Fusion Productions possible intro

Example of a good horror film-Amityville Horror

This movie contains the kind of feelings and atmosphere that we want to create in our piece.

Idea for Main piece

Cast:

Conor Pelan (John)

Daniel Isaac (Paul)

Funeral mourners

Rough Set:

Cemetery (Falls cemetery or Near Adam)

At a house (Maybe Jim's)

Beside a road where cars are.

Main story points:

First scene Daniel is pushed onto the road by Conor. He is run over by a car and killed. This is to add a bit of backstory to the clip.

Conor wakes up and we realise that this is a dream of Conor's/ a memory of Daniel's death.

He gets up out of bed and walks off screen to the right.

He enters from the left about to open the door when he see's a letter. He opens it and see's a burnt picture of Daniel and Conor smiling and happy. Sound motif in close up of picture.

Cut to funeral. Priest character says final prayers as this happens Conor see's the ghost of Daniel but as the people leave and move in Conor's view, Daniel has disappeared.

Cut to Conor entering the house then sits down in the conservatory. He picks up a pen then starts some homework. He then hears a door slam upstairs then decides to investigate. He goes upstairs and goes to the door. The music builds up and as he is about to open the door. His phone rings to scare the audience. Conor jumps then sighs in relief. He then turns to go back downstairs he then sits down in the conservatory again. He looks at the book and you can see Daniel in the background. He looks down again then Daniel is closer then Conor finally looks in his direction and he has disappeared.

Footsteps are heard coming down the stairs and to the closed door. Music builds up again. Conor grabs a knife from the kitchen then runs to the kitchen door waiting for Daniel to enter nothing happens for awhile and there is a long pause. Conor's breath can be heard, Daniel appears behind a unsuspecting Conor. Climax of music. Fade to black as Conor screams.

Horror Techniques

This short clip gives some examples of how we are going to build tension.

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What is a horror film?

Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural.The term "horror movie" first appears in the writings of critics and film industry commentators in response to the release of Universal's Dracula(1931) and Frankenstein (1931), but has since been applied in retrospect to similar films from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Horror films deal with the viewer's nightmares, hidden worst fears, revulsions and terror of the unknown.

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