This document outlines the production plan and schedule for a student horror film. It details that test footage, location scouting, test shots, and casting photos will take place on September 23rd using a camera and tripod. The main locations will be outside and inside the protagonist Michaela's house. Props like blood, clocks, and religious items will be used to set a dark and scary tone. Costumes will be casual for the teenage characters and dark for the antagonist. Four teenage characters are identified - Michaela believes her house is haunted, James initially disbelieves but later attacks the others after becoming possessed, Libby secretly believes the house is haunted, and Sophie is reluctant to believe but wants to leave after seeing footage

1. Production plan/schedule

2. Dates and equipment for production…
 Test footage: Tuesday 23rd September 2014 (2pm-4pm)
 Location scouting: Tuesday 23rd September 2014 (2pm-4pm)
 Test shots: Tuesday 23rd September 2014 (2pm-4pm)
 Casting photos: Tuesday 23rd September 2014 (2pm-4pm)
 Equipment that will be used: camera and tripod.

3. Locations for production…
 The initial location for our storyline is outside of Michaela’s house, including the street leading up
to this location as this will show the group of friends walking home to the house. During this stage
of production the main storyline which is that Michaela believes her house is haunted (suggesting
that the group stays round for the weekend to see for themselves)
 The location allows the use of natural lighting and also ambient sound, in relation to the location
being outside near the noise of cars and footsteps. This creates a more realistic setting for the
characters as they are conventional teenagers.
 The main setting for our production storyline will be focused inside of Michaela’s house, which is
supposedly haunted, causing it to also be the location were many key events occur. This has been
found to be very conventional for a horror film as the audience is made to believe that the house
is normal due to the outside appearance but this changes throughout the trailer. This appeals to
our target audience and relates to other well known films such as Paranormal Activity.

4. Props for production…
 The props that we have chosen to feature throughout our production trailer are all
conventional to the horror genre and appealing to the target audience.
 The props decided to be used are objects such as; blood, ticking clocks, old
creaking floorboards, sharp knifes and other various props with religious
connotations (which are conventional for the horror genre, especially
psychological) such as crosses. These are props that are regularly found in other
horror films that are also centred towards the same target audience as ours.
 These props will help us connote a dark and mysterious/scary tone towards our
chosen genre which is horror.

5. Costume for production…
 We have decided to give our characters a casual costume to fit their age (which is
conventional) and also help to appeal and relate to the target audience. This also helps
carry on conveying the message that this group of friends are all innocent
characters/unsuspecting victims.
 Dark clothing would be used for the antagonist to signify to the target audience that
they are a dangerous character and will bring harm to the others. Dark colours such as
black also connote negative connotations such as danger and death, which are
conventional for the horror genre and antagonists.
 Blood will also be used to show that the character is in a very vulnerable and
dangerous position, due to being attacked by the antagonist, connoting that she is the
weak protagonist against the superior antagonist. This fake blood will also tell the
audience that something bad is happening, therefore building up suspense and
tension (which is conventional for a horror film.

6. Personnel/casting for production…
 Michaela – a protagonist in the film who is seventeen (student at sixth form) she is the main character in
the storyline who believes that her house is in fact haunted, none of her friends believe her causing her to
invite them round to prove to them that she is telling the truth. Michaela is also the last character to be
seen in the trailer as she is the only friend within the group who is still breathing.
 James – starts of as a seventeen year old protagonist within the film but is later to be revealed as the
main antagonist when he becomes possessed due to staying round Michaela’s house. James does not
believe that the house is haunted (until he stays round) he ends up killing Libby and attacking Sophie
leaving her to die.
 Libby – Libby is another seventeen year old protagonist in the film, who is a friend of Michaela’s who too
stays round her house to see if it’s haunted. Libby secretly believes that the house is haunted but doesn’t
reveal this to any of her friends. Libby ends up being killed by James.
 Sophie – Sophie is also a seventeen year old student and protagonist. Sophie is the character who is most
reluctant to believe that Michaela’s house is haunted, bit after watching footage begins to believe it,
causing her to want to leave the house. Sophie ends up being attacked by James and left to die.