Trailer Ideas part two

After much discussion, my group and I have come closer to an idea. Planning around what we have available to us, we have the use of a house, which contains both old styled rooms, which could be easily modified to look as though they are from the 1920s, along with completely modern and stylized rooms which can be used for scenes relating to the modern day. Due to the stark contrast in the settings we can make use of, we are currently finalizing ideas for a horror film trailer based around the aspect of time travel, and reality not being what it appears.

The main plot thus far, which keeps to the conventions of a horror film trailer by having small plot details revealed, yet having a lot kept from the audience involves the protagonist finding that they have died, or have a date they are to die. From this point onward, they are unable to leave, being trapped in the house by themselves, and thus try to find out the circumstances which surround their unusual death. They also have visions of the past, and begin to turn insane, causing the audience to question their sanity to a great degree.

We will make heavy use of props from both the 1920s, along with modern day, such as mobile phones, a gramophone, pocket watches, a typewriter and so on. A big point will be made of identity, so masquerade masks and similar identity obscuring props will be utilized. A number of scenes have already been planned, including a small scene in a private poker game with all the players being the same person, a 1920s party, and a shot whereby the mirror shows a more beaten version of the protagonist. Alternatively, the mirror could potentially showcase the protagonist's appearance from the opposite time.

Below are some planning sheets used when working out what we had available to us to use for our trailer;