PsyKo

Director: Varshini Yogaeswaran

Content OutlineIt is a psychological thriller film that comes under the name ‘PsyKo’, about how a girl’s loneliness and despair

turn to such hatred that ends up making her do

things she isn’t “aware” of. Students go missing, all from the same school,

same year group, and all friends, so who and why is this outcast taking them

out one by one…

Through this proposal I will be expressing and informing the essential elements that I would include and require. These elements

are:• Target Audience• Resources• Personnel Requirements; Team, Cast &

Crew, Specialists, Product Schedule and Budget.

TARGET AUDIENCE

Horror and Thriller are mainly preferred by teens and adults, but if I had to be precise the film would be mainly aimed toward ages between 16-45. The reason why I have chosen this

particular age group is because the are easily compelled towards horror and thriller based movies and will be willing to try anything new. Allowing me to play with different ideas and

alter the conventions.

RESOURCES

EQUIPMENT: Camera; Canon Legria HF R28, Audio; Tascam DR-

40 Linear, Tripod; Tribec T650, Editing Software; AVID.

PROPS: Knife, Rod, Electric Hedge Trimmer, Axe, Acid (Water), Rope, Camera.

COSTUME: Clown Costume

I would be using the school’s equipment for my short film, as I don’t have the budget to buy any equipment’s. This is good in a way as I don’t have to spend any excess money

but it would also mean that I would have to adjust with the

quality that is available.

Personnel Requirements I am filming a low budget short film, meaning that the number of members in my crew is

constrained.Cast & Crew:- Director: Writer and Producer.- Director of Photography.- Make Up/ Hair Artist.- Special Effects Crew.- Sound Recordists.

I would require a team that would help with the production which is vital when making a film

- Transport; in order to get my cast and crew to the location and prevent from any delay taking place and any change of schedule.

- Production assistant; The runner and responsible of the cast and crew. They really make a difference when making a film as they take care of all the small details we may miss or

forget about.

SPECIALISTSThe key specialists that I would mainly require for my short film are Director of Photography, Sound Recordists, and Make-Up/Hair artist. When making a horror film you would acquire good shots and

specific shots in order to create that special atmosphere within the audience in the cinema; this would be the DoP’s priority. Sound recordists has the job to bring the movie to life and to create that realistic quality that I am looking for. It is extremely complex when composing a piece of music, especially for a horror/thriller based movie as you haven’t got the privilege to explore different tunes. It has to be scary but unique; which is quite tricky because majority of the scary tunes in horror & thriller share the basic

notes. In order to produce a good quality film you would always need a decent make-up/hair artist and for a horror based movie it is a necessity to hire a good quality producing make-up/hair artist. It is essential

that the appearance fits the character, or else the realistic touch would not be there; resulting in producing a bad quality film.

BUDGET

RESOURCES AVAILABILITY Canon Legria HF R28 Available at SchoolTascam DR-40 Linear Available at SchoolTribec T650 Available at SchoolAVID Available at School

EQUIPMENT AVAILABILITY and COST

Red Epic MX Day Rate: £300 & for a 5 Day Shoot: £1500

Sennheiser shot gun mike

Day Rate: £17.22 & for a 5 Day Shoot: £86.10

COSTUME & PROPS (NEED TO GET)

COST

• Clown Costume (Optional)

• Mask

£21.99£5.99

• AXE• Fake Blood

£7.99£6.99

Production Schedule

28/04/2016: The first day of shooting, is to ensure that everything is running smoothly; from lines to

transportation. I will try my best to get all the tricky shots done in one day, only if every thing falls into

plan.

29/04/2016: Continue filming

30/04/2016: After finish shooting I will look through all the scenes shot and evaluate whether the shots are good enough and projects my vision. Allowing me to

use the remaining time for any re-shoots.

Legal and Ethical Issues

In this film I wouldn’t have to worry about getting authority to use a specific location as I would be filming in public parks, and woods.

Typically, you would have to worry about locations because in some cases you could find the perfect location for your film but can’t the permission to film there as it is a private land. Personally, I feel that

when directing a horror or thriller based movie it tends to be quite easy to find a location. As most scenes are shot either in an abandoned

property, woods, parks etc. In that way I feel lucky as I already know I’ve got my locations planned out.

I will ensure that the public are not being disturbed from our filming and

that the location is thoroughly searched as safety is my first priority. The

health and safety of my cast & crew is vital and if anything happens to them

then I will take the full responsibility to make sure that they get everything

they need and require.

COPYRIGHT

I am making sure that the background theme music of my short film doesn’t sound similar to other horror/thriller films. This could create a huge problem and can potentially delay the making of my film. Like I previously

stated, most horror and thriller share this problem. It’s something that frequently happens and I am going to avoid this by not going along with the traditional horror music and with something that is different and unique to

horror and thriller theme music convention.

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