Research of Genre and Characters

  If you look at my previously made blog posts, you'll see I already researched the Horror genre. 

But I want to research more about it and what characters I should have and all that fun stuff!

     
While thinking of my plot, the film that inspired me was Scream. I honestly love those movies and I'm really excited for the new one that is almost coming out. Anyways, I liked the idea of the killer getting into the house while the girl is home alone. And I wanted to do something like that, but this time, she's not home alone. This will portray how strong my killer is and how brave but also stupid and reckless she can be. This makes her able to be caught at the end of the film. I really like how Scream adds a lot of suspense and intensity throughout that opening scene. While I'm not going to copy their signature phone call, I do plan on the killer sneaking into the house. 

While researching horror movie characters, I decided a cast. Only three will be introduced in my opening. 

The victim that gets killed will be the "ditzy friend that won't make it" and girl 2 will be my "final girl" 

The victim will be portrayed as the "ditzy friend that won't make it" by showing how clumsy she is. For example, she'll have the headphones in and she'll be dancing and singing while the killer is in the house. She also won't notice there's a killer until the time is too late. Once she notices there is a killer, she won't grab a phone nor a weapon. Also there might be a scene here she even locks herself in the room that the killer is also in. 

I will try to portray this in the opening scene that my final girl is smart and that she is the main target but she still makes it. For example, adding close ups so that the you can see her face and see her concern and facial expressions. You'll also see her grab a weapon of some sort and have her phone in hand that is ready to call 911. I hope that this shows her attitude and little bit of her way of thinking that it makes the audience suspect that she'll make it through the whole movie. 

Lastly, the villain. So I'm pretty sure I'll have two killers and the main one will be a girl and the side kick is a boy that will do anything she says. My main killer has a strong motivation, which I'll discuss later when I am describing the plot again. She's driven by revenge and has terrible anger management skills. She will also be someone you least expect, almost like one of the fan favorites. She doesn't have a specific type of target (ex: male or female). She just kills anyone that is in her list. She's not alone though, she has help. Her side kick is typical in horror movies. He is dumb and only follows orders. He kills aggressively and reckless. Which makes it very obvious that there are two killers. He is crazy and should definitely see a therapist! His motivation is unclear, just the sole purpose that he loves to kill and would do anything for the main killer. 

Recourse: 

Jackie. “7 Standard Characters in Almost Every Horror Movie ...” All Women's Talk, 13 Feb. 2023, https://movies.allwomenstalk.com/standard-characters-in-almost-every-horror-movie/.