Preliminary exercise: Recreation task

Name of the text you plan to recreate:
The Forest (2016) 

Scene/section you will recreate:
When the protagonist Sara is woken up by noises outside her tent in the forest and she sees the shadows of a figure running around the tent before a hand grabs her head as she leans against it.

Location you will use for your recreation filming/photoshoot:
In a tent in my back garden

Actors you will require for your recreation:Myself to portray Sara and someone else (doesn't matter who it is because they won't be seen) to make external noises and grab my head.

Props/costumes you will require for your recreation:
A yellow tent of a similar size to Sara's and clothing similar to Sara's.

Equipment you plan to use:
Camera, microphone (if necessary)

Any other relevant information:

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