Rough Cut - creation and progression of the idea

1. Rough Cut

2. Rough Cut
For our thriller opening sequence I came up with the idea of a girl with a passion for
film. She is an outsider as she is constantly in her own world, imagining creating films
and stories. After facing tons of rejection about her film ideas she starts to break down
as her dreams have been crushed. Heading down a dark path, she decides to take
matters into her own hands. She goes on a journey, following certain people she takes
an interest in and makes them a character in her new film by drawing creepy sketches
of them whenever she can, observing them and sculpting them. She relishes in this
ability to make and change reality, however having such a broken, unstable mind
along with the power of ‘playing God’ can have severe consequences.

3. Mise-en-scène Ideas
• Wooden Art Figures
• Old film roll
• Typewriter
• Sketches/Sketchbook
• Scattered art supplies
• Screenplays/Scripts
• Knives
• Candles

4. Location Ideas
Tiffany came up with the idea of perhaps using a train/train station as a
possible location and we all agreed this location would be suited to
when the girl is drawing her sketches of people.
I also added that we should have a location in her home, perhaps a dark
living room or bedroom where she sits in front of the TV as the light
from the screen in a darkened room would create aesthetically pleasing
silhouettes. And surrounded by old films, sketches and sculptures
because this would be good to establish her lifestyle through mise-en-
scène.

5. Editing/Shot Ideas
I suggested we use a graphic match shot between the girl’s
eye and a camera lens. I believe this would symbolise how
her mind is lost to her love of film and like a camera lens her
eyes are always observing and capturing moments of life.
We all agreed on editing some scenes to overlap each other to
mimic the effect of an old film roll and also represent how
her mind feels, constantly flicking through ideas and
emotions in a rapid chaotic way.