Louie Summers Film NEA

- Cut down and condense - Think how i could do things . A. planting flower (orchid/ Lilly) when eyes start to bleed . C. Crushed the flower and tells A. She doesn't have long to live . They travel through a field and talk briefly of childhood memories in the field .childhood memory in the field w/ A singing over it . They reach a lake were they decide to settle . Saturn devouring his son is reflected in the lake for C. (Surreal) . They talk directly and indirectly about the event/ memory with a misunderstanding due to different perspectives of the event/ memory . They talk of a childhood memory at the lake . We see parts of A's version of events . We see parts of C's version of events . These violently clash with the childhood memory . An orchid floats down the lake and is engulfed by ant, leaving a pelvic bone or pile of bones . At the height of the violence (memories) C. Stabs A. . On her dying wish A. Is taken to the field where she dies after revealin...

Complete as a blog post Include examples of your influences (especially from our short film list) Include visuals wherever possible (images and videos) Will develop as we go through screenwriting process Need a subheading and section for each of the following: Synopsis (a one to three paragraph summary of your film’s story – written as a short story. May also include any thematic issues here too.) Characters (a succinct description of the appearance, character and background of one or two of your main characters – no more than a paragraph each. May also include any representational issues here too) Narrative (an explanation of the narrative structures and devices your film will use – no more than identifying the technique then explaining how you will use it – less is more) Mise-en-scene (an explanation of the setting (era, area), key locations and key costume points in your film – particularly visual here) Aesthetics (an explanation of the camera, editing and l...

- A small family seeking refuge land on alien shores and attempt to settle but are repeatedly ostracised - Young girl gets separated Character 1) Name: Daisy - delicate and beautiful Age: Young age e.g 7-9 Job: / Barriers: Finding family, apathetic foreigners, her young age Aspirations: Wants to be a marine biologist - fascination with fish, specifically octopuses - wants to find her family - wants to be a normal child Family: Little revealed about family apart from that they are loving and caring - Black Friday massacre final duel Character 2) Name: Angela Age: 37 Job: Office/ retail Barriers: The woman standing opposite her, her role as a single mother, her disconnected children Aspirations: the affection of her kids, that goddam flat screen TV, to connect with her kids Family: disconnected children - A woman battling with PTSD from a past abortion Character 3) Name: Andrea Age: 28 Job: Successful rights lawyer/ or just lawyer Barriers: Right wing famil...

Editing  Editing is used to show how delusional the main character Vincent is, as a shot of Vincent seemingly digging up a grave to find his 'dead wife' that is dark and only lighted by a small lantern turns to a cheerful sunny day with flowers as it turns out he's actually digging up his mothers flower bed as a very innocent and child like Vincent peers out of the whole he's dug. The juxtaposition between these two images shows how delusional Vincent is, comparing his dark fantasies to cheery flowers to emphasise how they are just fantasies, or how dark those fantasies are. Ghostly images fade in and out attacking Vincent, the technique of them fading shows how they are just weak delusions as well as giving them a more ghostly presence implying he is haunted by his delusions. These ghostly figures fade over a slanted checkerboard background, this optical illusion like background reflects the internal chaos Vincent is facing as his mind warps and has the effect...