PLANS

Actors/Actresses
I will be using 4 actresses within my trailer, I am only using 4 as I believe in a trailer it is essential to use as little charaters as possible so that it leaves more suspense and also reveals the main charaters better. In my group we have chosen the main character to be myself, and the other two girls within my group will be my friends (whom will be feature in the attic). The other main character will be my friend Jenny who isn't a media student however I have used her for my work before and I work well with her, she also fits well into being the role of the ghost girl as she can be easily transformed with make up and has 'doll like' features which can represent the china doll well, she also has long hair which can be done into any style I wish.

Setting
For my first shot I will be using an establishing shot of a house, my other main scenes will be featured in a girls bedroom and in an attic which will be where the two friends will find pictures.

A house similar to this would be good to use because it has plants/bushes in the front garden which can be used to effectively create our establishing shot of a house and the point of view shot in which the camera is being used to create the sense that someone/thing is hiding behind bushes and looking inside the house.

An attic will be featured in one of a quick cuts. This will be where the two characters will be looking at photos that have had the main characters face scratched out.







 

The main setting will be the bedroom, this is important in the trailer as this is where alot of the setting will be, there will also be alot of the plot established here.



 Costumes
Costume is very important throughout the trailer as it will distinguish each character. Our main costume will be for the ghost girl, this will be a white nightdress which will be customized. I will be looking for a cheap nightdress in a charity shop as I want an old vintage feel to it, I will then be making the dress dirty and ripping and burning parts of it so it looks very worn. I have chosen a costume like this for the ghost girl because it makes her look more representative of a china doll.

The other characters will not need a specific costume, as I want those wearing casual everyday clothes so there can be a big distinction between the ghost girl and the normal everyday people. Due to them wearing normal clothing, there will be no need to purchase any addition costumes and all clothing worn will be the actresses own.

 Make-Up

The main make-up needed will be for the ghost girl. She will need a pale complexion and dark eyes, I have also decided upon using contact lenses so that her eyes will be different and dead looking, this will also ditinguish the ghost girl from the other characters. I will also be making the ghost girls hair look very ragged, messy and dirty. This is what I want the ghost girl to look similar too;

My other characters, will be wearing normal make-up which will be the actresses own.

Props 

Throughout the scenes the main props featured will be:

China Dolls: These will not need to be bought as they are childhood dolls from a member of my group, therefore we definitly have these as props

Old childhood photos: (below) These will be used in the attic scene. These will feature the faces of the main character scratched out. These will also not be bought as all photos will be actresses own.

Fake blood:this may be used at the end of our trailer, we will not be buying this but making it. This will be made using icing sugar, water and food colouring. However to make it realistic we will have to make it dark red and less runny.

Mobile Phone: This will feature in a bedroom scene, when the main character is using her phone. The mobile phone will be the actresses own.

Through setting out this plan, I have now also been able to establish what will and will not need to be purchased prior to filming. I have also set a list below for what I will need to get and potential ideas as to where I can get it:

Costume: White Night Dress - Could possibly be purchased from any chartiy shop, however if the correct is not found, suitable ones have been found in Bon Marche for £12. The nightdress featured above was found on the Bon Marche website.

Make-Up: Pale Foundation, Dark eyes. Some make-up can be used as actresses own e.g Eyeliner, Mascara however cheap make-up has been found in ASDA or the Poundshop. Lots of cheap make-up has been found due to the coming of Halloween, this is extremely useful as it will bring our budget down (this would be useful if producing a real film as it would mean more profit.) 

BELOW: £1 Make-up kit from Poundland 

Contact Lenses: These will be needed for the ghost girl. Unfortunately, these aren't cheap. The cheapest I have found are on the internet however they are a delivery service and will not arrive in time for our filming. Blue Banana, which has a store, have contact lenses for around £20. We will also be looking in the oasis market to see if there are any that are cheaper.

These are the ones I wish to purchase: 

Other Props which will not need to be purchased include:

Mobile Phone, Candle (for attic scene) and Massive Torch which will provide extra lighting where needed.