Forsaken Trailer

Magazine Cover - Will Tollerfield

Magazine Cover - Lewis Fennell

'Forsaken' Poster - Lewis Fennell

'Forsaken' Poster - Will Tollerfield

Post Production

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CLIP NUMBER	LENGTH	DESCIPTION	QUALITY
00002.MTS	03:04	ECU - SWINGS	1080P 25FPS
00003.MTS	02:06	LS - SWINGS	1080P 25FPS
00005.MTS	02:12	LS - CHILDREN’S PLAY EQUIP.	1080P 25FPS
IMG_0889.MOV	02:06	LS - TREES	1080P 30FPS
IMG_0891.MOV	02:09	CU - SWINGS	1080P 30FPS
IMG_0886.MOV	01:22	CU - CHILDREN’S PLAY EQUIP.	1080P 30FPS
IMG_0892.MOV	02:09	ELS - SWINGS	1080P 30FPS
00013.MTS	04:07	TL - TREES	1080P 25FPS
00057.MTS	02:04	ECU - WILL STRIKING MATCH	1080P 25FPS
00024.MTS	02:11	MCU - WILL WAKING UP	1080P 25FPS
00025.MTS	01:10	CU - WILL WAKING UP	1080P 25FPS
00065.MTS	06:09	CU - WILL TALKING TO CAM.	1080P 25FPS
00014.MTS	03:08	MS - WALKING THROUGH TREES	1080P 25FPS
00016.MTS	03:00	MS - GUN LENS FLARE	1080P 25FPS
00065.MTS	06:02	CU - WILL TALKING TO CAM.	1080P 25FPS
00024.MTS	02:10	MS - WILL SHOUTING	1080P 25FPS
00065.MTS	08:05	CU - WILL TALKING TO CAM.	1080P 25FPS
00065.MTS	04:14	CU - WILL TALKING TO CAM.	1080P 25FPS
00015.MTS	03:07	CU - WILL HOLDING GUN	1080P 25FPS
00065.MTS	07:07	CU - WILL TALKING TO CAM.	1080P 25FPS
00016.MTS	04:05	LS - WILL RUNNING	1080P 25FPS
00016.MTS	04:06	LS - WILL RUNNING	1080P 25FPS
00014.MTS	01:10	ECU - WILL IN HOOD	1080P 25FPS
00014.MTS	00:19	ECU - WILL IN HOOD	1080P 25FPS
00014.MTS	01:09	CU - WILL TURING ON TORCH	1080P 25FPS
00063.MTS	01:08	ECU - RUNNING	1080P 25FPS
00057.MTS	01:10	ECU -  WILL HOLDING MATCH	1080P 25FPS
00016.MTS	01:18	CU - LENS FLARE	1080P 25FPS

On Location

Magazine Cover Draft - Will Tollerfield

Magazine Cover - Draft - Lewis Fennell

Poster Draft - Will Tollerfield

'Forsaken' Poster - Draft - Lewis Fennell

Production Roles

Sideway Films Horror/Thriller Project

Research: Lewis Fennell & Will Tollerfield
Story: Lewis Fennell & Will Tollerfield

Writer: Will Tollerfield

Directors: Lewis Fennell & Will Tollerfield
Producers: Lewis Fennell & Will Tollerfield

'The Man': Will Tollerfield
'The Enemy': Ryan Ward

Camera: Lewis Fennell

Editors: Lewis Fennell & Will Tollerfield
Special Effects: Lewis Fennell & Will Tollerfield

Sound: Lewis Fennell & Will Tollerfield
Original Music: Lewis Fennell & Will Tollerfield

Production Schedule

EXT. A CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND - DAY (OVERCAST)
09/11/12 - 4:00PM
Directors - Lewis Fennell & Will Tollerfield
Location - Wickett Hern Rd. Children's Park
Crew - Lewis Fennell & Will Tollerfield
Props & Costume - N/A
Health & Safety - Crew should be aware area is public, be aware and vigilant.
Other - Ensure area is free of public before filming.

EXT. WOODS - DUSK
11/11/12, 07/11/12 & 08/11/12 - 5:00PM
Directors - Lewis Fennell & Will Tollerfield
Location - New Close Woods
Crew - Lewis Fennell, Will Tollerfield & Ryan Ward
Props & Costume - Consumer hand-held video camera, handgun, six bullets, plot note.
Health & Safety - Crew should be aware area is public once more. As filming in the dark, tripping hazards are a high probability; please ensure torches are carried by every crew & cast member.
Other - Again, ensure area is free of public before filming.

ANY PICK-UPS
11/11/12 - 4:00PM
Directors - Lewis Fennell & Will Tollerfield
Location - Wickett Hern Rd. Children's Park and/or New Close Woods
Crew - Lewis Fennell, Will Tollerfield and/or Ryan Ward
Props & Costume - Same as applicable scenes/location.
Health & Safety - Same as applicable scenes/location
Other - Unknown scenes/location. Please see above notes.

Cast

Will Tollerfield
'Protaganist'

5" 9
154 lbs

Brown Hair
Dark Brown Eyes

Costume:
Slim jeans, t-shirt and casual shoes.

Ryan Ward
'Antaganist'

6" 2
182 lbs

Brown Hair
Hazel Eyes

Costume:
Full suit, tie and a mask.

Production Budget

BUDGET PREPARED BY: Will Tollerfield

Location Hire:
£0.00 (Public Location)

Sub Total = £0.00

Equipment Hire (video camera, tripod, tape):
£250 a day for ONE JVC Evirial HD Videocamera (x3)

£150 a day for ONE Tripod (x3)

£200 a day for Audio Recording Equipment (x3)

£300 a day for Editing Suite (x7)

Sub Total = £3900

Talent:
£ 350 a day for each Actor (x3) - 2 Actors

Sub Total = £2100

Props/Costume:
£15 for ONE Flashlight

£50 for ONE Prop Handgun

£300 for Costume

Sub Total = £365

Crew/Post Production:
£250 a day for TWO Cameramen (x3)

£250 a day for TWO Editors (x7)

Sub Total = £5000

Other ( please state):
£ 0.00

Sub Total = £0.00

SUB TOTALS:
£11,365
Contingency (10% of Budget):
£1136.05
GRAND TOTAL:
£12, 501.05

Props

EXT. A CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND - DAY (OVERCAST):

N/A

EXT. WOODS - DUSK:

Consumer Hand-Held Video Camera x1
Handgun x1
Plot Note x1
Flash Lights x1
Other Notes x8
Nails x10

Equipment

Production:

HD Consumer Camcorder x1
HD Camera x1

Torches x3
Head-Lamp x1

Post-production:

Final Cut Pro
Adobe Premiere Pro
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Photoshop

Location Recce

Prepared by: Will Tollerfield 

Date: 09/12/12

Location Details:

New Close Wood
Armthorpe
Doncaster
South Yorkshire

Scene/Purpose of filming:
This is the location in which the entirety of the trailer is to be filmed. We will film during the day and during the evening. The location is very vast and relatively distant from roads or establishments, being near a large farmer’s field near the M18. We chose this location so we are not disturbed by members of the public and background noise is practically non-existent or at least extremely distant and near enough inaudible on film.

Site Contact  Name:

N/A (Public Area)

Address:
New Close Wood

Armthorpe

Doncaster

South Yorkshire

Contact telephone:

N/A

Permissions:

N/A

Access:

There is a nearby estate which through we can access the farmer’s field, by walking, then eventually come to the wood.

Electricity Supply:

N/A

Availability:

Available at all times – extremely preferable for filming purposes. No restrictions whatsoever.

Food:

We will have to bring our own as any shops, etc are relatively far away from our filming location.

Parking:

N/A

Points of Interest:

The space is huge, all of which is useful and appropriate for our trailer.

Toilets:

N/A

Sunlight:

Well lit throughout the day, relatively dark (but completely eligible for filming), extremely dark at night (ineligible for filming at this time).

Suitability/Possible shots:

All shots are accomplishable due to the vastness of the area.

Windows:

N/A

Flooring/ground:

Grass, mud, etc.

Safety Issues:

The terrain is unpredictable in terms of anticipating things like ditches or small hills. Trees are everywhere, as are plants, bushes, logs, etc. These woodland features present issues when filming the scenes where the characters (and the cameraman) are running through the tree line – one of them could easily trip and fall and do some damage to their bodies.

Noise:

Very little. Motorway traffic noise in the distance is inaudible on film. Only audible by the human ear.

Space:

A vast amount of space to film in.

Forsaken Animatic

Storyboards

Trailer Script

Plot Synopsis

“A young man wakes up in the middle of a deserted wood with no such recollection of how he got there, the prior events to his awakening, or even his own name. Before him is a hand gun with no more than six bullets and a fully charged video-camera, with written instructions to document his attempted escape. We follow our protagonist on his horrific journey to escape the never-ending forest and to achieve the recollections of his prior memories – but another unspeakable horror waits within the wood…”

Plot Synopsis-

“A young man – aged around 19 – wakes up, alone, in the middle of a deserted wood; with nothing but trees that go on for miles and miles in his sights. He has no memory of how he came to be there, any prior events (at all) to his awakenings and he even has no idea of his own name – nor do we as the audience. Before him as he wakes is a loaded handgun with no more than six bullets, and a video-camera with a hand written note. The note is as follows:

ONE CAMERA,

ONE HANDGUN,

SIX BULLETS,

NO MEMORY.

RECORD.

ESCAPE.

The young man then proceeds to pick up the gun and the camera and film himself leaving a video message, expressing his loss of memories and general paranoia. Filming sections of his escape from time to time, we garner the idea that someone – or something – is stalking him. A suited, faceless man keeps appearing in his sights; terrifying our protagonist throughout. As night falls on the First Day, he becomes increasingly worried for his safety in the darkness, still unaware of the dangers within. He finds a note with the number '1' written on it, with a flashlight in a nearby bag. When he presses the button to turn it on, it fails to. Panicing, as something draws increasingly close, he takes off the back of the flashlight and discovers there is no batteries. In white paint, where the batteries should be placed, written is the word 'RUN' in small lettering. He does so, as fast as he can...

Basic Story Overview

“A young man wakes up in the middle of a deserted wood with no such recollection of how he got there, the prior events to his awakening, or even his own name. Before him is a hand gun with no more than six bullets and a fully charged video-camera, with written instructions to document his attempted escape. We follow our protagonist on his horrific journey to escape the never-ending forest and to achieve the recollections of his prior memories – but another unspeakable horror waits within the wood; waiting to engulf him…”

Film Title

ONE CAMERA,

ONE HANDGUN,

SIX BULLETS.

NO MEMORY.

RECORD.

ESCAPE.

Forsaken

Now you see him, now you die.

Initial Premise

“A young man wakes up in the middle of a deserted wood with no such recollection of how he got there, the prior events to his awakening, or even his own name. Before him is a hand gun with no more than six bullets and a fully charged video-camera, with written instructions to document his attempted escape. We follow our protagonist on his horrific journey to escape the never-ending forest and to achieve the recollections of his prior memories – but another unspeakable horror waits within the wood…”

Proposal

We at Sideway Films intend to produce an advertisement package purposely designed to encourage and promote our working title independent horror film. In terms of target audience, our primary focus shall be teenagers and young adults, both male and female, within the national demographic (United Kingdom). This immediate demographic should also be interested specifically in the horror film genre and in a lesser compilation; thriller.

Our package shall specifically feature a teaser-length trailer, promotional poster and concept magazine front cover for a publishing partner.

The media product we are promoting in question features the abundant theme of survival, within a familiar horror/thriller package we have come to expect through the codes and conventions of the genres. Our premise reads as follows:

‘A young man wakes up in the middle of a deserted wood with no such recollection of how he got there, the prior events to his awakening, or even his own name. Before him is a hand gun with no more than six bullets and a fully charged video-camera, with written instructions to document his attempted escape. We follow our protagonist on his horrific journey to escape the never-ending forest and to achieve the recollections of his prior memories – but another unspeakable horror waits within the wood…’

Our advertising package, particularly the trailer in question, shall be compiled from the footage that is to be captured for the film itself. This shall be produced in HD, using consumer grade equipment, this is an intentional production element as to increase the realism; linking to the narrative. As for post production our trailer, and film, shall be edited within Adobe Premier Pro, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Audition. For the poster and magazine frontcover we shall capture images specifically for the products using SLR digital cameras and Adobe Photoshop shall be used to edit and compile the product.

Finally due to the small budget independent nature, and simplistic production, our film’s budget has been set at £50,000.

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We jump right into it with an upbeat handheld sequence that is fairly light hearted. The characters are briefly introduced through image over an upbeat piece of music. All this in terms alludes in no way whatsoever that this is a horror film. But this isn't a bad thing as it builds up the trailer nicely. After a series of home video footage we then cut to traditional cinema shots on the characters. They discuss the film's primary setting, Chernobyl, in a joking way. The music then cuts to a montage of real-life footage, completely contrasting to the prior sequence. The text on screen then reads over these said images: "IN 1986, CHERNOBYL REACTOR 4 EXPLODED", then, "THE RADIATION WAS WORSE THAN 400 ATOMIC BOMBS". A voice over speaks over the images and talks about Chernobyl, . Along with this voice over dialogue, the images, the text and of course the dark, ambiguous score, the atmosphere is established and a sense of tension arises. The production company logos appear, very quickly. The mood then shifts into the borderline action genre, because of the tone of the music and the way the trailer cuts in time to the beats of the score. The camerawork is very handheld; as if one of the characters is filming the rest of the group. It is extremely effective in making the audience feel a part of the action and taking them on this journey with the characters. The trailer then takes a turn by making the audience feel on edge with a mock scare (a character puts his hand into a lake and pretends to be attacked by something in the water, terrifying the other characters). The audio level is significantly higher to make the audience maybe jump, though exaggerated for effect. A long music note then occurs that implies a sense of dread for both us, the audience, and the characters. The music then builds to a small climax when a character looks at her photographed image and spots a shadowy figure in a nearby window in the distance. The image is very disconcerting - especially with the music and then the silence. The pace of the trailer seems to significantly pick up and this mentioned sense of dread continues to become more and more prominent. The setting itself becomes darker and transitions into the dead of night, with very little visible around the characters. The terrifying sound of a screech is heard. The music comes to a jarring climax and everything goes dead quiet. The lack of sound is certainly disconcerting. We see several shots of characters looking terrified; one of which is being stalked/hunted by a terrifying, shadowy figure. The trailer then comes crashing into a loud, action-packed series of images. People scream and the music screeches. The text then reads on screen: "FROM OREN PELI CREATOR OF PARANORMAL ACTIVITY". There is then a series of quick fade in and fade outs, in time with the music which deliberately sounds strikingly similar to a countdown siren. Then there is more text giving the time of release: "THIS SUMMER". Then, towards the end of the 'montage' comes perhaps the scariest section of the trailer. The music comes to a large climax and there is complete quiet as the characters spot a 'little girl' with her back turned to them just meters away as they shine their flashlight and the videocamera on them. They then approach her and a woman screams behind them. Text: "EXPERIENCE", "THE FALLOUT". There is then another series of quick, flashing images that get faster and faster each time. Characters are attacked, they run, gunshots are fired, chaos erupts. The trailer then comes to a penultimate climax. then, the final title appears: "CHERNOBYL DIARIES". The trailer then immediately cuts to a close-up of a character being attacked and they scream. The quick series of shots are extremely intense. The film credits then appear and the music slowly fades out.

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The Possesion



The trailer begins with the film production titles being very briefly shown less than two seconds yet cut in-time to the curiosity educing music. Immediately establishing the characters a montage quickly dissolves betweens shots give us as the audience insight as to the locations and the relationships between certain characters, we see them in their normal, natural state. Initially autumn colours saturate the shots, yet yellows are flattened giving the impression everything may not be as quaint as they appear. Soon the tone of the film changes strengthened by post transition techniques, rather than smoothly dissolving sharp cuts and fades to and from black emphasise this previous allusion as to something perhaps more sinister. At this same strings and choral voices are introduced one again building tension within the trailer. The music continues to build and the over amplified sound effect of the lock/box opening are followed by a subtle use of silence, perhaps the most eerie effect; when used sparingly. During this time, through the dialogue of the actors we are made aware as to the basic premise of the film; in that the girl opens a mysterious box, we assume summoning some form of evil entity. The lighting within this moment is also particularly interesting, moving shadows of swaying trees are cast upon the subject, fitting to the codes and conversations of the thriller/horror genre. A gothic like drones continues throughout, the title “BASED ON A TRUE STORY” behind a spiralling helicopter shot of suburbia. The over amplified sound effect of a fork scraping on a plate from the forthcoming shot is mixed, cut in time to the music. This cutting increases in speed and intensity, while gradually alternating from mid-shot to extreme close up in quick succession between the two characters, as the piece comes to somewhat of a mid-climax the shots quickly flash, simply with frames of black in-between and two final frames of white; closely emulating lightning. This is also used to mark the transition and almost reset the tension level, also colouring the next section with more eerie and conventional dark colours; a powerful use of shadows and back lighting is prominent. The pace of the trailer is lowered briefly; more plot alluding dialogue is played over the wide tracing shots of previously unseen locations. Suddenly, once again, quick cuts, as well as the tension level, builds until a glass is dramatically knocked off of a table and a ghostly scream is heard; a brief flash of emulated lightning marks the tension level drop once more. During the brief plot dialogue non-dieagetic whispers can be heard, the sound of minor strings build and sharply mark the black moment of pause, similar to the effect of silence. Almost screeching strings drone and continue to build throughout the next plot montage, dramatic effects take place; in that a large truck is briefly seen plunging into a car. As we see the bizarre wide shot of the supernatural girl we hear over-amplified screams and strings build to a seemingly penultimate climax. Whisper-like chants rumble as the title “THIS AUGUST” is shown the texture of the typography being similar to that of the moth creatures we associate within film. The over-amplified chants continue to take the forefront of the subsequent shots; again strings build and mark the title “DARKNESS”.

Indentifying Genre and Target Audience

Having gone through the options of various genres, we have decided upon the genre of 'horror/thriller' - with the sub-genres of 'action' and .psychological '. We have made this decision as the genre is perhaps the most interesting to accomplish in terms of the conventional aspects. The genre offers us definitive objectives in terms of approach; especially regarding the execution of the advertising package with the trailer and the poster. Another advantage is the specific target audience that comes with this genre: teenages (age 14-19) and young adults (age 20-30), both male and female. The specificity presents us with clearer goals, in terms of our intentions in meeting the requirements of this particular target audience.

In terms of the sub-genres, we want our product to be exciting, enthralling and 'action packed' for our audience; hence the 'action' [thriller] sub-genre. We also want to make our product relatively original, but also meeting the conventions of the horror/thriller genre. We also want to delve into human psychology; primarily the feeling of 'fear' and fear itself. The idea of paranoia interests us greatly, also. This is where the sub-genre of 'psychological' [thriller] comes from.

From this point onwards, we will collaborate these ideas into a premise (or a proposal), including a story, intended conventions and the promotional packages (such as the trailer and the posters) - as well as the magazine covers.

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Lewis Fennell & Will Tollerfield