Aims and Context

Ben Underwood
Aims and context

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A short film following the stylistics of a post apocalyptic thriller genre to appeal to an intellectual male mainstream audience that would span all the way from A- E social classification, which prefer thoughtful narratives to high octane action.

I will be following classic Hollywood conventions for the structure of my short film as most of my influences for my film have been post apocalyptic thrillers which follow the classic Hollywood conventions. However I will also be taking small elements of film structure from film noir and French new wave.

I will be able to take away from my previous studies things such as camera angles/shots, conventions and stylistic elements and put them to good use within my film project.

Within my film I will be undertaking the role of cinematographer, editor and sound technician. I hope that from practical work in these areas it will give me experience through trial and error. As I am in a group we have both chosen the stylistic elements which we are most comfortable with to give us the best possible outcome.

Before the production of the film I intend to start intensive planning including scripting, storyboarding and animatriks. I will be having weekly meetings to discuss and improve our ideas. These meetings will also give us a good time scale to the final deadlines of the specific areas of the project.

I intend to appeal to my audience by using techniques such as high angle shots and cantered angles, along with abandoned and desolated locations. I feel these will show the mood of the film and will allow the audience to recognise that our protagonist is truly alone, and if done correctly, may even allow them to empathise with him.

I will be applying previous learning to this project from the As film studies year as it gave me a broader knowledge of things such as how to create meaning through stylistic elements. Also through last years project on a time limit I have learnt how to plan and work more efficiently and effectively.