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Blog 2 - student production

so for our short film Karma High, we’re making it a psychotic thriller. the story is centered around the main character Amara, who used to get bullied and never really got over it. now that she’s went into high school, she sees those same girls again Jenna, Kayla, and Mya and with all that anger from the past she buried down, comes back. instead of going off on them, she plays it very smart and quiet. she learns their everyday routines, watches them, and lets them know someone’s always there.


we picked this genre because it’s all about the story tension. thrillers don’t need jump scares or violence constantly, it’s more about the feeling that something’s off and not quite right. we wanted Amara to appear calm but extremely unpredictable.


our group roles were pretty easy to decide. one of us is directing, one’s editing, one’s filming, and we’re all acting in it somehow. for editing we’re using capcut or imovie, depending on what’s easier for the editor, sound is super important, so we’re using locker slams, footsteps, and maybe even whispers to make it suspenseful and as if someone was to actually be watching a real thriller. 


the goal is just to make it feel professional. not slapping scenes together just enough to make the audience uncomfortable but still want to know what happens next.

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