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STORY
BOARD OF
THINK
AGAIN
BY MEGAN DANCE
INSPIRATION
I watched many psychological horror movies to try find ones which fit with my theme of
being chased/followed.
A disturbing one I found was SAW where instead of the characters being followed, they
were trapped and were being made to play games. I decided that I didnt want to go
down that route but it was interesting to see how you could play on the audiences mind.
A movie I found inspiration from was Blair Witch Project. I decided to adapt some ideas
from the film and twist them to fit my trailer, and this was the outcome
1. 2.
I wanted to start the trailer off with I then decided to include a variety of
introducing the main character. It shows her shots, including a close up of the main
in a calm and bright environment. I wanted character on her computer. This shows
her to appear as a normal teenager sitting the same location except its a different
in her room on her laptop. I wanted a mid angle on the character. This and the
shot so that you could clearly see what she previous shot will be cut quickly when
was doing. To start off with you cant see editing so that its a few quick shots
her face which adds some mystery to the introducing the character and location.
beginning of the trailer.
3. 4.
For this shot I divided the page The lines in this image show the
into thirds as I wanted my shot divided into thirds as I
character to be positioned on the wanted to make sure that my
right hand side as the rule of character was positioned in the
three. It simply draws the centre of the shot to keep the
audiences attention to another attention on her. This mid shot is
part of the screen. This shot is a from a different angle than the
mid shot of the main character previous one and it shows her
receiving a phone call from her with a changed facial expression
friend. This is vital as it leads her and body language as she hears
into the woods. that her friend is in the woods.
5. 6.
This is the last shot in the house This is the first shot in the new
and it is a long shot showing the location of the woods. It starts with
character grabbing her clothes as a long shot thats also a low shot
she is off to the woods. She will looking up at the trees. It then
move quickly as she needs to go proceeds with the character walking
find her friend. The long shot through the woods looking around
shows her movements instead of curious. The shot is also slightly dark
focusing on her facial to contrast the previous light shots.
expressions like the previous It will also be shot in the rain and
shot. wind to create a more eerie
atmosphere.
7. 8.
This shot will be a mid shot of the This shot will be from the point of
main character running through the view of the main character as it will
woods. It will be a hand held shot be filmed hand held again as shes
so that its as if the camera is the running, shell then get to a wire
monster running after her. She fence where she will shake it to try
will look back at the camera to get through and then in a panic run
show that shes still looking around to the side and climb under. This will
as well as running away. It will be a all be done very panicked to
very jolted shot to show movement reinforce the fear of the character. So
of character. again, filmed very jolted.
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