Thursday, 27 January 2011

Chosen idea

I have chosen idea two which is:

A social outcast and undiagnosed sociopath who suffers from OCD snaps and acknowledges his desire to kill and collect after a stressful chain of events.

General idea for the opening: Close up of a man's face as he says, "they'll wanna know how it happened. Music starts from here. A wide shot of a man on his own in his bed sleeping. It zooms into his face as he slowly opens his eyes. He taps the side four times and puts on his glasses. Gets out of bed. Makes bed and pulls each four corners four times each to tighten and straighten the bedding. He smooths the covers with his palm four times. Showers. Brushes teeth. Phone rings and he answers. He argues with his mother. He grits his teeth back and fourth, back and fourth. Eats his cereal. Grabs a knife from a collection of war memorabilia, touches/grips it four times and leaves.
Setting: In a house/something that could look like an apartment.
Actors needed: The man
Camera: A mix of close ups and wide shots. A lot of close ups.
Editing: A mixture of long takes with a couple of quick, unnerving short takes of his routine thrown in.
Music: Dark and ominous during the entire scene.

I think this will be most interesting as although he appears to be fairly normal he is a more complex character to understand due to his OCD, therefore audiences will find this more interesting and difficult to understand, making it more of a mystery and more like a thriller. I also think this story line is more believable and I like the idea for the opening the most. I think it would be more interesting to watch and slightly different from what you might expect.

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