19. Storyboard

18. Scripting

Scene 1:
Kyle is out for a Jog through the woods.

The Antagonist is seen walking, whilst carrying a knife.

Kyle begins to slow down to catch his breath whilst approaching a branch to sit on.

He looks up and is stuck by fear when he notices the antagonist emerge from the shrubbery carrying his knife.

Kyle jumps off the branch and begins to run away.

He carries on running until a log on the ground interrupts his path and without seeing it Kyle trips over it hitting the ground, knocking him unconscious.

(Scene fades to black)

Scene 2:
Kyle wakes up in an empty room, strapped to a chair.

He then realises he is strapped to a chair and begins to struggle.

KYLE: What the f***?!

Kyle breaks free from the chair and begins to creep around the house in search for an exit.

Downstairs the antagonist can hear that Kyle has awaken and grabs his knife.

He walks downstairs quietly and successfully finds the exit so he slowly approaches it, he attempts to unlock it.

The door does not seem to work and then out of no where, the antagonist is seen standing behind Kyle.

Kyle then realises that someone is behind him. He turns round to see the antagonist slowly draw towards him.

KYLE: No, no, no

The antagonist stabs Kyle, which ends his life.

(Scene fades to black)

17. Timeline Planning

Below is a timeline for my film opening.

16. Costumes

Antagonist:                                                   

 Black Coat

The black coat shown above will be used as a cloak for the antagonist as he will hide within it and avoid showing his face to anyone, he will do this by having his hood up. In doing this it allows us to portray a dark personality of the antagonist to the audience and when they see this they will instantly know who it is.

Black Trousers

Sticking with the dark theme for the antagonist, he will also be wearing black trousers. Our decision to make the antagonist wear full black is because the colour black connotes evil which is found on villains. The colour will also allow his clothing to blend in together making him difficult to see when he is hiding.

Black Boots
 

We have chosen to use boots as they make a loud sound when walking. Within our first scene we plan to include a close up of the boots as he approaches the victim, in doing so it will put emphasis on the boots and also show the audience the size of them to show the big, powerful presence the antagonist gives, this would create a sense of fear for the audience. 

Victim

White T-Shirt

For our victim we have decided that he should wear a white t-shirt as it connotes innocence, this is conventional in horror films as the victim is usually innocent. We have also decided to use a white t-shirt as it is something typical to wear when jogging, something that you just pick up and put on, it allows use to make the scene more realistic.

Tracksuit:

Hoodie:

Bottoms

As seen from the two images above it shows the full outfit of the victim. It shows that the victim is out for a jog and again we are trying to show realism. 

15. Locations

Putnoe Woods

The first scene/s will be situated in Putnoe woods. This is a conventional location for a horror film especially when the day gets darker as the scenery changes mood and becomes scary. As you see from the image above, this would be perfect for when we film victim running away from something unknown, this will allow the audience to be kept on edge to find out what the victim is running from. The long path covered with leaves and towered by trees adds into the effect. There are also many smaller paths adjacent to the bigger paths which are full of logs and tree roots, this would come into effect for when the victim trips up.

  

View Larger Map

Above shows the exact location of Putnoe woods, the area with A highlighted near. This was taken from google images and as it is an Ariel view it allows us to see the surroundings thus showing it is slightly secluded and it also shows us how big the woods are and how much we can use.

Abandoned House 

The second scene/s will be filmed in this house, this location is a typical location for a horror film as the house is abandoned it would have no furniture, ruined walls and creak floors with very dim lighting. This has allowed us to use the house to our adventure as we have decided to uses scenes in which the victim is strapped to a chair and eventually escapes from the chair, but the antagonist on the lower floor hears the victim escape, so he finds the victim and kills him. 

14. Prop List

Duct Tape

This will be used as a method to hold the victim down to a chair to be on the antagonist’s hit list. This will stop the victim from escaping and as it is easy to get hold off for the antagonist and as it is also standard everyday product suggests it is his first kill. However, it back fires as it is weak and allows the victim to escape from the chair.

Chair

As stated previously in Duct tape, this will be used to tie the victim down.We will use a old, dirty chair in which the antagonist can get his hands on as it provides realism the to audience as you wouldn't see a killer go out and buy a brand new chair, they would find anything as to use to keep the victim in place.  

Knife:

This will be used as the iconic weapon wielded by the antagonist to finish off their captured victim. The knife will be clean to link to the fact he is a new killer killing his first victim, this could strike fear to the audience as they see a new killer on the streets. Within the first scene the knife will be used as a way to show the victim that the antagonist is after him, signaling him to run away. In the second scene the knife will finally be placed into action as the antagonist will kill off his victim, however this will not be seen by the audience.

Fake Blood

Using fake blood within the film opening allows to show the injuries which occur to the victim when he trips over the log after being chased by the antagonist, this will show realism in our clip without using real blood as fake blood is a perfect alternative, hence the name. This would also show to the audience to the damage the trip conflicted on the victim.  

13. Mood Board

Below is an image shows a mood board I created. It shows different images and words which are generic to the horror genre but more specifically what would be seen within my film opening, for example as you can see their is a knife, this would suggest it could be used as a murder weapon.

12. Brainstorming Synopsis

Below is a mind map showing my final ideas for my film opening.

8. Production company logo

Below is a saved image of my production logo and below the image is my production logo with animation. The AL in my logo represents me as it is the initials of my name, Anthony Luongo. I have decided to cleverly integrate the film reel which is shaped like the letter L, I believe using a film reel gives the audience viewing my logo the idea that my logo is based upon film, but just to make it clear to my audience I have added ‘production’ below. As for font I decided to use the ‘I still know’ font which I found on the Dafont website, I believe the font fits my genre as the font looks quite with gaps which gives it a creepy and eerie feel. This links into the colour choice as I chose to use red and black as a generic colour used within horror films is black to give it a dark feeling to the atmosphere and I chose to use red font as it reflects blood which occur in some horrors but also because it was a clear and visible colour to use on the writing.

Production companies help make films by assisting with budgeting, scheduling, scripting, casting and many more. They oversee the film productions from beginning to end. They hold the responsibility to find directors and talented actors to help create the movie, but the downside is that they are liable for everything, whether it be injuries which have been inflicted on the actor or property damage to a building.  

Difference between Major and Independent film companies:

Films within independent production companies are made outside of the major film studios. Independent production companies produce films for a mainstream audience as they are not mass-marketed. They tend to have smaller budget than major studio production companies.

Below are some examples of production companies who create films in the horror genre:

• Bloodbath Pictures
• Blumhouse Productions
• Paramount Pictures
• Hammer Film Productions
• Columbia Pictures 

From the image below of Hammer Films Production who created such films as Women in black and Curse of Frankenstein, I can draw similarities with my productions logo. As you can see, Hammer Films Productions has used red font over a black background, which was my choice of colour. It could have been used to draw an eerie feeling when seeing the productions logo similarly to mine. They have also Incorporated a big 'H' in the middle of their logo, this shows that they are to use this as an iconic image for their company, similarly to my logo where I have chosen to us the 'AL' as the iconic image.

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