Influential Films
One of my influential films is 'Phonebooth'. This is one of my influential films because i liked the idea of a character being limited to a location by another character who is controlling them/threatening them. I wanted to apply this idea into my short-film by having a main character trying to escape a unfamiliar location while another character is trying to keep them contained through the use of switches and monitoring their actions. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QR4vKznkWUQ&feature=related
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Another one of my influential films is 'Saw'. This is one of my influential films because it goes with my idea from phonebooth about the idea of somebody controlling another character and putting them in threatening sitatuations. Another reason i chose Saw is because its a horror film which inspired my film to be about a person being in a laborotory which is using humans as experiments which gives the film a thriller/horror genre to it just like saw.
Another one of my influential films is 'Resident Evil'. This is one of my influential films because i liked the idea of the main character waking up in an unknown location and picking up clues to find out who she is. I decided to incorporate this idea into my short-film by having an unknown character wake up in an unknown location and pick up to clues to find out what the location is and why he is there. Also because Resident Evil is about experiments going wrong it fits in with the plot of my film about experimentation going on in a laborotory. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIeBp9RapcI
Another one of my influences is the 17 episode British television series 'The Prisoner'. This is one of my influences because i liked the idea of the main character being kidnapped and taken to an unknown location and being monitored by people with the motive of finding out why he suddenly quit his job as a spy. I also liked the idea that the people around him refered to him and the other people by labeling them as numbers such as the main character being refered to as "6." To incorporate these ideas into my film i will make it so that the scientists motives of monitoring and containing experiment 369 was to test its intelligence, strength and emotional balance and i also labeled the experiments with numbers such as "369" and "222".
Short Film Research
One of my influencial short films is Zapato and Caldera. This is one of my influencial short films because it has a horror genre which is what im aiming for my film to be, and the plot focuses on two boys who seek revenge on a man who murdered one of their sisters and use him as an experiment for a U.SB they made which plays events in that persons mind. I like this plot because it goes with my idea of a scientist creating experiments and i like the idea of revenge being used in my film also. To incorporate these ideas into my film i will have the scientist creating experiments and have some of the experiments seeking revenge on the scientist for the crime he commited.
Another one of my influencial short films is Alma. This is one of my influencial short films because the plot of the film is a bout a girl who spots a doll that looks exactly like her and becomes engrossed in obtaining the doll, she enters a shop which appears to open and close by itself which i want the scientist to do to the experiment. There are also other posessed dolls shown in the shop one trying to escape on a bicycle, others fixeated on the shop shelfs. To incoporate these ideas into my film i am going to show previous expeirments and have the scientist uses switches to lock the experiment in certain areas.
Audience Feedback
In order to gain audience feedback i presented a pitch about my film to the class. The class gave feedback about my film asking questions and giving ideas to help with the film, the suggestions involve:
- Could use evil voice as the scientist to show how demonic he is
- Make sure you use the correct Mise-En-Scene to show its a laborotory and not the school its being filmed in
- Use the correct music in each scene to create a mysterious/hostile atmosphere
- Use sound effects such as people screaming to show experiments are going on
- Make sure the clues throughout the film explaining the main characters identity is clear to the audience
- Make it clear that the scientist behind the computer is controlling the main character
- Make sure the hand-held camera shots are shot at the right height to show its the main characters eyesight
- Make sure no un-wanted extras are in the background in any of the scenes as it wont look abandoned
- Make the intentions of the scientist and the main character clear
- Make sure its clear that it is a CCTV viewing the main character not just a video effect
Add the typed pitch as well, Ben
ReplyDeleteThe influential (note the spelling) films are all relevant as well, Ben. I'd like to see some textual analysis of scenes that illustrate your ideas.
ReplyDeleteWe like the research for your film as we can see how they will relate to what you are trying to achieve in your film. We especially like the idea of an unknown area from Resident Evil aswell as the CCTV camera technique. Also you recieved a lot of audience feedback from ourselves and other groups that covers a wide range of ideas that you could input to your film to add more effects. Perhaps have the camera moving unsteadedly so the audience get the impression its the persons view as he/she rushes or panics. Maybe use Cloverfield as a research film if you use this idea. We look forward to seeing your final outcome.
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