Annalyis of "The Shining" title sequence :

  The opening of the shining shows images that will be used in the set, mountains and lakes are used to possibly suggest isolisation and this adds moral panic to the scene. The music used is creepy and  non-diegetic which fits in well with the tracking shot used as the camera is constantly zooming into images to create the effect of us moving closer to these mountains.
Throughout the opening of the scene a birds eye view is used on the car the camera tracks this car to give the effect of being watched which is a stereotypical convention of a horror film. However the opening scene is shot in borad daylight which doesn't conform to a sterotypical horror film as they are ususually shot in poor light or in the dark to conform to the genre conventions of a horror.
We then see fog used in the shot, fog is stereotypically used to disguise something or someone to create panic and tension. At the end shot there is an image of a house on the rock mountain this suggests to me that this is where the killing will take place and  this setting will be the main focus of the film.


Alice Hicks

Logistics:

Equiptment:
Camera
Microphone
Tripod
Sainsburys Trolley- To enable us to move the camera with ease at a low cost


Permissions:

I have written a letter to Pratts Bottom council to get permisson to use their land to film on.

Pratts Bottom Green

Orpington

Greater London

BR6

To whom it may concern,

I am a media student who would greatly appreciate the opportunity to use your local green to film my opening sequence to my film 'After Hours'. Whilst filming I will cause no disruption to the wildlife and nature that is based on your green, I also have no intentions of creating a disturbance that will interfere with the quiet neighbourhood atmosphere.

I would like to confirm that I have your permission to use the ground to film so that I can finish my media projects.

Yours sincerely,

Alice Hicks

(Media Student from Harris City Academy)

Harris City Academy Crystal Palace

Maberley Road

London

SE19 2JH

020 8771 2261

Dear Mr Barr

I am a Media student from year 12 and would love the opportunity to use your facilities to film, 
I am hoping to use the media room G201 as the opening to the short opening of my film sequence as
well as the grass section at the back of the school. I will be very respectful when filming as I will

be filming out of lesson time and will not be making a disturbance. Due to my age comes

maturity, therefore I will handle myself and my cast in a respectful manor when representing the
academy via the uniform.

I would like to confirm that I have your permission to use the grounds and also the school uniform so that I
can complete my final product to the best of my ability.

Yours sincerely,

Alice Hicks

(Media Student from Harris City Academy)

Personell:

Alice Hicks: Directer

Jessica Hicks: Florence

Leah James: Lucy

Stevie Hicks: Extra
Bonnie Hicks: Extra

Alice Hicks

Existing Product Research

We have looked into the horror genre and researched what other films are on the market today.  We discovered that there are different types of horror within the overall genre. More modern day horror films contain more gore as an effect to scare the audience. However, the more traditional idea of horror was to create tension and scare the audience through creating a creepy atmosphere.



A popular modern day horror film is SAW which uses the convention of murder and torture as a way of scaring the audience. Due to the increasing development of special effects, SAW manages to affect the audiences emotions to be terrified of the gruesome methods and the aspect of death. For my film, I will be on a small budget and therefore be unable to provide special effects like these, so I will aim to create tension using setting and tense music to create a Gothic atmosphere.

  Another modern horror film is Orphan, which uses traditional methods of suspense to scare the audience. The use of children is becoming more frequent in today's horror films as it makes the audience doubt the level of horror seeing as it is unexpectedly coming from a 'innocent' child. The aspect of a child being the villain is unexpected and destroys the portrayal of innocence giving the idea that anyone could be this dangerous if a small child can be.
In my film, I will be using the 'evil child' idea as it creates a greater tension and creepier atmosphere at the thought of an innocent child becoming evil.







Alice Hicks

INSPIRATION

I have decided to base my film on the 'Woman In Black'. This film uses children appearing randomly to create a tense atmosphere and shock the audience. Their deathly appearance is chilling and an unusual portrayal of children which gives a creepy effect.

This idea will fit in well wit the storyline of my film and will be a simple way to add tension and a Gothic twist.

Alice Hicks

Moodboard

For our moodboard we have used many pictures of children as this is a main feature in our film. The children that we have chosen have scary appearances this is something that we want to include in our film as it will cause the desired effect of moral panic as children are perceived to be innocent and vulnerable however it will be quite the opposite. We have also used images of well known films such as "The ring" and "The exorcist  we have used these films as there are features we would like to include such as the costumes and also some of the mannerisms. We have also included some images of setting, these settings are dark and creepy looking as that is what we associate with horror films. We will use the setting of creepy winding paths so are using inspiration from films such as "the house in conneticate" 

Alice Hicks

Target audience profile

Name: Pheobe Jones
Age:16 years old
Gender:Female
Education: student- Pheobe currently studies at
Intrests:
Pheobe enjoys hanging out with freinds,Shopping,social networking such as facebook and twitter, visiting the cinema and watching films at home.

favourite type of film:
Horror genre, in particular her favourite film is "The Ring"

Tastes in music:
varied, Pheobe enjoys many types of genre but her favourite are pop and indie some of her favourite artists are "The Drums" and "Ellie Goulding"

Income:
Pheobe has a job at a local bakery and earns £20 a week she also recieves pocket money of £20 a month

Lifestyle:
Pheobe lives at home with both parents in Beckenahm she has one sistser who also lives with her


Leah James

Properties List:

- Tables
- Chairs
- School books
- School bag
- Dog
- Dog lead
- Tennis ball


Costume List:

Florence
- Pinafore dress
- Shirt
- Cardigan
- Black tights
- Black shoes
- Satchel


Lucy
- Smart shirt
- Skirt
- Tights
- Flat pump shoes
- School bag


Teacher
- Smart shirt
- Black trousers
- Black shoes
- Bag

Alice Hicks

SHOT TYPES

Alice Hicks

Where it is used	Shot type	Justification
Little girl (Florence) walking	Tracking	We have decided to use a tracking shot so that the audience can be drawn in so that it can feel like the audience are in the moment
Hand reaches out and grabs her	Over the shoulder shot	We have decided to use an over the shoulder shot to add mystery  and add tension to the scene as you won't be able to see whose hand it is.
Girl looks at camera and screams	Close up shot	A close up shot will be used for this scene as it will clearly show the audience her scared emotion and draw the audience in.
Shot of dead girl on the floor	Crab shot	We have chosen to use a crabbing shot as the shot of the dead girl is meant to be a brief in and out moment to foreshadow the events that are yet to come.
Class leaving room	Wide shot	We will use a wide shot so that the audience can see the class leaving and notice the quantity of people leaving making the girl seem more alone.
Girl (Lucy) packing away	Medium shot	We have decided to use a medium shot of the girl packing away so that we can see that there is no one around her but still close enough to understand what she is doing.
Figure walking past classroom she looks up	Mid shot	We have decided to use a mid shot for this scene so that we can have both characters inL
Looking down at Lucy leaving school gate	High angle shot	We have decided to use a high angle shot to suggest something watching the girl and giving the audience the chance to know what is going to happen.
Lucy walking quickly out of school	Tracking shot	We are using a tracking shot to follow the girl to suggest she is being followed and also emphasize how scared she is.
Lucy looking up to window at Florence	Over the shoulder shot	We are using an over the shoulder shot so that the audience gets a sense of realism and feels as though they are there with Lucy, also looking up at the window.
Words written on the window	Close up shot	The words written on the window are going to be the credits for the film so close up shots will be used so they can be read.
Walking down her road and into house	Long shot	We have decided to use a long shot for this action so that the audience can see where Lucy is/is going.
Calling for mum	Close up shot	The mum will not be in the house so the girl will feel alone so the close up shot will allow the audience to see the anxious expression on her face.
Lucy entering bedroom/dog entering	Medium shot	A medium shot will be used so that you can see Lucy as well whilst the dog is entering the bedroom as well.
Children playing and laughing	A cutaway shot	This will be a brief shot of children playing it will be used to give the audience a break from the main character and also to add a distraction from the main storyline.
Lucy looks around when it suddenly goes silent	Medium-close up	This shot will be used so that the audience can see Lucy’s scared and confused expression due to the change of atmosphere
Shot of the empty surrounding	Wide shot	A wide shot will be used so that we can see how empty and alone Lucy is on the green.
Looks up little girl is looking down on her from her bedroom	Low angle shot	We have decided to use a low angle shot to see the girl in the window. We have decided on a low angle shot as it will suggest Lucy’s vulnerability and also add emphasis to the idea of someone following her.
Lucy running up to the room	Tracking shot	A tracking shot will be used to add excitement to the scene and emphasise how scared Lucy is
Door slams	Extreme close up on the door handle	We have decided to use an extreme close up shot on the door handle to emphasise the fact that she is trapped the desired effect is that tension will be created.
Girl tries to open the door	Over the shoulder shot	We have decided to use an over the shoulder shot as it makes the audience experience the adrenaline rush that the character would be feeling.
Runs out of house and up path	Tracking shot	We have decided to use a tracking shot so that the audience can follow her move and also so the audience can see and hear the terror she has.