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Amanda Kilbride Comm Acad II Mr. DeLossa 3/09/04 Project Management Plan Description of Product I plan to produce a 30- 60 minute documentary researching and analyzing general ghost and spiritual hauntings in Lowell and the Massachusetts area. It will contain interviews with witnesses and victims of paranormal events, specifically surrounding ghosts. The film will document not only haunted houses, but inns, restaurants, and abandoned buildings as well. I plan to gather information from families and individuals who live in what are said to be “haunted houses,” as well as others in other areas who have witnessed the supernatural. The product will take the viewer on a general tour of Lowell and on the outskirts of greater Lowell in search of information about the paranormal. Footage inside the businesses and homes that are said to be haunted, will dominate a good percentage of the film. If possible, general tours through these ‘haunted’ houses, inns, restaurants, etc. will be included, as well as the person giving the tour talking, and giving information about the hauntings. The narration in the film will typically be the interviews which I will collect beforehand. One business I would like to focus on is Evos Arts on Middle St. in downtown Lowell. According to my research, the building is said to be haunted by the poltergeist of a worker who fell down the elevator shaft in the 1970’s. He died, and it is believed that his ghost still continues to haunt the residents and workers of the institute. The film will cover this topic as I collect interviews from those who have been exposed to these ghostly occurrences. Objective/Goal The production of this documentary specifically is meant for teaching and informing the citizens of Lowell of some of the dangers that could be associated with paranormal events in the area. It is meant to increase awareness of the supernatural, as many people have the wrong idea about the subject. This film will showcase my abilities which I have learned over the past two years, in all aspects of my film production studies. I will display my talents through camera work, organization of shot lists and storyboards, interviews, editing, and my overall effort in the quality of the film. My documentary will relate to the citizens of the Lowell area, as well as those who have been affected by poltergeist sightings and events. It will allow those who have been victimized by the paranormal in Lowell, to speak out about what has occurred in their homes or businesses. Often times, people who have experienced paranormal events are unable to get their voices heard because they are not taken seriously. Many laugh and ignore their foolish babble because they have not seen ghosts and do not believe in the supernatural. My goal is to get these citizens heard and to give others in the Lowell area a chance to experience these events themselves in hopes that they will realize that ghosts are not just a work of fiction. This project may not change lives, but it may open people up to what is thought to be impossible. What people ignore in disgust, and laugh at out of spite. It gives those of us who don’t believe a chance to recall the old ghost stories we were once exposed to as children. I think it will allow those who are ashamed to still believe in ghosts a chance to not worry so much about people thinking they’re crazy, because ghosts really do exist. It’s an opportunity to give the viewers a good scare and a good laugh at the same time. It’s a way of entertaining and instilling a sense of illusion and fantasy. But at the same time the viewers are struck with a surprising sense that maybe what is shown in the film really isn’t all mythical and false. The production of this film will be a lot of work, and a lot of effort on my part will be put into making it as good as it possibly can be. Not only will this film be a significant representation of my talent, it will also help to further educate me in the fundamentals of the production of films. My own standard of excellence is to make this film the most creative of documentaries I’ve ever produced. I do not expect this to be a huge production, as I do not have the time nor the resources. However, I expect this small and simple film to produce great results. In order to meet the expectations of my teachers, classmates, school and city, I must first meet the expectations of myself. I plan to work with my teachers as well as my classmates in order to get feedback throughout the production of this film. I expect that by learning through others and working in groups, I can accomplish a film that, although it is done by a high school student, is worthy of praise. Resources - Camcorder (XL-1) - Handheld camcorder - Mic (lav and handheld) - Computer and editing software - Car for transportation - Interview victims - Possibly a classmate or teacher - Computer. - Friends who are interested in helping To-Do List - Finish typing my Project Management Plan. - Conduct research online. - Write up a treatment. - Write up a budget and equipment list. - Get Information from books in the public library. - Ask around about information on haunted areas of Lowell. - Find businesses and homes to cover. - Contact those people who own these places. - Get an approval for an interview. - Write up interview questions. - Notify teachers and/or a friend to accompany me when conducting the interviews and collecting footage. - Sign out cameras and mics. - Go to the designated area in which I am to film. - Collect footage and conduct interviews in different parts of the city. - Once all film footage has been obtained, digitize onto a computer. - Begin editing process. - Find music appropriate for the film. - Edit in the music. - Complete editing process. - Once editing is completed, render any extra footage. - Transfer to DVD or Mini-DV. Salem meet 8PM Monday - Sunday (mid April through November only) At Visitor Center / Salem Armory Building on New Liberty Street (at the corner of Brown Street) Reservations/tickets not required until October $13 Adults, $10 Students/Seniors $7.00 Children 12 yrs and under SPELLBOUND TOURS™ (978) 745 - 0138 (in Salem, Massachusetts) For more information please contact Spellbound Tours™ \\ Checklist of potential destinations: q Lowell - Daley Middle School - Downstairs (where Mrs. Moriarty Art Class is) is haunted. It is said to be haunted from some lady. It only happens in the girls' bathroom cause a girl died. q Lowell - Freedom Woods - Cries of adults and children are heard q Lowell - Lowell National Park Boot Cotton Mill Museum - Was a cotton mill along time ago. Tourists and staff have reported seeing apportions of ghosts in the museum on the second floor. q Lowell - Lowell transitional Living Center (Middlesex Shelter) - The TV in the women area changes channels and goes on & off by itself. If you’re downstairs alone you will sometimes hear your name called. While in the shower you can see a shadow walk by. Things disappear and will reappear days later in a different spot. While sleeping some have had their beds shaken and blankets pulled down. A few people, while watching TV, have had their shirts tugged at. And once in a while the lights will flicker on & off and radio dials will change on there own. q Billerica - Dudley road - Update: A Reader has tried to get info on this haunting and the Billerica historical society in Billerica said there is no abandoned insane asylum in the woods off of Dudley Road in Billerica. - there is an abandoned insane asylum back in the woods. You can hear screams and chains while walking down the path. Reports of being followed home & haunted by these spirits. ,font color="FFFF00">November 2003 Update: The story behind Dudley Rd is that there was a Nunnery on the Rd and 3 Nuns were hung for practicing witch craft. And you can now see them haunting the Rd. There is a house that was built on the Rd where the witches were hung and had to be abandoned months later because the house began to sink. The house is still there and in oddly in the ground up to the second floor windows. Every year it sinks a little more. q Leicester - Spider Gates cemetery - It is said that this cemetery leads through the gates of hell. The cemetery got its name because of the spider like web patterns on the gates. There is supposedly a tree there called "The Hanging Tree" where someone had committed suicide by hanging themselves to this tree. There is a river located in the far end of the cemetery that is called "The River Stix" quoted from the bible. There is on tree near the cemetery that if you put a certain type of stone upon it you will be able to see the devil himself and he will talk to you. Children have been heard laughing in the cemetery at night and howling has been heard as well as spirits and mysterious fog. q Tewksbury - East Street Cemetery - In the cemetery at night, there is a ghost of a woman who walks around the part of cemetery closest to the center of town. In addition, deep in the cemetery, there is a creature (probably never human) with dark leathery skin who will follow you as you walk through the cemetery. East Street runs through the cemetery. As you drive though, there will often be white apparitions through the cemetery. q Tewksbury - North Street - As you turn onto North Street from East Street late at night, you can see a white apparition on the corner. As you drive further down, you will notice a little boy walking down the road. As you approach the train tracks there is a blue energy on the right side of the road. q Tyngsboro - The Old Church - Reported lights at night, unexplained noises from basement. Once Featured on Unsolved Mysteries. q Chelmsford - Bainbridges - Bainbridges is a restaurant in Chelmsford that is supposedly haunted by a few different ghosts pictures have been seen moving an cries of a woman an children playing while the clean up crew was there alone. q Andover - Harold Parker State Forest - Beyond the old stone walls if you look out around 3 am you will see a green light and hear footsteps. Also there are a number of unmarked graves out in those woods, as well as the ruins of old houses. q Danvers - Slaughter House - 2am in the morning me and my friends were video taping abandoned places and in this building we saw shadows and heard the sounds of a woman laughing and after filming my video we watched it and the vision of a woman appeared on my video and walks directly in front of me the vision of the woman is clear but is visible as a woman wearing a torn dress with long hair. q RT 67,North Brookfield, MA. The ghost of a woman that walks up and down route 67 in North Brookfield and New Braintree wearing a wedding dress every April 21st. A few people who grew up in the area and they are familiar with the story. Apparently there are sightings every year on that same night. Amanda Kilbride 3/18/04 Comm Acad II Shot List ∑ Wide Shots: - Haunted houses or businesses. - Cemetery gates. - Looking down a quiet street- with houses on either side. - The Boot Cotton Mills. - Insides of haunted places. - Ghosts (if I can find them.) ∑ Medium Shots: - Interview victims. - Owners of homes and businesses willing to give tours. - Any footage of people. - Gravestones of the deceased who are accused of hauntings documented in the film. - Ghosts. ∑ Close-Up Shots: - Some interview victims. - Ghosts. - Small, detailed objects that may be important to the subject or narration, such as: o Doors of rooms that may be haunted. o Televisions or other electronic devices that are said to have turned off and on as a result of paranormal activity. o Trees and rocks, or other lovely things in nature. o Gravestones of those who are no longer with us who are said to haunt certain areas. o Statues and/or crosses on churches. o Signs of streets that are supposedly haunted. o Numbers on houses that are said to be haunted. ∑ Pan Shots: - Row of houses on a haunted street. - Pan of haunted wooded area. - Pan of cemetery gates, and streets - Miscellaneous pan shots of the city from car while driving. ∑ Miscellaneous: - Tilt Shot - Of tall building, house, trees, or tall gravestones. - Extreme Close-Up - A person’s eye, for dramatic effect. Amanda Kilbride 3/19/04 Comm Acad II Schedule (Some dates and times may be tentative) March 20, 2004: 5:00 PM: Go to Evos to ask permission on collecting footage and getting interviews. - Get some footage in and outside of the building. 6:30 PM: Visit the homeless shelter on Middlesex Street. - Collect footage. - Get interviews from people who have seen or heard anything unusual. 7:30 PM: Find out where Freedom Woods is. 8:00 PM: Investigate and Collect footage of Dudley Rd. in Billerica. March 21, 2004: 1:00 PM: Ask residents of Dudley Rd. about the mysterious supernatural phenomena that has occurred on the street. Ask residents in their yards, people taking walks or jogging, mailmen, paper carriers, etc. - Continue to collect more footage of the street, and anything else relating to what the residents of the street discussed in the interviews. - Investigate any documented rumors. 3:30 PM: Visit the Boot Mills. Ask any staff or personnel about the hauntings. - Collect any necessary footage, inside and outside the buildings. 5:00 PM: Return to Evos if permission has been granted, and collect interviews from owners, workers, and other individuals that have witnessed paranormal activity. - Request a tour, as well as thorough explanations of what events happened where. 8:00 PM: Collect footage at the Riverwalk behind the Tsongas Arena. March 23, 2004: 4:00 PM: Visit The Old Church in Tyngsborough. - Find parishioners, preists, nuns and clergy to interview about the rumored paranormal activity. 6:00 PM: Visit Bainbridges. - Get interviews and footage from workers who have experienced supernatural activity.