Initial Ideas

Brainstorming ideas is a way of initially planning out your film. When watching a video of Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg carrying out the initial plans for their film 'Hot Fuzz' we saw they came up with all possible details of each character/situation.For the actors and crew to have this information set means not only the actors are able to play the character as realistic as possible but the crew have a clear and direct vision of how it should be played.

 We decided to use a technique involving flip charts, as they did. Doing this enabled us to get everything out quickly and creatively and help us think of each and every possible outcome this meant delving into a characters home life, hobbies, characteristics etc. We wanted to draw on a real life experience to make our trailer more relatable and realistic. The premise was based on a group members experience of seeing another version of herself in a dream like state.

Using this idea to develop a trailer we went on to explore the life and characteristics of the protagonist.Our characters focused on the theme of binary oppositions which is common among horrors the idea of good vs. evil is something prevalent in the majority of horror films. Focusing mainly at each characters appearance we were able to incorporate the theme of good vs. evil, for example the antagonist will be dressed in a manner that makes her unnerving and menacing, a creepy ribbon, long straggly hair and pale skin enforce her evil nature.