Planning over Christmas

Over the Christmas Holidays:

• Scout for places to film, go to possible locations such as Linton Camp, Middleton Hospital,
• Get a clear picture of what the characters will look/be like
• Wathe films like Sleepaway Camp, Camp Blood, I know what you did last summer, prom night, terror train

Pitch for Coursework Idea

Idea: The film will be set in a summer camp for teenagers. A group of  teenagers come to stay at the camp for the summer, and they dont realise that they are staying in the cabin where 10 years ago, another group of teenagers disappeared without a trace. The staff at the campsite covered up the disappearence.

The twist in the plot is that the group of teenagers that disappeared have turned into a gang of killers, and the present group of teenagers are stalked by the killers.  Narrative enigma could be used throughout the film so that the viewer thinks there is only one killer, and at the end it is revealed that there is more than one killer. The final girl stereotype will be used in this film. She will be brunette and intelligent.

SlasherEG7: Sleepaway Camp 2

Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers 

Michael A Simpson, 1988

PRODUCED BY: Double Helix Films

DISTRIBUTED BY: MGM Home Entertainment Anchor Bay Entertainment  (click here to see the full list)

RATINGS: Rotten Tomatoes 20% IMBD 5.4/10

The first shot we see is a point of view shot from the killers perspective behind a curtain looking at the victim as she walks into the cabin looking for someone.

The next shot is a medium long shot of the victim in a mirror.







Then we see a close up shot of the killer waiting behind the curtain for the victim, with a knife in her hand. 

We then see a medium shot of the victim and the killer, but the victim is still unaware of the killer at this point.

Then we go back to a close-up shot of the killer, who pulls the curtain back with the knife raised ready to kill. 

We  then see a close up of the victim so we can see her emotions fully, as she screams. 

The next two shots show the killer and the emotion on her face as she talks to the victim before she kills her.

We then see a medium shot of the killer as she grabs and then stabs her victim.

The full killing is not shown, all we see is the view from the mirror from a few shots before. We can clearly see the knife being stabbed down and then brought back up with blood on it. 

Titles and Idents Conventions

Slashers 2001
Low budget indie film, no idents, and no main titles.









Urban Legends (Jamie Blanks, 1998)
Budget - $14m
Box office - $38m (USA)
The titles begin with company names then the producers. The key titles come up, then a small killing, usually a killing, the titles resume.

Scary Movie (Wayanes)
Budget - $19m
Box Office - $157m (USA)
Clear from the start that the film is a spoof, lots of intertextual references to Scream.

Madhouse (William Butler, 1994)
White titles on a black background. Last title is usually for the for the director.

Black Christmas (Bob Clark, 1974)
White font, black background

All The Boys Love Mandy Lane (Jonothan Levine, 2006)
Low budget movie with only one ident. The title of the film use a serif font, clear that it is a slasher, as blood drips down the white title of the film.

April Fools Day (Fred Walton ,1986)
One ident for Paramount. The actual title of the film is shown 3mins into the film, and the titles end at around 5mins in. The colour of the titles would normally signify a comedy film.

Babysitter Wanted (Jonas Barnes and Michael Manserri, 2008)
Two idents are shown, then the title of the film is shown in white serif with lots of small red blood splatters.

5ive Girls(Warren P. Sonoda 2006 )
Colours are bright yellows and orange. Non- Diagetic rock music signifies a horror film.

Completed Ident

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