Plot
Details
Keith is an ex-cop who kills domestic abusing men due to
previous experiences in his life. To do this, he has an ‘insider’ who still
works for the police, and gives him information on who has been convicted or
suspected of domestic abuse. Keith then proceeds to kidnap, take home and tie
up in his shack, torture, and then finally kill his victims. Eventually the
police find out that the insider is giving Keith information to commit these
murders and set up a false lead that the insider gives to Keith, setting him up
and finally capturing him.
Positive
Responses From Other Class Members
The class seemed to like the fact that Keith has a motif
which is backed up by past experiences. They liked that he had a sadistic edge
to him, yet was still made out to be almost a good guy due to the nature of the
people that he killed. They also approve of the realism factor of the film; how
the overall subject of the film is something that people could relate to and
imagine happening. They suggested an improvement to the ending of the film,
where Keith turns himself in as he is disgusted by his own actions.
Negative
Responses From Other Class Members
The class said that we should be careful about how we get
the theme of domestic abuse across, as how it can be a very powerful subject,
it can also be very risky if done in bad taste and could offend the audience. They
suggested that Keith’s past should be emphasised in the film more, how
flashbacks could occur to show his father abusing his mother, which then gave
him the motif to do the killings in the nature that he does.
How Many
Voted That They Would Watch The Film, And Out Of The Five Groups, Where Did Our
Group Finish?
14.5, 2nd.
Do We Think
That This Idea Is Worth Making for The Real Trailer?
Yes, due to lots of positive feedback and good ideas to add
in to the film from the rest of the class. We will be using this idea for our
final trailer.
Class Poll
Below is the class horror poll that we conducted in October, 2012. It was carried out with 8 males and 9 females, and confirmed that females generally prefer psychological and action horrors, while males prefer gory horrors. The results were close, however, which suggests horror can appeal to both genders.
