Treatment – Cross Media Promotion Package (Teaser Trailer)

Abbie Murray

Film Details

• Film Title – Woodwich

• Genre – Horror

• Sub-Genre – Unnatural

• Certification – 15

Final Plot Synopsis

Final Plot Synopsis

Influences

• Silent Hill (Film and Game Series)

• Hansel and Gretel – Tim Burton (1982)

• The Wicker Man – Robin Hardy (1973)

Structure/Scenes to Include

• 1) Car Crash

• 2) Welcome to Woodwich (Main Meeting of antagonist – Constance)

• 3) Meeting with Laura

• 4) Noticing the Symbol

• 5) Trying to Escape

• 6) Cult Practice/Strange Locals

• 7)Burning the Church

Generic Conventions

• The chase/escape

• Binary oppositions – city .vs. Rural debate

• Religion

• Human sacrifice

• Cult iconography

Characters/Stereotypes

• Uneducated villagers

• Clear protagonist = dictator

• Clear antagonist = village leader

Settings/Locations

• Saddleworth and surrounding area

• Appropriate church

• Home interior

• Car interior

Props/Costume

• Sam – dressed smartly, mobile phone, car

• Villagers – dressed old fashioned (in white or cream colours), masks, swords, lighting, petrol can, voodoo doll, candle

Cinematography/Lighting

• Village shots = disorientated – low angle/high angle

• Dark shadows/torch figures

• Various close ups for car crash

Use of Sound

• Diegetic sound taken straight from the filming process

• Non-diegetic music building tension as it becomes faster

• Church bells/fluttering birds = juxtaposition

Editing and Effects

• Grey filter to make it look more thrilling

• Negative effect on road sign

• Fade in at the opening sequence

• Jump cuts in the closing sequence

Title Screens/Typography

• “Woodwich”

• “Coming Soon”

Target Audience/Uses and Gratifications/Points of Identification

• Certification 15

• Niche/independent audience

• Young adults

• Why? Not a very typical idea