Aims and Context

Context -
I will be making a short film called Nightwalker which is the superhero name of the protagonist.

Aims -
My aim of the film is to parody the superhero genre. The film follows a teenage boy in contemporary Hull who decides to become a superhero. I will be focusing on the use of costume in mise-en-scene to portray the protagonist for example his poorly made costume represents him as a poor superhero. Cinematography will be used to show how he perceives himself. When he is on his own in his costume low angles will be used to show how he thinks he is a great superhero, however when he is outside his house high angles will be used to show how vulnerable he really is. The film will be targeted at teenagers and students as they are the most familiar with genre and can relate more to the protagonist as he is a teenager himself. They will understand the conventions of the superhero genre as superhero films are one of the most popular genres of cinema over the past decade and teenagers are the mainstream cinema audience. The purpose of the short film is to entertain the audience through humour which comes from recognising the superhero conventions in the film.