Cast Members - Seda

                                                            Seda - The 'Shy Nerd'  

Seda plays the role of the smart shy girl who is very academic and her studies always comes first. She doesn't have much of a life outside her studies however her best friends Aisha, Leyla, Stephanie and Tiffani always encourage her to be more out going and often pressure her into going to different parties with them in order for her to overcome her shyness. In her spare time she enjoys reading novels and has her mind focused on going to university at the end of the year. She is always kind, loves her best friends but her extreme shyness usually gets in the way of everything and anything. Seda secretly envies the attention that her friends get from guys even though she claims she doesn't have any interest in boyfriends or relationships but really that is what she longs for most...

Cast Members - Tiffani

                                                  Tiffani - The 'Cheeky' and 'Adventurous'

Tiffani is the sporty one in the group and loves partaking in adventurous activities such as camping, exploring and loves trying something new. She has a sense of style although she is not self obsessed and does not wear much make-up or care too much about the latest fashion (like her best friend Aisha). She has no problem getting her hands dirty and doesn't mind doing things on her own as she is very brave and loves a good nose around. Other than her best-friends, Tiff has far more male friends than she does female as she finds them easier to relate to. Although Tiffani is mischievous and sometimes troublesome, she is a lot of fun to be with and can make conversation with absolutely anyone as she is very outspoken. 

Cast Members - Aisha (Main)

        Aisha - The 'Fashionista' and 'Play Girl' 

Aisha plays the role of the girl who loves to shop, has all the latest pieces and of course has an amazing sense of fashion. She will never be caught dead without any makeup and bad hair days are almost a myth in her world. Aisha is the most popular girl in school and is also portrayed as the leader in her friendship group. Most people would consider her a perfect girl as she is beautiful, charming and has a great sense of humour. Every girl wants to be her friend and every boy her boyfriend and she sometimes takes advantage of this. This type of girl is envied by many as if your'e a female you want to look and be like her and if your a guy you would give anything for her phone number! 

Despite all of this, Aisha loves her best friends Tiffani, Stephanie, Seda and Leyla and would do anything to protect them...

Finalising The Cast Members

  Left to Right - Seda, Stephanie, Aisha, Tiffani and Leyla

After a long while of deliberating, my group and I came to a decision and we were able to finalise the cast for out horror trailer after considering a variety of different people. 

We decided to go with these five girls as the majority of them all have some form of acting experience which will prove necessary when filming the trailer. This will also enable us to save time as their experience has given them the ability to take initiative and improvise If/when necessary.

Another dominant factor that also guided our decision in choosing these girls as part of out cast is that they all know each other well and had fantastic chemistry during the test shots which is crucial as the girls are expected to play best friends who have known each other for years. 

Story Board

Pretty Little Liars and Sorority Row

When creating the narrative for our horror trailer, myself and my group decided that we would incorporate elements from TV show Pretty Little Liars and the 2009 film Sorority Rowe as we want to portray teenagers as being hedonistic in our own production and felt that these two media texts did a great job of doing just that.

From both trailers above, we can see how the teenagers are portrayed and the different objects and icons they appear to associate with teenagers e.g. sex, party's and alcohol.

My Horror Film Narrative

Narrative

Five girls who’ve been best friends for seven years have received their results for their final year of college and are pleased with what they have received. Because of this, the girls decide to throw a party in celebration of their hard work. The girls have made a reputation for themselves over the years and are very popular amongst their peers – especially Aisha who is the leader of the group.

Three years before this Aisha, Seda, Leyla and Stephanie went on a road trip however Tiffani couldn’t make it as she had to attend a family wedding. On the car journey home, the girls had too much to drink which resulted in a car accident and a young male was killed. When the girls rushed out to see what had happened they realised that they had accidentally hit their best friend Tiffani’s boyfriend. In a panic, they got back in the car and drove away never speaking of what happened that night again.

The next day the group set out to prepare for their fancy dress party and it wasn’t long before their friends started flooding in.  During the party, a mysterious figure kept appearing within the crowd however; because it was fancy dress no one suspects anything.

After a great night of partying, the five best friends pass out (from tiredness) at Aisha’s house and are woken by a loud noise during the early morning. As they get up the girls notice that Tiffani is not there but they are not alarmed as she is very ‘adventurous’ and often goes off on her own. However not long after, Leyla and Stephanie notice a trail of blood leading outside and quickly inform the rest of the group.  The four remaining friends fear the worst and start searching frantically for missing Tiffani. As they run outside to search for her, trails of her belongings such as her phone, bracelet etc. are found in the garden and the girls begin to panic.

Moments later, a scream can be heard not too far from the house and so the girls decide to split up to look for her. Leyla and Seda are too scared to go out alone (as they play the innocent, shy and nerdy characters) and therefore end up going out together. Aisha and Stephanie go into a wood type location, whereas the others stay in familiar territory and look for their friend in areas close by.

The girls agreed to meet back every half an hour at a spot near the house to get updates on each other’s findings however one by one, at every meet up, another girl disappears. As Aisha and Stephanie explore the woods in the hopes of finding their best friend, Aisha catches a glimpse of the mysterious hooded figure that was present at their house party. She quickly turns to tell Stephanie but she is nowhere to be seen.

After half an hour, Seda and Leyla go back to the meeting point to tell the others that they have had no luck but already waiting is distressed Aisha. She tells the others that Stephanie has also vanished and about the hooded figure she saw in the woods. The group then decided that it would be safer to stay together and so they set off for the final time in the hopes of finding their two best friends.

The girls reach the woods a final time still desperately searching for their friends when suddenly a loud noise startles them and they start to run. Aisha trips and falls over a mysterious object but soon realises that it is the foot off Stephanie who has been buried and covered with leaves. Before she even gets the chance to scream the villain covers her mouth and drags her away.

After a tiring struggle, she manages to break free, and out of nowhere, Seda hits the villain over the head with a log of wood and the hooded figure falls to the ground. The three girls struggle to reveal the identity of the villain but when they do they come to the shocking discovery that it’s their best friend, Tiffani.

In disbelief the three friends ask her if all of this was some sort of joke but they soon realised that she was far from playing games. Tiffani then hurtfully explained how she knew what they had done to her boyfriend three years ago and thought that through getting revenge, she could finally move on and get on with her life.

Aisha, Leyla and Seda began to cry and tried to explain how sorry they were and that the whole situation was an accident. Tiffani began to get angry and pulled out a knife from inside the hoodie. She proceeded to stab Aisha and the others but before she got the chance to the ‘thought-to-be-dead’ Stephanie appeared out of nowhere and turned the knife back on her, stabbing her in the side.