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