Mizani Mowatt A LEVEL/A2 MEDIA BLOG

For the 1st part of my trailer (it is set in the basement at night and Jessica goes to touch the mirror but is pushed back by a unseen force) I will use: a long shot to show Jessica going down to the basement and inside the basement. As she is walking up to the mirror, I will use a extreme close up of the mirror and when Jessica is pushed down, I will use a medium shot to show her falling to the floor. For the 2nd part of my trailer (it is set in the hallway, it is daytime) I will use: an establishing shot to show where this part of my trailer is taking place and I will use a medium close up of Jessica screaming, with her hands over her ears. Then when it cuts to where Alice goes to the basement and touches the mirror, I will use a long shot again. When she sees Ann in the mirror, it will cut to her face and I will use a extreme close up and when she is running away from the mirror I will use a medium long shot. For the 3rd part of my trailer (it is set in a doctors office-dayt...

INT. BASEMENT – NIGHT Jessica Goes down to the basement and sees the mirror. She touches it and is pushed down to the floor Jessica in shock runs out of the basement and locks the door Ryan is behind her and jumps INT. HALLWAY – DAY Jessica panics, sits down and starts to scream. Puts her hands over her ears. ALICE INT. BASEMENT - EVENING Touches the mirror in curiosity and sees Ann covered in blood in the mirror and is gets closer to her and is Crawling out of the mirror. Alice feeling scared runs out. EXT – DOCTORS – DAY Jessica is sitting outside, and the doctor is talking to Ryan.   DOCTOR Well, she just had a huge shock and her body needs rest for her   to go back to her normal state. Please take care of her. RYAN Thank you INT. HOME – LATE AFTERNOON Alice is screaming and trying to grab onto whatever she can. Ann leaves a trail of her footprints in blood leading to the mirror in Alice’s...

                     These locations are good because it is small and dark/spooky (which also relates to the treatment of film). There are also dark long stairs which is exactly what I wrote in the my treatment. I would want the camera to already be down the stairs and looking up towards whoever is coming down.

INT. INSIDE THE HOUSE – MIDDAY Jessica, Ryan and Alice are unpacking and Alice hears voices and goes to the basement. She walks down in trepidation (fear) Voices get louder as Alice approaches the mirror. ALICE Touches the mirror in curiosity and sees Ann covered in blood in the mirror and is getting closer to her. Alice feeling scared runs out to her mom and dad. ALICE Daddy! Daddy! I saw a girl   in the mirror! RYAN Don’t be silly Alice it’s just your imagination! JESSICA Don’t worry Alice, go and unpack, I will see what’s there. Goes down to the basement and sees the mirror. She touches it and is pushed down to the floor by Ann as she is crawling out of the mirror. Jessica in shock runs out the basement and locks the door. Ryan is behind her and Jessica jumps RYAN Jessica what’s wrong? Are you okay? Hugs Ryan and is shacking JESSICA (hysterical) I saw a girl Ryan, I saw something! ...

Something in the mirror Writers: Hadiah and Mizani Logline: A mirror, A murder, A family destroyed by the unexpected. Introduction to key characters: Ann = Murdered by her psychotic mother and her soul is trapped in the mirror, she is cursed. She wants to be loved and set free by taking over Alice’s soul and living her life. Harriet = The mother of Ann. She suffered from a mental disorder and brutally murdered her daughter. Alice = She is a young and bright girl, she is much loved by her family. She becomes an innocent victim of Ann and in the end gets killed. Jessica = She is a busy and thoughtful wife and mum. She does what it takes to rescue her daughter from the clutches of Ann. Ryan = A businessman and an unbeliever of the dark arts and the supernatural. He is willing to do anything to save his wife. Elise = the sister of Jessica and is a spirit summoner. She holds a séance and contacts Ann’s mother and see...

Audience Research Survey: The conclusions I can make about my findings are that, if I was to market and advertise my trailer, it would have to be online because the majority of people I asked said that they use the internet/online (mainly) to find out about what new movies are coming out and in my trailer I will have to include more demons as the villains because more people wanted to see them rather than the more conventional villain. The actors will have to be great because if not, my target audience will lose interest very quickly & they will all be the same age as my target audience because I want them to appeal to them. This tells me that my trailer has to include all the most answered/most popular elements of my survey because this will make my target audience pay attention to the trailer. My target audiences are 16 to 19 year olds and I decided this before I did the survey. I am going to make the film appeal to my audience by: Making sure that the setting is what...