2. Overview of TV Drama
The genre i’m focusing my TV Drama opening on is crime-horror. It is going to be named
Endless.
The story of the TV Drama is about two girls who have been held hostage in a black room
filled with newspapers, pictures with a red smiley face from the film the ‘Mentalist’. They do not
originally know why they are there but we discover that the figure and them are wearing the
same masks. The opening will include a montage of them in the room and small creepy
aspects. I want it to be similar to the American Horror Story opening. The TV Drama as a
whole will be based around uncovering the mystery of what the girls did, what the aftermath is
and how they originally ended up inside this room. Their friends who live a normal life will
attempt to save them, not knowing the history of the girls. The girls have an ancestral cult
which their parents were involved with and they’re planning to become a part of it, which is
why they’ve been kidnapped.
3. Characters
There’s five main characters features within my opening. This includes the anonymous character, wearing all black which
we discover wearing a scream mask, the two girls that are kidnapped that also wearing scream masks, and also the two
friends named Ray and Anna which attempt to find the girls.
Anonymous figure: Wears all black and a scream mask. Trapped the girls in a shed to speak to them about cult.
The girls, twins named Billie and Macey: Wearing all black but casual clothing. They are initially scared but soon understand
that they are here to find out more about the cult.
Ray&Anna: Boy and girl, wearing casual clothing, live normal lives. Try and attempt to save Billie and Macey.
4. Branding
I want the branding to have a eerie look to it and also a look where the audience will instantly
recognise where it’s from. I want all of it to be dramatic and suspenseful and leave the
audience feeling on edge.
I want the font to be serif, so it is simple yet bold and creepy.
The colour scheme will consist of basic black, red and white. Mainly red as this has
connotations of danger and blood, as well as black relating to death and horror.
Branding will be incorporated into my TV Drama as I will continue to use the same colour
scheme and font throughout, aswell and using catchphrases and similar language.
5. Initial ideas for 3 minute opening
The opening will establish the initial setting of where the TV Drama begins, which
is the dark room the girl is trapped in. It will be a montage of things inside the room
and little hints related to her case. It will have a rather random structure but will
contain everything to keep the audience enticed. I also would like to include
blurred images to make it more mysterious and include dramatic and suspenseful
music that also creates a sinister atmosphere. The crime horror subgenre will be
obvious when we can see the ghostly characters and the dark setting, as well as
the hints of a mystery trying to be solved. The title sequence will include burning
photos, blood covered images and other small creepy aspects.
6. Initial ideas for website
I picture my website to have a black background with red and white writing, so that
the writing stands out yet creates a haunting atmosphere. The hero image will be
a blurred picture of the two main characters in the drama. There will be a header
including a section for merchandise, clips, character profiles, a home page and
social media page.
The name of the show in its original font will be printed across the top for the
audience to instantly recognise the show.
