The document outlines a student's filmmaking final major project (FMP) idea. The student proposes creating a short film in the paranormal drama/thriller genre along with promotional materials. Research will include studying existing short films and promotional content online and consulting with people experienced in short film production. The goal is to intrigue and frighten the audience with the dark, cold-colored, monotone tone and leave them thinking about the film after viewing it. The student is passionate about filmmaking, especially the thriller/horror genre, and wants this to be an original work that utilizes their interest in film.

1. Tell me in no more than20 words, what is your
FMP idea?
To create a shortfilm along with a collection of
postersand promotivematerial for the film.
Why have youdecided to makeit? I havean interest and passionfor filmmakingand
film in general, and felt thatthe FMP was a good
place toutilise thisinterest.
What aboutyourproject makesit importantto
you?
The fact thatthis project will be an original idea of
mine, as well as the fact that it will be my first
ever official shortfilm makesthis more of a
passionproject for me, rather than a mandatory
project.
Outline someof the initial influences onyour
idea/work and somepotential research targets
(remember, research isn’t justa paperbased
activity)
I will be lookinginto existing shortfilms and
different promotivematerials onsites like
YouTubeand IMDB for shortfilms in a similar
genre to my film and takingin all the different
aspects of the film suchas productiondesignand
cinematography etc. I will alsobe talkingto
people who haveexperience with creating short
films, as I knowpeople who have workedand
helped people with different film projects and
getting their feedback would benefit my work.
What effect do youwant to haveon your
audience when they see yourproject?
My film will be a paranormaldrama/ thriller, so I
am hopingto entice and frighten my audience, as
well as try to get them investedin the characters
andstory and havethem think aboutthe film long
after they have watched it.
Describe the tone/mood/styleofyourproject
[which productiontechniques/characteristicsare
youemploying?]
My film will be very dark, andthere will be a lot of
cold colours, and different horroraspectsto set
the tone for the audience. As my film has a
relatively dark theme, there won’t be a lot of
bright andcolourful scenes and everythingwill
feel very monotoneandquite dark, highlighting
the genre of the film tothe audience.

2. Why have youdecided to makeyour project in
this style?
I am a big fan of the thriller / horror genre, as I
find it tobe the mostinterestingand entertaining
film genre. I havealso studieda lot of aspectsof
the genre, including a lot of behind the scenes and
in-depthprogrammes, whichwas what made me
very interestedin the genre.