Planning Your Film: Individual Film Idea
Genre: Horror
Draft Title: Forever
Summary of Plot: Angel isn't over the death of her boyfriend Sam. She has flashbacks of their time together up until his death. After some intense research, Angel creates a Ouija board in order to contact Sam. Sam appears & wants to take Angel with him however Angel doesn't want to, making Sam furious so he leaves. Angel forgets to say goodbye & goes to sleep. She wakes up to the sound of banging in her house, she gets out of bed & walks around to see what the problem is. The record player suddenly starts playing "Tip Toe" by Tiny Tim. Angel goes into the living room & turns it off. She turns around & Sam suddenly pushes her against the wall, strangling her. Angel struggles to get him off. Angel dies, Sam leaves Angel on the floor.
Opening: The film starts with a brief flashback outlining the relationship between Sam & Angel, it then cuts to Angel crying in her bed.
Ending: The Final scene is of Angel turning off the record player, she turns around & is attacked by Sam.
Single or Multistrand narrative?: Single strand.
Influences:
- Halloween (Dir. John Carpenter)
- James Wan
- Ouija
Halloween - This film is quite voyeuristic & I want my short film to seem like this too.
James Wan - Wan is generally a horror movie director. I like his style & creativity & I want this to influence my short film.
Ouija - Ouija is a horror film that is about someone's experience with a Ouija board which is similar to my film.
Props:
- Ouiji Board
- Computer/Laptop
- Glass
- Record Player
- Record Player
- Record
- Printer
- Pizza Box
- Picnic blanket
Mise-en-scene:
Angel: Angel should be wearing all black to represent depression. She will also be wearing a necklace with a cross on it to represent her faith. In the flashback Angel will be wearing a colourful dress, in a park laying on a picnic blanket with Sam.
Sam: Sam is also wearing all black to represent a demon. It also connects their relationship because they are both wearing black.
Lighting:
The film will be filmed in low key lighting. The curtains will be drawn.
