First Major Ideas


After analysing what I finally have researched so far, I have got some ideas together for my film that I will elaborate in this post.

The main story of the film is that a male or group of friends have taken a extremely rare and dangerous hallucinogenic drug and the basis of the horror film is that main character wakes up thinking he has just passed out from the night before until certain factors make him believe he is in some sort of an unescapable trip.

The trailer will be made up of long takes, this will create the suspense, that will be the opening of the film, the shot will include bottles of drink and a set that makes it look like a party has taken place and then cut to the main character passed out in an unusual environment, with a knife in his hand the film goes to show him exploring the house that he is in.

The trailer will then go onto show scenes of the character realising the environment he is in isn't quite as it seems. Not knowing what happens to the character or how he will go onto the save himself will make the viewer want to see the film.

The idea comes from grasping a younger audience whilst throwing in the fear of a good horror film with classic suspense.


After reviewing this idea I have decided to use some elements and try and leave the party style of this idea.

I've moved on to a second idea that I am much more happy about and personally will be much much more successful as a film trailer and film overall

The trailer will mainly revolve around a captured male in a windowless room where he is fed notes through a cat flap to keep him updated why he's there, if the viewer wants to know why they will have to see the film so this is creating the foundations of suspense for the trailer.

It will mainly come under the psychological horror sub-genre which is in my opinion one of the better genres, i this idea that I'm slowly but surely putting together will be the main idea for my trailer. What I have realised is that if the character is put into a realistic situation that the viewer could imagine themselves in, is much more scarier than monsters and unrealistic sub genres inside the horror genre.

I am looking forward on expanding on this idea much more than my first, and I think it ill prove to be a success in creating suspense and emotion.