Plot: Initial Idea for the Horror Film

What is a Film Plot
A film plot helps directors and producers gain knowledge into the structure and sequence into each part of the film this means there is a clear vision into what the director wants to achieve within their film.

Film name
When deciding out film name we had to consider its implied meaning e.g. Fear/horror. We finally came up with the perfect name which was 'OMINOUS' meaning (giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen; threateningly inauspicious.

Cast:
Kaylah: (Victim)
    Kyle: (Victim)
 Shamil: (Victim)
    Rory: (Victim)
  Alisha: (Horror Ghost)
 
Main Plot
 
The main plot of the story focuses Sixth Form students digging up historical facts about their school, they find out that girl was murdered and rumour  has it that she was spotted. all around the school haunting and killing everything in her path. Can everyone escape the school?

Kaylah then goes to the toilet and she goes to wash her hands and accidently drops something and as she goes to pick it up and stands up  the cubical door creeked open she is confronted with the ghostly image in the mirror. She suddenly turned around and  the lights magically turned off and then turned back on and the ghostly figure vanished.

We then see Kaylah running down a dark corridor trying to escape the evil which is apon her she tries to open the fire exit unfortunately  it will not open . then you hear her scream

The screen then blackens and re-enters with the scream of Kaylah laying with blood dripping down her face

Story Boards for Horror film

Storyboards 

This is a step to step guide which takes you through the rough out set of our short horror film  

Dolly Tracking Shot

this first frame shows the victim "Kaylah" walking through a corridor using a backwards shot which illustrates the feel of suspense's through the perpetrators personal eye view. also the use of tracking a camera movement allows the audience to identify the pace of movement if its a slow steady process or is it a quick instant process. which , can have many different effects on the audience

Medium Shot

This second scene shows the victim Kaylah with  knowledge of her killer by using this establishing shot it allowed you to see her body language as well a her facial expression. This builds up suspense for the audience because they are not able t know what the perpetrator looks like which will cause them the think a lot more and by looking at her facial expression it would slightly cause the audience to become frightened even thou they have not seen the creature

Establishing Shot

This board illustrates the name of our will which is 'OMINOUS' which is also defined as threatening or sinister which describe what is entailed within our horror film this instantly draws in the audience by the them identifying the deeper meaning behind the title.

This is a downwards tilt camera shot of the characters feet which helps show the direction in which they are going. this shot could be interpreted as the sinister ghost characters eye view which help create suspense for the audience

Over The Shoulder Shot

This is an example of a over the shoulder camera shot was when the character (Kyle) walked into the common room to see the other characters this helps show the environment in which they were in.

Establishing Shot

This 7th board uses an establishing shot which highlights the environment of the film and also the characters (Kaylah,Shamil and Rory). it also shows that the three characters are doing work.

Over The Shoulder Shot

This is an example of an over the shoulder shot  which allows the audience to have the first encounter with the ghost

Tilted Shot

Shows a tilt shot, Kaylah goes back to the table to work but finds blood all over the table, however she believes its a prank in which Rory Kyle and Shamil have pulled . this causes the audience to use their minds to work out why the blood was there, how long did Kaylah go to the bathroom for and etc....

Dolly tracking

Another camera movement. of tracking which highlights to the description in the first board which highlights the horror ghost tracking behind Kaylah which creates more suspense for the audience into what is going to occur.

Over the shoulder shot

this shot is used to capture Kaylah's facial expressions as well as seeing  her reflection in the mirror this helps the identify what may be behind her which is "The Ghost"

Medium shot

Within the 13 is where the climax within our short horror begins. by using this long shot the audiences are able to acknowledge Kaylah's body language which instantly shows her fear which will cause the audience to develop some kind of sympathy towards her. You are able to see her facial expressions also which aids in creation the representation of fear towards the audience.

Tilted Shot

this is the 13th board and it shows the after effects of the murder which the ghost committed

Tilted Shot Or A Birds Eye Very Shot

this is the final Board which shows Kaylah laying down in a pool of he own blood which encloses the end of our horror film.