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1. Context Statement
For my fmp I’ve decided I want to try and make a short film
as I’ve done lots of types of filming but never made a full-
length project. I’ve made edits, podcasts and short vlogs just
on my own free time as I enjoy making those things, it has
given me better insight into how I could also approach the
format of a short film visually, stylistically, story wise and
how I would edit it all together as I have experience behind
the camera, in front of it and behind the editing phases. The
idea of the film is based of the cult classics such as “Fight
Club” and “Donnie Darko”, but I am going to be focusing
more on the mental aspects rather than the fighting or
paranormal aspects both these films bring individually. I
really homing in on the factor of a character that no one else
can see but the audience and the main character, so a
imaginary person or hallucination that the main character
builds up to deal with their current situation and in my choice
of situation I’ve decided for it to be around the main
characters failing modelling career and is trying to find a way
to get back on his feet or showing the struggles of being
scouted and how social media can feel like a weight down on
you as you aren’t on the same level or don’t have the same
things / opportunities as others.
I’ve chosen to focus on these points for this project as I feel
it’s extremely relevant in our current society and is extremely
common to feel inferior or not as good as others due to you
not having the next best thing, best opportunities or not

2. being given the chance to try new things because its hard to
come across the people who can give you those
opportunities. I also just wanted to take a challenge and
really push myself with finding new ways to film especially
with the challenge of making a character not exist but still
completely be there, but with this its opened up multiple
avenues that I can take this idea and has let me generate lots
of ideas of how I want to shoot and approach this project.
For this project I’ve got 2 people who I will be working along
side with to make this short film come to fruition, my friend
Alex and Sam. I’m going to also be acting within this film
alongside Alex as he will be the aspiring model and I’m going
to be his “hallucination”, I am going to film some sections
myself but for the sections where me and Alex will be on
screen, I will have Sam to help on those. I’ve specifically
picked these two as Alex has past acting and drama
experience along with myself and Sam is well versed in how
cameras work, lighting and how to achieve the look I’m going
for.
I intend on shooting most of this film locally to me I have 3
specific locations I’m certain I’m going to film at my work, my
house and Alex’s house too. I have already planned out
roughly what I’m going to do in these locations from the
shot, angles, how I want it to look aesthetically, outfits etc. I
may also do some other shots in town but the three locations
I have just given are very close to one another meaning less
travel and just makes it easier and quicker to get things
filmed but town does also have more locations for shots.

3. I hope to get it all filmed over the easter holiday as it means
we al have some form of free time eventually and I can
organise things a lot easier for us 3 rather than trying to fit a
day in the week during college.