Props, Costume and Make-Up list

Pyjamas

This is essential as the film is about a girls sleepover. We needed to make sure that pyjamas weren't too realing as we wanted to ensure the movie was taken seriously.

Talcum Powder

This was to make the antagonist look more pale to make her look sick and possessed. This also is a contrast to how typical modern day girls desire to look with a tan.

Ketchup
As ketchup is a thick red liquid that stains, we decided to use this as fake blood in the film. As the camera is high quality this will create a good enough illusion of blood.

Television
The television is used in the first shot of the storyboard to show white noise, this is effective in the opening as it represents a disturbance.

Television Remote
This will be held by Kelly at the start of the film as she attempts to make the television work. We have also got Kelly holding the remote as she is the feistiest and loudest of the group, therefore the remote will be a phallic reference.

Location planning

This is where the story is set and where the entire shoot will take place. The gives the viewer a false sense of security, which adds a horrific effect when the film climaxes. It also evokes a sense of realism that some horror films like Alien don't have. This setting along with a hand held camera will make the viewer feel they are living the experience with the characters. We have been influenced by teen horrors like Scream which involves sequences in houses. This will be filmed at night as well to evoke the sense of terror and isolation.

shooting script

The shooting schedule basically outlines the times and days the different scenes will be done. We are planning on only doing a day of shooting.
The shooting schedule also highlights which cast members should be involved in each scene and which part of the script each scene is.

Call Sheet

The call sheet is what tells everyone what days the cast and crew can be available to film, therefore stating the dates of filming. It tells us where the scenes are going to filmed and times they will be filmed.

shot log

The shot log will help me organise the filming, making it regimented and time-efficient. Initials are also used for quick references.


Shot Log

1. Close up - CS
2. Medium shot - MS
3. Medium shot - MS
4. Medium shot - MS
5. Medium shot - MS
6. Medium shot - MS
7. Medium shot - MS
8. Medium shot - MS
9. Long shot - LS
10. Long shot, zoom to medium shot - LS/MS
11. Long shot - LS
12. Long shot - LS
13. Over the shoulder - OTS
14. Medium shot - MS
15. Medium shot - MS
16. Long shot - LS
17. Medium shot - MS
18. Medium shot - MS
19. Long shot - LS
20. Medium shot - MS
21. Medium shot - MS
22. Long shot - LS
23. Long shot - LS
24. Medium Shot - MS
25. Long shot - LS
26. Medium shot - MS
27. Long shot - LS
28. Medium shot - MS
29. Long shot - LS
30. Medium shot - MS
31. Medium shot - MS
32. Long shot - LS
33. Close up - CU
34. Medium shot - MS
35. Medium shot - MS
36. Long shot - LS

script

In the beginning of the script, I concentrated on introducing the characters and leaving some mystery towards the antagonist. The idea towards this part is lure the audience into a false sense of security; it's just an average girls sleepover. Yet my aim is to bring out mystery in the antagonist by using different camera techniques including a dutch shot.

On the second page, I gave the antagonist more dialogue to give a vague background to her life. For example, there is a boy yet she isn't that interested which makes the audience ask why she isn't interested adding awkward tension. This is similar to films like SAW series where people who don't look dangerous at all end up being the antagonist.

On the third page the story climaxes in action sequence. It is here that the antagonist kills the two monster fodder yet the deaths aren't actually shown. This is to let the audience just imagine what the antagonist does to make the monster fodder scream. The climax is similar to Creep where the antagonist just snatches away the monster fodder into a dark room.

Storyboard

In this part of the script, we get a first glimpse of the antagonist in mysterious draft shot(not written in the storyboard) or medium shot zooming in towards the character.

In this scene, the camera shots will be concentrated sequence of the script between the three girls. It will mainly consist of close ups, medium shot, over the shoulder shots and shot/reverse shot.

In the sequence, the character Laura will he unexplainable knocks on the living room window. This will be the first intense moment in the film.

We would like to focus on extreme close ups on her hands and eyes to portray the fear flowing through her as she approaches the living room windows.

Initial Planning

Cast

Lauren (Fiona Robertson)- We chose Fiona because she has the right look we imagined the antagonist to have. Fiona is taller than the other actresses which could mean she could be more dominant than the other characters. She also has long hair which we can put over face to make her look more possessed as seen in cult classic movie The Ring with antagonist Tamara. We also believed Fiona has a certain innocence towards her to lure the audience into a false sense of security.

Kelly (Lauren Sweeney)- As well as participating off camera, Lauren has decided to act as well as monster fodder. Lauren has previous acting experience and has an exceptional amount of confidence to pull off the arrogant role of Kelly. We originally anticipated Lauren to be the antagonist but later decided she would suit Kelly’s role better.

Laura (Katie Toon)- Katie is similar to Lauren as she too has experience in acting. Katie would have to portray the shy and caring character of Laura in the film. The idea is to make Lauren and Katie’s character’s similar to monster fodder in teen horrors like Scream.

Group and Job Roles

Directors (Jack Meechan, Ashley Jones, Lauren Sweeney) - As we are working together we are sharing the role of director so we are all satisfied with the actors performance.




Editing (Jack Meechan, Ashley Jones, Lauren Sweeney) - Once again we are all participating in editing process so we are all satisfied with the video. During
the editing process we will also put in a score to go over the top of the video.

Script (Jack Meechan) - I had written the script about a

girls sleepover where one of the girls becomes possessed, and ends up killing the other girls. The script is based on the two sub-genres chosen, teen and psychological with a slight inspiration of supernatural horror.

Camera Work (Jack Meechan, Ashley Jones, Lauren Sweeney) - As me and Ashley arent doing work on camera we decided to take the main responsibilities behind the camera. Lauren will also participate in scenes where it's just Katie and Fiona.