Historical Research

Our short film is going to center around Samhain.
Around 2 millenniums ago, Samhain was the yearly division of summer and winter.
It was very similar to the more modern tradition of Halloween whereby people wore costumes and masks, to avoid harm from spirits by disguising themselves.

Actor Research

2 main characters played by me and Rudi Magill
Other main played by .........
The sailor / captain of the boat will be played by my Media Studies teacher

Character 1

- Supposed to be the well behaved member of the group
- Quite nerdy, innocent looking
- Will have a much softer accent than the other two
- Will wear much more 'sophisticated' clothes

In the TV show 'Stranger Things', the character 'Barb' is presented as the innocent virgin of the show. Her death is against codes and conventions of horror
Unexpected because she chooses not to drink whilst the other characters 'sin'.
In horror movies, usually the people who


Character 2

- Not the most misbehaved but still relates / gets on with 3
- He is much like him
- Dresses like 3 but in different colours
- Has a rough accent

Character 3

- Rough accent
- Tracksuit

USEFUL:

Codes and conventions in Horror Films from kbamediastudies