Statement of Intent

Here is our initial draft for our movie opening scene project. Me, Kellie and Kristine worked together on making this table.

Statement of Intent. ݁₊᪥⋆. ݁ 

Genre/sub-genre
Horror/found footage horror
Target Audience
Demographic	All ages above 16 Any gender International audience
Psychographic	Audiences who take interest in found footage films Audiences who enjoy realistic films Audience who looks for a niche and unique type of horror
How we will appeal to this target audience
The use of teenagers in our film can attract a wider target audience. The use of found footage films bring realism to the audience, which appeals to those who enjoy realistic movies.
Main inspirations
As Above So Below The Taking of Deborah Logan The Blair Witch Project VHS ?
General Synopsis
A story about two curious young crew members who challenge themselves to take on a cursed game. They are inspired by a mysterious video found in the dark web, of three friends dangerously encountering an unknown spiritual board game which then leads to their death. These crew members aim to find out the story behind the odd footage from the web and confirm whether it’s true or not.
Characters
2 crew members 3 teenagers
Representations
Crew members Girl: Innocent, and clueless. Boy: Manipulative, reckless, and controlling. Teenagers Girl: Hesitant, pressured, reluctant, and anxious. Girl: Neutral, logical, kinda reluctant, for the hype (bored). Boy: Stupid, reckless, stubborn, adventurous, brave, risk taker.
Dominant Reading
The supernatural world is not something to mess with and sometimes it’s better not to be curious.
Proposed Roles
Script	All
Storyboard	Maisie
Location Scout	Kellie
Risk Assessment	Kristine
Screen Test	Kristine
Filming schedule	Kellie
Audience research	All
Behind-the-scenes	Lamiya
Editing	Maisie

Changes❀ ɞ˚‧｡⋆

Concept

After discussing further, we made some changes on our storyline and concept of our movie opening scene. Our original idea was to introduce a number of crew members showing the audience a mysterious video they found in the dark web (which was supposed to be the second scene of our opening). However, we were worried that the first scene of the crew members would take up too much time, since the duration is very limited. Hence, we decided to directly start off our movie opening with the supposed mysterious video which shows a group of teenagers playing around with a cursed board game found in the attic. 

Supernatural item

In addition to that, we also changed the main supernatural item. Initially, we wanted to use a cursed board game as our main supernatural item. However, we decided to replace that with a creepy, mysterious book that the group of teenagers randomly found in one of their friends' abandoned attic. 

Reflection৶ꕤ७

The statement of intent is probably one of the most easiest things to make compared to all the other steps. Me, Kellie and Kristine only took an hour (the whole two sessions of media class) to complete our statement of intent. I feel like our discussions were very effective as more ideas kept flowing smoothly. 

However, it gets complicated when our ideas start changing and evolving. It's not a bad thing, but it can get a little confusing and sometimes cause miscommunications between our members. On top of that, keeping on track of our changes in our blogs is a hassle sometimes.