Pre-Production Documentation

Sypnosis of whole film -   A scout group go on a trip to an unknown forest for a weekend of survival skills, they do not know that the forest has some very strange attributes, and that it is haunted by an angry demon in which killed a young school girl, the scout group are unaware of this happening as it happened many years ago.
The story continues and the scout trip is going fine, until the 3rd day when one of the children go missing, this brings tension to the camp so the leaders hunt the woodsday and night until the boy or a clue os found, none of the 4 leaders return. luckily one of the scouts phoned their parents because of suspicion and all of the remaing scouts left from unbearable fear.

Plot of opening sequence – Two schoolgirls are walking home from school through when they see a strange path leading to the forest, they stupidly go and explore and then strange things begin to happen.
One of the girls disappears and the other girl starts to panic and as she begins to run out of the forest she trips over a log and then the demon drags her back into the depths of the forest and then it blacks out.

Treatment -

Shot List -

Location	Scene Number	Shot Number	Description
Forest	1	1	Setting the scene. Establishing the shot of surroundings.
Alley	2	2	Introduction to the two girls. They are walking towards the camera talking. Long shot.
		3	Medium shot of both the girls talking. Then one of them encourages the other to explore the forest. They walk in.
Forest	3	4	The girls come to a shed and explore, the camera pans with their movements
		5	The camera cuts to a medium long shot as they move away from the shed and enter the depths of the forest.
	4	6	When in the forest, the camera shows the GIRLS running through the forest at a long shot
		7	The footage is filmed at different angles to create a sense of confusion for the viewer.
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		9	Medium shot of GIRL A as she loses GIRL B. showing the confusion on her face.
		10	Medium long shot as she slows down and begins to search
		11	Close up of her face as she realizes the other girl has vanished and she hears a twig snap behind her
		12	The camera is behind her running and is almost as if it is chasing her as she is running scared.
		13	Medium long shot of the girl falling down to the floor.
		14	Close up of the girls face and upper body as she begins to crawl and pick herself up. Her face then turns pale as she feels something grab her leg, she is pulled back suddenly. End

 

Risk Assesment - As the setting is in a forest location the health and safety is very important, there is a barb wire fence surrounding the path, we will have to be careful when filming near the path to ensure that the actors do not collide.

There are large logs on the floor in the deep forest so we will also have to watch when the actors are running so that there is not an accident.

We need a risk assessment so that we can see what risks there are during the filming and how we can avoid any injuries.

Shooting Schedule - Our shooting was organised in a lesson and we decided as a group that we would start shooting on the Thursday 10th March during the school  term. The location was organised previously and we convised that the forest was the best location for our horror genre.

Mise-en-Scene -

Lighting:

The lighting in the forest is very mild as we are filming in a night-time enviroment the only light being provided will be that of the moon, we hope to film on an evening where the moon is bright to ensure there is enough to capably see the characters.

Props:

We will only be using a small number of natural props which are in the forest, the first being the log that the character trips over in the opening sequence. The other prop will be a small rotted cabin, this will be used for effect in emphasizing our horror genre.

Costume:

GIRL A- School trousers and white shirt, in school uniform with shoes.

GIRL B -  School trousers and white shirt, in school uniform with shoes.

DEMON - It will be wearing dark clothes to camoflage its appearance to the girls.

With these costumes it fits the theme of the characters and makes the sequence more authentic and realistic.

Hair and Make-Up:

GIRL A - Hair will be messy, face will look excited as she enters the forest but sharply changing, this is to represent that she is a school girl and also she is young and excited..

GIRL B - Hair will be curly, maybe glasses to emphasize character that she entails which is a young school girl.

DEMON - hair will be unseen due to hood to make the audience see that he is a dark demon.

Set Design:

The room is spacious and sets a good atmosphere for a horror dark forest. The bright light coming from the moon will give the set a futuristic look but at the same time it will b dark and evil. We will film by the rotted cabin to emphasize the gothic genre we have given the film. The path will also be used which will lead the girls to the forest.

Character Movement:

The two girl characters will be walking towards the camera whilst in dialogue, one of the girls then goes and explores the forest, the girls continue walking and they come to a shed, they then move away from the cabin and move deeper into the forest. The girls are then seen running through the forest, one og the girls begins to slow down as she realises she has lost her friend, she then begins to run again and falls over the log on the floor she is then dragged back by the demon.



Story Board :

Location Recce :




Our chosen location is in Chipperfield, and being a natural exterior enviroment we have nothing to manipulate. We will be using the area of the forest we have phtographed for the ain shoot alonfg with the shown abandomed shed. Also we will be using a path which is along from the shed, unforunatly this could not be seen when taking the pictures.

 Script :

Script – Into the Darkness

SCENE 2                                                                EXT ALLEY                                            AFTERNOON

The two GIRLS are walking home from school down the ALLEY.

GIRL B turns to the forest

I hate walking past here look how spooky it looks? It looks like something from one of those horror movies.

GIRL A looks at the forest with a slightly worried expression. They slowly come to a stop

GIRL A

That looks more fun than creepy. I dare you to run in there.

GIRL B

I would, but not on my own. You come with me!

GIRL A panics and comes up with an excuse

GIRL A

Erm, I’m wearing my new boots…

GIRL B

So? Just do it! I can tell you’re scared

GIRL A

I’m so not, I just seriously don’t want to get muddy… but it would be pretty fun I guess

SCENE 3                                                                EXT FOREST                                AFTERNOON

GIRL B wanders closer to the forest and spots a shed

GIRL B

Hey, look at that. It must be ancient… I bet a tramp lives in there or something

GIRL A

Yeah, it actually reeks. Hey c’mon I’m getting bored now…

GIRL B

Quickly then! Let’s go.

GIRL B runs into the forest also dragging GIRL A in by the hand.

SCENE 4                                                                EXT FOREST                                 AFTERNOON

GIRL B

I told you this would be fun!

GIRL A starts to ease up and begins to enjoy it. They both start running around the forest chasing one another and making loud screams. She loses GIRL B and starts to worry.

GIRL A

Hey! Where’ve you gone?

Oi, where are you hiding? I can hear you! The twigs don’t snap by them self!

GIRL A slowly creeps round behind a tree she suspects GIRL B is hiding, she tries to surprise her but she isn’t there.

Her face shows great confusion as she pans the forest with her eyes looking for her friend

Where the have you gone? Seriously, come out now, I’m getting worried!

Come out now!

As she searches, she hears twigs snapping behind her and as she turns she sees something that causes her to run. After being chased she falls to the ground as she trips over a branch on the floor and is dragged back

History of Horror

Horror is an ancient art form. We have tried to terrify each other with tales which trigger the less logical parts of our imaginations for as long as we've told stories. From the ballads of the ancient world to modern urban myths, audiences willingly offer themselves up to sadistic storytellers to be scared witless, and they are happy to pay for the privilege.

Theories abound as to why this is so; do we derive basic thrills from triggering the rush of adrenalin which fear brings, or do horror stories serve a wider moral purpose, reinforcing the rules and taboos of our society and showing the macabre fate of those who transgress?

Horror movies have long served both purposes. They deliver thrills by the hearseload, as well as telling us stories of the dark, forbidden side of life (and death) - cautionary tales for grown ups. They also provide a revealing mirror image of the anxieties of their time. Nosferatu (1922) is not simply a tale of vampirism, but offers heart-rending images of a town beleaguered by premature and random deaths, echoes of the Great War and the Great Flu Epidemic fatalities. At the other end of the century Blade (1998) is not just a tale of vampirism either, but reflects a fear of the powerful yet irresponsible elements in society, echoes down the corridor indeed of the seemingly impunitive behaviour of those at the top.

Each generation gets the horror films it deserves, and one of the more fascinating aspects of the study of the genre is the changing nature of the monsters who present a threat. In the early 1940s, a world living under the shadow of Hitler's predatory tendencies identified a part-man, part-wolf as their boogeyman, whose bestial nature caused him to tear apart those who crossed his path. In the 1990s however, there was no need for a part wolf component: Jonathan Doe (Se7en 1994) and Hannibal Lecter (Manhunter 1986, Silence of the Lambs 1991, Hannibal 2001) were entirely human in their calculated and stylised killing methods. As we move on into the twenty first century, the ghosts and zombies are back in vogue as Eastern and Western superstitions converge, and once more we yearn for an evil that is beyond human. In an era of war and waterboarding, supernatural terror is more palatable than the fear inherent in news headlines.

Title Timeline

For my title timeline i chose to do it on a well-known film of mine, Wrong Turn is a revolutionary Horror in which Six people find themselves trapped in the woods of West Virginia, hunted down by "cannibalistic mountain men grossly disfigured through generations of in-breeding'. From looking at this opening sequence i was able to see when the credits where introduced and how they were being introduced, the horror genre was shown very well which is what our group want to put across to the target audiences.