We have decided to create a psychological, satanic horror with the aspect of witchcraft being a key element. We had one term to create a 2 minute short introduction to the horror film. We carried out research into the types of films we'd personally want to create, meaning each of us watched different films relating to our topic. I watched The Others and Stigmata, from which a great element of ideas came. The Others provided us with the basic idea of a person not knowing what's happening and the feeling of being lost and trapped within themselves.
The ideas from Stigmata, having Biblical links throughout captured our imaginations even more so. This was where our film title came from '10.38,' a biblical link as it's a certain passage in the bible which talks about the relevant subjects we wanted to capture in the film. We decided the flashing images in her dream could capture biblical themes but to make it even more atmospheric and grasping we thought it best to put a real threat into the film, consisting of two witches chanting and calling for the girl.
The title sequence of having an angel statue cry blood, was also an inspiration from 'Stigmata,' (as seen above.) With our aim for the film being to scare the watcher into feeling physchologically disturbed, as if the next victim could be you. Working in a group of four, made the tasks easier as we worked together to achieve the best ideas and shots. It was an effective relationship as we get along well, which made the filming decisions easier.
Religion in our human life, is always a big debate and religious events such as exorcisms are always themes that make the general public scared and thinking deeply into the issues raised.
We've taken this film and made it more relevant for the target audience of young adults living in England, to allow them to relate to it more and thus get more scared. We adapted it by using actors of similar ages and a small location of a house to make it seem more personal and realistic.
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