Resolution - Stage 4

CONCEPT

A fictional 10 minute short-film reflecting privacy of digital world and public data in 2017. Privacy is not about "to hide" - Privacy is about "to protect". I also wanted to show that you really never can get out of the loop once you have done wrong things in the past.

DESCRIPTION

Two best friends used to prank classmates in college using their social network data. Now they are university students, playing video games every Friday. One evening they meet and laugh about time in college, sharing how paranoid some classmates were. It was nothing very serious, only changing profile pictures on Facebook and sending naughty emails from other accounts, or just sending old archive photos. After one friend leaves his house, other goes upstairs and just takes a quick look online. A new chat window pops-up saying "Hi". He replies just for fun.

The conversation goes to the stage 1 where the money has been requested in one hour of time. Only GBP 50.00 but the guy just laughs and replies in a rude way. The stranger knows this guy and in a response includes some facts about his life.

Stage 2 requesting GBP 500 in exchange for peace.. He shuts the laptop, grabs the phone and calls his best friend telling how weird is this stranger.

Stage 3 - The young teenager receives a text message showing that the stranger wants to publish a private photo archive of him, the amount of money has been increased again. He agrees to pay, but only if they meet in real life. Old pub, main character sees a guy in his fifties sitting at the bar. The student asks to go outside to have a cigarette where his friend was waiting with a knife. Finally there are piece and they did not loose any money. then they both receive text:"STAGE 4 - It was just a joke, I still want my money".

CONTEXTUAL UNDERSTANDING

I think I really want to focus on technical side after graduation. I want to explore more of Adobe sweets. I will focus on camera techniques, use of colour, audio, lighting and editing. 

RESEARCH

I don't want to make this short-film like any other hacker film. there won't be any "Matrix" green binary codes. I want to make it more realistic and simple, how new users never protect themselves, they go against the rules by the saying "The best defense is the attack".

Research theories of surveillance.

Michel Foucault - Surveillance and Crime Control

Bentham - Surveillance and Critical Theory

New media does all so people think they have choices - therefore, their underlying thoughts and desires - are unique, rather than programmed and shared with others

TECHNICAL AND CREATIVE SKILLS

Adobe sweets, I want to use some new lighting techniques and learn more of audio.

At the moment I will use low key lightning and a camera that is good in low light conditions. (FujiFilm X-T2)

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