Creating a Supernatural Short Horror Film in Under 20 Words
1. FMP Pre-Proposal
Tell me in no more than 20 words, what is your
FMP idea?
For my FMP I am goingto make a supernatural
short horrorfilm
Whyhave you decidedto make it? I love the horrorgenre there isa lotof room for
creative freedomasthere ismanydifferentstyles
and sub generato horror
What about your project makes it important to
you?
Horror is my favourite filmgenre;horroristhe
style Iam most interestedin because Ilove
creepy thingsandI like makingstrange/weird
videos. Iam goingto university forfilm, soitis
importantto me that I make a short filmhelping
me prepare for university.
Outline some of the initial influencesonyour
idea/work and some potential researchtargets
(remember,research isnot justa paper-based
activity)
The main influence formyfilmisthe movie
Candyman(2021) itwas one of my favourite
filmsfromlastyear
For researchI will watchdifferent
supernatural horrorssoI can pick upon the
conventionsof the subgenera
I will dodifferentcameraexperimentsfor
research
I will alsomake some conceptart as research
What effectdo you want to have on your
audience whenthey see your project?
I wantmy audience tofeel unsettledwhenthey
watch myfilmas myfilmwill be more creepy
than scary.
Describe the tone/mood/style ofyour project
[which productiontechniques/characteristics
are you employing?]
The tone/moodformyprojectwill be verydark
and creepyIwill achieve thismostlywith
appropriate lightingforthe scenes
Whyhave you decidedto make your project in
this style?
I have chosenthisstyle because Ilove horror
especiallysupernatural horrorssoI wantedto
make my own short film.