Storyboard

 



 

 

Locations

 

We had 4 possible locations:

• Forest
• A graveyard
• Side streets
• Loose valley - the stream/bridge

We initially thought a forest would be good, as it would be very easy to make it creepy and sinister. However we were told that forests are very overused in AS media, and didn't want it to be boring, so decided not to set it in a forest. A graveyard would also be very overused, and also could be disrespectful and possibly difficult to find one to film in, so this idea would be good but impractical. Side streets is quite vague but is a good idea, and in Loose valley there are some quite old cobbled side streets which would be good and could easily be made to be sinister. The stream/bridge in Loose valley is contrapuntal to a slasher film which I believe makes it more sinister, so that's why I think this is the best option.

 

Actors

 

Because we would be filming quite frequently over a short period of time, we needed actors that were reliable and weren't busy a lot of the time. Therefore we thought it would be best if we used people in our group - so I will be the victim, and Josh will be the killer.

 

Props

• Earphones
• Smashed phone
• Non smashed phone
• Blood (from a butcher)
• Handbag (for victim)
• Twig
• Knife
• Cushion
• Extra top (replica)
• Intestines etc.

We need the earphones, the non smashed phone and the handbag for the beginning where the victim is walking along listening to music. The smashed phone is for when she drops her phone and smashes it, and we can use someone's old already smashed phone rather than smash one specially for it. The twig is for when the killer is behind the victim watching her and he steps on a twig causing her to realise his presence, but we may not need a twig as we may not actually film the killer stepping on the twig. The knife, cushion, replica top and blood is for when the killer stabs the victim, and we are going to do this by stabbing a cushion covered by the top with the blood bag underneath so that it bleeds when stabbed. The intestines are for afterwards when the girl is dead and they will either be in the river or on the floor.

 

Titles for film

 

Our possible film names were:

• Scream of the Crop
• Silent Killer
• The Watched
• Eye Spy

Scream of the Crop is a pun, as we were going to set it in areas that have cornfields etc. so this would be fitting for the location, but seeing as we no longer are it wouldn't really make sense. Silent Killer is good as it is creepy and tells the audience that there is a killer. The Watched is also good as it is creepy and tells the audience someone is being watched. Eye Spy is also good as it is sinister and again tells the audience that someone is being watched/spied on. Overall my favourite is 'The Watched', as I think this tells the audience what's happening without giving it completely away, and it isn't 100% clear either which I like.