Props Selection

 Props

When filming any type of content whether it's a skit, a movie, or a commercial they all need props. Props are so important in this type of field. Props are what make the content that is being filmed come into reality. If the director wants to film a scene that portrays the 90’s, the props that the actors are going to use is what is going to make that sense of realism and allow the film to be perceived as if it was shot during the 90’s

For our film introduction, props will be key to bring in that horror factor of the film. We will need masks for our main character as he uses it when he murders his victims. Other items that we will need while filming could be: fake blood, plastic knife, jumpsuit, lighting devices for night filming. These items will be crucial when we begin the process of shooting.

Mood-boards

 Character Mood Boards

Sheriff Wright Moodboard:

Otis Moodboard: 

Names

 Developing Character Names

   Surprisingly, this process did not take very long. We wanted to come up with two names for our first main characters that will have the largest impact on our movie. 

   We first wanted to come up with a name for our main character. The name has to reflect his personality. Someone that is very quiet and could have lots of hidden things going on in his life but they are not shown as he hides his feelings. That's the type of person our character is, very quiet and mysterious. When we looked up names that could represent these types of qualities we immediately found what we were looking for. The name Otis is what represents those specific qualities. There aren't many Otis around the world as it represents a very unique name.

   Next we wanted to come up with a name for our sheriff or policemen. We believed this could be easy as we were looking for a generic name that represents a good and family man that cares about protecting his family and his town. We found names like Sheriff Jack or Sheriff Bart and these names weren’t what we were looking for. Until, we found the name Sheriff Wright. His first name will be Robert, but throughout the movie the viewers are mostly going to hear Sheriff Wright.

Movie Plot

 Plot of the movie after the Intro

   Creating the plot for the intro is essential, but coming up with the entire plot is very important. As our main character hears the sirens is about to take his mask off and get in the car, the cop manages to get a glimpse of our main character's side profile. The main character manages to get away but he knows that the cop has seen what he looks like and knows that the cop will be able to put the pieces together. 

   The policeman has been there in that small town for over twenty years. Towards the beginning of his career there was a killer in the town that he was never able to catch. He killed his victims very specifically and always at night. The cop once saw his face and never forgot it since as it still haunts him to this day. The name of this killer was the Charleston Wood Killer. 

   The policeman realized that after seeing the current killer, which is our main character, he looks very similar to the one from 20 years ago. Both of their masks are very unique and similar at the same time. He realizes that there has to be some connection between the two and it gives him hope that he can catch both killers. The conflict is that now that he saw our current killer, he will be chasing after the cop and his family.

Intro Plot

 Intro Plot

   After we selected horror and decided that we were going to shoot it from the killers point of view, many ideas were thrown around. We decided to stick with what we thought was best. For our two minute intro we plan to shoot what is listed below.

   The main character of the film is a high schooler that is on his way home from school and stops into a pharmaceutical or grocery store.As we follow him, his face is never shown and only his body and feet. By doing this it keeps the audience on edge and wanting to see what he looks like. When he enters the store, he sees that the news is on. The audience would only see our main character's body while listening to the news reporter talking about the deadly killings in their local town. The killing is very specific as he breaks into houses and kills the entire family. In the next scene, the main character gets back to his house, and the television is on. The television talks about the same killer that is at large. In this scene we will see the characters mask on the side or somewhere where the viewers can see that alludes to the person we’re following is the killer. The next scene transitions into nighttime, where our main character (still no face reveal ) grabs his mask and leaves his house. He then drives and comes to a stop at a house where he commits another murder of an entire family. The viewers will be able to see a silhouette of the main character stabbing a woman and seeing blood. As the main character/killer leaves the crime scene going back to his car while covered in blood, he hears police sirens in the distance, and right before he takes off his mask, the introduction is over. The main character's face is not revealed because it adds to the horror and creepiness of the character.

Movie Example

 

Psycho

Psycho by Alfred Hitchcock surprised viewers at the theatre. Opening with the scandalous scene of Marion Crane with her lover Sam Loomis during a mid-lunch attempt, she then steals a large amount of cash from her boss and chooses to move to California. On the way, she ends up at the Bates Motel, where one of the most famous film scenes takes place: Crane is murdered in the shower by the mother of Norman Bates, the plucky hotel owner. Psycho was also among the first to make its killer empathetic, unprecedented for its portrayals of violence and sexuality. In the shaping genre, the killer's knife, the first-person viewpoint, and the unnerving manner in which viewers sympathize with Norman Bates all played a significant role, and its DNA is all over eventual slasher classics such as Halloween and Scream. Psycho utilized never before seen shots that changed shots technique forever. They also utilized a record breaking amount of cuts. Both of these techniques can improve our film drastically in many ways. 

Show Example

 

Dexter

   Dexter Morgan is a Miami-based blood splatter expert who doesn't just solve murders; he commits them too. In fact, he's a serial killer -- but he only murders the guilty, so he feels justified with his lifestyle choices. His policewoman sister and his cop co-workers have no idea Dexter lives a double life; however, adoptive father Harry knows his secret, and does, in fact, help Dexter hone his "skills." It's a unique brand of justice for which charming Dexter feels a psychological hunger.

  This show is perfect for what we are trying to achieve in our own film. They show the main character commit the crimes and solve them at the same time. This example that Mrs. Stoklosa gave us is perfect for us to study and extend our research on. From this show, we can take shots, editing and sound techniques that we can implement in our own short intro film.