The working title for our teaser trailer is Subdued. Reason being, the name ‘Subdued’ fits so well with the general idea and theme of our film. The film itself is a psychological horror film about an evil demon which preys on people in the dark. This idea is very unique and can be likened to the j horror and supernatural sub genres of horror due to the fact that they have similar characteristics in terms of the evil spirits and the idea of darkness conveying uncertainty.
We hope to construct a teaser trailer around 30 to 50 seconds in length which will create the right amount of suspense and not give away the story or the plot.
SYNOPSIS:
When a young woman has gone missing at work and her supposed killer is ‘rightfully ‘sentenced to lifetime imprisonment , watch as the consequences of the town’s naivety unfold as a evil demon attacks people one by one in the dark. Who will survive the torment?
Example of some main Characters:
Mike: Aged 23, recently graduated out of a city university, now in a dead end job in his hometown, accused of murdering Ashley
Ashley: Aged 21, pretty young woman who got on well with Mike at their workplace until her untimely death lead to Mike getting charged with her murder
Mayor Windsor: Corrupt official who wants nothing more than to stay in power by any means necessary
Bruce: Aged 32, Cassandra figure who knows about the sudden dark change in the town and tries to warn others about it and plead for the release of Mike
Demon: Aged???, Evil force which randomly comes to a small town and devours its existence
Main Teaser Trailer Scenes
Opening Scene: 5 to 10 seconds in length
[Fade in transition]
Beginning with a over the shoulder camera shot behind Mike as he converses with Ashley and shares a practical joke between them about Halloween before leaving work.
2nd Scene: 5 to 10 seconds
[Cut to a Medium close up of Ashley working]
Hearing footsteps approaching her, she jokingly thinks its Mike playing games. When the lights go off, she no longer is in a laughing mood and worryingly says “this is not funny Mike” thinking its him behind this
3rd Scene: 10 to 20 seconds in length
[Cut to camera tracking Mike heading out to the car park when he suddenly hears a scream]
He runs back to the door and heads for the room where Ashley was working. [Cut to CCTV camera in the corner of the room with the demon hovering over Ashley]. Upon reaching the door, Mike hesitates at first because of a strange dark feeling however he bravely opens the door and switches the light on. But there is no Ashley to be seen and the demon disappears. The audience vaguely see that this event infringes on Mike’s sanity as he quickly questions whether Ashley really did scream or to some extent even exist.
Intended audience
The intended audience for the film is people in their mid-teens to people in their late twenties. The reason for this age range is because the rating for horror films starts at 15 and the theme of the film is not too graphic. Many people within the age range particularly in their late twenties can relate to the struggle of the protagonist, Mike in terms of being in an unfulfilled job after graduating from University. By mostly having characters similar in age to those of the intended audience, it helps in some sense to allow the audience to connect with the characters in a deeper personal level as they may are more likely to understand the characters personal turmoil’s .
Michael
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