Music ideas

We all decided we needed eerie music to add depth to the imagery. I spent a lot of time looking on Youtube to find the most suitable music. We all like the idea of carnival music but a creepy version to create the tension. I found many different examples such as creepy carnival music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuisPf8M40U , music box: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hio1fHy_3HM&feature=related, circus music:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wi_KAT8X6l8, distorted music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FuNdgQkOkk. I also looked around to find a clowns laugh as we thought it would have a good effect however I never found anything of good sound quality or serious enough to use.

Dialogue

The part of the film I am responsible for requires a small amount of dialogue. The female will read this dialogue to the main character before she attacks him and robs him ‘I am the goal, the sustainer, the master, the witness, the abode, the refuge, and the most dear friend. I am the creation and the annihilation, the basis of everything, the resting place.’ This is from the Bhagavad Gita, chapter 9, Verse 18. The purpose of the quote is that the ultimate goal is Krsna, Krsna is like a god, everything exists on his energy, and therefore he is the eternal cause of all causes. This relates back to our idea of fate and that you can’t escape it. That fate is everywhere and everything happens for a reason. Throughout the rest of the film there is no other speech but this is very typical of short films as it adds impact and showcases other skills.

Costume

For our film we considered using either a clown mask, face paint or a full suit. We decided we needed full body suit to create a bigger impact on the viewers. We looked through many sites online to find an outfit and settled on a very suitable outfit call ‘Bobo the clown’ which is very creepy looking. Once this was settled we also had to decide on how we were going to dress our lead male. At first we thought of maybe changing the colour of his suit to show each separate day. In the end we decided to change the colour and patterns of the tie the male wore as we thought it would look odd if he changed suit everyday and more fitting to change tie.

Locations

As a group we started off with no idea as to where we could film. As we decided fate was going to be the main theme in the film we followed the route of circus and carnival and came up with the amusements at Felixstowe. It’s not too far away so it wouldn’t cost too much to get there and we all know the area well. The fact that the seaside is supposed to be a fun place adds depth to the narrative of our film as it’s disturbing and strange. For the house scenes it had to be one of the groups house. We were going to film the different rooms in different houses but realized that it wouldn’t edit together and transition smoothly. So we used Paige’s house for all of the house scenes.

Production meeting

We decided that for the film the clown was going to be in a box so it looks like a realistic machine. Adele’s granddad kindly made our box for us, it was very large and we realized we may have a problem. We decided to call a meeting and discussed our options. We wouldn’t be able to take a box of that size to Felixstowe by train so we had to find out whose car would hold a box that big. It wouldn’t fit in one car so we tried Adele’s boyfriend Luke’s car and it just about fit but had to be tied down securely. Our lead male could drive so he took the rest of us in his car as there was no room left in Luke’s car.

Casting

For casting we had to find actors to play the lead male, the clown, a male in the first scene and how many for the mugging scene. We considered who we knew and decided that a member of our group’s family friend could play the lead male especially since he has acted in the Wolsey theatre. We were looking for someone in his mid twenties who looked more mature and would make the film more realistic and serious. To cut down on transport issues and availability we decided that one of the group could play the clown to ensure we got the filming done. We used one of the group member’s boyfriends to play the male in the first scene as he is a young adult and there’s a more stereotypical view of teens being troublesome. There was a lot of debate as to how many muggers we would have and who would play them. At first we wanted a group mugging, and then we decided two or three would be better. My brother and a couple of his friends were going to play the part as they are all tall young boys; we thought it would play well with representation. However, we decided that it may be more effective to use females so Karlene (one of the group) and her friend were going to play the part. Yet again we hit another problem as her friend was not available when we were, so we decided Paige (one of the group) should join Karlene in the scene as availability continued to be a problem with those outside of the group.

Distribution

Together we decided that as our film is a short film it would be distributed online to sites such as www.Youtube.com. This is where many people show short films to either express a cause they believe needs to be heard or to use as a showcase of peoples talents such as being the actor, director or editor. This is where people are most likely to be noticed for their talents.