Plot:

The plot in this short 30-50 second film clip will revolve around the protagonist hiding from a creature inspired by Nosferatu and will take place within the first hour of the film and it is he creature’s first appearance. As the creature comes closer to finding the protagonist, their heart will beat harder and faster and. eventually  the creature will walk in the opposite direction that the protagonist is at and the heartbeat will slowly start to decrease. The protagonist will then move from their hiding space after thinking the creature had left and then come face to face with it. The scene then fades. Finally, the protagonist will be played by (not chosen) and the creature will be played by (not chosen, preferably a taller person, however since only the creature’s silhouette will be seen, it doesn’t really matter). 

 

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Film Roles Portfolio

(will be updated)

Clip  – sound editor – escape action

Only one character used – protagonist chased from unseen force presumably another person or external threat

No clear character used to give chase, to add suspense and tension by not giving away too much. Makes plot more mysterious and intrigues audience
Character bio

Name – unknown, no reference to name or anything identifying him. Implies that he is on the run, so little known personal information is assumed to retain anonymous

Age – late teens, early twenties. Again; little is known, but his age is implied from his build and stature

Traits – mysterious, fearful, ambiguous

Motive – to escape whatever, or whoever is chasing him

Casting

I have decided to cast a friend, Aleksander in this role. For one, he understands the role I have explicably described to him. After discussing the role, I think he would fit the mysterious character of which dominates the short clip because understands the potential and drive that needs to be shown

Visually, there are no specifics in regards to how I want the character to look. Tall, and mysterious should be important in representing the ambiguity within the film

Since we do not know much about the character it is vital that the physical look represents the traits explained above. As little is known about the character, it is down to him to express the fear, paranoia and mystery which are the important traits displayed by the main and only character I conceived for this piece

In regards to finding a backup, should he not suit the role; it would not be particularly difficult to find someone who could portray such a vague character

Despite the complexities hidden behind the characters’ anonymity, the versatility of the characters’ look, allows for me to adapt my perception of how the character should visually appear

As a result of this, actors should not be difficult to find because they are no physical traits which make the character stand out that could make casting difficult

It could be possible to adapt the character to a female as there is little information given about his backstory which builds an interesting and mysterious narrative

Breathless – French New Wave 

  Breathless is a film directed by Jean Luc – Godard in 1960. It is a film which was part of the French New Wave film movement. The film was filmed in Paris on sight. This was because breathless had a low budget, around £15,000, which is an extremely low budget for a film. Continuing with this theme of a low budget, the whole film was recorded in black and white in order to save money. However, this also contributed to the films feeling of Noir.    The idea of film Noir is a big idea in this film. From the black and white film reel, to the stereotype of a chain-smoking man in a suit and fedora. Both contribute to the Film Noir style. This film set the standards for Film Noir in the future, any other Noir Film you see will almost seem like or make references to this film. For instance, films such as Blade runner and a Touch of Evil depict dark worlds, in which we follow a dark character (though in Blade Runner is a police officer) through chase sequences, and the main character being either a detective or on the wrong side of the law. Either way, the police Is usual involved in some way. However, Blade runner is a little different because the film is in color. However, in the intro for instance, the shots of the city are very dark. This is a theme throughout the film, although they have access to color, the film tends to steer away from using color in its shits when it can. Keeping with the idea of Noir being black and white. As we as all that, in Noir films the characters tend to smoke a lot. I think this had to do with how mysterious the main character usually is, using smoke to hide their appearance.   

As well as that, this film was made during The French New Wave film movement. This film shows its references to this, by making an unconventional film. Some scenes in the film show off stuff that audiences weren’t used to seeing at the time, and even to this day, some parts of the film and the script seem odd. For instance, there’s one scene in a hotel room, which takes up about 25 mins of the film. This was certainly an odd choice. As well as that, the script can be quite random at times, going from talking about how their day is going, to Michel Poiccard (Jean-Paul Belmondo) asking Patricia Franchini (Jean Seberg) to sleep with him, in what seems to be like one sentence.