The document outlines the pre-production planning for a horror genre short film called "The Follower." Key details include: - The film will follow a young girl being stalked by an unknown entity. Scary locations like a dark alleyway near a church will be used. - Production will last 12 hours over 2 weeks, with filming taking place Monday-Wednesday evenings. Equipment owned like a camera and lighting will be used. - Teenagers will be the target audience. Low-budget costumes, a phone prop, and free online music/sounds will be utilized. Locations will include a house interior and surrounding streets.

1. UNIT 10: FILM PRODUCTION - PRE-PRODUCTION CHECKLIST
GENRE
The genre whichI have chosento make a fictionshortfilmforisthe horror genre.The horror genre
isone of the most populargenresmade.Itismade for the frightandshock of the audience and that
iswhat I intendtobe doingby usingthe horrorfeature intoa stalkerfilm. The influenceof myshort
filmare filmssuchas psycho. Psychoisthe most popularandfamoushorror filmtothisdate There
are manytypesof horror films. The reasonwhichiswhyI chose horror isbecause thisismy
favourite genre andIwouldlike tobase myopinionsof whati like myself andgive itatwist.Doing
somethingwhichIlike myself will helpme toalsoenjoythe processof makingit.thiswill alsomake
it easier.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horror_film
https://www.thetoptens.com/scariest-types-horror-movies/
https://www.britannica.com/art/horror-film
Treatment
The follower
There isa younggirl calledcharlotte whoishome alone ona Mondayafternoonafterthe worst
possible day, aftercominghome fromschool andherparentsare collectingheryoungerbrotherand
sisters, whenhearingnoisescomingfromherwindow.These noisessoundliketappingand
scratching.Asshe walkstothe windowtolookshe backs outas it verymuch so freaksher.Asthe
home alone girl worries,she textsherbestfriendand askstomeet.The thoughtof beinginthe
house isworse thangoingoutside towhere thisbeastof a followeris.Herfriendtextsbackandsays
yesill meetyouhalf way- the isthe church walkwayandisa alleywhichispartiallydark.Especiallyin
the winterwhichshe isin.the younggirl isn’tscaredof thiswalkwayhoweverplentypeopleoptnot
to walkthat wayas it isknownto be ‘creepy’asleavesrustle andmove aroundmakingyoulook
back inyour footsteps.Asshe leavesthe house she iswearyandcarriesonlookingaroundheras
thishas totallytookherout of surprise.Whilstwalking,charlotte feelsveryoutof place andfeels
like she isbeingfollowedbysomething.Thatsomethingshe doesnotknow buthowever,itis

2. definitelynotright. She picksthe pace up and startsto walkfasterto get toher friendasfastas
possible.She putsherheaddownsoshe doesn’tfocusonwhatisgoingon aroundher. Thiscalms
heras muchas she letsit.walkingpastthe church it suddenlyturnscouldandshe ispantingoff how
fastshe waswalking.She looksupanda ‘woosh’of the winda man popsinher face and scaresher.
Thisis the follower.The girl thenisnowhere tobe seenbutthenwithinsecondsthe manisstanding
overcharlottesbodyindark clothingatnighttime.
Script
There will be no dialogue inthe shortfilmjustmovements.Thiswill be followedbythe storyboard
actingas the scriptas theycan thenphysicallysee whatishappening.
Target audience
The target audience of thisshortfilmwill be aimedmore towardsteenagers.Thisisbecause many
sourceson the internetstate thatteenagersare the mostpopularpeople towatcha horror film.
Therefore,withhelpfromthe facts,Iwill be aimingtowardsteenagers.
COSTUME/PROPS
The onlyprop whichI wouldneedtoproduce myfilmisa phone.Thisispart of the mainthe
storyline andneedstobe included.The costumeswhichwouldbe neededare darkhoodedclothing
for the followertogive andcarry the spookystalker/followerlook.Thiswill helpsticktothe horror
genre.Moreover,Iwill needcostumesforthe actresswhoisthe maincharacter of the shortfilm.
I will source these bymyownwardrobe.These wonteffectanybudgetandisuseful justathand.
Equipment
The equipment which I will need is a camera which I will use my own which I previously
purchased. If I never had a camera I would have booked a camera out to borrow from the
college. I will also need lighting- this may be a ring light for the camera. Moreover, I will
need editing software for the post production to successfully edit everything together.
LOCATION SCOUTING/RECCE
For the location,Ihave had manythoughtson whichlocationisthe mostideal tofilmandwill have
the benefitsof whichshouldbe neededtomake itsuccessful. Topickthe rightlocation,Inarrowed
downby makinga listandpickingthe mostrealistic locationforthe storylineof whichIhave chosen
to produce.
LocationsI have chosenare a livingroomina house andthe streetssurroundingandalsoan alley
waynextto a church. The locations whichIhave chosenare justnormal placeswhere thingshappen

3. on a day to daybasis.However,the churchalley,fitswithahorrordescriptionasitis classedasone
of manyplacespublicwouldcall scaryona nighttime.Therefore,thislocationisfittingtothe genre.

4. HEALTH AND SAFETY

6. STORYBOARDS
The typesof shotsI will be usingare close ups,longshotsandmidshots.These will be varied
throughoutthe shortfilm.

8. SHOOTING SCHEDULE
To make sure the full scheduleisfairandfitsaroundaroundI have texteveryone whoisinvolved
and alsomyself andwill create aschedule timetable whichwill be followedtogeteverythingdonein
time.
providingevidencefromthe castand crew,I will be producingthe shortfilmMonday- Wednesday5-
7 for2 weekstomake sure we get everythingwe need.If the shooting schedule istoo long, we can
cut it shortmakingmore time forediting.
Monday 5-7
Tuesday 5-7
Wednesday 5-7
Monday 5-7
Tuesday 5-7
Wednesday 5-7
Total hours: 12 hours

9. ADDITIONAL MATERIAL
The music whichIam goingto be addinginat the post productionstage will be fastpace upbeat
musicwhichwill be copywrite free fromyoutube ora website.Iwill alsobe usingeffectssuchas
breathingsoundsandscratchesand scrapesforinside the house andforinthe alley.Iwill alsobe
gettingthese fromthe same copywrite free site asthe music.
The budgetI will have tocreate thisshort filmisnothing.Thisismainlybecause Iwill be usingthe
resourcesIalreadyown.Thisisalso because Idon’thave a budgetto spendona shortfilmyet.