IDEA!

And now, for the moment you've all been waiting for... my idea.

I know I briefly mentioned my idea in the past but now, in detail, I will walk you through my idea.

My film will revolve around the forest setting that I included pictures of a few blog posts ago (scroll down if you want to see it). My film will be about a boy who has a special ability. His mother died when he was ten. And ever since then, he has been getting these migraines whenever something eventful is about to happen. When he is experiencing migraines, he gets these short almost dreamy-like flashes that show things about what is about to occur. In other words, he can see small details relating to events that are about to happen or that have already happened. His visions are not always related to bad things, sometimes they are flashbacks of past events, or random clips of images that are irrelevant. Because of their inconsistency, the boy tends to ignore them most of the time. He has not told anyone about his ability and the boy likes to think that his visions are sent by his mother to look after him. He and his friends go and a camping trip and are kidnapped by a religious cult that is trying to recruit them.

The film starts off with a group of friends driving on a camping trip and setting up their camp near a bonfire. While they are setting up, there is going to be a shot filmed from inside the trees, watching the kids set up. This implies that they are being watched. After they finish there will be a shot of everyone sitting around the campfire talking and having a good time until the focus is drawn to the boy. I want to use an eerie ringing noise to show that he is getting a migraine. As the ringing is occurring the chatter from his friends gets louder and louder. Then, I want there to be a slow zoom on the boy getting a headache and as the shot gets closer I want there to be four quick inserts with a dreamy-like filter (to indicate it is not reality). One of a cross around someone's neck, one of the wooden hut that I took a picture of in the other blog, one of a white glove, and one of a ton of sticks that are shaped into crosses. As the shot gets closer to his face and the noise gets louder and louder, his friend touches him on the shoulder and gets him out of the migraine. The suspense is interrupted. His friend asks him if he's okay and he says yes but that he needs to pee. His friends think it's weird but ignore it and keep talking. As the boy walks to the forest to use the bathroom, another shot filmed from inside the forest, shows the boy walking in the direction of the camera. One thing I forgot to mention is that with all of the shots filmed from inside the forest, I want them to be handheld to make them shaky and almost POV shots. Continuing, there will be a shot filmed from behind the boy (with the handheld) and a peeing sound effect to imply he is peeing, and then once he is finished he hears a rustle in the leaves behind him. So he turns around, building suspense but nothing is there. He turns back around to head back to the campfire but pauses for a second. After the pause, he starts walking back, and a close-up of him shows a white glove covering his mouth and pulling him. And that is how the opening ends.

I plan on either putting the title after the distribution logos along with a black screen with facts about cults and disappearances or incorporating it at the beginning when the friends are setting up their camp. The credits will appear while they are driving and setting up. This is my basic outline of the story but some things might change as the process continues. I need to decide who I want to cast in my film and what mise-en-scene elements I want to incorporate. I also plan on making my mood board and storyboard soon.