Finalized Concept

Finalized Concept

The project that I will committing to is the idea of an interactive short film. This film will be unique in many different ways. The ways that this project will differ from other projects is by incorporating a variety of movie genres. With each choice being in the hands of the viewer. The goal is to embed videos into one another this way there will be a seamless transition from one video clip to the next. The inspiration behind this project is my passion for film-making. I have only created small one minute clips, but I have never done an actual short film. There’s a commercial on television that has the two main character going through a scene, but it constantly changes genres right on the spot and it creates this excitement and unpredictability. This commercial inspired my idea to include multiple genres into my film.

This project represents my personal values and interest by including my loves for film and movies. I have always dreamed of creating a film and this is something that would be an incredible starting point for me. Being able to dream up a story and then making come to life really excites. Being an IMM major we are often forced to be creative and think outside the box and being allowed to let my creativity run wild is exactly what I love to do. While being an IMM major I tend to lean toward the side of media and video editing and film-making. This project will help my future endeavors because after graduating I will aim to work in social media. The ideal role for me is to create content for the social media and creating videos clips will be on the top of list of content. Creating such an innovative and creative film will add to my portfolio and force me to gain more skills in this area.

I believe there will be a lot of interest in my film because film and video is such a huge part of media. When watching television and when going to the movies you will rarely see any still image promotionals. People love video. The reason why my project will gain even more interest is because of the interactive aspect that I will be presenting to the audience. Once potential consumers see the ability to be in control of the storyline it will immediately attract them to see the film and take control. I imagine the viewers will sit at my film and try and go through each and every possible ending and twist.

When implementing this project technically it will take more research on my behalf. I imagine that I would need some sort of coding to embed the clips into one another. One of my peers spoke about a Youtuber doing something similar to this idea, but he just created a video and the transitions were chopping and obvious. The goal is to make transition seamless as if your sitting at your local movie theater. I will likely be editing my clips in Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects. When filming I will go to the cage and find the best camera suited for my project along with lighting pieces to make sure the quality remains high, crisp, and clean. What’s great about this film is that I am able to give it multiple styles. When making it a romance it will be a lot of close up with and a bright scene with romantic music and a quiet and serene scene. Then when it changes to horror it will grow dark and the music fades into something suspenseful and creepy. There will be a variety of styles.

When prototyping this project I will be working a lot of different recording techniques and learning how different films are executed. I will share my storyboard with friends and peers and see if my story is entertaining and engaging. Also I plan on practicing embedding videos over one another by creating little clips with my phone and practicing how I would execute when I get my actual clips.  This will be one of the most challenging parts so I will be sure to spend a lot of time of learning and mastering this technique.