Settings + Location

 In terms of the setting, the area would be in an area in London in the time of the 20th century. The reason for his setting is based on the fact that we want to display how this was an issue for people who lived in these areas. 

As for the location, it will be set in Chadwell Heath Academy, a school that is located in London. In the school, we will be filming in the Hallway. This is so that we can display the isolation of the main character. This location will be filmed inside the real school. We will be using Room 24 and Room 30 as the main locations in the school setting. The use of the school would be to shock the audience as to how there is barely anyone there, conveying how different it is with people is a normally packed place, compared to how it is when it is empty.

We will also film in the Crucible park, which is located next to the school, mainly the play area. The idea of this location being used is so that we can display the transition between each scenes and the monad process of the character. As it is an outdoor location, this will be filmed outside. 

Personnel and Job Roles

 Production: 

Director - Richard

Camera operator - Richard

Actor - Elijah Mbila, Ibrahim Shaikh, Sarabraj Birk

Post-production:

Editor - Richard and Elijah

In the short film, the key character will be the main character as the plot centers around him. The actor who will play him is Elijah. This is based on how he has done some acting performances in the past which relates to conveying the emotion of someone isolated. 

Genre and Theme

 

The genre of the film is psychological thriller. Prop wise, this will mostly be somethings that people have everyday, such as food and drinks. There may be some other items, including bags and coats and a notepad as we would want the audience to relate to the character, and a form of diary or documentation of his experience can help easily.

The costume would subvert from the genre, with the protagonist wearing a typical school uniform as it takes place in a school. In terms of the situation, it would be based on a real life issue that has affected a lot of people, taking inspiration from the Coronavirus Lockdown and the effects it had on some, this differs to other films with this genre with a plot that includes situations which are far from reality. 

The situations would use a convention of a psychological thriller. This would be through how it would follow how someone may feel after finding out that they are the only one there, including how their thought process would be after a few weeks of being isolated from everyone. 

The convention of having recurring characters will be used in order to present the main character's mindset in which he would see people who are not actually there. 

There will be sound effects, such as clear audible used to convey where the character is and what scene is being depicted. There would be a voiceover put in place, which will be used to let the audience know what is currently happening in the narrative, along with explaining what the character is thinking and how he is feeling.

As for the cinematography, there will be some clear shots that would be conveyed in a normal psychological thriller film, in which the day would be passing and there also would be clear emotions of the main character presented to convey his state of mind. 

The lighting in a film with this genre tends to be quite dim and changes within the atmosphere. For this film, we will be following this convention. 

The film will take on a psychological theme. This will be covered through the visual representations of the emotions and the behaviour of the main character and the slow detoriation of him.

Group Discussion of Ideas

SWOT Analysis of ideas

 Idea 1

Idea 2

Idea 3

Initial Ideas for the Short Film

 

Idea 1

Idea 2 - Chosen

Idea 3

Initial Ideas Mind Map

 

Short Film Analysis 2

Title	What works well  (think conventions)	Could be better if
A mind of his own.	Duration-  it gets the story along. Storyline – Rather unique, does interest the audience Budget – It is rather obvious through the props they have used, that the budget was low, though the fact that it still interests and is entertaining for the audience, is rather impressive.	It had a much more dark, dingy setting that helped to show the contrast between some scenes more effectively. Better use of sound and music, could help add much more suspense to the scenes that need to be suspenseful
Blurred.	Duration- its long enough to make the storyline clear and understandable Sound - Its use of sound and music is rather affective and keeps the emotions the audience feel, varied and dynamic.	IF given more context for the story and built up a bit more, so more time would also probably have been needed to allow for this too. The piece could have been much better than it already is.
Life of Kurt	Abstract Creativity – it does have a very unique theme, and seems to stick with it throughout the entire short film, which makes it blend really well.	Several scenes could have been mademuch better simply by a change in angle and perspective for the audience.
Hallucinations (Dilly Edit)	Storyline - Storyline does seem to keep remain rather basic in structure, though it does seem sometimes confusing this allows things to completely catch the audience off guard. Sound – Its use of music has hinted at several more sinister themes, especially in combination with some scenes.	The story was much more clear aboutwhat was happening, and additionally if it wasn’t as all over the place it might seem a lot less confusing toward the audience. Some effects could have fit better in place of others however that isn't a major flaw of it.
What can you emulate from these in your work?
The Use of Sound Effects and a clear distinction between sections of the storyline can aid my piece and amplify the effect some scenes may have on the audience, especially if they are able to empathise with the characters.