Tuesday 1 December 2009

in my production i aim to make a 5-7 minute live action film about a person being mysteriously chased. It will start with the main character getting up just like a normal day how ever as he ventures outside he is face by an unknown enemy who chases him around. i will aim to create a sense of urgency film using quick cuts and lots of camera movement

My film will fit into the formalist genre as it is not very realistic. It could also fit into several other genres such as horror due to the facts it is essentially a stalker film or the action genre as it focuses on the chase that the main character finds himself in. by using the quick cuts, camera movement and narrative devices that are typical of both the horror and action genres

The first thing we see is the main protagonist sleeping. the camera then pans to position behind his head. He then gets up and goes downstairs and enters his bathroom. He then exits the bathroom fully dressed and continues downstairs to the kitchen. As he sits down and starts to eat breakfast another person walks past the camera and as they go past it cuts and the main character has finished breakfast. He then walks out of the kitchen and to the door he walks outside and the door shuts in front of the camera. He then walks outside and as he turns the corner we see him turn around and run. He is then chased through the street till he turns another corner where he sees another person. He keeps running until he reaches a cross roads where he looks around and realises there in no one there.

My final piece will also include an animated title sequence. I would like to experiment with animation and feel this would be a good way to do this without compromising the atmosphere that i wish to create that would be compromised by animation. i have decided not to storyboard this part in order to create a fluid animation because a storyboard can often make the animation look unnatural and no as aesthetically pleasing.