Well done Rachel - a good and well organised production so far. You could include some further analysis of horror trailersm posters and film ocvers to shopw how you are an expert in your chosen genre. Evidence your journey more by including video diares and video blogs to share your ideas with your readers and followers even more! Evidence your time keeping by showing your key dates for production. Well done.

Consideration of representation and stereotyping

The usual stereotypes of a villain are male, sinister, mysterious, unknown identity, dangerous and powerful. In our film the villain will be mysterious and he will have an unknown identity. This means that the audience will feel eerie and it will put them on edge because they will not know who the killer is which creates even more suspense.  We will also represent the villain as sinister as the victims will not expect anything to happen to them. This, again, is conforming to the stereotype of villains being dangerous and mysterious. The female victim is conforming to the stereotype as women being weak and vulnerable. This is because she has no idea what is about to happen, it could represent her as quite ditsy and unaware. This then conforms to the stereotype of women being much more vulnerable and perhaps a bit clueless. We have not subverted the stereotype of women in any way as we have only conformed to the stereotype. We have not subverted the stereotype because in our trailer we needed to get straight to the point and allow the audience to understand and make a judgement as to who the victims are in the film. The point in this is it keeps the audience on the edge of their seats as they may try and guess what will happen. We have left an element of surprise because we are not showing whether all of the victims get murdered, we only show a few scenes in which two of the characters have come into contact with the murderer. This is so the audience will have something to continue watching it for- they will want to know who dies and who the murderer is.  However, we have two victims, one being a girl and the other being a boy. The boy victim is conforming to the stereotype of a victim but is also subverting the stereotype of a boy being strong and powerful. The boy is conforming to the stereotype of a victim because he was unaware of the events that were about to take place which shows he is very vulnerable and also perhaps a bit ditsy because he hasn't even realised that he is being watched by the murderer. However he is subverting the stereotype of boys being strong and powerful because he is the victim in all this and even though he had no idea that he was going to be murdered he could of perhaps tried to fight off the murderer.

Actors Interviews

Script Preview

Beginning:

All 5 characters walk down a path in to the woods

Cory: Yeah lets pitch the tent here
Connor: Yeah looks a great spot
Ryan: Right Connor and Rachel go and get firewood
Rachel: Ok

Rachel and Connor walk off to get fire wood.
Ryan, Georgia and Cory stay to put up tent.
We here sounds of pain but we dont know who is getting beaten up.
Phones ring, Cory, Georgia and Ryan all look around.

Peg 1 : We see a shadow on the back of the tent while some characters sit inside it.
Peg 2:  We see Rachel taken to the ground by Alex
Peg 3:  We see Cory get dragged along the floor
Peg 4:  We see either Georgia or Ryan running through the woods to try and escape Alex.

Scream!!!!!!!!

Questionnaire

1) Do you enjoy watching horror films?

• Yes
• No

2) How often do you watch horror films?

• Once a week
• Once a month
• Once a year
• Never

3) What setting would you associate with a horror film?

• Abandoned house
• Woods
• Hospital
• Own home

4) Do you prefer a mix of gender in the film or only one gender involved?

• Yes, I prefer a mix of males and Females
• No, I prefer one gender

5) What props do you expect to see in a horror film?

• A knife
• A noose
• A gun
• Rags with blood and other.
• A hammer
• Blunt object

6) What do you want the ending to be?

• Boy and Girl survive
• Girl lives as boy sacrifices himself
• Killer wins
• Twist

Own Film Treatment

Directed by Cory Nelson, Connor Moreton, Ryan Eastman and Rachel Herring

Synopsis

A group of friends take a trip and decide to go camping in the woods but then strange events occur and the characters find themselves being picked off one by one by an unknown killer. The group then have to stay calm and survive the terror they face while also trying to understand the events that are taking place. We have many digetic noises to alert the characters and create the suspense for the audience. All the directors (Cory Nelson, Connor Moreton, Ryan Eastman and Rachel Herring) are also starring in this incredible horror film which is certain to get the audience gripping their seats with its terrifying scenes and tension filled suspense.

Codes and Conventions

The codes and conventions of our film include jump-scares, tension filled scenes and fast paced. The trailer involves many frightening scenes which will create many enigmas and keep the audience gripping onto their seats. It also involves the typical conventions of a horror film with the main characters in peril are going to be the weak, vulnerable girls, conforming to the stereotype that women are seen as weak and powerless. Another convention of our film is that we are going to have the characters running from the unknown in order to survive, but the trailer will end with every character being shown to be in danger-this will keep the audience hooked as they will not know who lives or dies until they see the full film. Lastly our trailer will end with a girl running, with no digetic or non digetic sound, through the woods, terrified and alone and then a scream will be heard and the titles will appear.

Costume Research

Slasher movies consist of specific costume choices as the antagonist usually wears a mask to hide his identity-which creates the message of fear the unknown. The antagonist also usually wears dark clothing, mainly black, to enhance the fear of the character and make them look more sinister. These are the typical conventions of costumes in horror movies and are usually followed. Films that have used these conventions are Friday the 13th, Halloween and Scream. All of these movies were very successful and we hope to adopt their style, of following the codes and conventions, for our film.








The protagonist is usually female in horror movies; the audience are more likely to accept a female as the victim as it conforms to the stereotype that men are strong and brave whereas women are weak and vulnerable. The protagonist usually wears casual clothing and appears to be sophisticated as she solves the puzzles and avoids the unknown killer.








The female protagonist wears unrevealing clothing whereas the other female characters wear more provocative clothing to suggest to the audience that they are easy to get and an easy target for the antagonist. The provocative clothing usually consists of miniskirts and low cut tops.












The other characters are usually a few guys, around 2 or 3, who all have different personalities. The main guy, who is usually to die first, is the jock-this is the character the audience do not appeal to as he objectifies women and conforms to the typical stereotype of a jock. The other guys are more appealing to the audience with one of them being the love interest for the main female protagonist and the other being the character who the audience like but who unfortunately dies. The jock usually wears a sports jacket or football jersey to show that they are active, whereas the other characters wear casual clothing, such as jeans and t-shits, to relate with the audience.