A2 Media Studies
Working Title:
Advanced Portfolio - Planning
Hangman
Synopsis: A group of friends go on a road trip to a music festival, but unfortunately, their car breaks down in a rural area, with no phone signal… One notices a small chalet park, where they meet the owner’s son, Victor. Victor tells them the park is closed for the winter, but they are more than welcome to stay in the workers room for the night. Victor welcomes them for a drink at the bar, where Megan brings up the folktale of “Hangman”. Victor tries to encourage the fact it’s only a folk tale. Ella goes missing in the middle of the night, when she goes to get a bottle from the bar, for their chalet. Her scream, get everyone’s attention making them split up, and look for clues. Drake and Lucy go to the bar to find Victor, Harry goes to look and stumbles across the old, derelict park, which raises the questions, is this really shut for winter? And if it isn’t, what has caused it to shut? Joshua discover Ella’s bracelet along with newspaper scrapings in Victor’s cabin. A figure appears in the door way, wielding a large blade….Hangman. Cuts to black. Cuts back to Joshua being dragged out of the doorway by Hangman. After the second disappearance of Josh, the group realizes that Hangman is in fact real. Torture chambers, shattered glass and abandoned accommodation are discovered. The characters try to escape the derelict park and avoid the wrath of Hangman. The trailer ends with a demonic turn of the head from Hangman before a cut to black. Fin.
Main scenes
Location/Narrative At college- two couple bunk off class in order to get to a gig/festival
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The car breaks down outside a Holiday park (Florida) and the couple get out of the car to go and find help
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The characters then meet Mr Hendrickson (Hangman) and he allows them to stay at the holiday park and tells them the folk tale about the Hangman