The document proposes a plot for a short film where a group of friends come across a mysterious ghost after a night of partying. They take pictures at an abandoned farmhouse and later notice a ghostly figure in one of the images. Strange events begin occurring and one of the friends starts to suffocate, suggesting the ghost is haunting them. The document also provides details on the planned cinematography, editing, sound design, and visual elements to help bring the story to life.

1. Proposal

2. Plot idea 1
 Group of friends coming back from a party, sat on a field.
 Taking pictures and messing around.
 They then walk on their way home.
 Find a farmhouse and look around and take pictures.
 Walk into the street. (fade)
 Wake up and ask what happened?
 Looking through pictures and see a ghostly figure “I’ve seen this before”.
 Begin to question and worry whether the ghost is still with them.
 They try to find out what it is.
 Strange things start to occur.
 One friend knows about the ghost and is worries but doesn’t say anything.
 Another character suffocates. (ghost / fear?)

3. Cinematography
 Start with an establishing shot. (field)
 Over the shoulder shots. (pictures)
 Tracking shot when they begin to walk.
 Medium shot when taking pictures at farmhouse.
 Long shot when they’re walking away.
 Pan shot around the room.
 Establishing shot when they wake up then start talking
 Medium close up for confusion when they see pictures
 Over the shoulder shot to see pictures.
 Long shot when strange things start to happen.
 Close up for fear
 Birds eye shot when suffocating
 Close ups for emotion

4. Editing
 We will include fades to create a slow, tense atmosphere.
 We will use cut away shots to show flashbacks.
 We will include basic jump cuts to jump between different scenes.

5. Sound
• Start with diegetic sound, just what’s happening around them
• Camera noise when they take pictures
• Heart beat
• Heavy breathing
• Banging within room
• Door handle
• High pitch noise
• Rushing noise
• Noise over montage at the end

6. Mise-en-scene
 Simplistic / casual clothing, preferably dark
 Phones
 A farmhouse
 A bedroom
 Ghost / ghosts clothing / white
 Dark lighting
 Beer bottles