I have decided that I want to create a short film, as I feel that in doing so, I will be able to use a lot of imagination and experiment with different techniques. Also, the codes and conventions of short films, I feel will be a lot easier for me to follow. Before I started working with Sophie, I had some initial ideas of my own. Although they are not in depth narratives, they are the basis on which a short film could be made:
1) SPLIT PERSONALITY
- Light and dark
- Shadows
- 2 sides of the same person
- Acting differently in different situations
- Schizophrenia
2) SOMEONE HAS AN OPINION, BUT NOONE IS LISTENING
- Someone else’s hand covering their mouth
- Overpowered by family/friends
- Shrinking/fading into the distance
- Can’t break through certain barriers e.g. physical, verbal and metaphorical
- Trying to move but getting nowhere
- Someone/thing holding him back
3) HIDING A SECRET
- Acting normally in front of family and friends, but when he is alone, the truth is revealed
4) SURVEILLANCE / BEING WATCHED AND JUDGED
- ‘Big Brother is always watching’
- Everyone knows his personal business
5) STEREOTYPES
- Typical perceptions and prejudices
When I started working with Sophie, she obviously had ideas of her own, so we combined these to create our short film. We knew that we wanted to have the theme of war and the effect of war included in the film.
- Young soldier
- Depression
- Home life
- Effect on the family
- Strong emotive ending when the young soldier dies
After going through our ideas, we have decided to make a short film called Waking up to Yesterday. It will focus on the daily struggles of a mother who lost her son in war. She cant accept that he is dead, and carries on as if he is still alive. At the beginning of the film, she is convinced that nothing is wrong, but slowly comes to terms that something has happened, but still isnt sure what is wrong. The ending shows the mother realising that her son is no longer with her.
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