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Friday, 12 December 2014
Research of the Representation of Social Groups
Females
In our horror opening we are going to primarily focus on females. in our opening the girl is the only character (except for the child) who's face you see. Usually in film, women are very unrepresented. They are usually portrayed as a weaker character and a support to the male lead. In our horror opening we would like to contradict this idea and have a leading female. In lots of films with leading females they are either sexualised to appeal to men, involved in a love triangle or seen as an object of desire. They are the ‘ideal’ woman, flawed or developed women are seen as ugly and unattractive. the opening in our horror begins with a deceiving scene or what seems to be a girl begin intimate with sounds and actions that are associated to sex. Really, she is being inseminated with a child in a hospital. this is ironic because it supports the stereotype of female protagonists when our film is going to do the reverse of that.
Usually young adults are portrayed as carless, reckless, fun loving idiots. For young females in reality. there are any struggles with even the idea of pregnancy. The film possibly links to the debate of pro choice activists. Young people in todays society do not have a voice or valid opinions on issues that concern themselves. Our opening symbolises the surrounding pressures of society on the individual and how she has no control.
Infants
We are purposely under representing infants. In a society, children can do no wrong. They are a symbol of innocence and purity. They’re also connected to the issues of abortion. we are half representing the baby to be an object but also something beast like, something with no conscience. In our horror opening the infant has portrayed as an undesired. The infant in the opening is the problem.
Medical Personelle
Doctors are trustworthy in reality, kind and caring. We want to subvert this. Like in Frankenstein, it is questioned whether the creature is the monster or the creator. Because no other characters faces are shown, it creates a sense of distrust toward them. Science will be seen as something that won’t necessarily save you. Science conflicts with the ongoing religious themes.
In our horror opening we are going to primarily focus on females. in our opening the girl is the only character (except for the child) who's face you see. Usually in film, women are very unrepresented. They are usually portrayed as a weaker character and a support to the male lead. In our horror opening we would like to contradict this idea and have a leading female. In lots of films with leading females they are either sexualised to appeal to men, involved in a love triangle or seen as an object of desire. They are the ‘ideal’ woman, flawed or developed women are seen as ugly and unattractive. the opening in our horror begins with a deceiving scene or what seems to be a girl begin intimate with sounds and actions that are associated to sex. Really, she is being inseminated with a child in a hospital. this is ironic because it supports the stereotype of female protagonists when our film is going to do the reverse of that.
Young Adults
InfantsDoctors are trustworthy in reality, kind and caring. We want to subvert this. Like in Frankenstein, it is questioned whether the creature is the monster or the creator. Because no other characters faces are shown, it creates a sense of distrust toward them. Science will be seen as something that won’t necessarily save you. Science conflicts with the ongoing religious themes.
Monday, 8 December 2014
Sunday, 7 December 2014
Treatment Feedback
Our group made an online chat on Facebook in which people of our chosen target audience could write feedback about our film treatment and poster. This allowed us to get opinions from individuals outside of our group about the ideas. The feedback we received was almost all positive.
Treatment
Name: The Surrogate
Genre: Horror
-Sub Genre: Parental, paranormal and psychological.
Target Audience: Arthouse, independent people aged 18+. People who enjoy psychological horrors and appreciate artistic works.
Outline:
Beginning- Misleading close up shots of what seems to be a girl becoming intimate with someone. But she is really in a hospital preparing for her insemination. Shots like close ups of hands on sheets, skin and the bed create this effect. Sounds like heavy berating and heart beats would be included to mislead the viewer. It creates a very twisted image of this young girl. Continuous shots throughout would include dilated pupils to continue the medical theme. Skin colours will be used throughout to link with the body and they a quite dull colours.
Noises of drug use made using utensils inspired by Requiem For A Dream and Pink Floyd would also be used.
We would have clips of a false baby growing inside the girls stomach. We decided a good way to link to pregnancy but also make it scary was to use rubber to represent skin and have someone or hands pushing against the rubber. This makes what most parents would relish (their child kicking and moving) very strange.
The last shot in our opening would be a high angle shot of a padded cell or asylum taken with a fish eye lense. This long shot contrasts with all the close up previously used. The cell would be brightly lit compared to the darker other scenes.
Character Breakdown:
We didn't want to include may characters in our opening so we kept it to a bare minimum.
-The girl (She has no name, she is a nobody, a white young adult)
-The baby (Only see the baby once in the last scene of our opening in the padded cell which is a long shot so its hard t focus on the child)
-Doctors and Nurses (Never see their faces In the clips, one male doctor and 1or 2 females)
Visual Elements:
-Lighting: Flashes: light to dark over the course of the opening, dull lighting,
-Camera Movement: Camera doesn't move only zoom and on the last shot in the asylum. Lots of close up throughout, some mid shots of the doctors (not faces) The final shot is an extreme long shot.
-Editing: Flashes and glitches, change lighting and colours.
-Setting: Bed, clinical hospital room, Padded cell or asylum, white or black plain backgrounds for close ups to focus.
-Actors: A pale (innocent looking) teenage girl, A baby or toddler, a male doctor and extra female nurse.
-Props: Utensils (for sounds) Syringe, rubber sheet, crucifix, moths, rubber gloves.
-Costume: Hospital dress robe, White t shirt, Black t shirt, White lab jacket, Rubber gloves, Hospital band.
Audio:
Utensils. strong bass throughout the opening. Drones increasing and decreasing in pitch mixed with sharp noises and whines. Babies crying and someone screaming.
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