A controlling idea makes the viewer ask the question why is that there? What is the relevance? It has meaning to the production, where the viewer’s curiosity is raised. Although the viewer may not necessarily notice the controlling idea it will psychologically have an effect in their mind. A controlling idea can be anything that has importance and is shown continually, it is something that never changes.
In our Short film we have two controlling ideas.
The first we have is the Dog. We use the dog from the very beginning opening scene were the lead is being put on, through to where we see Francesca collapse. Here Bailey plays a very important role; dogs understand when something is wrong. We used this to our advantage as we shot Francesca falling and then Bailey coming to investigate. This indicates something is wrong and shows the bond between her and Bailey. To this point the only people that we see are Francesca and Bailey, this indicated that there is an importance in having the dog as a character in the scene were the trouble starts.
The other controlling idea in the short film is Francesca who plays the young troubled girl. She is in the majority of shots. This infers her importance in the film. We introduce her at the very beginning this also indicates that she is going to have an important role and the story line will revolve around her.
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