In today's lesson, I set to work on making the teaser trailer for our film pitch. This was somewhat difficult, due to the ever-changing nature of our film idea. Luckily, the trailer gets across something that was a general theme in all of our ideas; someone gets hooked to their computer, for whatever reason, and suddenly it becomes infected, in this case with a virus. As this is just the initial teaser trailer, I used the iMovie sounds collection for the soundtrack, also adding in various spikes during the fast paced montage at the end.
I also discussed a new film idea, one where a computer virus goes out of control, and is able to think for itself. The virus then begins to take over the person at the computer, taking control of their life. This would be an extended metaphor for a person's addiction to the internet, and how that addiction can, and often does, take over their life. I think this is a great idea, as it would allow our film to have some real meaning, rather than just a conventional thriller without anything to say. I have a few ideas as to how we could show the protagonist's life crumbling, from physical appearance, to maybe seeing things in the corner of the room, thus conveying his paranoia.
Overall, I think the lesson was a productive one, and I am now fully aware of the necessity to pick an idea and stick with it.
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