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Harrowing ProductionsYour mind is our playground

Josh PhippsAdam ChatwinI am eager to create something to be proud of and put my creative mind to use in order to create a great final piece that will also broaden my skills and knowledge.My comprehension of the horror genre has significantly developed and I hope to use my innovation and understanding to create something amazing.Harrowing Productions

Our AimsTo create something which is unique but also makes use of many conventions seen before in Horror movies.

To instil fear effectively whilst still having an understandable story which is also believable.

To make innovative and inspiring choices that will better the overall product and cater to our target audience.

GenreThe genre of our trailer is a Psychological Horror. This is because we always liked the idea of being able to mess with the thoughts of our characters and experiment with ways of filming and editing to make this look effective.

We also wanted to get into the minds of our audience and make them constantly guess what is happening throughout, therefore making them think about life as a whole.

Target Audience - AgeOur target audience aimed at people aged 16-34; this age group will be more relatable to our trailer and characters.

Our starting age is 16; students and people in part-time employment. This age group should be most affected due to their vivid imagination.

Our ending age is 34; blue collar workers such as: builders, mechanics and plumbers etc.

34+ are people that in theory arent affected emotionally by horrors and would prefer something more subtle and informative such as a documentary.

Target Audience - JobsGroup E is our primary target audience; unemployed and students have a lot more spare time and would likely watch a horror at the cinema which will allow the audience to have more of an identification with the characters.

Group D is our secondary audience; manual workers with an average pay. Manual workers would likely go to the cinema on occasion as a break from work. Their jobs are often very boring and monotonous so they would want have a bit more excitement into their day to day life.

Group C2 is also our secondary target audience; blue collar workers such as plumbers and carpenters. These jobs are better payed in comparison to manual workers which means they have more money to spend at places like the cinema.

Our Synopsis toUNWRITTENWhen a book is discovered but has no story to tell, a teenage boy is left to unveil the secrets that lie deep within his past. Only one solution stands between life and death, will he find the answers he so desperately seeks or will this curiosity lead to his demise?

Our Main CharacterWe decided the main character should be a male teenager because this allows us to play with the emotions of our audience which the majority is teenage boys; this also makes the character relatable and therefore more believable.

We could also play with emotions of parents in the audience who see changes in their children which this could also relate to. Furthermore, in the trailer we dont want to show the audience what kind of background he comes from, this will keep them interested in the trailer and also allow for us to constantly add things in which could connote things to do with his religion, social standing, wealth etc.

Grey Hoodie

Blue JeansHair Done

White Trainers

We have had it so that he is wearing all black because it shows that he is normal and that he would fit in. They grey and blue are also very tranquil colours, showing his personality. Also, to clearly be able to show a change.Costume Jack Lawler In control

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Black Hoodie

Black JeansHair over face

Black Trainers

We have had it so that he is wearing all black because it shows connotes that he has some relation to darkness and also that he is mysterious and maybe trying to hide.Costume Jack Lawler - Takeover

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Locations

Castle Bromwich Hall Hotel GardensWe plan to film the first 2 scenes of our trailer in the gardens of the hotel and also the church which is connected to the gardens.

We want to film here because it would fit very well with the genre and the atmosphere we want to create and it is also very quiet which will allow us to have a lot of diegetic sound of the nature and wildlife.

We also wanted to film here because it looks very traditional and somewhere with a lot of history, this would further add to the atmosphere and setting of the trailer and we could use this to our advantage.

Locations

We have also decided to film in the school building because we want to show that Jack, the main character, is a student and also the environment that he is in everyday.

We also want to show how he changes throughout the trailer, we will do this by having his friends worry about him and also show him becoming very disinterested.

We will show he is a student by having him in a classroom and in the middle of a lesson, but in the middle of the lesson he will be daydreaming and hearing whispers, this is the first sign that something has happened to him.

Main PropsIn our trailer we plan to use small amount of props. This is because this allows us to focus on the story behind these and also make many links to the character and the locations which we are using.

The first will be a book: we wanted to be unique and also to have the characters and the objects very closely linked and have intertwining stories. The book will also have links to religion which also further links to the antagonist.

The second prop will be a page: the page will have a quote from the Bible (John 3:16), this is because this will also link closely to the spirit that is also associated with religion and Jacks past.

Sound

Creaky DoorNature

WhispersThroughout the trailer we are going to have a lot of sound effects and diegetic sound which will be filmed in the locations we are using.

We have decided to record all of our sounds ourselves because this would make them link more to the setting and create a believable atmosphere.

We have decided to use these three examples of sounds primarily because these are very conventional in horror movies and they will instantly indicate the genre and setting we wish to create.

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