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Classification/ Genre:

Our short film could be categorised as both a horror and thriller as we plan for it to contain elements from both fields. We have chosen these genres as they are the most interesting to us and could be to an audience once completed.

Short Summary:

A vigilant killer takes justice into his own hands as he gets rid of those who have wrongly freed by the justice system, sparked by the death of this wife but a convicted murder that the justice system failed to keep away from the public.

What professional films inspired you and how?

From the research we have done in preparation for our short film we are most inspired by the TV show Dexter as the TV show deals with similar themes to ours as well as the same classification. By looking at Dexter (in the opening sequence in particular) we have been inspired to use to use a large amount of micro shots in the same why they are used in the opening sequence of Dexter has they help the audience come up with false accusations as to what is going on however is then clear when the bigger picture is revealed, however this will be different in our piece as our version will be implied rather than clear as we will not use a bigger picture however something obvious to make it clear as to what is going on and for the audience to keep up with what is going on.

What makes your idea different?

Audience

Our target audience would be aged over 18 because it containing suggested graphic scenes of violence. Our target audience would be males who are fans of film and TV shows that are in the genre of Thrillers, Horrors, as the themes of this short film are though not commonly associated with females so the majority of male viewers would be larger than the majority of female viewers.

Length

As the maximum limit for our short film is 5 minutes we have decided to aim for a final cut time of roughly between 4:30 – 4:45 so we have enough time left over without going over the limit.

Logistic and feasibility –In terms of equipment, location and actors.

• Equipment – For our short film will be using a number of different props that include fake blood, (which will be used throughout) Tools, (such as knives & rope) a cork board with newspaper clipping and string connecting them, files and newspapers that we will need to produce ourselves as we will need to create a short that attracts the attention of the killer in our film.

• Location -  Our storyline only consists of two locations as more than 3 would make filming hard as well as effect consistency. Then first location we will need is a white room/ warehouse, were the killer is based. Here will be all his things for example, his board of newspapers clippings, Here we will shot the scene that include him cleaning up from his first kill at the beginning of the film and where he notices the newspaper article on his next victim. The second location will be a forest or woodland area. We have decided on this location as it will be an empty area therefore we do not need to worry about other people being in our shots as well as an interesting scenery. Here we will shot a chase scene between the vigilant and the victim, in this location the chase scene will be more interesting due to the obstacles. From this we will be able to get a Varity of different camera angles which will help our piece look more professional

• Actors -  As our story will only consist of roughly 2 characters (as one is only implied as we only see there arm) we have decided we will not need anymore than 2 characters however we are considering only using 1 as we are planning on not showing either of the characters in full however we are undecided on this idea.

Health and Safety issues

When filming the scenes in the forest we will have to be careful that the actors are not injured while running by falling over or getting cut by branches, therefore we may have to carry out this scene in a slower motion but speed it up in editing.

Where would your film be screened/ distributed? Includes YouTube and other Internet channels?

There are a number of places that our short film could be shown. We envision our piece to be screened in cinemas as we feel if shown on a larger screen the details within the piece would be appreciated better. However if it were to be uploaded on to a site such as YouTube it would be much easier for larger numbers of people to access it.