Derren Brown: Enigma

Doing a documentary I started to research the particular programs that would relate to my own. Derren Brown does not believe in the paranormal and in many of his documentaries he shows how the paranormal world can be misinterpreted with the smallest belief. This is a documentary where he 'tricks' alot of peoples beliefs with just a few small tricks.
I want to research a few different takes on the paranormal and during this I should decide which veiw I'll come from.

Change of plan

After much thought into the project I have decided that I want to research into a subject that I would be more involved and intrested in. I'm very much intrested into the paranormal and started to research into a few documentrys that I have come across such as Darren Brown. He doesnt beleive in the paranormal but change convince a group of people its a real occourance of the paranormal.
I had then had a few conversations disscussing people's experiences with the paranormal and finally came to the decision that I must research into this topic. My plan is to get in contact with a medium and meet with a few people to see what would be happen. Obviously I would need the mediums permission to film, or just have a camera but not to be showimg the persons face.

Film Practice

Due to the scale of my production, I thought that I could take advantage of the facilities I have access to and produce a short scene of my production where I can test shots, movement, shot type, mis-en-scene and lighting.
This means that I can have a better idea of the productions planning and can draw up a brief shot list and storyboard.
I have decided to do a shot with the car going into the car wash because I feel that this will be the most complicated scene to create. I'll do the short piece of filming with the car trying to create an atmosphere for the disappearance with shots, movement, shot type, mis-en-scene and lighting.

Secured my idea

My trailer idea was initially going to be a male and a female character in a relationship when one disappears into a car wash. I was planning to have one male and one female when I was thinking about the limited amount of males that would play the part. During my planning I then came across the idea of having two female best friends where I could show there friendship with a number of different shots and props.
With this idea now secured, now I'll research more on the topic of trailers to get a clearer idea of how a trailer is set out, shots, sound effects and what most effectively attracts the audience.

Advert idea

During the course of planning my production I have been thinking as much about an advert on the topic of smoking. This is a subject that has always been in my life as a member of the family or friends have always been a smoker. I would choose an advert due to the fact that I would want to raise more awareness in my own style.
I have thought into what angle to come at this subject by that would attract the attention of my audience instantly and throughout the advert made. I know that I would have to come at it at an intresting point that would leave a thought in my veiwers minds about smoking or that could influence them in some way.
I need to do a plan of what I want to acheive in the advert and the message that would come with it.

General idea's

From making the slideshow of my ideas I have finally come down to making a trailer and have thought of a few idea's of what I could do:
1. - Characters in a house
- Letter/mail
- Trapped, Big Brother style
- play with light and sound
2. - A character, produced amnesia
- Dissapears
- Hospital
- "lost"
- One specific character can see the missing person but no one else can, sees the clues to find the character
3. - Two characters, male and female
- Road trip
- Car wash scene
- Characters gone after going through car wash
- Looking for them
4. - Jumanji
- Saw
- Combind together to create a game. Using saw quotes.

Four of my ideas that I found could be most effective, my general idea is to have a simple idea and make it complex and realistic. I want to effect the audience with a chill down their spine.

Slideshow

In the lesson that began the whole project I started thinking up idea's and therefore I did a slideshow brainstorming possible ideas.

We were shown the list produced for us by the teacher. It was a list of briefs and could choose any one from the list. I really liked the documetry project as I thought I could document on something that is close to me, therefore putting the research and effort into the project. I then came to the trailer project which I thought could be intresting and base around a thriller which I have background in working in.

With this I then went away and started thinking about my idea's, so decided to make a slideshow of my ideas.

Ideas Presentation Buck Master 16th-Sept-2010