'Seraphim' Narrative

My opening sequence will be told from the perspective of William. The narrative would develop into a mix of outside perspectives as well as William's after the opening two minute sequence, which would allow the audience to get the impression that there's an oddity in William's point of view. Material elements will include a drain with running water, the jouney of the main protaganist walking through the city, the city itself and short images of the supernatural being remained still. I will have the films' title appear at the end of the sequence, which may make the piece seem like i trailor, but i feel that it's necessary as the next sequence of shots after the opening reveal a different perspective on William's life. So i thought it would be fitting to place in a split, so the audience would clarify a contrast.

I find that having events withing the story take place chronologically quite ironic. Excluding the possibility that flashbacks may take place at some point in the film, creating a non-linear narrative would blur the mise-en-scene. I want to convey the message that the oddest of things can happen in the most bland or straight frorward situation, and so, I don't think that it would fit in with the concept of my film; the main character goes through a journey and the audience need to see William's progress from a confused young man who has no sense of purpose, to a person of a higher calling and more purpose than he could imagine.

credits order

1. 'Hide & Seek productions'
2. Hide & Seek productions presents
3. a Jack Gould production
4. Shaun Mckay
5. Josh Mantle
6. Alex Warner
7. John Woods
8. Omar Ross
9. Matthew Johnson
10. Andre Liotta
11. Jason Conrade
12. Alex Cartwright
13. Bruce Dillinger
14. Casting- Bob Silva
15. Costume designer- Mark Brown
16.  Music by- Murdok
17. Written and directed by- Jack Gould
18.  'SERAPHIM'

opening sequence soundtrack

I've come to the conclusion that i'll be using 'Imogen Heap -2-1 (Murdok remix)' as my soundtrack. I sent Murdok a message on his facebook page and this is what he said...

storyboard

costume

When trying to picture the supernatural being I couldn't imagine how it would look facially, as i wanted certain human aspects to be absent. So one night i watched a few films in hope to find some sort of inspiration. After having having a skim through the film 'Watchmen' I'd found it! The character 'Rorschach' visually captured the characteristics and mood i was going for. I believe that we, as humans, have become increasingly scared of what we don't know and so i wanted this characters identity to be uncertain and out of the ordinary.

items of clothing:

• morphsuit-ordered especially for production
• suit jacket, trousers, white shirt, black tie,  formal laced shoes- my sixth form outfit

I think the suit matches the characters role within the film, as you find out after the sequence that he's there because it's its job to be there, hence the business like suit.

 In terms of the character of William, i had no clear picture as to what he would wear specifically, other than using darker apparel. So i had a skim over some of Shaun's (actor) Facebook pictures to see if he owned anything that would be suitable and i had found the ideal top. As you can see it is a black, 3 buttoned jumper.

I took preference with items such as this over something like a hoody as i wanted a more mature taste to match his adolescent age, in addition to the art house style of film. I had him keep it simple with what he wore on his legs and feet, restricting his choice to darker jeans and smart, black shoes

William has conformed with the society around him for all of his life and i wanted to match this lifestyle with what he wears. So hoods, leopard skin trousers or 'Bling' would be a big no no.

potential film names

• Lacuna
• Pith
• Arc
• Seraphim

I've decided that it is to be called.............Seraphim!

Seraphim is the plural form of the word 'Seraph', meaning a type of celestial being in Judaism and Christianity. Literally "burning ones", the word is normally a synonym for serpents when used in the Hebrew Bible, but they are mentioned in the Book of Asaiah as fiery six-winged beings attending on God.

In medieval Christian theology, the Seraphim belong to the highest choir of the Christian angelic hierarchy.

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