15/03/19

We decided in the meeting to make the person committing the attack to be somewhat likeable. I see him as everyone’s best friend. Someone who is so friendly with everyone that he thinks he can get away with anything if he’s caught. I don’t want this to be his main worry though. I don’t think he has any worries. He knows if he’s caught, no ones going to say anything because of who he is and means to everyone else

Even though I know my characters, narrative and visual style inside out, it feels like there’s something missing. Sarah mentioned in the meeting that at the moment it’s all slightly clichéd. I agree, especially when she says that it doesn’t have anything new to say.

I’ve been stuck for a few days as to what the film needs to avoid being empty. I watched the Louis Theroux documentary “The Night In Question”. It follows a Harvard student that was on academic probation for being accused of sexual assault 2 years earlier. After the first 25 minutes, I was convinced the student was just a victim of unfortunate circumstance. He’s presented to us as someone that’s come from a poorer background from a semi war torn country that’s made something of himself. He’s changed his life and has a bright future. He looks incredibly tired at the beginning, seemingly from the stress. He’s been trying to get back into school for two years. And at the start, his story made some sense.

As the documentary went on and more is revealed, my opinion shifted. From other perspectives the guy was seen as a creep. I found it interesting that the way he’d slightly bended the truth about the event had managed to change so much. By the end I felt tricked.

I used this as a basis for how I’d like the audience to feel after watching our film.