Blurb )
A short one minute horror sequence
An artist hides a secret behind his portraits.
Character Biographies )
Main character - The artist
The artist is called heather. She is 40 years old and paints portraits on a regular basis. She's extremely talented and graduated from arts ed school. She is very quiet and lonely and has always felt distant from her family and friends when she was younger. She is very independent and likes to be on her own. She's argumentative and has a strong opinion on almost anything and that is why she was troubled in her early years at primary school. Her career in art has led her to the beautiful town in Henley On Thames. She earns well and lives in a mansion with numerous bed rooms, living rooms and toilets but she lives by herself.
Client - Oscar
Oscar is one of Heathers art clients. He lives in henley also but he lives with his family. He is an aspiring artist and heard about Heathers success and arranged to meet her for some advice from Heathers impressive background. Oscar is 18 and is hoping to go to the same arts ed school heather went to in the following september.
Statement of intent)
I'm best suited to film and direct this short film, not only because it's a school project but because I can work around my time scheduling.
I plan to get everything done through the duration of 2 weeks varying on if the characters are available to shoot on these days.
On location I will be shooting lots of establishing shots as well as the main scene which takes place in her garden as Heather is painting. I will accomplish this filming but allowing myself time and space to organise everything well.
Story line)
My one minute drama will end on a cliff hanger. In a short summary my one minute drama is about a troubled artist who ends up killing her client. We see the artist painting someone lying on the floor, we don't know what she's drawing at this point but the person she is drawing is in front of her dead on the floor. I t turns out to be her client. The audience will have no idea who Oscar is and will have no idea why or even if Heather did do it?
Here are four images i have researched into within the same genre as mine.
127 is the most intense film I have ever watched. In my drama I want to create the same effect it has on the audience as it does in 127 hours. The audience are kept guessing throughout the film, this captivates the audiences attention directly at the film. I also feel that the camera shots used in this film are diverse and effective, I will somehow take into account some of the shot types used especially the rule of three.
Scream is a classic horror film that is in known worldwide. This film is similar to the genre as mine as there are some terrifying scenes and shots. In horror films the music gives away the ending, it's almost expected and too predictable. In my drama I want to use the same effect that this film has when the music is played. I want the audience to be on the edge of their seats as the music creates and terrifying intense mood.
These are two other films that fulfil the stereotype of a horror and cliff hanger ending.
Idea one-
A short film about a young child finding a professional artists paintbrush.
No one believes him because the young boy claims he found it five minutes from where he lives.. west London estate. The boy is telling the truth.
it's global on the news everywhere.
The painting in unrecognized and the artist is unknown.
Would need to film a young boy around 8-12. And lots of other family members and other people to play the character of the neighbors.
Idea Two-
A successful troubled artist is a suspect of her clients murder. It is a cliff hanger and we basically see her painting this image and have no idea what it is of, this makes it more interesting for the audience.
Idea Three (Final Idea)
A rags to riches one minute drama.
A scruffy true Londoner will play a painter. He is working in a 5 star rich hotel/ house.
He cannot believe he's there, he's casually singing along to the radio when the man who is visiting or owns the house hears his voice and wants to meet the man himself.
The camera will constantly be swapping back to each character, the painter being the lower class person.
The audience will see the comparison of both characters.
The rich important man falls for his voice and offers him a recording contract.
He has two kids and a wife. The family are chuffed and this is a hidden raw talent. He becomes famous...
My Object
