INITIAL IDEA 1

My first initial idea is a short film, poster and review (brief 10.) I came up with an idea I would call 'The Aesthetics of Life' and it would last approximately 5 minutes. I would capture on film, various locations, sceneries, time lapses, detail, movement etc with my camera (and use of a tripod for stability), and edit it together using final cut pro to compose a short film showing the beauty of the world we live in. It would be somewhat documentary, so I would research a lot of nature programmes/time lapse artists etc and review the equipment they use, the camera settings they use, and how they capture their films. I would create a poster by taking photographs of the places, people, events etc I film, and use them to place on the poster, as well as information about what the film is and what I intended to achieve etc. I would also create a review from a magazine by using similar images, and writing about the advantages and disadvantages and pros and cons of what I have created. I would write it from a critic's perspective, and therefore ask other people what they thought of it by creating a survey. To avoid boredom and repetition, I would add music, have varieties of colour, art, etc within the film. I would want it to be as aesthetically pleasing and imaginative as possible. I may entwine aspects of animation into the film - again to make it more interesting and appealing. I will also take advantage of my knowledge of photography in regards to composition and techniques, and I would take advantage of holidays or trips I may go on to capture different parts of Europe/cultures up until my return to college after summer. Similarly, I would take advantage of both the summer weather, autumn weather, winter weather and spring weather, to show almost a time lapse - the audience would be able to see the seasons subtly changing and to reinforce this, I may have music changing/a change in colour (high key/low key) and even a change in composition/camera techniques. I would like to borrow or even buy a micro lens, to allow me to capture even further detail to make aspects of the film look more professional and I may need a reflector due to working outside most of the time.