Magazine Cover

Patient 16 Film Poster

Storyboard

Storyboard

Recces

Recces

Once we established the type of horror we wanted to make, we needed to think of suitable locations to film our trailer. One member of our group knew of one location (Little Plumstead Mental Hospital), we looked at it on Google maps and at pictures other people had posted from when they had visited and decided to drive out and check if it was going to be a suitable location to film our trailer, we decided it was the best location to film our trailer and that we didn't need to check anywhere else. We considered a few other locations but we felt this was the ideal location to do what we wanted to with our trailer.

Synopsis

Synopsis

The chosen synopsis for our horror trailer was very similar to the original idea we had, in the sense of the paranormal activity going on within our trailer. So we decided that the horror trailer would be based around a group of thrill-seeking teenagers that have decided to go and explore an abandoned mental asylum. The group of teens wouldn’t suspect any danger or suspicious behaviour to begin with until they start noticing ghostly activity going on around them, for example doors closing on their own, things being thrown from no visible person etc. We then decided to include an actual ‘villain’ within the trailer to replicate a conventional horror movie. The teens would therefore be harassed and bullied by the villain until he or she captures each and every one of them. Because of the location being a rundown asylum, we thought it would be an idea to maybe make this villain or ghost a former patient at the asylum who now haunts the building. We decided to go with this idea due to the results we received from our questionnaire. 

Summary of Research

What I Have Learnt

From my research into the history of horror I have learnt that there are many different sub-genres of horror films. Horror films have gone through cycles, going from a period of supernatural horror, to zombie horror, and more recently paranormal horrors.

From my research of horror trailers I now understand how a horror trailer works. The trailer will usually open calmly and then the event takes place. Horror trailers start slow and gradually get faster and more action-packed. Most trailers use the trailer to introduce main characters, locations and what type of horror the film is going to be.

I have learnt about narrative theories such as Tzvetan Todorov's "Classical Hollywood Narrative" which is broken down into five stages and Vladimir Propp's "Character Types", characters that appear in most film. I have also learnt about the representation of women in horror through theories such as Laura Mulvey's "Male Gaze" theory, women in put into films to be looked at as objects of desire and Carol Clover's "Final Girl" theory, an archetypal female character who tends to survive in almost all horrors.

Props and Costume List

This is a list of props that we took when we went to film our trailer. These props helped create a horrifying horror trailer that will scare. thrilland make the audience want more. When we filmed we needed to wear typical teenager clothes i.e. coats, jumpers, trainers, hoodies, boots etc. This will help our trailer appear more professional if we are wearing the appropriate clothing and helps the audience to get an idea of character types.

• Black cloak
• Anonymous mask (if possible)
• x2 Cameras
• x7 Torches
• x4 Rucksacks
• Fish wire
• Lighter
• Candles
• Tripod
• Duck Tape
• Lantern