Choosing our media institution distributor

Whilst deciding the storyline of our film we were looking at similar films to get inspiration. We were also looking at who the media distributors were, to get an idea of who we would aim our film at. We knew that our film was going to be a horror and that we wanted to have a ghost like child therefore we looked at films also including these aspects.

Columbia Pictures

Columbia Pictures is an American film production and distribution company. It produces many high budget films, often being horror films such as, 30 Days of Night, The Messengers and The Grudge. The Grudge is the main reason why we would put it with Columbia Pictures because it has a similar story line of a supernatural little ghost girl murdering characters throughout the film. It is an uinrealistic escapist film which is similar to ours as it is about a supernatural spirit. I have chosen to put it under an American company because it is more like an american horror film rather than an english one. English films are commonly alternative and comical, whereas our film is aiming to scare and shock the audience.

Location Shots

CCTV corridor

CCTV office image

Security gards office

Corridor

Corridor

Teachers Office

CCTV corridor

Our film is set in different areas of the school. We wanted to set it at night as this is a typical element of horror films, however it was hard to get access to the school the later it got, so we could only stay behind certian days where we stayed behind as late as we could to make the most of the dim lighting. We wanted to create the effect of CCTV cameras, therefore we needed to find places where we could acheive high angle shots looking down, the corridors seemed good for this as they have the balcony above which we could use to help us create these shots. We chose to use a small room for the security guards office as it was clear and professional looking.