Contextual script

Contextual script

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  Contextual Script Written byGeorge Wetton With the exception of my pre-proposal. The first part of my FMP will be looking into some contextual research. Just so I can get the general basis of the genre that I am looking into and look into the people that have perfected some route into having some involvement in the horror media. I tried to go through different professions that would benefit in me in the end as opposed to just studying five directors. I decided to choose a director, script writer, graphic designer, a company, and a film. This shows that I am keeping my options to other routes that interest me. Picking a film that has inspired me and then looking further into that by seeing the camera techniques that were applied on it with such a small budget. Which is similar to my project. Looking into the directors Alfred Hitchcock and Tim Burton were especially beneficial when looking into how my final product will look like on film. I don’t want it look as bleak as and as depressing as the Tim burton films but I do want it to have that gothic style that he aimed to portray with hints of comedy. So, you know the type of film that you are watching. This is mostly done through the dark cinematography, but it is also being empathised with costumes and with just how the characters react. I didn’t know that I wanted this was the particular theme that I needed until I created it, but it is the one that makes the most sense. Alfred Hitchcock has also influenced me as well. Having looked briefly at his films. He was really ahead of his time on being reliant on the suspense of the films. As opposed to the jump scares in the film. If you watch his films. There isn’t really much scary stuff happening apart from the situations that he has placed these characters in. Which I suppose makes it more believable. As there are no supernatural threats thrown in to scare anyone. Graphic design was another avenue which I decided to look further upon. As I am making a film poster. I felt like had to look more into the artist behind the art. I’ve seen a lot of artwork that I admire, and I do have specific artists such as Paul Rand, Saul Bass and Alan Fletcher. Whenever I look at their work, they all have a collective style which makes their piece recognisable to them, meaning it looks like something they made. However, I have never researched how they have got into their position of being an artist and what inspired them. So that was a very beneficial insight into a profession that I want to take when I’m older. I also went as far as to look into the film-based company A24. They were a starting company that got founded in 2012 and since then they have produced many different films. With most of them being horror. Examples being ‘Midsomer’ (2018) and ‘Hereditary’ (2019). Looking into seeing how the business work and what impact they have had with
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  the advertising ofthe film. I found t be a rather interesting insight. Overall, my contextual has been an insightful stepping look into the works of creators that have been such a success today. It has put helped me in being brough into the right direction and for something that I should be getting influenced in the future when doing my pre- production. It has already got me thinking about cinemaphotography and colour palettes for how the overall location is going to look.