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EVALUATION
The main goal of my project is to challenge and break the archetypes of a psychological horror movie and the stereotypical “look” and “plot” while still creating a sense of unease. One of the objectives of this short film was to keep it less predictable and straightforward. The colour-grading of this film was one of the most important elements that contributed to the mood and tone of the film, and it successfully reflected the intention. The use of a movie poster and the placement on the door leading into the classroom also created an environment that feels like a movie premiere.
One of the challenges of this project was to cast actors/actresses for my short film and to direct them. While I have created short films before for promotional and entertainment purposes, I have never developed a psychological horror storyline or written a screenplay for a short film before. Since I am gaining interest in film production (e.g. creative direction & photography/cinematography), there are still many fascinating areas for further exploration and experimentation.
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After receiving feedback from peers and my professor, I could work on the build-up of the murder scene. For example, close up shots of hands could be filmed and added to hint/lead up to the cut-up hands. The transition between the two scenes of cutting ingredients and Girl 2 realising the horrific reality was rather quick. In order to improve this, scenes showing how Girl 2 processes and registers what was happening could be added (e.g. showing of holding hand scene but flashes of how the other person isn’t there) to present a better buil-up to the reveal. Another comment was that they interpreted the meaning/backstory as Girl 1 wanted to be together with Girl 2 so badly that she killed her and literally consumed her.
More documentation of the production stage of this project could have been recorded. I should keep this in mind while working on a film production-related project in the future as the production stages of this project are not as well documented compared to other stages.
