2. Introduction
Short film – The theif
Horror genre
5-7 minuets
My short film includes a young adult male who lives on his own.
Comes back home from work where he finds out he has food
missing.
Purchases CCTV cameras.
He is surprised once he watches the footage back.
3. Purpose
This short film is a student project which will allow me to
showcase what I am able to do as a director and add it
to my portfolio of work.
If my film is able to gain enough exposure it may also
be seen by a company who may want to make it into a
full length feature length.
4. Brandon
Brandon is the main character of the film, he is a young
adult. He works a standard office job on the living wage.
He also lives on his own and doesn’t have much of a
social life.
5. Evil old lady
The old lady lives in Brandon’s home but he is not
aware of this. When he goes out to work she sneaks
into his kitchen and helps herself to some of his
food. She has been creeping around in the house for
a while now but he has only just started to realise.
6. Costume
The costume for my main character is going to be a suit.
This is due to character working in an office which he is at or
on the way back from in the duration of this short film. The
work colleague will also be wearing the same sort of smart
uniform to show they are at work.
7. This location is a going to be
the staff kitchen as it looks
similar to an office break
room. The costumes the
actors are going to be
wearing are going to be
office based clothing as they
are in a professional work
environment in an office
setting.
8. This location is going to be in the kitchen. The costumes in this scene will
include the main character, Brandon, wearing office attire as he has just
gotten back home from work.
9. For this scene the location is
going to be the living room.
The costumes in this scene
will include the main character
wearing his uniform and the
old lady still wearing the same
robe.
14. Post-production
This short film could be developed in the future by
having the main characters co worker take over the
lead role and try to defeat the evil lady.
Shot film shown on channel 4, YouTube and at Film
festivals/competitions.
Streamed on Netflix, Amazon prime video ext.
15. Legal issues
Legal issues include:
Copyright with music and sound effects used.
Brand images and logos put into film.
Permission from actors to film.
Sensitive material
18. Budget
The Total is £6255, therefore I will require a mid level
budget of around £6500 to be able to create this film
19. Target Audience
The target audience for my short film will be horror fans of the age 12-19.
This is as my short film is a horror film however it is not too graphic
therefore it might bee appealing to adults therefore teenage will want to
watch it as most horror films are 18+ therefore they can't watch them but
can watch mine. The socio economical grouping for these teenagers
would be E s they don't have a disposable income. However their parents
would need to be a C3 or around that to be able to give their children
money to go to the cinemas and watch the film.
My secondary audience is going to be young adults between the ages on
21-29. This is due to people round that age being interested in horror films.
People of this age are likely to have just got into their first or 2nd full time
jobs therefore they will likely be of socio class C/B. This would also include
uni students and apprentices.
