4. The Genre
This production will be categorised as a Horror as it
will contain: Elements of the Extreme. Another
reason we have categorised it as a horror is due to
the soundtrack. And finally our films includes
situations of The Unexplained.
5. The Genre
(Repertoire of Elements)
Our Iconography, Style, Props, Setting and Themes
will include:
o A bloodied weapon
o Mask
o Eerie music
o Dark slow movements followed by a fast cut
o Candles and cloaks
o Dark and isolated areas
o Fear, Pursuit and Death
7. Character
• Robert Pattinson (Kai) is a 17 year old boy and will be the
killer.
• Extra’s getting ready for the party.
• Shia labeouf (Taylor) the popular yet cocky boy that ends up
getting brutally murdered.
• Low budget British actor (Shia Labeouf’s best friend- Sam)
• As it is not high budget other characters will be UK actors and
actresses available on a small budget
8. Audience
o We want our film to appeal to a large audience, as it is
not a generic horror film it also has lots of twists and
contracts to an original horror in the plot
o We want our film to draw in a wide variety of
audiences because we will be incorporating a variety of
styles and contrasting views in our film.
o This includes film-goers that like watching intense dark
horrors with a slight action twist that will keep you on
the edge of your seat.
o Generally speaking middle-aged adults men and
women along with lots of teenagers mostly boys.
9. Audience
We are aiming to make our film a fifteen as
there may be scenes relating to:
• strong violence.
• frequent strong language (e.g. 'f***').
• strong verbal references death and gore.
10. Budget
We are hoping that even though our film will
not be a big budget extravaganza it will still
make a great profit not only from cinema but
DVD and TV showing also. Our film will not be a
big-budget but will also not be a low budget, it
will com in-between these two and will have the
same kind of budget such as the not long ago
released British film The Woman in Black(2012).
11. Budget
• We specifically direct our
pitch to Hammer
Productions as the big
corporate production
company we want to
sponsor us. We will also be
speaking to other film
production labels that
specify in our style such
Alliance films, CBS Films and
other independent film
studios.
12. Narrative and setting
A popular young man is on his way out to a
themed Christmas party costume which is taking
place walking distance a few minutes past town.
The popular young man is spiteful, cocky,
offensive, very forward serious bully who knows
no bounds which make him full of himself. He has
constantly been picking on and bullying the
victim classmate in particular for no apparent
reason other than fun and entertainment.
Throughout the years it has grown worse and
worse becoming a serious case un spoken about.
The victim never speaks up to reach out for help
as they are too worries about what might happen
if they did. This upcoming party is the leading
watershed moment in the plot to this narrative.
13. Narrative and Setting
• Film shot of All characters
getting ready dressing in their
costumes to go to this
particular house party
• (music playing in background
as characters get
dressed/changed into their
outfit)
• 5 different characters
Male/Female all wearing the
same outfit consisting of an
all in one costume, cape,
mask, top hat and individual
fake weapon of choice.
14. Prologue
• This film opening is a prologue as it previews
some screenplays to show and event
unfolding which involves compelling action.
This creates anticipation of what’s to follow,
and also gives the characters actions greater
credibility.
15. Plot
• The killer is leaving their house. Living close by
a few roads away to the popular boy. On the
journey to his house the killer throws away
previous murder weapon scissors and picks up
a sharp metal object The killer arrives to the
popular persons house in their costume,
watching and waiting for him getting ready in
their bathroom before leaving the house and
following them.
16. Setting
• It is set at the end of a Christmas college week
on a weekend before term ends. Christmas
costume party. Whole year invited.
• Parents have left town on emergency
• Cold winters evening
• Street setting in natural environment
• At individual house’s before shots of alternate
characters getting ready to go to party –
getting changed into costume etc
• Scene will end with a variety of shots of the
teenagers partying.
17. Bully
• Many different pupils picked on, has had
previous fights with these pupil who would
not give in to the pressure of his bullying. This
could cause suspicion onto them to having
committed the murder as they have stood up
for themselves in the past through violence.
18. The Killer
The victim is a quiet person who has been
seriously picked on throughout the years by this
popular boy. She has consistently and constantly
has been on the edge of thought to committing
suicide and ending her life of the misery she
cannot bare to live through anymore. However…
why should her life be the one to end. This party
is the major event on which there is a watershed
moment which is the disruption of order occurs.
The victim finds themselves in a state of plans to
murder the bully on the evening of the party.
19. House Party
• Throughout the week this costume themed Christmas
house party is mentioned and talked about a great deal
within college about the event, concerning different
costumes people are wearing, where it is, who is going
and how people are getting there. The victim overhears
many of these conversations and is also invited to the
party. Then closely overhears the popular boy lives close
by, across town and it is talked about how he is going to
arrive there.
• Party Hosts parents have left town on an important
notice.
20. Distinctive
As the variations of characters are getting
changed and ready in their costumes, dancing
around rooms to music getting into a party
mood, shots of masks being placed onto faces.
The Killers mask is placed on their face as they
press their head into hand, you do not see their
face.
Shia Labeouf will not wear a costume to single
him out from the rest of the teenagers going to
the party
21. Flashback to night before
• The next scene will open with the teenagers back in
college talking about the night before
• Not only will they talk about the party and how it was
but they also talk about the death of Shia Labeouf
• During the conversations the sound will mute and then
there will be a variety of flashbacks to the night before
showing different people in there different costumes
partying to contrast against them being at school on an
ordinary day, the final shot will be of the killer taking his
mask off the scene will cut before you see his face
22. *The Trailer
Within the opening two minutes of the film it would start
with our we would expect to see a blacked out screen and
only listening to non-diegetic sound of footsteps walking
down a college corridor, flashing an image on and off of a
close up shot of a professors ankles and shoes. The
screen will black out as the footsteps stop. Hearing only
breathing, ticking and the straightening of a tie. Screen
returns as professor opens the door. He will enter the
room opening the door to the classroom being filled with
students talking and the door closing behind onto which
it will cut to the bell ringing and class starting.
23. • (eerie music playing over scene) The opening
would then lead on to cutting to a shot of the
person who is hosting a party, ringing all close
friends inviting to his Christmas costume party
telling them to spread the word to other people.
After we gain an image of the killer placing their
head into their hand to place a mask onto face.
This shot skips and flashes with the victims
scream playing non-diageticly over the flashing
images. (beat and black screen) Fades into: scene
Young girl sitting on the floor, alone, crying. Fades
out of. Popular young man getting himself into a
confrontation with another student from bullying
(swinging punches) (beat and black screen)
24. • Rustling in the bushes. Scene then fades into
P.O.V shot of killer looking at hands with sharp
metal object skipping back and forth between
murder weapons scissors and metal object.
Hears window close- quick movement, shifted
attention onto victims second floor house
window watching as the victim gets ready for
party. Seeing breath in cold winters air, as
killer moves to hide from people passing
through. (Fades out)
25. Ending of movie
• Shia Labeouf’s bestfriend wants revenge on his
death, picking up and putting together the pieces.
After losing his mind he decides to interrogate and
brutally murder each person he suspects to be the
killer. In the final scenes Robert Pattinson places back
on his mask to target Shia Labeouf’s best friend
(Sam).
• Robert Pattinson finds Sam and begins to chase him into
an industrial site, Sam trips over a chain and Robert
Pattinson catches him, slowly walks up to him with the
shard of metal he previously used and as he gets a few
inches away swings his arm to kill Sam, Sam pulls out a
pen and stabs him through the eye. Then pushes the pen
all the way through and shouts F**K YOU at the top of
his voice before crying standing up and then slowly
revealing Roberts mask then as we see his face the movie
ends.
