'Sin City' acted as my main inspiration for my short film. This clip specifically. The main focus of my project was the use of voice over that bookends the film. My protagonist, Detective Matthews (whose name is derived from Eric Mathews from 'Saw II' as I felt the contrast of the gritty and horrific 'Saw' films and my film which is focused more on the absurdity of having a gritty, noir-esque character in normal society), delivers the voice over in a way inspired by Bruce Willis' character Hartigan in 'Sin City'. The voice that I use, as I play Matthews' is more based on a combination of Mickey Rourke's character Marv and Michael Madsen's character from the video game adaptation of 'The Walking Dead'. Michael Madsen himself is in 'Sin City' which is where I drew the comparison from as well as past experience. Due to a very bad illness in early September, my voice was stuck in a low, coarse voice that instantly reminded me of Michael Madsen's Carver from 'The Walking Dead'.
Michael Madsen voicing Carver in 'The Walking Dead: Season 2' (Telltale Games, 2014)
'Sin City' also inspired the look of my short film too. From the content on screen to the mise en scene and style. Matthews' having a long coat was picked to pay homage to the classic trenchcoat that is iconic of the genre as well as match with those scene in 'Sin City' as seen in the clip at the top. In fact, the genre and 'Sin City' made me decide on black and white too.
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