chrisfl5000
Masquerade Final Cut
“Masquerade” is my most recent film as of the creation of this portfolio. We were given no strict brief and as a result I found myself free to attempt ambitious undertakings. In this projected I directed, edited, composed the soundtrack and acted. Drawing heavy thematic inspiration from the work of Anthony Burgess and the mise-en-scene of Guilermo Del Toro I wanted to explore a metaphorical world where the threat of a fascist government is personified through a monster that hunts our protagonists. I attempted to push my boundaries as a filmmaker by creating this monster using 3D printing and green screen techniques for the body and a very short animation for the reveal of the face. The soundtrack was written by relying on notes of the Dies Irae, the commonly used musical symbol of death. The reuse of its notes were used to symbolise the state of catatonia the characters undergo when caught by the monster. Given the chance to remake the film I would plan for more days to shoot or shoot in Summer as we ran into multiple problems due to the quickly fading sunlight of Winter.
Masquerade Final Cut
“Masquerade” is my most recent film as of the creation of this portfolio. We were given no strict brief and as a result I found myself free to attempt ambitious undertakings. In this projected I directed, edited, composed the soundtrack and acted. Drawing heavy thematic inspiration from the work of Anthony Burgess and the mise-en-scene of Guilermo Del Toro I wanted to explore a metaphorical world where the threat of a fascist government is personified through a monster that hunts our protagonists. I attempted to push my boundaries as a filmmaker by creating this monster using 3D printing and green screen techniques for the body and a very short animation for the reveal of the face. The soundtrack was written by relying on notes of the Dies Irae, the commonly used musical symbol of death. The reuse of its notes were used to symbolise the state of catatonia the characters undergo when caught by the monster. Given the chance to remake the film I would plan for more days to shoot or shoot in Summer as we ran into multiple problems due to the quickly fading sunlight of Winter.