The main thing we have developed in terms of our idea is the form of restraint on the character. We originally wanted marionette strings to make it look like she is a 'puppet to society'. However we figured this would be really difficult to do, especially when we don't really have anywhere to suspend the strings from. We were inspired by the election advert from 2014 that shoes some individuals struggling to reach a goal (the man) to place a hook on him so that he 'springs back' on the bungee chord (because he hasn't registered to vote). From this we thought we could also perhaps use a hook and some bungee for our character - it would be much simpler to do in terms of production design, and would still fit with the large hook idea inspired by Hellraiser. Also pulling against the bungee would add to the effort the character would need to have to 'pull away from the restraint'. This is a metaphor for how difficult it is to break away from the barriers the world has created to keep communities all following the same rules.
Another thing we developed was the idea of a goal. In order to have a narrative we figured that the character needs to have a clear end point where she is attempting to go to get away from the restraint. At first we thought she could walk away into the light, but that raises the issue of how she could get away from the chord. So we thought a tool to cut out the restraints that bind her would be useful. If we are to still use hooks then the character could be trying to force herself throughout the film towards the razor in order to cut herself free. If for some reason we can't make the special effects with the hooks work, then she could always just cut the chord with the razor. We thought putting the razor on a dramatically lit display table may be best to show the audience that this is obviously what she wants in her possession.
Another thing we developed was the idea of a goal. In order to have a narrative we figured that the character needs to have a clear end point where she is attempting to go to get away from the restraint. At first we thought she could walk away into the light, but that raises the issue of how she could get away from the chord. So we thought a tool to cut out the restraints that bind her would be useful. If we are to still use hooks then the character could be trying to force herself throughout the film towards the razor in order to cut herself free. If for some reason we can't make the special effects with the hooks work, then she could always just cut the chord with the razor. We thought putting the razor on a dramatically lit display table may be best to show the audience that this is obviously what she wants in her possession.
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