SHORT SILENT FILM PITCH Name of short film

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SHORT SILENT FILM PITCH Name of short film – deafening silence

SHORT SILENT FILM PITCH Name of short film – deafening silence

THE HUMAN MIND This silent film relates to the human mind is that fear

THE HUMAN MIND This silent film relates to the human mind is that fear is in the human mind and people are afraid of mimes. This could be related through coulrophobia and a mime is a silent clown to some people. This links into our silent movie as it’s about facing your fears and triumphing over them.

PLOT A silent film which involves a mime that traps an innocent bystander named

PLOT A silent film which involves a mime that traps an innocent bystander named Harry in a mimeified box ( that nobody can see) and passes the mimefection onto Harry by holding him at mime point. But everything this mimes is real.

LOCATIONS College-so people don’t think we’re murdering someone and call the police Preston town

LOCATIONS College-so people don’t think we’re murdering someone and call the police Preston town center- streets and alleys that will be useful to film. Have many options on where to film Avenham Park – lots of oppurtunities for filming such as a good view with trees, river and walkways.

CHARACTER BIOGRAPHY The Mime: Able to click fingers Can mirror peoples actions Ability to

CHARACTER BIOGRAPHY The Mime: Able to click fingers Can mirror peoples actions Ability to make things he mimes be real Harry: Average height Young Naïve

PROPS Beret / Stereotypical French hat Striped Top Face Paint ‘Fake’ blood Rock

PROPS Beret / Stereotypical French hat Striped Top Face Paint ‘Fake’ blood Rock

EDITING PLANS Quick cutting Fade to black at end Blood splat on camera lens

EDITING PLANS Quick cutting Fade to black at end Blood splat on camera lens (visual effect) Slow paced/quick paced editing to build tension Black and white to make it look like an original silent movie Old fashioned text to make it seem like an original silent movie

MUSIC Slow music for calm flowey moment Faster music for tension building High pitch

MUSIC Slow music for calm flowey moment Faster music for tension building High pitch screeching for the scary murdery parts

TIME SCALE Pre-Production: Half of a week Filming: One and a half of a

TIME SCALE Pre-Production: Half of a week Filming: One and a half of a week

HOW TO MAKE SURE IT’S PROFESSIONAL Have back-up actors incase the actor isn’t available

HOW TO MAKE SURE IT’S PROFESSIONAL Have back-up actors incase the actor isn’t available or isn’t good Shoot shots multiple times Multiple angles of shots to chose which shot is the best Multiple settings Different lighting techniques Make no contingency errors Clean editing No repeating shots