HORROR FILM OPENINGBy Sophie Barnes, Sophie Coull, Ellie Morphew and Cassia Lima

Characters

Tommy Johnson Played by Thomson Coull A young, quiet natured and kind boy. Victim of an abusive mother who is

violent towards him because he is the child of her husband’s previous marriage.

She eventually kills her son, and his ghost haunts her for years after the murder.

Sarah Johnson (Turner) Played by Lizzie Evens The villain of the narrative. She is deceitful and

manipulative. Murdered her ‘son’ whilst

beating him. She is haunted by his

ghost throughout the film, and eventually kills herself due to the torment.

William Johnson Played by Max Johnson He is the biological father

of Tommy. He is kind natured and

forgiving, like his son. Sarah covers up the

murder of his son, but after his death, the relationship between Will and Sarah falls apart and he leaves her.

Plot Summary Will Johnson married a girl named Sarah, and together they planned to raise the

child (Tommy) from Will’s previous marriage. Max is unaware that his wife is actually a cruel and manipulative women, that abuses his son behind his back.

In November 2010,on Will’s Birthday, Tommy and Sarah present Will with a cake. Tommy accidentally drops it. As Will reassures him, and his mother does to, her evil streak forces her to follow the child up to his bedroom, and beat him with a leather belt. She soon realises that she had gone too far, and that Tommy is dead.

Over the following months, Sarah covered up the death by claiming that he fell down the stairs, and Will is left oblivious to the murderous wife.

Tommy’s death changes Will for the worst. He becomes depressed and secluded, which leads to the break down of the marriage. He eventually leaves Sarah.

Sarah continues to live in the house, and a month after Will has moved out, Sarah is woken from a nightmare; reliving the day she murdered Tommy . This sets the scene of the first indication of Tommy’s ghost haunting Sarah for revenge.

As time goes on and Tommy’s troubled soul torments Sarah, she is eventually believed to have gone insane, and even when she has been rehabilitated in a mental institution, she still is being haunted, which eventually drives her to killing herself.

Props and Costumes

Props:

A Leather Belt- The murder weapon

Cake- Red icing- symbolic of blood on the hands of the mother.

CostumeSarah-Smart clothing- dressed to symbolise that she is the

villain, lots of black and dark colours. Plain makeup- She should look natural, and tired and dishevelled. Makeup on hands to look like bruised knuckles.

Will- Smart/Casual- Pale colours to represent his quiet yet kind nature. Nicely dressed and well groomed appearance.

Tommy- (Alive)Smart/Casual- Dressed with a red tshirt to symbolise danger and foreshadow his death. Could also symbolise his liveliness.

Tommy-(Dead)- Wearing the same clothes as the day he died. Looks scruffier, faded colours will be used in editing. Makeup to create fake wounds/ bruises to indicate his beating.

Location We used a family

house in a suburban location to make the film more conventional of modern horror films, which take place in common settings to make a more realistic impact on the audience.