Idea Planning

When thinking about what idea I would like to go for I have a few negatives and positives for each idea. I feel laying it out and looking at the pros and cons of each idea will help me make the most out of what ever idea I eventually choose.

Idea 1
Short Film

Positives:
A short film is a very creative idea that has no limitation for imagination used in it. For this you can think completely out of the box and make weird and wonderful ideas come to life. This would be a positive for myself as I have no limits and could go as wild and crazy as I wished, and so the mise-en-scene could be quite easy to find as there aren't any expectations to what the background SHOULD be like, or how the characters SHOULD act.

Negatives:
The negatives of a short film is that the idea I come up with may not be so weird and wonderful and how I imagine it to look like may be too difficult to actually create in real life. The fact that a short film is approximately 5 minutes long means that you need to engage a audience and create a relationship between the audience and the characters in such a short amount of time. This is very difficult to do if the idea or theme of the film is not very good.


Idea 2
Music Video

Positives:
A music video is a very fun idea to do. You can be very creative and it is quite an easy option when creating a certain mood that relates to the chosen song. I could go for the 'singing' through out the music video type. Or I could look into the lyrics and think of a story to create that connects to the word that are sung. I could quite easily find the necessary details to create the right mise-en-scene for the music video. Also the fact that music is different genres, I can base my song on a genre and then following along a theme makes it slightly less complicated to create something that does look true to music video.

Negatives:
The negatives that I find for the music video idea is the fact that I would need to possibly gather a lot of people to take part in the music video (depending on what I wish to do in the music video or if the chosen song is a band or single artist). The main problem I also have with the music video idea is the choosing of the song. It is so important the song I pick and the type of genre it is. There is such a massive variety of different songs, I really need to find one that I can create a genuinely great music video for without all the money and effects that real-life production teams have.

Idea 3
Documentary

Positive:
A documentary can be very interesting when on a topic of high interest to myself. If I had a specific subject or situation that I wanted to learn more about and to spread to the world and help others who also wish to know the same information. I also really enjoy speaking to people and learning about other people experiences and knowledge, plans and ideas. I think a documentary is very good for somebody who is very interested in the world and interested in other people and are keen to learn.

Negatives:
The negatives of a documentary are that you need to keep the audience engaged and you need to have a topic of interest for the audience. I think the main factor of a documentary is that the topic or subject I would be looking into I need to make sure that I have a genuine interest in it and would genuinely like to know more about the topic. If not, this affected the audience viewing and makes it hard for the viewers to engage in the documentary.