From my questionnaire results I found that a unique plot was very important to an audience and therefore I need to think up something originl that won't have been seen or heard of before. I have found this very difficult and so to help me I have looked up different old wives tales and unusual myths from across the world. This gave me lots of inspiration even though I found that many of the tales were too disturbing or difficult to put into a film trailer. Here are some of the websites I used:
http://www.angelfire.com/mh/salem/
http://www.whimsy.org.uk/superstitions.html
http://urbanlegends.about.com/
I then came across an eerie rumour which originated in the U.S. and thought with some adpatation it would make a very good horror film. The story is about a murderer who used the sound of a babies cry to lure women to go towards the sound. Here is the link to the website I found this tale on:
http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_crybaby_australia.htm
*recording of reading the email from website*
I have decided to adapt this story to make it to appeal to the audience more, using my questionnaire results. I like the idea that when the babies cry is heard by the audience they will know that there is something to be feared without being able to identify exactly what it is. This adds to the suspense which was also something that my questionnaire results highlighted as being an important factor. I thought that I would keep the characters to the very minimum by simply having a mother who is being taunted by the sounds of these babies cries and believes that it is her baby that can be heard outside when in fact it is the murderer using a tape recorder. This gives the impression that she is going mad therefore adding to the concept of a psychological horror which was preferred by the majority of people who answered my questionnaire.
I now need to decide on setting, location, props, sound, casting, sequencing events and camera shots and angles.
