So Thursday we finalized our group and our initial idea.
I am working with caum & Jake and we have decided to explore the subject cannibalism, but with a twist to it. Jake suggested a wife preparing a meal but the meal is infact her husband. So this was our starting point, I thought it ould be a really good idea to expand this idea by having the wife be a typical 50s housewife engaging in this act that was never spoke of during this era. What wives cooked their husbands for dinner during the 50s?!?! This is quite a bizarre idea, I know..but the more the three of us spoke about it, the more excited I became. My kitchen is the ideal place to film as I quite liked the idea of placing the camera in the oven and shooting from inside the oven (a take of the clique fridge shot, though I quite like the fridge shot).
Since my first shot at filming I have always wanted to re-create this classic shot I have seen so many times:
I don't care how many times it has been done, I love everything about it. I have tried this a few times before http://www.flickr.com/photos/29693224@N08/sets/72157621919771409/ but this time I want to do this and record it. I have managed to include this shot! Our 50s housewife will set a perfect mood for her dinner by lighting candles and putting on a vinyl.
We already have quite a few things planned:
- Record fan of the oven
- Record the broken/out of tune/creepy accordion
In terms of character, I believe we have our actress: Miss Layla Fay. I thought she'd be good to cast as she loves to dress up, and now does drama so she shouldn't be shy acting! I don't think any dialogue is necessary, unless we use the voice-over technique to express her thoughts.
I have a vision of what exactly I want my housewife to look like:
- Hair in curlers
- Fair skin, red lipstick
- Polka dot dress, plain white apron
- Flesh coloured tights, kitty tights
Also I would love to include shots of her brutally sharpening a knife, violently chopping up vegetables..quick, edgy, shots that connotate something quite disturbing but disguised through domestic activties.
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