In my previous blog entry, I briefly discussed an alternative idea I had come up with about a character living life in the same way as a character from George Orwell's classic novel "1984". I have since decided that this alternative idea would in fact be a much easier film to create, as well as a much more effective story overall.
I have also been thinking about camera styles and how exactly I would like my film to be shot. I have recently been watching a lot of the films from the "Paranormal Activity" series, and although the acting and storytelling in those films isn't anything stellar, or something I'd like to emulate, I must admit the idea of the camera being a physical object in the film as opposed to some omnipotent eyepiece is something that interests me.
If I were to tell the story of somebody living their life while constantly spied on by hidden cameras (ala The Truman Show) I would be able to express the character's need to break free from their life, and show the story of a character trying their best to escape from a life which they have no control over- a life where they are simply a subject to be spied upon and watched.
This would be great for the theme of Freedom.
Paranormal Activity
I have attached a screencap of one of the paranormal activity films here to demonstrate the kind of shot I would want my film to be filmed like in terms of camera placement and such. You can see clearly that there is a timestamp present which suggests that the camera is a physical object in the scene, much like a CCTV camera.
I believe this sort of feature is something that would be a great thing to insert during the editing phase of my film, giving it a sense of it being "found footage" or security camera footage.
I am still undecided as to whether or not my film will be shot in this way in part or whole, but I expect it will most likely just be sections of my film that is recorded in this way.
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