2. Research
Idea 1: Romance Idea 2: Horror
• Attractive cast • Eerie settings
• Cheesy • Paranormal/Psychological, fear of
• Emotional unknown
• Tears • Jump cuts and fast editing
• Happy ending • Gore and graphic content
• Bad character alone • Loud scores and high pitched music
• Warm colours Examples:
Examples: • Repo! The Genetic Opera
• Friends with benefits • Saw
• Easy A • Psycho
• No Strings Attached • American Psycho
3. Plot Ideas
Idea One: Idea Two:
• Protagonist • Fixation from the dead
violent, vicious, murderous stalker of the girl he
and mysterious meets wants, torturing her with a
someone they are attracted music box hoping that her
to and hide it from them change will bring an
while maintaining the attraction to him
attraction.
4. Soundtrack Ideas
Romance Horror
• Slushy romantic music • Eerie long pieces of piano
• Harps music
• Piano • Electric guitars duelling in
• Ballads action shots
• Melodies • Deep heavy music
• Brother may play piano • Friend from a band
guitaring
• Possibly use band’s music
5. Location
Romance Horror
• Park • Church
• Restaurant • Attic
• Night • Old People’s Home
• Public Bench • Woods
• Old house
• Empty corridors
6. Typical Direction
Romance Horror
• Close Ups • Gloomy, dark coloured
• Colourful costumes costumes/set
• Colourful set • Low key lighting
• Over the shoulder shots • High/low angle shots on
• Emotive acting victim/villain
• Slow editing • Fast editing
7. What I need to learn
• Editing skills
• Sound production skills
• Camera work skills
• How to operate features on Garage
Band, Final Cut and refresh memories of
Photoshop
