Title of Video: Essence Halloween Special TV Show: Spirits, Halloween Costumes, Halloween Recipes, Cooking & Horror
During our BA TV course, we were to produce a 12 minute pilot programme for our module Film Project 1 which is now presented for you now.
Our Halloween Special takes a look at baking some Bat Cookies with our specialist, Kirsty Black as well as a look at your opinion on Halloween in 2010 where we interview members of the public in the Edinburgh City Centre around Princes Street, Rose Street and St Andrews Square.
Just when you thought it couldn't get better, we're taking a look at Halloween outfits and fancy dress; what's hot or not at the moment then finally followed up by the Halloween Special Quiz where out contestants battle it out to win our star prize of a holiday to the Caribbean.
Halloween is an annual spooky spooky holiday which takes place on October 31st, commonly including activities such as trick or treating, attending parties in costumes, carving turnips and jack O'-lanterns, apple bobbing, lighting bonfires, visiting haunted attractions, playing pranks, telling spooky stories and viewing horror films.
Trick or Treating is a traditional celebration for Children on Halloween in the UK. They dress up and knock on houses, asking for treats such as candy and sometimes money, where they ask Trick or Treat? Commonly, the 'Trick' means a 'threat' to perform mischief on the homeowners' property if no treat is given. The Scottish titled version of this activity is called guising. In this variation, a child sings a song or tells a ghost story, earning them a treat before playing Halloween games.
Trick or Treat dates back to the Middle Ages when poor folk would go door to door on Hallowmas on November 1st, receiving food in return for prayers for the dead on All Soul's Day on November 2nd. The tradition was originally from Ireland and Britain.
Halloween costumes 2010 are usually based on supernatural beings such as monsters, ghosts, skeletons, witches, and devils. In more recent times, the style of costumes for halloween now include popular characters from films, tv and celebrities. Dressing up for guising was most popular in Scotland and Ireland as Halloween costume ideas by the 19th century but also became important in the US in the early 20th century. However, it wasn't until during the 1930's that Trick or Treating became popular in the United States.
There are many other games during the British Halloween festival. One of these is dunking or apple bobbing where apples float in a tub or a large basin of water and the participants must hold their teeth to remove an apple from the basin. Another kids Halloween activity involves kneeling on a chair, holding a fork between the teeth and attempting to drop a fork into an apple.
Moreover, a 2010 Halloween United Kingdom game includes hanging up treacle or syrup coated scones by strings which must be eaten without using your hands as the buns dangle on the strings. The result is a very sticky face at any Halloween party.
A well known Scottish game is a form of Divination where divining one's future spouse is revealed through carving an apple in one long strip, then by tossing the peel over the shoulder. The peel lands in the shape of the first letter of the future spouse's name, a scary spooky game indeed.
Not only this but the Halloween spirit means unmarried women were told that if they sat in a darkened room and stared into a mirror on Halloween night, the face of their future husband would appear in the mirror. However, if they're future was going to result in death before marriage, a skull would appear.
Ideas for Halloween include the telling of ghost stories and viewing of horror films are a relative normal feature of Halloween parties where episodes of television series such as Halloween themed specials are shown, usually aimed at children.
An exciting Halloween 2010 activity is a haunted trail which usually takes place at night in a park or garden. These are usually cordoned off through the use of barriers or ropes and may include human subjects dressed as mummies, vampires and werewolves. Actors usually jump out at guests along the trail. Some haunted trails might have a maze at the end where various creatures reside within.
We were also lucky enough to have Matthew Eland on board for composing the music who produced the music for the opening, closing and bridging sequences. We also used some music from royalty free stock footage too to give the pilot a more polished feel.
This is Halloween ideas to keep the spirit of Halloween alive.
Production Team:
Kirsty Black
Lauren Kelly
Alan Taylor
Ryan Tudor
Music Composer:
Matthew Eland
Graphic Design:
Meghan Fergusson
David King
Video Produced by Napier Class
Edit by Alan Andrew Taylor of Willow Creek Pictures
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