media coursework-horror films

1. Horror films Main Task By Steph, Nikita and Olivia http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=RC01JCzU3kc

2. Target Audience Horror movies are particularly popular amongst males and under 25's. With over a third of a typical horror movie audience aged 18-24, they are a highly effective means of reaching an audience not afraid to go out at night! Horror Movie Age Profile Base: National Metro Source: Roy Morgan 2008 Horror general population profile Age Age

4. Questionnaire for horror films

7. CAPTURED Scene 1 and 2 (Heavy breathing and sounds of the blood dripping) Camera- close up on the knife and then cut to a medium shot of the man and the girl lying on the floor and a close up of the blood dripping on the girl’s neck. Steph: (stood alone on the path) Help!!! (Muffled, loud, and unclear to show distress) Camera- close up of facial expression Olivia: (lies on the floor-dead so there is no sound) Camera- one of the boy’s point of view shot of the girls face Steph: (runs, and shouts, calling out her friends name) Camera- An establishing shot of the surroundings, blurred point of view shot of Steph to show her panic and to create tension, all needs to be fast moving action and a tracking shot when she begins to run. Titles Camera- Shot overhead looking at ground with light shining on pools of blood. Script

8. Scenes 3,4 and 5 (Walking down towards the common) Camera- Pan shot of road and girls. Medium shot of boys. Long shot of girls from behind, as if from boy’s P.O.V Boys: (howl and whistle) OI oi!!!! Camera- Close up of alcohol and cigarettes. Olivia: so I was like at this party last weekend and there was this boy that just couldn’t take his eyes off of me, me, and me. Steph: Awww how sweet Olivia: Not really, I mean he was hot but then I found out from Nikita that he was on drugs. Steph: What a loser Olivia: your telling me Camera- Over the shoulder shots. Boys: FANCY A SHAG?? (Laughing and drinking) Oi… what’s your number?? (Boys cheer) (Girls give a disgusted look and ignore the lads to continue with their conversation whispering and then..) Camera- P.O.V shot of the boys. Steph: omg, can u imagine, I mean as if!! (Giggling) Olivia: hey I would, one of em Is hot!!! Steph: eewww, u don’t know where he’s been Olivia: yeh well… (Boys walk faster to catch up with the girls) Steph: you think they heard, I mean look liv- there so close now, come on lets speed up. Olivia: yeh all right en, it is getting pretty dark and mum will want in me in soon. Steph: Well mine couldn’t give a damn, but yeh don’t wana be anywhere near these idiots. These are probs on drugs too. Olivia: I hope not! They don’t seem too bad… Steph: Av you not seen them, they’re drunk and eewww they smoke.. No thank you. (Breathing increases, lads are right behind them now and girls go quite and just signal to each other their apprehension) Camera- Shot/reverse for conversation.

9. Scenes 6 and 7 Camera- Shot from behind both girls and boys. Tracking shot. Olivia: Oh my god, are they going to follow us around forever? Steph: I know yeah, how annoying is it? Camera- Shot from in front of the girls. Olivia: So… What do you think of Kyle? Steph: Oh he’s all right I suppose. How bowt you? Olivia: Oh I heard from Leah, who heard from Andy, who heard from Liam, who heard from Lewis who heard from Nathan that he liiiiikes you. Camera- Close ups on faces. Shot/reverse. Scenes 8 and 9 Steph: What? Noooo not me? Besides; ( bends down to tie shoelace) I heard from Sophie that he already has a girlfriend. ( PAN SHOT to show that the boys are no longer there) It’s not that I’m bothered or anything, I mean it’s up to him if he has a girlfriend, it doesn’t bother me at all, honestly. ( Stands back up) I mean, it’s not as if-… err.. Liv? Where’ve you gone? Seriously where are you? . Come out come out wherever you are…Ok its not funny you know. Liiiiivvvvv it’s not fair! Right you’ve had your laugh now, time to come out please, we need to go home. Liv please?? ( Gust of wind. Scream in the background.) Camera- Close up of Steph tying shoe. P.O.V shot- spinning around. Close up to show expression. Shot from behind trees to show liv has been kidnapped- allows audience to know before characters. Boys: (whisper in her ear) don’t make a sound, be a good little girl and you won’t get hurt Olivia: (tries to struggle away and bite his hand) Camera - fast moving action of struggle, close up of face and mouth o her ear and extreme close up of eye to show the tears streaming down face when the boy threatens her with a knife after she bites him.

10. Story board