Homework 3 - Planning/Test Shots

By Francesca Wenn and Tayla Debenham-Scott

This is a test shot of a long path in an isolated location. This shot could be used when the young girl is running away from the unknown male. This is a conventional shot for a horror

film as no one is around and if something bad was to happen no

one would know.

This is a test shot of a park which is an everyday location. We decided to

use this because it relates to the target audience as they visit this

place often. This shot can be used when the friends of the girl in the

film are waiting for the girl to arrive.

This is a shot of a graveyard from outside the gate. This shot is

conventional for a horror film trailer as the symbol of death is portrayed which shows that this may be a theme within the film. This is a conventional shot for our horror film trailer as the theme of

death is unknown.

This is a shot of a overgrown path/alley way. This shot will be used when the girl is running away when fast pasted

editing is used. This shot will be more conventional when filmed in a darker

light as you won’t be able to see what's ahead. This is conventional as it creates

a sense of fear.

This is a shot of a single oak tree surrounded by over grown bushes. This would be good for when the girl within

our film trailer is running from the unknown male and stops to take a

breathe. She can hold onto the tree whilst trying to catch her breath. This is

conventional because no one else is around and it makes the audience feel scared as no one is there to save her.

This is a picture of a shed. This is conventional for a horror film because its

old, spooky and a isolated. This can be used as a hiding location for the

unknown male in the film spying on the girl. This is a location which isn't visited often, so he is less likely to be found out which makes it scary for the audience as

no one knows he is there.

This is a test shot of a White Van. We decided to use this vehicle as recently in

the news the white van has been associated with snapping up young girls. We are going to use this prop when the

male finds the young girl on her own and takes her. This is conventional for a horror film as children going missing makes the

audience feel a sense of fear.

This is a test shot of a black leather office chair. This prop is going to be used in the office of the unknown male where all the pictures of the young girl as placed. This is

an appropriate prop as it spins so it can move with the pan shot we have planned

for that scene.

This is a long shot of the hall way inside the house of our chosen location. This shot will be used when the young girl

runs back into the house after trying to escape from her voicemail. What she doesn’t know is that the male is still

watching her. The is conventional for a horror film trailer as it doesn’t give away

much which keeps the audience in suspense.

This is the location where the majority of the horror film trailer will hopefully be

shot. We’ve chosen this location as it fits in with our storyline. It is also

conventional for a horror film trailer as its an everyday location which people are familiar with which gives is a sense of

reality.

This is the location where the unknown male will have his office full of pictures of Abigail. We chose this location because

of the old furniture and dated decor which relates to his personality of being old. Before the filming the room will be

re organised to make it look more like an office including the prop of the office

chair.

This is a picture of a rope which we are going to use as a prop in our film. This

will be used when the male kidnaps the girl into her van and then ties her up in

her office. The symbol of the rope shows that she is trapped and there is no way of her getting free. This is conventional for a

horror film as it shows the audience something bad is going to happen.

This is a photo of the female who is going to be playing the young girl in our horror film. She is a happy 13 year old girl called Abigail who love’s to go out socialising with her friends. She is able

to relate to our target audience because either they were that age once or they

are that age.

Having a young girl as a main character is conventional for a horror film as they

are seen to the audience as being innocent and when in danger very

vulnerable.

This is our other main character, the unknown male figure who is spying on

the young girl Abigail. He has been spying on this girl for years. From this

photo you can see that he is very messed up, and isn't thinking straight which puts the girl in a lot of danger.

Having a male character within a horror film is conventional because they are seen as dominant and powerful. So

when put in comparison to a vulnerable young girl, the audience can assume something bad is going to happen.