Group: Initial Film idea(s)

Genre: Horror
Inspired by: Harry Brown, Cloverfield, Dead man's shoes, Paranormal activity, The Blair Witch project, Ils (Them).

• As our group our main idea so far has been a teen party/get together that is intruded upon by an unknown person. We thought it would be good to use handicam for the first scenes - one of us going around filming people having fun, usual party activity etc (see Cloverfield, Reeves 2007) just typical filming of a party.

• This then may be interupted by a loud sound or sighting of something by someone. No parents are in, the power is suddenly shut off, dim moonlight peers into the house (teen noir) and panic sets in. The location/set would be at Dan Wiles' house, it is very isolated and is quite large, most of the walls are glass which we thought could make an interesting set feature.

• Each scene would be split up by titles, small and white on a black background e.g. Starring Alex Handschuh. We thought the opening could also involve perhaps 2 people on a motorbike driving past the woods looking into them with a torch to see if they can see anyone (using a handicam as if to suggest a passenger is filming it like Harry Brown opening but shorter) the camera picks up a glimpse or peek of a figure within the woods, however the passengers do not spot this, yet the audience does.

• Another interesting concept we had was that when you look out a window and it is dark outside - all you can see is reflection of the room you are in, we thought perhaps someone could see or hear something coming from behind the window - people gather round and then suddenly the light goes off and there is just a man at the window, fear reinforced by perhaps sound effect or dialogue. By this point we are not filming in handicam but by the actual camera.

• In terms of music we were hoping for something along the lines of this, this is really usefull because it could tie in with the titles appearing on screen and it is also very sinister and scary. Props may include things like Gas mask, large knife or machete, all black costume for intruder.

• The final shot could be the camera laying on its side on the floor, maybe with someone in the shot lying on the floor supposedly dead, you then see the figure or the man either pass by the camera, or come up to the camera and stamp on it, the opening ends and the film title comes in. Maybe you still don't even see the character and there is just a shot of an open door with the curtains blowing in the wind.

• Understandably we have to think about trying very hard to make this opening seem like an opening, and not a trailer. Lots of consideration must be taken into how we are going to compress the events, suggesting you see snapshots of the whole film before you see the film which is quite common in movies. We also need to make sure we dont just use the handicam or "mobile phone" effect throughout and actually get good shots of action and scenario (see Ils - Moreau 2006). We do have other ideas and techniques to brainstorm and develop further which we will include in the next update.