Health and safety

Hazard	Potential Outcomes	Prevention	Comment
Trains	Serious injury, death	Always stay away from the edge of the platform	Don’t stand by edge if train is approaching
Stairs	Falling downstairs	Don’t run downstairs	Be careful
Uneven Ground	Could trip, injuries	Be careful when running	Check surface before running
Plants and bushes	Possibility of cuts	Make sure plenty of room between actor and surrounding area
Dark	Unsure of position and the risk of running into something	Check area before using	Put someone in charge of making sure the area is safe
Outside	Electric shock if it rains	Covering the lights and electrical equipment	Check the weather
Wet floor	Injury to head or broken bones	Be cautious	Appropriate footwear.
Cables lying on floor	Trip hazard	Tape cables to floor and include dangerous sign	Check its safe to film
Lighting	Blind or damage to eyes	Don’t look directly into the light

Target audience

I organised a group of people together to allow me to ask them about the genre supernatural horror and what there views on the ones I looked at were. At first I planned on asking them in person and film them talking however I could never find the right time to allow me to do this as some of the people worked or are at school. I then set up a Facebook group that allowed me to join anybody I wanted to it. I posted the links onto the group and then posted the questions. This way might not be as effective than asking them in person but the method still worked and was less time consuming.
I asked them the questions below for the shining...

1) Have you seen the shining?( did you like the film, was it scary).
2) Do you think its effective no characters are shown?. 
3) What do you think is going to happen next? 
4) Do you think this title sequence is scary?



1) No I haven't seen the Shining.
2) I think its a bit boring that its just a car.
3) I think the car is going to go into the hotel . 
4) I don't think its scary because its a little boring. 
Alicia brace,19,student


1) No
2) Yes, it makes me think about where the car is going and why its there.
3) I think the car is going to the ski resort place.
4) Its not scary but it builds suspense.
Katie Sampson,16,student


1) No.
2) No. Over a relatively long title sequence the anonymity made it feel bland.
3) The remote setting usually means something bad.
4) The music adds the atmosphere of fear rather than the visuals for me.
Jonathan Fox, 18, student


1) No.
2) Makes me wonder who is in the car and where its going.
3) I think we find out whos in the car and why they are there.
4) Not prticulary but the music makes you think something scary is going to happen.
Abi Smith, 14,School girl




I then asked a slightly different batch of questions for the Changeling title sequence as its slightly different. 


1) Anybody seen The changeling? 
2) What do you think of the characters? 
3) What does the characters make you feel?
4) What do you think the titles show in what the film is about?
5) Are these titles scarier than the shining. Why?
6) Which title sequence is better as a super natural horror?






1) No.
2) The three pushing the car are seen to be friendly with the woman and the kid annoyingly preppy. 
3) I like the group of three, they make me feel part of their family while watching.
4) No idea but this works as it allows the viewer to keep guessing.
5) More shock tactics rather than real scare.
6) The shining as it reveals a lot less through anonymity.
Jonathan Fox, 18, Student


1) No.
2) They seem ordinary like a normal family.
3) They make me feel normal. Don't have an effect on me.
4) A family on holiday. If you didn't read content or watch film you would think its a comedy or an action.
5) Its more tense than the shining but not scarier. 
6) The shining because no characters a re shown it makes you think more because of it and the music is very scary.
Abi Smith,15,School girl

Location

I have officially decided that my location will be Malvern train station as its quite built up which will allow me to use the buildings to create shadows as well as it being large to create lots of interesting shots.
Later on i will upload some photos of the station that will cover all areas I will be thing of using. 

Shot list

Below is a shot list. This shot list will most likely change while filming as i may get ideas that i think will work really well in my sequence however these shots add an organised plan to my ideas that will benefit me greatly.

Shot 1	Establishing shot. Showing the location
Shot 2	Master shot.- 1st Angle of train station (down the tracks)
Shot 3	Master shot- 2nd Angle of train station (above the actor)
Shot 4	Master shot- 3rd Angle of train station (opposite actor on other side)
Shot 5	Mid close up. Girl/Boy listening to iPod singing quietly along
Shot 6	Over the shoulder. Of song the person is listening to (pick something with scary name)-= creep, paranoid android etc
Shot 7	Point of view shot. The actor is looking at. Corner of eye light flickers
Shot 8	Point of view- Of light flickering
Shot 9	Close up of light as it flickers
Shot 10	Wide shot. Shows the actor looking away from the light. Straight at camera.
Shot 11	Close-up of actor. Listening to iPod. Closes eye and bangs head etc
Shot 12	Wide shot .Shadow appears on building behind him, he doesn’t notice.
Shot 13	Two shot of shadow and actor
Shot 14	Mid close-up. Actor opens eyes , and paces. Looking at time of train.
Shot 15	Cut in of train times. (separate day)
Shot 16	Long shot. Actor looks down tracks. Camera looks at him showing shadow behind him.
Shot 17	Point of view. Looks up at light no longer flickering. Just off.
Shot 18	Close-up-Cut in. Showing platform actor needs to be on
Shot 19	Close-up of feet. As actor walks up stairs.
Shot 20	Mid shot as actor walks over bridge.
Shot 21	Mid shot as you see light flickering in corner of screen
Shot 22	Tilt down. To look at train station from up there.
Shot 23	In corner of screen sees shadows-Actor doesn’t see them
Shot 24	Long shot. Boy walks down other side and sits on bench.
Shot 25	Close up of watch. He takes it off. Hears a noise and leaves watch on bench.
Shot 26	Extreme close up of watch stopping.
Shot 27	Wide shot of boy on opposite side to camera.
Shot 28	Over the shoulder. See boy looking at shadows that are there.
Shot 29	Zoom in as shadow gets bigger
Shot 30	Zoom out as shadows become closer and more of them.
Shot 31	Zoom out. Camera cuts out
Shot 32	Camera comes back in. Boy standing there.
Shot 33	Close up. Looks at iPod. Song says RUN.
Shot 34	Over the shoulder- Close up. Boy skips song onto next.
Shot 35	Zooms out. Shadows appear on opposite platform.
Shot 36	Camera fails.
	Titles appear.