Mood Board

In this moodboard our group has gathered images that we think convey the correct themes to our intended audience. Our film is going to be of the psychological/thriller hybrid genre, and will involve a death and themes of dismay and depression. Therefore, our short film will be quite dark and menacing, as we want the audience to be drawn into the mystery and feel like they need to solve it themselves. We have chosen particular images that we think immediately depict our films visual style, the dark, grisly images and the inventive yet stylish cinematography. We feel there are some particular images in the moodboard that demonstrate exactly the look we are going for in our short film.

For example the picture in the top left of our moodboard, which is one of our group’s favourites, is very thought-provoking and could have a variety of meanings. We as a group think that it could symbolize the struggle that is going on in our protagonist’s psyche, as he struggles to cope with past memories, while also fighting to not let his old pre-therapy self take control and display its ugly head.

Another picture we are very fond of in our group is the one located at the bottom left of the moodboard. Similar to the picture discussed in the paragraph above, we think this shows our protagonist trying to hide inner scars. The mutilated looking part of the face is a very provocative part of the image and is also coloured red, a colour that will most likely be used predominantly in our short film. The dirty looking background is also very important, and is most likely the colour our protagonists mind is laced with, as he feels disrespected and filthy because of previous actions or his current mental state.

The claustrophobic looking picture of a man stuck in a small box is also one of our group’s favourites. We feel that the whole short film will have a trapped feel for not only our protagonist, but also his psychiatrist. He has had this patient for a long time and is desperate for significant progress, leading to him trying anything to get rid of him. We also hope the audience has a similar feeling, and as the mystery unfolds they start feeling more entombed and buried.

Another picture our group likes is the images to the left of the man in the claustrophobic box, showing an alone man staring up a long alleyway. The walls almost look like they are alive and the images looks very surreal. This images shows a familiar emotion in life and one that will appear in our short film, loneliness. Both our main characters struggle to ‘fit in’ and seem happier to be alone. The protagonist has demons that he feels no one else will understand and will discard him if they are able to see beneath his skin, and the psychiatrist doesn’t connect to his patient as well as he has with others, leading him to feel inadequate and fragile.