Chosen Brief

The Little Picturehouse

Of the given briefs, I have decided to go with Brief 1: The Little PictureHouse. The brief states that I have decided to enter a competition run by my local arts cinema, The Little Picture. The Little PictureHouse is part of a small chain of 12 independant arts cinemas across the country which shows a mixture of independent, foreign language and documentary films. Priding themselves on providing access to non-mainstream cinema and seeks to make independent cinema accessible to a wider audience.

The chain is running a competition, and each entrant is required to submit a short extract from a film they would like to make. The three factors that affect my project are the following; my work must be suitable for a 15 certificate audience (similar to E4’s demographic) and my work must push the boundaries of an already-existing format.

Of the three given task choices; broadcasting, printing and e-media, I have decided to go with printing and broadcasting, as the two of these paired together would give me the opportunity to produce a better project overall. Delving further into broadcasting, I have chosen to create an extract to my short movie, 'Anonymous'. From the list of topics, I must use one as my general inspiration, from which I took 'friendship' to be the pivotal drive for my protagonist's journey. For print, I have decided to create a booklet for my project with information about my production team as well as the project itself. Working on this booklet will give me the opportunity to keep the readers' attention exactly where I want it, as opposed to creating a website. With a double-page spread, I am able to create a level of synergy across both pages, and I feel like I'd best be able to do so in creating a booklet.