Initial ideas for horror thriller in AS media studies

1. Daniel Winn,Dane Buckley,KieranLukas,Jon-joMurtagh
Horror Thriller –First ideas
 Setting/Location
o Woods – evening, not too dark
o Abandoned house
o Field
 Plot
o Someone being followed
o Murder
o Hiding fromsomething
 Narrative
o Screenplay/screenwriting
 Characters/representations
o The protagonist– represented as
weak/vulnerable/nervous/scared
o The antagonist – represented as shady/suspicious
 Sound
o Diegetic – trees blowing in the wind/potentially birds
o Sound effect – snapping of twig on ground when someonestands
on it – close up shot
o Discordant– uncomfortablemusic in the background – makes the
viewer feel tension/helps build tension and suspense
 Camera shots/types
o Close up – on twig on ground, someonewalks over and snaps it –
shallow focus
o Establishing shot – show setting
o Mid-shot– Show expression of the character that is targeted
o Low angle – low angle on the antagonistto show the power of the
character
o Tilt shot – looking at a footpath, protagonistwalks pastcamera
looking behind as he does so – shows thenervousness of the
character
o Ellipsis – antagonistwalks towards camera fromlong distance,
cuts to not far away fromthe camera, then cuts to the character
walking past the character – shortens time
 Iconography
o Low lighting
o Tension building music

2. Daniel Winn,Dane Buckley,KieranLukas,Jon-joMurtagh