THE BASICS OF MY

FILM

Title : RING OF FIRE

Tagline : Your Turn…

Age rating : 15

Production Company : Blumhouse x Universal Pictures

Release date : 31 October 2016 (Halloween)

BASICS

STORY LINEgroup of friends are at a house party, someone

starts telling ghost stories, they decide to try to

talk to the ghosts, film it on a handheld camera

for YouTube, ghosts start talking to them but it

gets out of hand, paranormal things start

happening, lights flicker, radio and TV turns on

on its own, see ghost at the window, end of trailer

is fast-paced, loud tense music, flashing from

image to image then it stops abruptly, film name

comes on with the same creepy radio music

quietly in the background.

Victims:

• Hero (female – to challenge gender stereotypes)

• Hysterical character (female – to increase feeling of empathy)

• Non-believer (male)

• ‘typically female victim’ (will be male – again, challenge gender stereotypes)

Villain:

• Ghost (female – research shows female villains are often scarier as we do

not see women as threatening in normal life)

CHARACTERS

To challenge the stereotype of women in horror films.

Women are often portrayed in horror films as:

• Scared

• In need of protection

• Unable to defend themselves

• The annoying character

• The stupid character

• The attractive character that’s only there for male viewers attention

QUESTION