One of the most tense subjects I can think of is war. Some of the films that come extremely close to my sensibilities are one's like Children of Men and 28 Days Later. These two movies specifically take the idea of a war torn location and throw combatants and regular people into stressful and thrilling situations. Keeping with that theme I've decided to create a horror film during the Afghan war. Yes I have no way of filming this, yes it can't be made into a thesis project necessarily and I totally understand that it's an idea I'll never get to see come to fruition. But the location is so exciting to write about. A war in itself is horrifying and scary, but to throw my beloved characters into that situation along with something supernatural would make an extremely tense situation. It's tough to write a character driven fictional film when that's not exactly what
In earlier blogs I wrote about comradory and family along with the themes of duty. I feel like those character archetypes fit perfectly for a soldier at war. The three main influencing events on my main character would be the death of his mother, the death of a fellow soldier, and his father leaving at an early age. These three events set up a man who is lonely and abandoned yet can find family and consolement in his squad or amongst his peers. I've really wanted to write about ghosts of lost family members and also a story about being lost in the physical environment. I've had so many terrifying dreams that are filled with anxiety about being lost and not knowing where I am. Therefore I could create a rewarding yet creepy story about a soldier meeting long lost ghosts while abandoned in the middle of the Afghan mountains. This could create a really rewarding, personal adventure for the lead character, but also give the supporting cast an opportunity to help him deal with these inner demons, and physical ones.
In earlier blogs I wrote about comradory and family along with the themes of duty. I feel like those character archetypes fit perfectly for a soldier at war. The three main influencing events on my main character would be the death of his mother, the death of a fellow soldier, and his father leaving at an early age. These three events set up a man who is lonely and abandoned yet can find family and consolement in his squad or amongst his peers. I've really wanted to write about ghosts of lost family members and also a story about being lost in the physical environment. I've had so many terrifying dreams that are filled with anxiety about being lost and not knowing where I am. Therefore I could create a rewarding yet creepy story about a soldier meeting long lost ghosts while abandoned in the middle of the Afghan mountains. This could create a really rewarding, personal adventure for the lead character, but also give the supporting cast an opportunity to help him deal with these inner demons, and physical ones.
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