Feedback and Preliminary Footage

Audience Feedback:

• We were given mainly positive feedback when we showed our trailer to a small group of students, they said that the story was told well and our footage was very good
• We were told although there was tension, it needs to be cleverly edited to create a huge climax at the end, this could be done by making the shots shorter and shorter as it came to an end
• We were told that our trailer was a good length and enough of the plot was revealed, just the ending needs to be refined to create an impact on the viewer so they will remember it
• An idea we were given was to try and make the trailer seem like less of a short film, and more like a conventional movie trailer, this could be done by removing/editing the opening scene, as that is a storytelling device which is used mainly in actual films as opposed to trailers

Script for filming

Scene 1: the chase. - Culkin is being chased by the demon, heavy breathing, running, panting.
- "What the hell is that?"
- Rustling in the trees, leaves rustling.
- "Hello who's there?"
- Demon appears suddenly, Culkin gasps and falls over trying to escape.
- Culkin's body lies still in the road, ravaged by the demon.

Scene 2; a new home.
-The family arrive at the new home, removal boxes in hands and full of excitement as they look for a new start, all characters are anticipating the looking round their new home. The scene opens with an establishing shot to set the scene followed by close-ups of each of the family members as they speak.
-Dad 1; "welcome to our new home everybody!"
-Summer sits down & has a look around the place.
-Summer; "I have a bad feeling about this place"
-Dad 2: "Summer, can you put this box in garage please?"
-Hands over a removal box to summer who turns and takes it out into the garage.
-As Summer is putting the box away she notices an old tattered book on the floor of the garage and picks it up, curious about what it is. She opens the book and reads from the first page. 
-Summer "Many will start, only few will finish, will you complete or will you diminish?"
-Dad 2: "Summer!"
-Summer suddenly jolts back to reality and flings the book to the side and goes back inside.

Scene 3; School.
-Summer walks into school then through door
-Freya: "Hey have you heard?"
-Summer: "What?"
-Freya look seriously at Summer
-Freya: "Somebody's killed Professor Culkin!"
-Summer looks confused and reacts saying nothing
-Summer opens her bag to reveal knife and runs off
-Freya: "Summer!"

Scene 4; The Haunting.
-Summer is getting ready in the bathroom when suddenly she hears loud banging sounds against the door, she goes out to check and there is no one there, suddenly all the utilities in the bathroom turn on and a scream resonates round the room. 
-Summer; "Dad? is that you?"
-Summer: "Dad??"
-As the haunting unfolds Summer is clearly afraid for her life and has no clue what is happening.

Scene 5; A chat with friends.
-After experiencing the haunting Summer opens up to Freya and Lola about what has been happening.
-Summer: "I think something is haunting me, I don't know why, but I think it's because of the book"
-Lola: "What do you mean?"
-Summer: "I think it may have something to do with me reading the book"
-Freya: "Are you serious? what's been going on?"
-At this point Summer summarizes what has been going on; the haunting, the discovery of the book and the knife being found in her bag at school.
-Lola: "What are you going to do?"
-Summer: "We'll have to fight it somehow whatever it is"
-Freya: "But what are we fighting against?"
-Summer: "I don't know we'll have to research everything we can and hopefully it'll be enough"
-Lola: "We'll help whatever way we can!"
-Freya: "Definitely"