Friday, 10 January 2014

plot ideas


Plot ideas, going along the typical codes and conventions of a haunting horror film-

Group of friends doing dares staying in haunted and abandoned houses-

Brief synopsis- typically a big group of friends are shown at home or in the city where they are comfortable and are getting together, this being the equilibrium part of the film or trailer, then they decide to go on a trip exploring the unknown camping and sleeping in old abandoned and haunted houses, drinking and doing dares and generally having fun. Then the disequilibrium section of the film or trailer comes when strange things start to happen and then one night when they’re camping or staying in a haunted or abandoned is when the disequilibrium happens and people starting dying from unexplained reasons and the others can’t figure out what’s going on and started getting scared. This section of the plot goes on for a while until nearly all of the characters have died and then the big ending happens where there is a bit of the show down between the good and evil and 1 or 2 people survive and return back to their normal lives this being the return to equilibrium.

Ordinary family get haunted-

Brief synopsis- starts off with the equilibrium when a family are living as normal, usually being a full family with the mum and dad and a few children normally 2 to 4, or typically they have moved into a new house or town and are getting used to their new life when strange things start happening such as things objects start moving, TV’s or radio’s change channel or the radio waves interrupted or doors and windows open on their own this is when the disequilibrium happens when everything starts going wrong for the family and they realise paranormal things are happening and they try to seek help with someone who deals with these things are in the paranormal profession.  That’s when things get really serious and the evil presence takes over their lives and that’s when the family and the people working to help them have to go to great lengths to get things back to normal and to get rid of the evil spirit. This is when the big thing happens and everything is very fast and loud then all of a sudden things stop and things go back to normal and then the return to equilibrium and the family return back to their normal lives as much as they can.

A couple start getting stalked or haunted-

Brief synopsis- Starts off with the equilibrium where the couple are living normally together in their house or apartment, then the disequilibrium happens where something starts happening and things start going wrong such as they start getting haunted, and it gradually gets worse, then the problem is realised and they try do something about it by filming it or by getting a professional or a priest to help which typically in most horrors makes the situation worse. That’s when the climax happens and something bad happens to one or both of them, sometimes this is where the film ends leaving it on a cliff hanger to have the audience on the edge of their seats, but sometimes they find a solution that works and that’s when the haunting stops and the return to equilibrium happens.

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