Monday, 9 September 2013

Rationale for Previous Idea's


Brief 2 “Social Integration” Idea
My idea for the teaser trailer would be a present day action/thriller aimed towards students and or people who enjoy a  film that makes you really think and take notice to things they wouldn’t normally think about that happens every day. The film is about a new invention that has started to become very popular, the invention is basically a form of social network that allows someone to put on this technology and have the same effects as dreaming but also allows them to enter a world that their friends can also enter so it is sort of a shared dream state similar to the film Inception only the things they can do in this world aren’t the same as what they can do in reality. The main story behind the film though is about a small group of students who are still in reality and are standing back watching their friends and even themselves slowly lose their minds as they cant place what is reality and what isn’t and how they can overcome certain obstacles. I think the film would be catered towards students more than any other audience is because the characters we see are ones that are probably the same age as them and would understand some of the decisions that a certain character would make and or something that character might say in a certain situation.
The inspiration for this idea obviously comes from the film Inception directed by Christopher Nolan as my idea has many similarities to the film such as the shared state in which they are in when using this technology and the fact that you can do things such as bring loved ones who may not be alive anymore into this world. Another inspiration I got was from the book Islands by Aldous Huxley the book features a man who moves to the island of Pala and at first never wants to leave but as time goes on things aren’t at all what they seem and he has to deal with the decisions he has made, Islands is one of my favourite books Inception as a matter of fact is also one of my favourite films which is why I am interested in the subject and like to explore further.
The style of the film would be very sort of dark and down to earth something really gritty nothing nice about it, the characters in this film I want to be like sort of drug addicts who can’t get enough of this and just want more of it, people who can’t get a grip on reality. The teaser would be shot using a low camera angles and quick cut shot types when showing a certain character to give you an idea on what it’s like to be them at that point in time. Another thing I like is the camera effects that are used on the music video The Wilhelm Scream by James Blake, the focus going in and out of the shot to make it sort of look really gritty and hazed. This style of shooting is also used in the television show Misfits which when showing some characters in certain moods or situations the camera reflects the fact that they are alone or confused which is something I really like as a simple shot can tell you everything there is about one scene without a character saying anything.


Brief 3 “Breaking Bradford” Idea
My idea for a new soap would be a drama involving different characters of different social classes focused more on the working class as they are trying to adapt to changes in society as they live in an area that is getting many different people moving in from other countrys and trying to make a living in this place of England, the soap would take place in Bradford as Bradford has changed drastically over the past 10 years and has gone from a respected city to somewhat of a tourist attraction which would lead to some very interesting characters young and old from multiple different racial and ethnic backgrounds that would all bring something new to a soap opera. My target audience would be of the older generation who maybe understand what Bradford’s state is at the minute and where it once was also the type of person who loves gossip and would talk about it with their friends in real life sort of how they would talk to their friends or family about what happened in Coronation Street the previous week.
The inspiration for Breaking Bradford comes from the current soap operas as most of the new soap operas are trying something different with their show as they are now catering to every viewer at different ages, especially the soap opera Eastenders as they have added a variety of different characters over the past few years all from different cultural and ethical backgrounds and all with individual stories to tell, there has also been some controversial story lines over the course of the show that make very good television and keeps the viewer interested and that’s why I think my idea is good and would get people tuning in.
The style of the soap opera would be as down to earth as possible with tracking shots constantly to show conversations between characters and gossip from other characters in the following scene, it would just be your typical soap opera you would find on a day to day basis but with different locations and characters, locations such as Bradford’s old fashioned styled buildings and monuments would act as great backdrops to some of these characters.

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