Final Film Idea

My final film idea began when I realised that I would be better suited to make a film about my passion for acting and why I chose to pursue acting initially. I toyed around with many ideas and ultimately came to the conclusion of having myself prepare for an audition where the other person was another version of me. As I played both characters, this meant that the editing will be more interesting that my previous idea as, while it is one location, having a snappy dynamic between two characters means that there will be much more cutting for cuts such as reaction shots as the bulk of the film is their conversation across a table. The idea of having a civil conversation with characters going from standing to sitting and vice versa was inspired by the TV series ‘Hannibal’ as the way the two protagonists, Will and Hannibal, have their meetings had the feeling I wanted to aim for. ‘Hannibal’ is also a well edited show which is the reason I took after the show for this project. 

With the idea of acting in mind, I need a good way of conveying this and I believe using a monologue I used for acting auditions will be this. I used a monologue from 'Henry V' by William Shakespeare, specifically Act 4, Scene III which sees Henry on the battlefield with an opposing messenger standing before him. The monologue resonated with me and I want to use it because of my history with it and one of the first things I think of during my time of acting was the monologue.