Production Ident

Our group has to create production ident which reflects our genre. These are sketches to illustrate the idea of the production ident "Black Crow". A crow was chosen because they often symbolise death, a bad omen, and dark magic. This helps us communicate to the audience that the film will be a horror genre before the film begins.

Idea feedback

Our group presented the initial idea of the film to other people, and these are some of the feedback for our group to reflect on.

The audience feedback allowed our group to see many plot holes in our idea, and made us realise that we had not thought through the plot enough.  Our idea did not convey the genre enough, therefore the audience saw it as more of a thriller or supernatural. The main character sounds more masculine and needs more personality traits to engage the audience. Overall the character's name was liked but the audience suggested more horror scenes such as ghost possessions or hauntings to make the  film more exciting.

25 Word Pitch

"A young woman finds herself in a situation she cannot escape from. She tried to run away from her predictions however there is no escape".

100 Word Sysnopsis

This 100 word synopsis will help to have a clearer idea of the plot and helps to organise the work.

"A young woman called Fai has a terrible unforgettable nightmare. She wakes up to find it was nothing but little did she know that the nightmare was actually a prediction. Her prediction had a mixture of several disturbing cries and images. She tries to run away from this nightmare and tries to find solutions. She slowly starts to lose her friends as they start to disappear one by one. A body part from the each victim is delivered to the door and Fai finds her self opening the door to her best friend's finger."

Character Development

The sheet above includes some of the first ideas for the character development. Changes were made therefore the information below is different:

Main character
Name: Fai
Age: 20-25
Gender: Female
Personality: Calm, mysterious, popular, easy going, nice

Main character's boyfriend
Name: Jack
Age: 20-25
Gender: Male
Personality:Loyal, calm, nice, popular, friendly, easy going

Main character's best friend
Name: Stacy
Age: 20-25
Gender: Female
Personality: Jealous, rude, big headed, popular, bossy

Main character's boyfriend's best friend
Name: Devon
Age: 20-25
Gender: Male
Personality: Big headed, easy going, flirty, popular, straightforward/direct

Friend 
Name: Brian
Age: 20-25
Gender: Male
Personality: Clever, nice, friendly, unpopular, clingy

Enemy
Name:
Age: 20-25
Personality: Jealous, not very popular, bossy, big headed, snobby

Distribution Company Choice

The distribution company which has been chosen is Lionsgate. 

Lions Gate Entertainment was founded in 1997 by Frank Johnson JR. Its headquarters are located in Santa Monica, California, United States. The company includes many divisions: Lionsgate Films, Lionsgate Home Entertainment, Lionsgate Music & Publishing, Lionsgate Television. The company also includes many subsidiaries: Celestial Tiger Entertainment, CodeBlack Films, Debmar-Mercury, Epix, Pantelion Films, Roadside Attractions, summit Entertainment, and TVGN.
Lionsgate has produced iconic movies such as The Twilight Saga, and the Hunger Games. Some of the most popular horror movies were: Saw, Hostel, and Open Water.

Saw is an American horror film released in 2004, which became so popular that it became a franchise. It had a budget of $1.2 million. The movie resulted in a worldwide earning of $103.9 million.
Hostel is an American horror film released in 2005. It had a budget of $4.8 million. The worldwide earning was high: $80.5 million.
Open Water is a drama psychological horror released in 2003, loosely based on a true story. It had a surprisingly low budget of $130 000. For such a low budget, it had a quite high worldwide earning of $54.6 million.

Lionsgate is appropriate for our film as they have been known for the horror films above, and can produce great quality, popular films from low budgets. Our target audience is mostly teenagers and young adults, as the thrill of horror captivates them more.

Opening Sequence Genre Analysis - The Exorcist

This is a Smore flyer investigating the use of camerawork, editing, sound, and mise-en-scene in the opening sequence of "The Exorcist". This analysis will help to understand how these media features are used in this horror genre and how I could use them in my coursework.