Death By The Shadow : Draft

Change of inspiration

My final production was originally inspired by Silence of the lambs written by Thomas Harris and adapted by Ted Tally. I linked this to the silence of the lambs due to the way the character speaks and thinks in my production. So originally my set up was going to be like the interrogation in the silence of the lambs, but after careful consideration I came to the realization that it would be too much to fund costumes and finding places getting the same lighting and actors.
Due to the lack of actors I then had to use a voice over with clips throughout which were parallel to what is being described and so after editing and looking at other movies that do this sort of effect. I changed my movie inspiration to that of American Psycho. I related it to American Psycho due to the fact this man is supposed to be a highly ranked man in society and he kills for pleasure, although in American Psycho the guy doesn't recall killing his victims.

Target audience research

Are you male or female? by kota.slays


From my target audience research, I can see the main genre's of film that spike interest as well as which actors and directors influence a persons decision when watching a film

Treatment

My media opening scene will be based on a character by the name of Mr. Clarke, he will be describing his crime to the detective. I will be taking ideas from movies such as Clockwork Orange, Annie Hall, The usual Suspects, Taxi Driver & Fight Club I will be taking the idea of showing videos of actions but having a voice over playing in the background. I will be incorporating images and videos pertaining to the scene, as well as images parallel to the scene. This will intrigue the audience to continue watching the rest of the film. The use of voice over will add a bit of mystery to who the man is, as his identity won't be revealed until the actual movie starts.

Media preliminary

Potential Production names

This is a list of possible production names I'll use in my final production. These were all made up and none are copyright.