Behind the Eyes (Short Film, Action/Philosophical Thriller)
"When a high school student’s negative emotions manifest in the form of other students, he will have to vanquish each one before they spread their emotions and cause complete chaos."
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I gotta say I prefer the other version because it’s rich in psychological irony and paradox and there is a direct and immediate threat to the main character whereas “cause complete chaos”– how does that impact him? What’s his personal stake, what has he got to lose if he can’t contain the chaos?
More to the point, if the source of all his problems, all the chaos, is himself, then doesn’t it follow that his ultimate dramatic goal must be to confront and solve the problem of himself?
Thanks for the feedback dpg! I understand what you are trying to say about the consequence not directly effecting him. Lets see….how about:
“When a high school student’s negative emotions manifest themselves as other students, he will have to come to terms with the greatest enemy of all: himself, in time to prevent his slip into insanity.”
(REWRITE people ^^^)
Yes, it seems your character has a quasi-Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde situation accept that the sinister side of his personality, Mr. Hyde, is projected onto other personalities rather than contained within the same body.
By the way, are any of these external projections female? Or are they all male?
Not sure at this point the mixture of male and female projections. I don’t think it would matter if there was a female projection coming out of a male body, because it is an emotion and emotions are not gender specific. By the way the emotions are Guilt (dressed in white), Anger (dressed in red), Depression (dressed in blue), Pain (dressed in yellow), and fear (dressed in black).
Thanks for responding back so quickly. I see your comments everywhere on this site. You really are a blessing to the creative community. 🙂
Thanks. What hooks me on your logline is that I work in mental health; your concept has strong affinities with key aspects of Jungian psychology, the shadow, projection. Although you seem to have in mind a film short, I can imagine characters and scenes arising from the premise that would fill a feature film.
You’re right, emotions can be gender neutral; they can be projected equitably between the sexes. Color coding is a nice touch; it’ll help the audience keep score. Best wishes with your project.