Synopsis: At first glance of the short film the viewer is given the idea that the film is yet another cliched stalker film, but there is a twist that is least expected. The idea for our short film involves two characters and possibly one or two very small roles. Having a small number of characters allows us to more easily acquaint the audience with the characters which are mainly involved in the storyline, this will allow them to be more easily understood as to why they do certain things; although a sense of enigma must be maintained so that the twist at the end is a shock. The main character, a male, is obsessed with the second character, a female. the male follows her around the village where they live. The male has a cupboard filled with items/mementos dedicated to her, as he opens the cupboard for the first time where these are stored there may be a crescendo to notify its importance. We may also use a pot doll that can be seen as a scary or eery object in order to reflect on the male character's actions; although the male himself isn't a mentally unstable person, his naivety and inexperience with the opposite sex leads him to doing things which isn't socially acceptable, the audience can feels a sense of sympathy with this character, or they may just portray his actions to be perverted. This uses semiotics and iconology because it may be a fear of the viewer and adds an extra dimension of the male's creepy behaviour. This also adds another ominous effect, further adding to the eeriness. The climax to the film has an unexpected twist where the girl is actually in love with boy and has an obsession with him; she also has a diary where she writes about him.
Audience: The film will be a 12A as there are infrequent, if any expletives, and there is no usage of drugs. There are mature themes in the video, but these will be acceptable for viewing by a younger audience. Although we should take imitable behaviour into consideration as the audience could copy the acts in the film, although this is very doubtful. The audience will be aimed at the majority of cinema goers; the age range will be between 12-28 primarily, although the film will also be viewed by people older than that. This short film could attract both male and females, giving us quite a large target audience.
Summary: We are looking to produce a short film that is both enjoyable for the viewer and technically a good film, consisting of a variation of shots and a storyline that can hopefully be fully understood.
Duration: The length of the film should be 5 minutes, or as close as we can get to that length. 5 minutes is the time we have been given for the film's length. This is an acceptable amount of time for our short film idea but careful timing of shot length should be carried out to avoid excessive over-running. We may go over the 5 minute mark, but it isn't a set limit, just an idea of how long it should last.
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