1. Harry Bilk
PresentationScriptfor ‘A House that is Haunted’
Slide 1 (OpeningSlide)
Hellomyname isHarry and I am fromHarry BilkProductionCompany.And todayIwill be presenting
to youabout whyyoushouldinvestinmyfilmandhow it standsoutfrom other filmsinthe horror
genre.So,welcome to‘A House That isHaunted’
Slide 2 (ContentOutline)
In thispresentationwe will be lookingat
- Target audience
- Resources
- Cast & CrewRequirements
- Budget
- ProjectSchedule
- Market Research
In thisfirstslide Iwill be lookingatthe contentoutline of myfilm.Firstthingfirstitis3-5 minute
short filmthatisfoundfootage based. There isa womencalledAmandaandhercar has broken
downinthe middle of the woodsandshe hasno phone signal.A massstorm thenarrivesforcing
Amandato abandonhercar and travel onfootdeeperinthe woods.Nightisquicklyfallingandshe
has no ideawhere she is,she alsofeelsthatshe isnotalone and quicklypicksupthe pace.Thisis
whenshe stumblesuponamansionand entersthe abandonedplace andthisiswhenherhorror
trulybegins…
Slide 3 (Target Audience)
Nextwe have the targetaudience.Mytarget audience will 15 – 21 year oldsasthis isthe typical age
inwhichyou wouldwatchthe mosthorror films. The mainresearchIusedto findoutmy target
audience were primary&secondary.
The main bitof PrimaryresearchI done was a surveythatassessedif whetherpeopleinmytarget
audience wouldgooutandwatch the filmof not.This wasa successful exerciseas Ireceivedan
upliftingresult.Forexample one of the questionsIaskedwas“What type of sub horrorgenre would
yousee?”A huge 90% of the people IaskedsaidSupernatural horrorwasthe bestone to see.
The main bitof secondaryresearchI lookedatwasrating on otherhorror filmslike mine.For
example,IlookedonIMBDto see howParanormal Activitywasrated,itreceived6.3/10and for a
cheaplymade filmitisnotthat bad.
Slide 4 (Resources)
The HB productioncompanywill be ona low budgetwhen makingthisfilm,due tothisIwill have to
make some setbacksonthe film. Ihave founda way aroundthishowever,Iwill be creatingafound
footage horror. Paranormal Activityisagood example astheyhada low budgetandthe filmwas
one of the most popularfilmsof the decade. The equipmentIneedwill be brokenupintothree
categoriesProductionEquipment,Props&CostumesandPostProductionequipment
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Slide 5 (Production Equipment)
Thisis the equipmentIneedandthisincludes:
- CanonLegria HF R28 - Thisisa cameraand I will be usingitforfilming.Thisisthe camera
that isownedbya sistercompanysoI will be able touse it at no cost.
- LibecT650 - Thisisthe tripodthatthe camerawill sitonif I needit.Once againthisitemis
owned bythe same sistercompanyand itwill come tome at no extracost.
- Tascam DR-40 LinearPCMRecorder– Thisisa piece of equipmentthatisusedtorecord
sound.Thisisalso ownedbythe sistercompany,soI will be able toobtainthisitemforfree.
Slide 6 (Props & Costumes)
Movingon formthe equipmentwe willnow be lookingatthe propsandcostume I will need. The
propsand costumesIwill needwill be the following:
- GenericClothinge.g.T-shirt,Jeans,Jumper. Iwill askforthe cast to bringtheirownclothes
as thiswill save me money.
- A Mobile Phone.Iwill simplypurchase aphone fromCarphone Warehouse for£10.
Slide 7 (Post-ProductionEquipment)
Nextupwe will have alookat the post-productionequipmentIneed.The post-production
equipmentIwill use isAVIDeditingsoftware. Thisisproductionvalue software anditisregardedas
one of the besteditingsoftware inthe mediaindustry.Anotherbenefitisthatthiseditingsoftware
isavailable ata sistercompanyforno extracost, thisisgood because thiswill costme hundreds
otherwise.
Slide 8 (Cast)
Movingon fromthe resourcesIneedwe are now lookingatwho I will be castingformyfilm. Ionly
needone memberinmycast and that isAmanda.Sowiththat beingsaidI thinkthe perfectperson
isAnnie M. for PeoplePerHour.com. She costsme atotal of £5 an hour and she will onlyworkfor5
days.
Slide 9 (Crew)
Nowwhatyou can see hearis the crewmembersIwill have workingwithme whenIammakingthe
film.
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Slide 10 (Budget)
Moving onfrom the cast & crew we now lookat my budgetandwhat itincludes. MyFilmbudget
will be £40 and itwill include the following:
CanonLegria HF R28 – Thisisownedbya sistercompanyanditwill costme nothing.
LibecT650 - Thisisownedbya sistercompanyandit will costme nothing
Tascam DR-40 LinearPCMRecorder– thisis ownedbya sistercompanyand itwill costme nothing
AVIDMediaEditingSoftware - Thisisprofessional standardsoftware andownedby asistercompany
and itwill costme nothing.
Props- I will onlyneedabout£40 for the propsI needto use.
Slide 11 (ProductionCompany)
Nextwe will be lookingatthe productionschedule of myfilm. Ihave estimatedthatitwill take the
HB production company2 weekstofilmandeditthisfilm.Sothe dateswe will be filmingwillbe
betweenthe 19thof Januaryand the 2nd of February.The hoursof filmingwillbe between3pmto
6pm, thissuitsthe availabilityof the castand crew as thisis whenthey are all available atthe same
time.
Slide 12 (Market Fit)
Finallywe have where myfilmwill fitinthe market. Mymainshorthorror filmcompetitor inthe
marketwill be LightsOutwhichwasmade in2013. Accordingtothe internetLightsOutisa Swedish
short supernatural horrorfilmdirectedandwrittenbyDavidF.Sandberg,andproducedbyLotta
Losten.. The filmwasreleasedonline on30 December2013 onboth VimeoandYouTube.The filmis
onlythree minuteslongthismeansIhave anedge because mine longer.Theyalsoreceivedan8 out
of 10 fromIMBD, thisis highfora shorthorror filmsoI have to make sure mine isup to scratch.
The market isalsocompetitive andexpensivesoinorderto gainan advantage overmycompetitorsI
will be distributingmyfilmonYouTube.The reasonthatI decidedtodothisisbecause itis free and
easyto access.This iseffectivebecause Iamona verylow budgetsoI will needtosave money
where Ican, and withme puttingiton YouTube itwill costno moneyhowever,if Iwanttoadvertise
it thenI will needtopayYouTube forit tobe advertisedontheirwebsite.
Slide 13 (Conclusion)
Thanksfor listening.Are there anyquestionsaboutwhatyouhave seen?
