Group: Lucy Savage, Megan Mcguiness, Hannah James
Task: Create a 2 minute film opening to a horror movie, including credits to the film.
The film
Film Name: The Cradle
Story Line: A teenage girl is babysitting a baby girl. She goes upstairs to check that the baby is alseep, however she is gone. The phone then starts to ring so she answers, she hears a voice on the other end telling her that if she wants the baby back then she has to go outside into the garden. So she follows the voice on the phone's orders. When she walks outside into the garden, the garden lights come on and she sees the baby in a cradle hanging from a tree in the garden. Underneath the tree is somebody dressed all in black holding a knife and the baby. This person then tells her that she must do everything he says in order to get the baby back. If she fails to do so then the baby will be killed. The killer will force her to do tasks that involve killing animals and harming herself. However, she fails to complete the last task and both her and the baby die. The audience never find out who the villian is.
Opening 2 minutes: The film will start with a long shot of a cradle in a dark room. The camera then zooms in to the cradle which is rocking back and forth. The screen then goes black and we hear a scream. This lasts for a few seconds. After this the phone then starts to ring and the babysitter runs downstairs to answer it. There is an anonymous mans voice that tells her that if she wants to see the baby again then she'll have to go out into the garden. She hangs up and rushes to the doors which lead to the garden, however they are locked. The camera then jumps to a shot of the killer who is in the garden. The killer is dressed all in black and has their back turned to the camera. In one hand they have the baby and in the other they have a knife.
Credits: The credits will include the institutions, the main actors name, the name of the director, the name of the producer, the costume designers name, the special effects person's name, the writer's name and then the film name. The credits will appear on a black background and will be in red and white text. The music from the opening action sequence will be sound bridged over the credits.
Choices for the opening sequence: We wanted the opening sequence to open up the storyline and capture the audience, therefore we decided to have a lot of action happening in the first minute and a haf before the credits. The film starts with a long shot of a cradle in a dark room. We wanted this to be the first shot because it immediately tells the audience that the film is going to be based around a child. Over this will be an eerie piece of music which will start to play. this piece of music will continue throughout the whole opening.
The screen will then go dark and there will be a piercing scream. We chose to have this in the opening as it will straight away get the audience's interest as they will want to know who is screaming and why are they screaming.
After this we will see a long shot of a young girl running down the stairs. The young girl shows vulnerability which is a key convention in horror films. It makes the audience fear for the characters which is one of the main aims of the film - to entice fear.
The house phone will then ring and their will be an anonymous mans voice that tells her that if she wants to see the baby again then she'll have to go out into the garden. This will help to keep the audiences interests as they will want to know who the voice on the other end of the phone is.
After this she will rush to the doors which lead to the garden, however they will be locked. There will be a long shot of somebody dressed all in black with their back to the camera. In one hand they will be holding a knife and in the other, the baby. The camera will then jump between the young girl and the killer, however the killer will be the last shot before the credits.
The credits will then start. They will include the institution, the main girl's name, producer, director, costume designer, special effects person, scripter and the film name - in that order. The credits will appear on a black background as this will symbolise the dark element of the film and the text will be in red and white as this will be symbolic for the blood and danger being contrasted with the innocence and vulnerability that is explored in the film.
Task: Create a 2 minute film opening to a horror movie, including credits to the film.
The film
Film Name: The Cradle
Story Line: A teenage girl is babysitting a baby girl. She goes upstairs to check that the baby is alseep, however she is gone. The phone then starts to ring so she answers, she hears a voice on the other end telling her that if she wants the baby back then she has to go outside into the garden. So she follows the voice on the phone's orders. When she walks outside into the garden, the garden lights come on and she sees the baby in a cradle hanging from a tree in the garden. Underneath the tree is somebody dressed all in black holding a knife and the baby. This person then tells her that she must do everything he says in order to get the baby back. If she fails to do so then the baby will be killed. The killer will force her to do tasks that involve killing animals and harming herself. However, she fails to complete the last task and both her and the baby die. The audience never find out who the villian is.
Opening 2 minutes: The film will start with a long shot of a cradle in a dark room. The camera then zooms in to the cradle which is rocking back and forth. The screen then goes black and we hear a scream. This lasts for a few seconds. After this the phone then starts to ring and the babysitter runs downstairs to answer it. There is an anonymous mans voice that tells her that if she wants to see the baby again then she'll have to go out into the garden. She hangs up and rushes to the doors which lead to the garden, however they are locked. The camera then jumps to a shot of the killer who is in the garden. The killer is dressed all in black and has their back turned to the camera. In one hand they have the baby and in the other they have a knife.
Credits: The credits will include the institutions, the main actors name, the name of the director, the name of the producer, the costume designers name, the special effects person's name, the writer's name and then the film name. The credits will appear on a black background and will be in red and white text. The music from the opening action sequence will be sound bridged over the credits.
Choices for the opening sequence: We wanted the opening sequence to open up the storyline and capture the audience, therefore we decided to have a lot of action happening in the first minute and a haf before the credits. The film starts with a long shot of a cradle in a dark room. We wanted this to be the first shot because it immediately tells the audience that the film is going to be based around a child. Over this will be an eerie piece of music which will start to play. this piece of music will continue throughout the whole opening.
The screen will then go dark and there will be a piercing scream. We chose to have this in the opening as it will straight away get the audience's interest as they will want to know who is screaming and why are they screaming.
After this we will see a long shot of a young girl running down the stairs. The young girl shows vulnerability which is a key convention in horror films. It makes the audience fear for the characters which is one of the main aims of the film - to entice fear.
The house phone will then ring and their will be an anonymous mans voice that tells her that if she wants to see the baby again then she'll have to go out into the garden. This will help to keep the audiences interests as they will want to know who the voice on the other end of the phone is.
After this she will rush to the doors which lead to the garden, however they will be locked. There will be a long shot of somebody dressed all in black with their back to the camera. In one hand they will be holding a knife and in the other, the baby. The camera will then jump between the young girl and the killer, however the killer will be the last shot before the credits.
The credits will then start. They will include the institution, the main girl's name, producer, director, costume designer, special effects person, scripter and the film name - in that order. The credits will appear on a black background as this will symbolise the dark element of the film and the text will be in red and white as this will be symbolic for the blood and danger being contrasted with the innocence and vulnerability that is explored in the film.
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