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Treatment
Quick cuts of dark rooms in house when dark outside. Zoom in on the
cupboard in one of the rooms. Scream growing volume as the camera
gets closer to the cupboard where an eye is looking out. Screech is
heard and echo’s to Production card. Car appears at front of house
next morning when bright outside. Three teenage girls come out of
car, happy at new living arrangement. Slower cuts as they enter the
house, all-smiling laughing.
Two girls begin searching house talking happily. Girl 1 claims
bedroom and sees something in closet, draws closer but the pulled
away by girl 2.Tone card of ‘just because they can get in.’ Time
passes, just barely light outside. All girls are in kitchen cooking
laughing and listening to music. Door suddenly slams from upstairs
and music’s turned down by Girl 1. Girls laugh it off as wind but
Girl 1 looks worried. Girl 1 goes upstairs to find the door to her
room won’t open. Cut to I camera of unknown figure in the room where
door is unable to open. Girl 1 opens door to fid empty room but
cupboard open
Tone card of ‘doesn’t mean others aren’t already in’ turns to night
time and girls are all in separate rooms sleeping. Footsteps are
shown walking along the hallway holding a teddy bear by the side of
the figure. Close up of figure whispering in Girl 2’s ear. Girl 2
wakes up to find nothing there. Switch to next day where it is light
out. The girls are all at the library where Girl 2 keeps looking
around while talking with friends. Teddy bear is seen on the floor
of the library.
She reaches the bear and as she touches it when she screams herself
awake. When she awakes she sees the little girl holding a teddy bear
in the middle of the room silent. Girl 1 and 3 run in and the little
girl has disappeared. They comfort her in the dark. Voice over of
Girl 2 speaking about how something evil must have lived in the
house.
Quick shots along with heartbeat sound as each Girl begins to
experience strange things. Girl 1 places objects down and looks back
to find a bloody writing or writing on steamy surface that says
Comment [J1]: Dark areas of
houses are a typical convention for
horror films
Comment [J2]: Dark environment
sets up creepy setting
Comment [J3]: Typical convention
of horror films bring fear to
audience.
Comment [J4]: Echo’s usually take
place in isolated areas where a
sound never ends to continue the
feeling of fear.
Comment [J5]: Slow-down in time is
commonly used in horror movies to
show the happiness is short lived.
Comment [J6]: Isolated entrapped
area for something to hide in before
it attacks
Comment [J7]: Supernatural force
being able to move objects like in
many horror films
Comment [J8]: Fear of unknown in
conventional of horror films as it is
something that particularly frightens
many people
Comment [J9]: Sence of isolation
that happens when danger is near
Comment [J10]: Typical setting in horror films
Comment [J11]: These present something as unknown as there is no visual on their body. The unknown is usual feature in horrors
Comment [J12]: Childs toy a common characteristic of child who is supernatural or ghost. The mix of innocence and evil creates fear
Comment [J13]: Screaming a convention as it signifies fear or pain.
Comment [J14]: Voice over indicates a knowing of something hat the character do not. These means there is no way for them to know what is to be afraid of which would ultimately lead to death.
Comment [J15]: Fast pace of the thrilling scenes to give create the possibility for a jumpy scene.
Comment [J16]: Heartbeat signifies the life and when the heartbeat stops non diagetic it can signify death which happens in horror films
Comment [J17]: Blood signifies death or pain like in most horrors.
`leave’ Girl two continues to see the little girl in different
places like college and park. Girl 3 starts to see the little girl
in the park and goes to offer help. She follows little girl into
bush where there is a scream and quick shot of the little girls face
which is covered in dirt and blood.
There is many quick shots that get quicker of both girls arriving
home and talk about experiences of the past few days. There is the
sound of doors slamming and the little girl appearing. Next shot of
girls running about and knifes flying at them. Girl 1 gets injured
in arm. Girl 2 continues to try to escape around the house.Shot of
girl next in her room holding a knife, blood covers her clothes.
Loud screech is heard. She ducks down and closes her eyes and ears.
They open to an I camera of the girl coming at her.
Comment [J18]: Little girl is a new commonality in horror films as the mix of innocence and evil brings an eerie atmosphere to a film.
Comment [J19]: Screaming a convention as it signifies fear or pain.
Comment [J20]: Blood signifies death or pain like in most horrors.
Comment [J21]: Fast pace of the thrilling scenes to give create the possibility for a jumpy scene.
Comment [J22]: Sense of isolation and entrapment with evil.
Comment [J23]: Running away from something as though they are in danger which is common in horror films
Comment [J24]: Knife convention in horror film as the weapon of the villain who is out to hurt or murder
Comment [J25]: Knife convention in horror film as the weapon of the villain who is out to hurt or murder
Comment [J26]: Allows audience to feel like they are th eons being attacked