2. Title : RING OF FIRE
Tagline : Your Turn…
Age rating : 15
Production Company : Blumhouse x Universal Pictures
Release date : 31 October 2016 (Halloween)
BASICS
3. STORY LINE
group of friends are at a house party, someone
starts telling ghost stories, they decide to try to
talk to the ghosts, film it on a handheld camera
for YouTube, ghosts start talking to them but it
gets out of hand, paranormal things start
happening, lights flicker, radio and TV turns on
on its own, see ghost at the window, end of trailer
is fast-paced, loud tense music, flashing from
image to image then it stops abruptly, film name
comes on with the same creepy radio music
quietly in the background.
4. Victims:
• Hero (female – to challenge gender stereotypes)
• Hysterical character (female – to increase feeling of empathy)
• Non-believer (male)
• ‘typically female victim’ (will be male – again, challenge gender stereotypes)
Villain:
• Ghost (female – research shows female villains are often scarier as we do
not see women as threatening in normal life)
CHARACTERS
5. To challenge the stereotype of women in horror films.
Women are often portrayed in horror films as:
• Scared
• In need of protection
• Unable to defend themselves
• The annoying character
• The stupid character
• The attractive character that’s only there for male viewers attention
QUESTION
