Planning Stages of the Fascination Project

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After being introduced to the fascination project as a group film, I was able to join a group looking to create a film with a business/comedy/horror theme. I took that to mean a very cheesy type of horror where the characters are in typical horror movie scenarios but something about either the acting, the setting, the props, or even the music adds a very light, comedic lens to the traditionally terrifying scene. During the first class, we were provided with time to work on the projects, my team and I used it as a brainstorming session to just share any "bits" or scenes that we think would work well and to get a basic grasp of the type of film we were looking to produce.
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Personally, I think that movies like Monty Python and the Holy Grail would be a good type to try and match in terms of humor and such. I especially think a scene with either the victim or the killer getting severely injured without acknowledging it would be a good tribute to the " 'tis but a scratch" fight with the black knight. Another scene I think would be really beneficial to the whole comedy/horror theme would be a really elongated death. For example, in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie, one of the vampires took almost a whole minute and an end credit scene to die and it is really one of my favorite movies that fall into this same comedy/horror genre that my group and I are exploring for this project.

            

After the one in-class workshop we had another work day provided, so we decided to really narrow down our general idea for the film and created a storyboard of the 3 acts. We also used this time to decide on any costumes, props, and character roles for each of us. We were able to decide that our killer would be Jake, with Kurt being the very first victim, and thought about any plot twists we might be able to add at the very end to have an additional element of surprise to the film. 

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  1. dr. kyburzNovember 14, 2022 at 10:15 AM

    See how much you did in that short span? I'd love to see you continue making short films!! Great job!

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