THE STORY
Logline
After a violent attack that forced her to kill her aggressor, a troubled young psychology student starts losing herself to a morbid curiosity that urges her to kill again.
Short Synopsis
Lila, a troubled young psychology student, suffers an attack while walking home at night. She struggles for her life as a man points a knife at her, and in an attempt to defend herself, she kills her aggressor, stabbing him to death.
But Lila struggles with more issues, she self harms and has a very impulsive personality. After the attack, a morbid curiosity starts to take over her, making her admire pain and suffering, on herself and others. A part of herself that was hidden deep within her starts to surface.
She obsesses over a dead pigeon that she sees on the road, she stares at gore images for long periods of time, she starts losing herself to become someone she does not want to be.
Her memory of the attack starts changing as the days go by, what used to be a painful memory starts turning into a pleasing one. And soon she starts fantasising about hurting more people, this desire is first fulfilled when she murders a fox while drunk. How far is she willing to go to satisfy this uncontrollable urge?
Lila
Lila is both the protagonist and antagonist of Aura Phase. A troubled person since her youth, she grew up an orphan and has always struggled with her emotions. She has always felt inferior to everyone, powerless, and small in the world.
She has known for a while that she is different from other people, but has always been too scared to explore that side of her. She knows that she fakes most of her feelings just to fit in, the only thing that she can truly feel is pain. And after the attack, she wants to feel the same power again.
Style
Aura Phase revolves around a story that should not be romanticised, the style is going to be realistic, raw, and dark.
At the beginning of the film, we are going to stick with naturalistic lighting, except for the flashbacks of the attack, in which the colour red will be prominent, not only in the wardrobe but also with lighting. This will ensure a complete contrast between reality and this shifting memory.
Aura Phase will be made up entirely of moving shots, the camera is never going to be fully static, always tracking, and the takes are going to be as long as they can be. This is to create a feeling of chaos and realism.
The Aspect Ratio will be 4:3 to create a claustrophobic feeling that resembles Lila’s emotions.
We will stick with very naturalistic special effects, trying to replicate the reality as closely as possible.
The Team
Funding
We are aiming to make this film for a total of £10,000. We hope to raise £6,000 through Indiegogo, and are raising the remaining £4,000 through a mixture of private funding, and script competitions. Aura Phase is currently in consideration for 3 screenwriting grants.
A large portion of Aura Phase's budget will go towards Special Effects, due to the graphic/gory nature of the film, imperative in showing the psychopathic developments of Lila. This will range from small superficial cuts on Lila's body, to more graphic scenes of violence towards other people and animals.
We will also be spending much of our budget on authentic locations and production design, in order to accurately portray Lila's world. Her environment is almost as important as her, and will allow the audience to discover what kind of person she is for themselves.
Below is a breakdown of our budget, depicting our spending in each department.
The Perks
We've collaborated with different Artists around the world to create Perks that resemble the style and tone of Aura Phase. With original and unique art that will be given to whomever donates. This is what you can get!
Risks and Challenges
No one can prepare for a global pandemic but the best we can do is adapt to the new situation. Coronavirus is the biggest challenge our Production is going to face, we will have extra caution to ensure the safety of our Cast and Crew. For this we will supply PPE as well as enforcing many social distancing measures on set.
Another challenge of this project is the sheer amount of violence and gore. We'll be working with our Cast to prepare these scenes in advance of shooting to ensure that everyone is safe and comfortable.
The script of Aura Phase is very complex, and will take a lot of time, effort and money to execute properly. We hope that with this Crowdfunding campaign we will raise the budget needed in order to make this film the best it can be.
We will put our souls into making sure we create a film that everyone, including you, will be proud of.
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