The genre we have chosen for our project is Supernatural.

Supernatural horror films often feature ghosts and spirits at the centre of their narratives. Furthermore other extraordinary phenomena such as miracles, curses or strange ‘going’s on’ could also feature. Common conventions in supernatural films are mediums, séances, flashbacks of past lives or events and sometimes a possessed person more often than not a child. It can be argued that horrors featuring a supernatural presence can often be scarier than others because the villain is not always mortal or visible to the characters.

We selected this genre because we would be able to create a more realistic feel to our narrative which would be tough if we for example chose the physiological genre as the narrative would need to be deeper and more thought out. The slasher genre also did not appeal to us because we do not prefer the false sense of horror that the masked villain creates. If we were to choose this horror genre we would need to have many actors which would make it harder to keep the whole project organized.

Target Audience Profile

Gender: Both female and male

Age: 18-35

The target audience has a particular interest in Supernatural horrors because they believe they can be scarier than the other genres due to its fear of the unknown and elements of twisted reality.

Some of their favourite films include: The Ring, Silent Hill, The Sixth Sense. They enjoy these films because they all share similar narrative elements that thrill in similar ways. For example, they all feature possessed or disturbed children that have become this way due to a otherworldly curses or spirits.

The audience would enjoy seeing our film because it would feature similar element as their other favourite films. I would also fulfill their need for a classic supernatural conventions like demons and exorcisms.

Our narrative:Our film is set in a small town where there lived two sisters aged

9 (Emily) and 13(Elizabeth). These girls were part of a family that followed an ancient cult and after the family tried to include the younger sister in one of their rituals, she became possessed by a spirit from their beliefs. Whilst Elizabeth was trying to save her younger sister Emily, she was killed. Eventually, after realizing what the cult has done, the parents move away and leave Emily behind. She is never seen again.

Many years later, another family moves into the house where Emily and Elizabeth once lived. The family includes a young mother and her two daughters aged 10(Alice) and 18(Kate). As their new life arises in this small town, it is clear that something is not quite right in their new home. Alice is the first to realize strange occurrences within the home. When Alice eventually succumbs to the darkness of that dwells in the house, Kate attempts to save her sister.

Only time will tell if they will share the same fate.

Location Ideas:

Most of the film, will be set in the house some places in the local town. Other parts will be set in forest areas.

Key Characters:

Emily & Elizabeth (past sisters)

Alice & Kate (present sisters)

Priest (Father Michael)

Companion/Kate’s sidekick (Kevin)

(names pending)

Poster and Magazine Cover:

For the poster we wanted to do a close up shot of an arm coming out of darkness which is holding a rosary. The arm will be scratched and covered in blood. The whole piece will have a red tint.

We have two ideas for the magazine cover:

1. We have the character Emily, standing behind a tree so that only half of her is visible.

2. We have both pairs of sisters in the shot. The older sisters are standing behind their younger sisters with their hands on their shoulders.