Brief and Premise

Brief & Premise

Brief:

A short film in its entirety, lasting approximately five minutes, which may be live action or animated or both, together with two of the following:

. A poster for the film

. A film magazine review page featuring the film

I have chosen this brief because I believe that a short film will be more of a challenge to complete to a level Im proud of. I also watch a great deal more films than I do music videos and hope that my enjoyment of the media will allow me to complete this task to my fullest potential.

Premise:  

A short representation of a working mans degradation of self both morally and psychologically shown through a day in his life but experienced through two different aspects simultaneously. This will be achieved with single frame edits, jump cuts, lighting and sound alterations, unconventional camera work and mise en scene.

In doing this I hope to show how even the smallest cracks in a persons self-control can have devastating repercussions beginning with only slight fractures and breaks in reality continually growing until they finally consume the individual.

The story begins with a man (known as blue for the duration of pre-production) and his wife living out a normal day; waking up, going to work etc but at select intervals we will see single frames of an alternate path, the path Blue’s mind wants to lead him on. One of unbridled brutality, self-inflicted pain and complete rejection of reality, this new reality will be that of his psyche (known as red for the duration of pre-production) who will accept the chaos and live this alternate life.

I hope to show by the end of this film that even in the most disciplined among us there is a seed of chaos  that we can all be savage, given the right opportunity.