The document provides brainstorming ideas for an opening horror sequence for a media coursework project. It discusses potential characters, plots, settings, sounds and techniques. It considers using dark, gloomy locations like graveyards, train stations and abandoned buildings. Shots from high and low angles and points of view would be used to convey fear. The plot involves a little girl who drowns and her mother, overwhelmed by grief, drives herself insane and kills herself.

1. Brainstorming
Ideas
By Sarah Divilly, Amy
Bettell and Weronika

2. Who are you working
with?
• I am going to work with Amy and Weronkia. The
reasons why I am going to do my media
coursework with them because they are my
friends, they are in my media class as well as
they did GCSE media so they are experienced in
filming and editing.
• We might have problems working together,
because we could get distracted as well as lose
focus on the main task. However we will
overcome these problems, by giving equal tasks
to each other as well as managing our time.

3. Ideas of our opening sequence
Horror – Through our research we discovered a great slides show
(http://www.slideshare.net/marine18/horror-genre-conventions) From this
we learnt about the conventions of a horror film would be a dark, isolated,
gloomy settings which would have an impact on the audience.
Our ideas
Characters
Plot
Settings
Sound
Techniques
• Urban environments
• Dark, gloomy, lonely settings
• Locations:- graveyard, train station,
abandoned house and church.
• High and low angles- To
connote fear
• POV (Point Of View) shot
this allows you to look
through the eyes of the
character
• Behind shoulder shot
Little girl dies because she drowns,
mum blames herself of the
accident- grieves eventually drives
the mum insane and she kills
herself.
A 13 year old girl called
Hope.
• Brown Hair, hazel
eyes
• Floral white dress, no
shoes
• Diegetic and non-
diegetic sound
• Dramatic, tension
building sound.

4. Production Names
Founded in 1913 by William Fox, the studio had begun producing
the famous Movietone Newsreels (the precursor of today's network
newscasts) even before they moved to their current location.
Fox had opened their studios in Century City in 1928, on land
which used to be the personal ranch of Western movie star
Tom Mix. Seven years later, Fox merged with Twentieth Century
Pictures (which had been founded in 1933 by Daryll Zanuck, after
he left Warner Brothers), and the company became 20th Century
Fox in 1935.
On this day, May 8th, in 1912, Paramount Pictures was founded as the
Famous Players Film Company. The Famous Players Film Company
initially focused on creating full-length films with the leading theatrical
names of the time in hopes of gaining middle class appeal. Famous
Players Films were first released through the Paramount Pictures
Corporation start-up company. Famous Films eventually took on the
Paramount name in 1914 and became the first successful nation-wide
film distribution company.

5. Production Names
Productio
n Names
Ideas
In Time
Productions
• This project is
done over a
long period of
time and IN
TIME will be
completed.
• Secondly, the
mother’s
grieving will
past IN TIME.
Worldwide
• As grieve
happens to
every once in
their lives
• Our moving
opening, can
affect people
WorldWide
and have a
long lasting
impact on
them.ASW productions
• We would call it SAW productions
as this is our initials (Sarah, Amy
and Weronika)
• Relating this to our opening , the
Mother SAW her daughter drown

6. SlogansFrom the website ‘http://www.taglineguru.com/moviesurvey.html’ I accessed,
taglines/ slogans from all different films genres of films and are marked by this
criteria:
Suitability: How well does the tagline capture the central theme, appeal, or essence
of the film?
Creativity: Is the tagline clever, playful, humorous, ironic, etc. – expressing its
message in a fun and creative way?
Originality: Is the tagline surprising, disarming, or uncommon – revealing a unique
or unusual attitude or point of view?
Memorability: Does the tagline demonstrate an ability to influence popular culture
and language?
No mercy. No shame. No sequel- Scary Movie (2000)
The tagline reads "No mercy. No shame. No sequel.", the
last reference being an ironic nod towards the tendency
of popular horror movies becoming cash cow franchises.
The film was originally titled "Last Summer I Screamed
Because Halloween Fell on Friday the 13th". Scary Movie

7. Slogans
Success didn’t go to his head, it went to his
neighbour. – Envy (2004)
What’s eating you? – Jeepers Creepers (2001)

8. Slogan Ideas
‘The last breathe you took,
was my last memory’
‘When will your
last breathe
be?’
‘Loneliness thrives off insanit
‘ What would you
do?’Yet again, we
decided to use
another rhetorical
question, to directly
ask the audience as
well as make them
think what they
However, this slogan relates to
the film because the mother
losing her little girl, in such a
tragic death in her own home;
the mother’s life becomes so
unbearable to not wake up
everyday to her daughter drives
her insane which eventually she
This slogan suggests that when the
daughter died that was the last
memory that the mother had of her
daughter as the mother forgot
everything but her daughter's death
which she feels responsible for and
grieve controls her life.
We like the use for this
rhetorical question, as we
want the audience to feel
as if we are asking them,
when they know they are
doing to die- they don’t.
This slogan, relates to the
film as the Mother did not
know that was going to be
her daughter’s last
breathe.

9. Film Titles
Film Titles
Anticipation
High Hopes
The desire
of Hope
Hope’s Anticipation
The Lost and Forgotten
Lost
Final Dismissal
Child
The Nightmare
Through group discussion, we created this brain storm. As a group we decided
that our film, should be called ‘High Hopes’ as it links back to the story as well
as that the parents have high Hopes, to find who murdered their 13 year old
daughter.

10. Actors
My actors are going to my friends from A-
level Drama, as they can adapted to the
role easily as well as play their role to
the best of their ability, therefore
portray the characters how we want them
to be represented by the audience.
Although, they are my friends therefore
we might get distracted, while filming.
However, as they are professional A-level
students they will focus on their
character, so they will not become
distracted because, they will take their
role seriously.

11. Stereotypical Characters-
Female VictimPortrayed as
vulnerable,
need of
protection,
stupid as well
as annoying.
The
representation
of women
portrayed in
this light is
from the
sexiest era.
When this character
is killed, it is
usually gruesome or
graphic.
This character
helps builds
suspension in
the audience
sometimes will
be killed
Her behaviour often
puts the audience on
edge and jumps,
whenever she does.

12. Stereotypical Characters-
Non- Believer
Portrayed as cocky as
well as arrogant,
convincing the other
characters that they
are overacting over
nothing.
Lead them to being
killed first, they
are often triggers
other characters
death.
To begin the
audience will
listen to this
voice as a reason
and reassured
therefore be
slightly calm.
Shortly killed after, the
audience panic and all
sense of security is lost
and the audience don’t
feel safe anymore.

13. Stereotypical Characters-
Hero
Majority of the
time it’s a male,
strong, masculine
build
He tends to be the
brave character
and goes after the
murderer, often
never returns
Majority of
these
characters show
little emotion
throughout the
film stay
strong and
supportive of
the other
characters.
In modern horror films, they have
decided to challenge the
stereotypical representation of
the Hero. As in some horror films,
which challenges the older, more
traditional conventions and makes
the story less predictable.

14. Stereotypical Character-
Hysterical Character
Usually female
character
Usually known
for not wanting
to leave the
building. From
witnessing a
murder of their
friend, as a
result she
usually breaks
down as well as
becomes upset.

18. Permission Forms

19. Permission Forms

20. Permission Forms

21. Stereotypical Characters-
Non- Believer

22. Stereotypical Characters-
Non- Believer

23. Character Profile- Hope
Gate

26. Character Profile-
Michelle Gate
Michelle Gate, is a 35 year old year house wife
and a secret alcoholic. She has been married to
Parker Gate, for 5 years however Parker had a
secret 2 year affaire, with his ex work colleague,
which has just only been exposed recently- that is
why Michelle abuses drink. Michelle, is the
youngest in her family she had an older brother
who unfortunately died in a plane accident on
New Years. Michelle is from London, she has lived
there her whole life. She is from a middle class
background , she went to a public school. She was
a nurse for many years, working in ‘Kings College’,
but decided to quit for a unknown reason.

27. Character Profile- Parker
Gate