Inspiration:
The time has finally come... I am revealing my film opening idea! Before I do I need to say how finding a story that I wanted to stick to and pursue was kind of a struggle. At first I went through so many ideas, this is a really unique project I couldn't just decide on one, but when I did I ran into a few problems. At first I wanted to do a crazy ex story all the way in Vegas, after thinking about it, the idea made no sense. Plus, it involved stalking which was something we were told we're not allowed to do for the sake of everyone, after that I wanted to do a story in the woods of a murder. Something that has been done so many times it was going to be boring and lack creativity. Looking back, I'm thankful for those obstacles in the way because they ultimately led me to come up with the current idea I have. I mainly got inspiration from my dad for this idea, he used to be a writer not professionally, just for fun. He showed me a short story he wrote about a man who doesn't realize he's dead, the entire time he is doing day to day activities until another character helps him realize he's been dead. I decided to modify it into a more modern idea, and make it with my ideas instead. After talking about it with my teacher we both decided this was it, we found "The One". Now, the time we have all been waiting for!
Plot of the opening:
The film opens with Joseph, a famous musician and actor, going about his normal routine. But things are…off. People aren't acknowledging him, conversations happen around him but no one talks to him, and he just feels disconnected. It's like he's invisible. There's a scene in a coffee shop, for example, where he tries to order a drink, and the barista completely ignores him, but then chats with another customer about him. It's a subtle way of showing something is happening beyond the viewer's control. Combined with these present day scenes are quick flashes of Joseph's confusing past. These memories are fragmented and distorted, giving the audience the same sense of confusion that Joseph is experiencing. They hint at a tragic event, but the details are hazy and unclear. But the images slip away before he can make sense of them. He shakes it off, just a bad morning. Then, something shifts. He blinks and suddenly, he’s back at the start of his morning. Same walk, same people, same coffee shop. But small details have changed, the barista is now having the same conversation but with a whole different customer, a magazine cover appears that wasn’t there before. It’s not déjà vu, it’s something worse. And the more he notices, the harder it is to ignore. That's when everything clicks into place. All the strange interactions, the missing pieces of his memory… Joseph stares at his reflection in the coffee shop window, his expression filled with dread as if he finally senses something is deeply wrong.. He's dead.
The Title:
When thinking of a tittle I want to do I unfortunately still have no idea, I want something that feels unique but also captures the eerie, in between state Joseph is stuck in. It has to hint at his presence, his fractured memories, and the mystery surrounding his existence. I went through a bunch of ideas, some were too boring, others felt like they belonged to a completely different movie. But then I landed on Interlude , and something about it just clicked. It perfectly captures the idea of something lingering even after it's gone. It suggests a pause between life and death, a space he's stuck in. It’s simple, and just vague enough to make people curious. I think this might be the one, but I'm still not going to settle on it.
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