Pitch

PITCHJoe, Zak, Jess & Lottie

MOODBOARD

SIMILAR HORRORS

FILMS SIMILAR TO OURS

POSTER IDEAS

POSTER IDEASThis particular album cover was a source of inspiration and is a potential possibility for our film poster. The shadow created within the doorway over a helpless victim is a conventional feature within the horror genre and is an aspect found within horror films of a variety of eras. This album cover could easily be recreated into a film poster from using our own images using shadows and editing them further in photoshop. The colour scheme used (i.e. black and red) also connotes ideas such as anger, death, passion, fear etc.

NAME AND CONCEPT

• Two sisters move in with mothers boyfriend after mothers apparent suicide. Strange happenings occur in the house, sisters begin to learn more about the boyfriend. Turns out the paranormal activity is the spirit of their mother trying to drive the sisters out of the house, away from the boyfriend as he is the psychotic abusive man who actually killed the mother. The sisters must try to expose the boyfriend and the truth about their mothers death.

FILM SYNOPSIS

CHARACTER PROFILES

The Step-father.

The Antagonist of “Step Father”. Older man, common-looking and easily relatable. A suspicious character, acts like ‘False Hero’. Takes role of new guardian for the two sisters, eerie character who appears mysterious.

Older Sister.

One of the two protagonists. Bold, confident character with an attitude. Is the dominant and more protective of the two sisters. Shares close relationship with younger sister.18 years old, slim build, Blonde.

Younger Sister.

Other of the two protagonists. Humble, quieter character, less confident, keeps thoughts and emotion to herself. Looks up to older sister, see’s her as new motherly figure.14 years old. Blonde.

CHARACTER PROFILES

Name: Jeff Hammond

From: Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire

Experience: He is currently works for Broxbourne theatre company and has been working in the acting industry for 35 years. He has participated in many theatre shows such as Aladdin playing the antagonist.

Role: The stepfather (antagonist)

Why?

We felt that his experience in acting and also the amount of experience in playing different character roles would be perfect for our horror film and will make our film look realistic.

ACTOR PROFILES

Name: Jess Hammond

From: Cheshunt, Hertfordshire

Experience: She is still studying for her a Levels at sixth form however has experience in working with her dad (Jeff Hammond) in shows and also has participated in school shows. She has also been to two different drama groups in the course of 5 years.

Role: Sister (Lucy)

Why?

She is very innocent looking and petite which fits the appearance of the character and also has experience in drama.

Name: Lottie Heckman

From: Enfield, Middlesex

Experience: She is still studying for her a Levels at sixth form. She has experience in performing arts from the age of 3 going to performing arts school doing acting, singing and dance. Also has previously been on TV for the BBC.

Role: Sister (Zoe)

Why?

She has has experience of doing drama from doing drama at GCSE and has also participated in many school and theatre shows playing main roles.

Focus Group Feedback

Two trailer: The strangers and The PACT

•The audience though ‘The strangers’ was more eerie.•Sound effects which sound scary such as the sound of the swings is effective- which adds tension.•Unknown actors makes horror films more scary.

Therefore…From our research it has given us ideas on what to include in our trailer.

CAMERA ANGLES/SHOTS

AND TECHNIQUES

Film Magazine Masthead Ideas

Prime – Similar to Empire. Connotes power, of first importance.

Flick– Casual, informal, friendly. Slang term related to the film genre.

Simple and catchy.

Framed – Informal, casual, unique. A word associated with film

(frame).

Final Cut – Film/media term. Easily recognisable as film genre. Quirky

and simplistic.

Lights, Camera, Action! – Very informal, casual. Phrase

commonly known for film.

We created a poll (Through www.surveymonkey.com), asking our target

audience which masthead appeals most to them for our film magazine.

This poll was posted on social networking sites including twitter, thus

reaching our target audience directly.

The most popular title was “Final Cut”. It’s simplistic, catchy and friendly,

and easily connects to the film genre. Due to these poll results, we will be

using the masthead “Final Cut” for our film magazine.

Film Magazine - Masthead

Typography

Found through dafont.com

LOCATIONS

PROPS

STORY IDEAS

Story Idea 1A young boy was abused from the age of two until he was eight. As a result, he was taken out of his home and into the state’s custody. During that time he was moved from foster home to foster home. When it seemed he had finally settled in the right home, things started to change. Nostalgic on his childhood, bad memories begin to corrupt his mind, leading him to become violent and somewhat insane. This violence causes his escape from home, leaving him to become a serial killer in his own right. Hidden by a mask, he begins to murder anyone that gets in his way, with him stopping at no resolution to find vengeance on those responsible for his past.

Story Idea 2The Unexpected tells the story of paranormal events occurring under one household. When a family move into a new house, the self-established ‘geeky’ son decides to film a video blog documenting his new home. Filmed in a handheld camera style, The Unexpected captures every piece of footage in this disturbing, chilling film expressing all of the paranormal on goings in this house.

Story idea 3When an aspiring horror novelist inherits the family cemetery he uses the opportunity to draw inspiration to write his first novel. After he and his family become the new caretakers he finds that he has drawn more than just inspiration from his inheritance, he's inherited the family legacy: madness.

Story Idea 4Two sisters move in with mothers boyfriend after mothers apparent suicide. Strange happenings occur in the house, sisters begin to learn more about the boyfriend. Turns out the paranormal activity is the spirit of their mother trying to drive the sisters out of the house, away from the boyfriend as he is the psychotic abusive man who actually killed the mother. The sisters must try to expose the boyfriend and the truth about their mothers death.

STORY IDEAS

TARGET AUDIENCE

• Our target audience focus is of the ages between 15-21.

• This target audience age was decided on as most horror films are age rated 15+. In addition to this, the general audience of horror film tends to be around this age.

• People who like our film will be similar to the people who are interested in already existing horror films such as Paranormal Activity, Scream, and Halloween.

• Here are some interests we feel our target audience may have….

Psychographics and Demographics

Target Audience

Demographics

• Gender: Males and Females•Age: 15-21years •Socio economic group: -Student -Social class D/E however, aspire to become an adult within a social class of CI and B•National identity: -United Kingdom-America -Japan-China

• Playing sports•Mature•Socialising with friends:-Going to the cinema-Partying

Psychographics

MASTHEAD AND

FILM TITLE IDEAS

MASTHEADIDEAS

MARKETING AND

ADVERTISING

Facebook.com/StepfathermovieYouTube.com/Stepfathermovie

Social Networking Sites!

http://www.stepfathermovie.com

Website

Application

QR Codes

USP – UNIQUE SELLING POINT

PUBLISHING AND

DISTRIBUTION

PUBLISHING AND DISTRIBUTION

BUDGET

BUDGET

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