Project Proposal

 Hi everyone tuning into my blog and welcome/ welcome back! Whether you have been following my journey, or just beginning to now, you would know that I’m in a class, AICE Media Studies, and creating a film opening from scratch. Alongside with me I’ve been working weeks with my partners Antonella and Maheen researching all about this. After weeks of extensive research we concluded that we will be creating a film opening based on the horror genre.

Our project will be a horror film opening based on paranormal activity. Ultimately, we chose this genre because instead of being violent and gruesome, it creates a sense of tension and fear for the audience. We thought this would be great because typically a wide range of ages could enjoy this. Since most paranormal horror movies focus on the audience depicting what is true and what’s not, we want to include that so we can leave the audience wondering. By using a mix of different sounds and editing skills, mystery will be developed. This film will not only appeal to older horror fanatics but also young-adults who are getting into these movies. Any viewers who love watching a mix of suspenseful and tense movies will strongly enjoy this film. While researching this genre, a social issue we explored and were interested in was the fear of unknown. We came up with the idea of it being based in a forest to make the audience develop suspense and to begin to think what could possibly be in the forest.

Since we are just beginning this film process it was definitely difficult to figure out ways to create it. We are planning to rent out one of our schools cameras and tripod to film. For the editing and sound process, we practiced using Premiere Pro using multiple templates. In the process of this journey I think my group and I will need to learn how to do more camera framing and sound effects to create suspension for audience. 

Our basic plan will involve two characters, a boy and a girl. The girl character will receive an anonymous tip/note which will lead her towards some mysterious setting. We are planning to make this an unsettling forest, a haunted eerie mansion or a dangerous no trespassing zone. Some type of paranormal figure will appear and the audience will begin to use their clues and wonder whether the girl is in danger or not. By using different elements, it will appear obvious that the girl is in danger and will leave the audience wondering what could possibly happen next. Before filming I will prepare using different lighting tactics and sound effects used in other paranormal horror activities to understand the conventions.

All these components are tentative at the moment, but I cannot wait to begin the actual process and see where my group am I’s film ends up.