Group: Zombie Makeup and special effects ideas

As it would be too difficult and time consuming to use prosthetics to stick on to our zombies, we have decided to just use all makeup and a bit of fake blood to create the look of the zombie. Here is an idea that we agree looks do-able.

We shall adapt it to exactly how we want it to look, but the basic idea is there for us to work around.

As mentioned in our treatment, we want to show someones stomach being ripped open. In order to make this look effective, we will have to invest in some slightly more expensive materials to create the desired effect. Here is one way we could go about doing this.

Group: Location Recci (Furzefield Farm)

Another location we have chosen for our opening is Furzefield Farm in Speldhurst.

Driveway used as location for establishing shots and initial scene with the corpses outside. The house will also be the location for the scenes in which the girls are exploring an abandoned home, where they later find the first zombie.

Group: Location Recci (Woodbury Park Cemetery)

One location we chose for our location recci was the cemetery on Woodbury Park Road.

• A graveyard is a conventional and atmospheric setting for horror opening.
• The cemetary had flat pathways for setting up the track and dolly, so would be suitable for pedding shots, which we intend to use during the chase sequence.
• The location is local and easy to access, meaning there is less margin for error in terms of all cast and crew being present and on time. 
• Its local location also means that if anything needs to be reshot from the sequence, it will be less of an issue as we wont need to make travel arrangements.
• Many of the tombstones have a gothic look, and the trees and slopes will create an effective mise-en-scene, adding to the feeling of fear we want to create in this scene.

For these reasons, we have chosen to film part of our opening in this location.

Group: Concept Development (Mise-en-scène)

Props

• Three of the protagonists- Alexis, Imogen and Sophie- carry cameras, which we will also use for the handicam shots.
• A gothic crucifix in the house creates a sinister feel and has religious connotations, conventional of horror. 
• In the house we will have CUs of toys, connoting innocence, which have had their heads and limbs ripped apart, creating an ominous feel, as well as foreshadowing Sophie’s death.

Costume

• The girls wear day-to-day clothes, just slightly damaged and dirty.
• The corpses will be wearing blood stained clothes, torn and ripped where appropriate
• The zombies will have tattered costumes, fitting with the stereotypical zombie image. 

Make-up

• The girls’ will wear a small amount of smudged eye make-up. 
• The zombies will have lots of purple and blood red make-up.

Lighting

• The piece is set during the late afternoon/evening, so the lighting when outside in the first part will be soft daylight.
• However the grave yard and forest sequence happen later, so the lighting will be darker as the sun is setting. The lighting when in the woods will be dim, as the trees block out the sun, complimenting the more sinister situation.

Group: Mood Board

Group: Draft Pitch

The first version of our final pitch.


Title: Gutted
Genre: Teen Horror, subgenre: zombie

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Group: Audience Research - Evaluation

• 41/50 of those questioned either approved or strongly approved of female protagonists, so we now feel confident in our choice of characters. 
• Surprisingly, the majority wanted the death to be only ‘gory’ as opposed to ‘extremely gory,’ so we may chose to tone down the violence of the opening slightly.
• 60% of people stated that they felt a slow paced zombie would be more effective at creating fear, so we will keep this in mind when directing our performers for the zombies.
• 56% answered that they felt the opening should be set at dusk, so we will take this into consideration. However, this may pose practical problems when shooting the piece, so we may instead chose evening, which received 30% of the vote.

In total, 56 people answered our survey. While we feel this was enough people for our results to be reliable, it may not represent the opinion of our target audience on the whole. Almost all of the responses were from people our age, approximately 13-18 years old, so the data is accurate for a significant proportion of the age range which our target audience applies to.