Wednesday, 25 September 2019

FRA#21 - Starting year#2 !

Sensei07 September 25, 2019

The second year of the project has just started ! The French E-STAFF students have already decided about the great lines of the scenario for their future short film. After the screening of 12 edifying film extracts, we asked each student to produce a short synopsis based on the three following major rules:
- showing gothic elements
- implementing the theme of the double (doppelgänger)
- establishing the general setting in a huge old manor

We selected the best synopsis and added some good ideas from others students' works. On last Tuesday, we organized a great brainstorming to fill the plot holes and define the basic identity of the characters. Now, it's time to start the story boards !

If the film of last year was based on an adventurous journey (with multiple locations, each reflecting the cultural heritage of our area), this year we will rather focus on a single place: the villa of Varagnes, which is a very important historical place in Annonay. As you can imagine, the story will be based on suspense and on a more claustrophobic atmosphere...!

The shooting will take place at the end of March 2020. The students will shoot a few video reports for you to understand more about the villa of Varagnes and the family who lived - and still lives - there.

See you soon !