Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Film Essay Treatment

My essay will inspect and explore what is ordinary and what can make ordinary things be considered extraordinary. The tentative title for my film is currently What is Ordinary? As it reflects the general idea I am trying to explore. I will first interview people about what they consider to be the most ordinary object in their dorm room and explore the answers given. I will then attempt to show the objects in a different light as to make them appear to be extraordinary. I will accomplish this through various cinematographic techniques such as interesting and unusual angles, and editing techniques such as cuts between objects and reverse motion so as to show the objects from a different perspective and maybe in an environment where it is not typically used or in a way it is not typically used. I will also ask what they consider to be the most extraordinary object in their dorm and compare the differences between the items mentioned. For the third part of my essay I will monologue in front of the camera about the differences I found between the objects and what I established about what can make an object ordinary or extraordinary.

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