Presentation

Initial Idea

Our concept is derived from the networks part of our theme, looking into connections and links between events in day to day life.

We looked at Chaos Theory and The Butterfly Effect, and decided this would be a good starting point to build on.

The Butterfly Effect is the notion that small events have large consequences - such as a butterfly flapping its wings creating atmospheric disturbances that could cause a hurricane on the other side of the planet. This theory also relates to everyday events and paths leading to outcomes and consequences that could easily have differed if one thing in the sequence had diverged. From this we decided we wanted to make a short video piece exploring a narrative or chain of events in a mundane situation, looking at connections and networks and how everything and everyone is connected in the choices and paths they take, affecting others without them even knowing that it's happening.

Example of The Butterfly Effect in films

To start our research off we looked at scenes within films we were already aware of such as The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Mr Nobody.
In the following clips they show a chain of everyday acts in different peoples lives, all happening by chance but if any one of them had happened differently, the outcome would not have been the same.
These scenes try and explain this in narrated short stories.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button



Mr Nobody



Twin Screen Idea

For our idea, we thought of making our short film into a twin screen piece. This would enable us to show two different outcomes for the same person. Both screens will show the same footage for an amount of time, until in one of the films, an action is different to the other, and therefore the paths diverge and both sides of the screen have two different possible endings to the scenario.

Sugar Water


Summery of Film Plan

• Twin screen
• 2 different outcomes
• One main character - Nicole's Grandad?
• Follows path of small actions/events
• No narration
• Two screens, one on top of other
• No dialogue
• Primary location - Grandads house