens to youngest sister

• Eldest sister had murdered a person and it has effects on her sister and it killed their parents

• Controversy between sisters about the murder as she believes he is “still alive”

• Eldest sister lives in consequence

• Its her job to protect her little sister from possession


Idea Details

I got inspiration from the following films:

• Exorcist (1973)

• Insidious (2010)

• Mirrors (2008)

• Paranormal Activity (2007)

I got inspiration from the following film opening sequences:

• Mirrors (2007)- I like the equilibrium and new equilibrium the film later reveals the psychological aspect of the possession within the mirrors seems to follow the people and replicate their image into a cynical alter ego

• Drag me to hell- The opening credits and the use of the scene telling the story through a book. The opening use of score music is high, fast pace which creates the tension of a horror

Basic story :

• The murder her sister had committed and was not charged with curses her family. It kills her parents and possesses her younger sister. Shadows haunt them.

Characterisation :

• The characters are teenagers- vulnerable of young age but are dependant on one another and learn to grow up in a short time.

Idea Details

Locations :

The locations for this idea would be filmed on a street and then followed into a house.

Narrative structure:

• The narrative structure would be non- linear as perhaps the use of flashbacks of the murderer is likely to also haunt the characters. Conversely using a linear narrative can be used instead.

Enigma:

The enigma for the audience is:

• Who is behind the shadows?

• Why did she commit murder?

• What is next for the younger sister? Will she die?

Target Audience:

The target audience for this idea would be teenagers as the main characters are teenagers.

The conventions I applied are: •Darkness.•Possession•Paranormal

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Assignment 18 – idea exploration