*Alex is walking down the street and texting*
Alex: Guys, parents out of town. How about a movie night at 8?!
Riley: I’m down
Jane: be there after work!
Tiffany: yay can’t wait!
Alex: be at mine for 6! (to Riley)
Riley: ooo... bestie pre-party
*Alex is now at home*
*Riley enters*
*They begin playing music and dancing* sound bridge
*knock knock knock* - music
*enters Jane, Tiffany and two boys* continues
Tiffany: Hey girl
*Music continues + good vibes*
*subtle eerie music begins*
Riley & Alex: Uhh guys you can’t just bring random people to my house
Tiffany: Come on girl lets just have fun
Jane: yeah! They won’t cause any trouble, I promise!
*eerie music intensifies*
*doorbell rings*
Alex; guys c’mon, that’s enough uninvited guests
Tiffany & Jane: umm Alex, we don’t know who that is
*Tiffany looks through the peep hole*
*Tiffany looks again and gasps because of what she sees*
Tiffany: omg guys you won’t believe what I’ve just seen. The weirdest thing ever!
Alex & Jane: Girl please, it was probably just the trees
*They get cut off*
*house phone rings*
Alex: Hello
Phone: crackling/distorted sounds
Tiffany *beings to feel uneasy, goes to the bathroom, looks in the mirror, blood drips, heavy breathing, scared facial expressions*
Living room scene
Boy 1: Where’s Tiffany gone?
Boy 2: Uhh guys what’s happened to the TV
Jane: Tiffany? They scream for Tiffany
Riley: Tiffany
Alex: Tiffany?
*they turn around*
*they scream*
*lights flicker*
*sees tiffany*
*lights off*
*screaming continues*
Alex: omg guys what was that??
Dialogue stops
Music intensifies
Quick cuts of scary scenes
*heavy breathing*
Explanation
When my group and I were researching horror films we noticed that dialogue was not used that often. I personally believe that this is due to the fact that directors/producers may not want to bore audiences with too much talking and rather have them fascinated, scared and excited by the action, jump scares and scary music. We tried to incorporate this in script in order for our trailer to be as effective and professional as it can be. Initially there is some dialogue between characters, however, this is to highlight the idea of peace and happiness or initial equilibrium within the first few scenes, in hope to build up tension rather than immediately scaring the audience. From audience research that I have previously conducted, my target audience preferred when suspense was built rather than them being 'thrown in the deep end' with all of the jump scares.
Explanation
When my group and I were researching horror films we noticed that dialogue was not used that often. I personally believe that this is due to the fact that directors/producers may not want to bore audiences with too much talking and rather have them fascinated, scared and excited by the action, jump scares and scary music. We tried to incorporate this in script in order for our trailer to be as effective and professional as it can be. Initially there is some dialogue between characters, however, this is to highlight the idea of peace and happiness or initial equilibrium within the first few scenes, in hope to build up tension rather than immediately scaring the audience. From audience research that I have previously conducted, my target audience preferred when suspense was built rather than them being 'thrown in the deep end' with all of the jump scares.
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