Tuesday 13 December 2011
Tuesday 6 December 2011
OUDF404 research
The Poem my group is interpreting into a two minute film sequence is based around a forbidden love story between religions. Before diving into solid ideas and a plot i decided to research what my audience considers to be a forbidden love story and what makes a unique story in the sub genre.
These quotes are taken from a wiki answers forum asking peoples views on Forbidden love stories:
"I think the reason they are so popular is that they're very relatable."
"They say the forbidden fruit tastes the sweetest, and I find that statement to be so unbelievable true. People want what they can't have, it's in our nature."
"I like love that makes sense. I like relationships that don't just come out of nowhere and toss themselves in the readers' face"
On the forum i came across the general conception that people now find the vampire fantasy forbidden love story a cliche and has been killed to death.
What i have discovered is the love story has to be relatable to the audience to catch their own love up in the story.
I came across a short love story called "Be Near Me" on Vimeo
These scenes are brilliant and can invoke an emotive response in nearly all generations for so many people can relate and live out their own story within the film.
I think our story should follow a similar trail, emphasising on moments the two have with one and another and as the story goes on invoking an emotive response in the audience at what they had together but they're forbidden to share it.
Coming back to the quotes from the forum "I like love that makes sense" I feel "Be Near Me" does this extremely well and is a topic our group should focus on in the production of our piece. Dialogue is not exactly necessary in telling this idea and can be done with short snappy scenes like a pin point memory in the mind that our audience can relate to. Telling the story as if it were warm vivid memories.
These quotes are taken from a wiki answers forum asking peoples views on Forbidden love stories:
"I think the reason they are so popular is that they're very relatable."
"They say the forbidden fruit tastes the sweetest, and I find that statement to be so unbelievable true. People want what they can't have, it's in our nature."
"I like love that makes sense. I like relationships that don't just come out of nowhere and toss themselves in the readers' face"
On the forum i came across the general conception that people now find the vampire fantasy forbidden love story a cliche and has been killed to death.
What i have discovered is the love story has to be relatable to the audience to catch their own love up in the story.
I came across a short love story called "Be Near Me" on Vimeo
Be Near Me from John X. Carey on Vimeo.
This short piece of film is based on finding solace in the ones you have lost. Which can relate to a lot of people that have lost someone they care about. Certain scenes like at 0.40 where the two are seen blowing out birthday candles together. Tiny moments in time that cannot be lost like a bag full of small diamonds, every single one just as precious as the last.These scenes are brilliant and can invoke an emotive response in nearly all generations for so many people can relate and live out their own story within the film.
I think our story should follow a similar trail, emphasising on moments the two have with one and another and as the story goes on invoking an emotive response in the audience at what they had together but they're forbidden to share it.
Coming back to the quotes from the forum "I like love that makes sense" I feel "Be Near Me" does this extremely well and is a topic our group should focus on in the production of our piece. Dialogue is not exactly necessary in telling this idea and can be done with short snappy scenes like a pin point memory in the mind that our audience can relate to. Telling the story as if it were warm vivid memories.
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