Dreamstate: Title Concept

Considering that this is a film that I may not ever make, I've already put a lot of work into it. This is a fancy title screen that I created a few days ago. Why? No particular reason, I just have too much free time.
The smoke and vines make it more dreamlike and surreal. This is the vibe I would like the film to have. The mixed colours and texture give it a familiar, yet unnatural feel. This should be kind of unwelcoming.
The transition into the lighter part, with the rotating shape is to show the awakening and realisation of dreaming. The rotating shape is something I would like to have a similar look to the mask.

To improve this, I may make it more dark and gloomy, giving it a better feel to the film itself. It's also very long, this is mainly because I forgot to change the render settings though.


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Building on "Dreamstate": Christopher

Let's begin with the basics. Christopher, despite being 17 years old boy, is still quite childish. Actually, that appears to be ordinary for most 17 year old boys, I would know. Regardless, he is childish. Not in a mature manner, but in an imaginative and  adventurous manner. Though this may not come across too much in the idea. Like a child, he is curious and maybe also a bit blank in the face of danger. As in, he wouldn't think of the smart thing to do because he's too dazzled by what's happening.

As a student, he is at 6th form studying English Literature, Art and Philosophy & Ethics. This places him as creative and maybe just a little bit laid-back. He probably only wanted to do creative writing and draw but had to choose another subject. But he seems to get on well nonetheless. Although, he does zone out in class and in the corner of every essay he's written are little doodles of characters he's created. 

His friends are similar to him in some respects, but he daydreams more than them. They're the type of people who aren't popular, but are happy in their own sub-group. There are probably people in that group who are like toned down versions of "The Breakfast Club", without the serious family issues and whatnot.

For his hobbies, Chris is a gamer. Not the newer type of angry gamer who is always on Call of Duty though. He's a Nintendo boy, enjoying games for the story-telling aspect. He has lots of Zelda games and has completed Ocarina of Time at least 3 times.

He's also very artsy and likes drawing. On his bedroom walls, I can imagine lots of characters which he has drawn. One of these characters could even be the masked man, an Easter egg in the film, implying it's a dream. Anyway, he 's got a colourful room with lots of hand drawn stuff in it.

Adventure Time is one of his favourite cartoons. Yes, it's aimed at kids, but it has a surprisingly large adult audience and it's something that Christopher would like. It's one of his exceptions for watching TV. He doesn't watch a lot of television. Plus this is an opportunity to use my Adventure Time poster into this film. Also Christopher does not reflect my personality in any way whatsoever... Maybe a little. He is my character after all. But for the record, I watch lots of TV and have never completed The Legend of Zelda: Ocarnia of Time.

If you were to look into his pockets, you'd find a notepad, pencil, some lint and an iPod and headphones. When taking the bus home from school or walking somewhere, he'll listen to music. He has a very mixed playlist, as he doesn't like narrowing his taste. The notepad and pen are for writing down ideas he has and quick doodles.

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Building on "Dreamstate": The Mask

Building on "Dreamstate", or more specifically a character within that, the masked figure, I've designed a concept for the mask they would wear. As you can see, this mask (nicknamed "Eye") features a large eye and lots of swirly patterns. I wanted it to be creepy, hence the one large eye, but also slightly artistic and dream-like, hence the swirls. I want the whole thing to be somewhat surreal. I may even kick this up to another level, and instead of a masked man, have some kind of monster-humanoid... or not.        
This mask shouldn't be just some poor paper mache deal. Although I may actually include some kind of paper mache in the building process. I want it to be good quality. Luckily, seeing as Halloween is upon us, there are lots of masks on sale, which I may be able to take and craft to my liking.                                                                 And if that's not enough, to seek different ideas and techniques, I've been visiting Instructables, a DIY website. It has a tutorial on almost anything you can imagine, so is a good recourse for anything, especially DIY film making.

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