A2 Media Coursework

1. Idea 1
A new family move into a new house that was previously owned by a family of 3-
(father, mother & daughter). The father and mother tragically died leaving the
teenage daughter to live in the house alone. She was found dead and presumed that
she had committed suicide, however this wasn't the case. Now her spirit haunts the
house, threatening families but instead she is actually warning them of a darker
demon spirit lurking in the house.
Main settings- Garden, big house
Key events- family move in, where they find items of the young girl and then the
haunting begins where the new family must seek help.
Costumes- for the newly moved family: middle-class everyday casual clothing
that is fashionable to appeal to younger aged target audience.
Spirit girl: white dress that is dirty and ripped to connote how her innocence has
been corrupted.
Other horror characters: dark costuming to symbolise darkness and evil.
Make-up- pale skin, black/purple eye make-up, blood
Lighting- low key lighting to create shadows.
Sound- high pitched background sound, whispers, child's laughter, footsteps.
Camerawork- low/high angles to connote status of characters. Close-ups to show
emotion, long shots/establishing shots to display the settings and costumes.
Characters- family of 4 (father, mother-aged around 40, 2 children teenage girls
of 17/18) a younger female spirit girl.
Idea 2
A group of friends decide to go for a weekend away at a holiday camp before they
go to University, which would appeal to the younger aged target audience.
However, the group get lost on the way and find an abandoned cabin that they
decide to stay in. Over the course of the weekend they find themselves being the
victim of a serve haunting of a friendship group that were murdered years ago who
want to take the form of the weekend friendship group.
Main settings- cabin, woodland.
Key events- friends decide to stay away get lost and stuck in a storm. Find the log
cabin where they stay and the hauntings begin where they must try and escape.
Costumes- fashionable casual clothing that for the boys are masculine and for the
girls are feminine. This would appeal to the younger aged audience more.
Make-up- pale skin, natural looking appearance, blood.
Lighting- low key lighting to create shadows.
Sound- creaking floorboards and doors, non-digetic background sound that is a
high pitch and slow tempo.
Camerawork-low/high angles to connote status of characters. Close-ups to show
emotion, long shots/establishing shots to display the settings and costumes.
Characters: Friendship group of 6- (3 boys aged 17/18 & 3 girl aged 17/18).
Horror characters also same age.
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