Final Film Name Brainstorm

We wanted to decide on a film title that matched the plot of our film, and so we brainstormed several ideas all connecting the the idea of moving into a new house. We eventually decided on 'The Occupant' as we felt it conveyed the plot of our film, along with sounding quite sinister.

Institution Name Mind-map

After brainstorming several ideas for our own institution, we finally decided on using 'Slaughterhouse Productions' for our final film. We chose this name because we felt that it linked with the genre of horror the most, and this is the type of film our production company would produce.

Filming Schedule

Saturday 8th December:

Time: 6-9pm
Cast needed: Victoria Carver, Cassia Lima
Scenes shot: Conversation scene between Cassia and Vicky, Cassia's death scene
Props: Torch, boxes
Setting: House on the high street

Director: Flynn Jarvis
Filming: Max Farmer, Van Abner, Flynn Jarvis
Lighting: Max Farmer, Van Abner

Sunday 9th December: 

Time: 5-8pm
Cast needed: Emily Merryweather, Victoria Carver, Cassia Lima
Scenes shot: Vicky's death scene, Establishing shots of house, Cellar scene with Emily
Props: Torch, Bedsheet, Fake blood
Setting: House on the high street

Director: Flynn Jarvis
Filming: Max Farmer, Van Abner, Flynn Jarvis
Lighting: Max Farmer, Van Abner

Script for Final Film (Draft)

Script (Draft)

Girl 1 (Vicky) : Are you setting in to the house well?

Girl 2 (Cassia) : Yeah I guess, im adjusting to it, Although its weird cause the previous owners wanted to get rid of it really quick, they kinda gave me the creeps. Anyway, my parents should be home soon

(power cuts)

Girl 1: Oh my god, what was that?

Girl 2: Oh, it must be the power. I think i have a torch somewhere, ill go turn it back on

Girl 1: Do you want me to come with you?

Girl 2: No its ok its just in the basement, wait here 

*Cassia leaves room*

(later on after Cassia's death)

Girl 1: *walks around house trying to find her* Alice?



NOTE: After filming our film and editing it together, we realised that it was 6 minutes long and needed to be shortened. One of the scenes that we felt needed to be cut was the conversation between the two characters as shown above, meaning the final shortened opening does not have any real dialogue.

Animatic Analysis

Final Animatic for Film Opening Task

We decided a few more scenes needed to be added to our film, so we included them in this animatic.
After showing our animatic to our classmates, we received the following positive feedback:

• good sound, helped tell the story
• structure was fluent and clear
• the villain isnt fully revealed which adds mystery
• good following and understanding of horror conventions - basement scene
• setting was good - homes are usually homely and comforting however lighting contrasts this. 
• good range of shots and movements
• low key lighting creates anxiety

The following were points in which we could improve on for our final film:

• we could use extreme close-ups to convey the fear on the character's faces 
• the narrative was at times unclear

Animatic for Final Film Task

Our group came up with the idea for our final film opening, and after we wrote out scene-by-scene directions, Van drew and pieced together our animatic.