The Caring

Contextual Studies (FDES 0824)

The Caring are

Raymond Yau Poh Chuan 0314447 Lee Foong Jean 0314042 Tang An-Gie 0313328 Mathuri Anandakrishnan 0313750 Hidayah Ahmad Surasa 0313711

INTRODUCTION
Contextual studies is all about critical thinking and analysis. It is not just about the finished product, it is about the cognitive processes involved to come up with an impactful idea, and the execution of creating a work of art. The idea must also have a sense of market value towards a specific demographic, and this only further required more thought processes. Throughout the semester, we were assigned a single project to work on, but it tested our thinking skills from all sorts of perspectives. The assignment was a group project, and we were instructed to film a movie based on the cinematic 1940's film noir style. This project began with the ideation process, where we cracked our brains to come up with a storyline, think of characters and plan out the theme and settings. We then brought our vision to life via the filming process. It was no easy task, none of our attempts were completed with just one try, we had to go through a lot of trial and error to record clips with the correct exposure, we had to act as believable and complex characters, and we had to learn to cooperate and tolerate each other in a group. Under the watchful eyes of Mr. Charles, we came up with a film, complete with a nonconformist, unconventional sense of branding to it we had to come up with a poster, trailer, and other materials to elevate its commercial value.

OBJECTIVES
Understand the basic requirements of creating a short film To create, edit and master a short film within a given timeframe hone critical thinking skills during the ideation, problem solving and filming process via contextual analysis create something that works conceptually, aesthetically and in execution conduct research as a learning and inspiring practise applying said research methods into the film and academic blogs learn how to work in groups in terms of: 1. teamwork and cooperation 2. delegation of tasks 3. effective communication skills 4. being organised and disciplined 5. combining and sharing ideas, and making them work

THE STORY

After the mysterious suicide of her childhood friend, a young woman joins a support group called The Caring that promotes self-healing on the recommendation of a friend. As there is nothing untoward about the protagonist, the group members welcome her into the fold. Suddenly, the friend, a member of the group, dies. While the police suspects foul play, nothing substantial could be found to serve as proof. She becomes suspicious and starts investigating the workings of the group. Things take a turn for the sinister as members of the group start dying one by one in questionable circumstances. A chance encounter leads the protagonist to confront the leader. The leader is unable to provide answers, causing the protagonist to kill the leader in rage. A stranger appears and explains that the members have been encouraged to commit suicide to achieve salvation. The stranger then kills the protagonist and dons the mantle as the new leader of the support group.

NOIR, CULTS, STORYTELLING.

Tropes are a bit like stereotypes. Although the word has a negative connotation, stereotypes simply mean a general belief towards a group of people or the tendencies of a specific demographic. Tropes can help us with analysing stories to enable us to gauge what kind of genre it falls under, which then further helps with the contextual approach. With the assistance of tropes, here is our contextual dissection of Film Noir. As many already know, 'noir' means black in French. Film noir in its simplest term refers to a black and white film. However, there are many films shot in monochrome but its stylistic tropes are what sets film noir apart from other black and white movies. On the other hand, some contemporary film shot in Technicolor may apply these tropes, hence resulting in a modern version of noir cinema a movie in colour which retains the stylistic elements of noir. For this assignment, we were allowed to integrate a bit of colour but since we set the cameras to monochrome mode, we left it as it is. Crime, conflict, mystery and/or betrayal play an important role in the plot device. Besides that, double crossing, monologues/narration, and flashbacks make common appearances in noir cinema as well. Film noir usually have tragic endings, which might involve the demise of both the protagonist or antagonist. There is no distinction between pure good and evil, the characters are usually more complex, with their traits left to be judged by the viewer whether they should be sided with, or not. The main character usually plays an anti-hero, and is most of the time, a sociopathic recluse, or just someone ridden with angst, trauma, or is simply misunderstood. Besides that, there is always a bit of a romantic or sexual tension present in the film, but it might not necessarily be blatant, and might exist in the form of an Oedipus/Electra complex.

Lighting is probably one of the most noticable elements of noir. Not only is it symbolic, it is also distinct and is intended to make the audience feel uneasy, left at the edge of their seats, quivering with anticipation. Sharp, contrasting shadows are deliberately toyed about, with the aid of studio lighting. The iconic usage of lighting serves a psychologically aesthetic purpose, rather than a logical or functional one, just to emphasise on the air of mystery in the film. Reflections also play an important role in adding suspense and variety. As most scenes in noir cinema are shot at night, the lighting is more visible. Noir cinema also implies cold weather, and this is present in certain elements such as wet pavements, morning dew or light rain. Film noirs usually contain a city setting and are accompanied with jazz music, giving the film a posh premise. We tried our best to extract and integrate these elements and come up with a refreshing story of our own, hence, maintaining the noir image, minus the clich-ness (we hope.) This also helped with coming up with consistent art direction, characters, settings and filming. With a bit of research and reading up, this is what we derived for our contextual definition of Film Noir. _______________________________ A central theme that all the groups in our class were told to focus on was 'cults.' By definition, a cult can be perceived several ways. In pop culture (haha, CULT-ure) 'cult status' means something that is so iconic, it is metaphorically tantamount to a religious following. For example, the film/novel Fight Club. It is notorious and has a strong sense of symbolism. It has also been parodied and been present as an easter egg several times. Another thing to note is that the 'Fight Club' itself ended up developing into a cult organisation, albeit unintentionally. Another definition for cult would be an organisation of people possessing religious (or anything of the like) beliefs and practices regarded with strange, sinister or unconventional intentions. It might also be a system of religious veneration and misplaced or excessive admiration for a particular figure or object. We decided to interpret cult under this context. We crafted a cult based on real world cults, but left our true intentions initially unclear. We based The Caring after The Family International (TFI). Our motives were based on ritualistic organisations, such as suicide cults. We visited the TFI website and from an initial glance, it seemed like a friendly community website, but upon further research, TFI hides a couple of dirty secrets. This was the image we want The Caring to portray, a movement similar to a wolf in sheep's clothing.

_______________________________ Of stories, storytellers and storytelling. Storytelling is the last element we have to contextually derive. From social psychology, we learn to not simply speak words. Sometimes it's hard to actually be able to define a word you already know with other words. It ends up being a whole tangled mess as one definition leads to another, and the existence of multiple entendres just making everything more complicated. In the end, that is the whole purpose of the word 'context'. Sometimes, it's hard to transpose your thoughts into the written word. Some people may not find this a hard thing to do, and these people could be described as being eloquent or possessing a flair for writing. A word to describe a skilled storyteller is 'raconteur'. Storytelling refers to the act of telling a story. And stories can be told in many ways, rather than just in the form of text. You can also do this alongside the aids of audiovisual narratives, and you'll get interesting stories in the form of a video game, a comic book, and for our case, a psychological theatrical thriller, and with the help of this report, here is our story.

EXPECTED OUTCOMES
A short film about 30 minutes long, one which is not long winded and has the viewers at the edge of their seats. A consistent project in which the film, printed material and everything else that goes with it flow well together, accompanied with a sense of professionalism to it.

A properly curated screening session meticulously choreographed with the cooperation of all the students in this class.

PROJECT TIMELINE
Week 1 - 5
1. Ideation process 2. Storyboarding 3. Script 4. Proofreading

Week 6 - 14
5. Pre-production 6. Filming process 1 7. Trailer 8. Filming process 2 9. Splicing and editing

Week 15 - 17
10. Internal screening 11. Post-production 12. Report, poster production 13. Setting up of film screening day 14. Actual screening 15. Lecturer's final assessment

TEAM ORGANISATION

Raymond direction

Hidayah Jean behind-the-scenes production film editing creative/art direction contextual analysis

Mathuri acting/choreography

An-Gie cinematography

FILMING PROCESS

Filming Day 1 (16 September 2013) On the first day of filming, we decided to film the scene where Mathuri joins The Caring and attends her first group meeting. As we had the agreement of several friends to help us out with the scene (by being extras), we filmed all the scenes that involved the background

members of The Caring. Thus, we took the opportunity to film the time lapse scene showing the number of group members decreasing slowly over a period of time. We were fortunate to have the cooperation of our friends while filming these scenes. Beside the meeting scenes, we also filmed the scene of Mathuri walking down a corridor to attend the meeting, as well as the conversation between Mathuri and Angie.

After editing the videos we filmed to form a coherent narrative, I found that the lighting in several scenes were not as good as they could be, thus we might need to re-shoot them. However, we might need to trouble our friends to stand in as extras again, so we might have to be satisfied with the scenes as they are currently. While I like some of the angles we used, I think that some scenes could be shot from more dynamic angles to increase the drama and emotion of the moment. If so, we might need to re-shoot them, which has its problems, as stated above.

As this was my first time using Adobe Premiere Pro, I found that there was a steep learning curve when it comes to using the software. After looking at online tutorials and fooling around with the interface, I finally grasped the basics of using the software. It was a tiresome task as I was only a beginner, but it was also very fulfilling as I was learning something new. While my responsibility was to primarily edit the videos into a continuous film, I also helped to set up the classroom we were filming in as well as the lighting.

Acting: Ailsa, Allison, Annabel, Angie, Ching Hsin, Eka, Farah, Mathuri and Prashani Filming: Angie, Hidayah, and Raymond Editing: Jean Filming location: E6.20

Filming Day 2 (21 September 2013) We decided to re-shoot the scenes where there were no extra actors and that which required better lighting. Among the scenes we shot were the conversation between Mathuri and Angie, Mathuri listening to The Carings propaganda as well as Mathuri leaving the meeting

room after the meeting has been dismissed. With a recently-acquired large emergency light to serve as the primary lighting in our scenes, we could shoot the scenes more to the way we wanted it to look like. We also tried to shoot the scene of Mathuri pondering the weird encounter she had in the meeting room, but the lighting we had was not sufficient enough for a large outdoor scene, so we decided to shoot the scene again on another day of filming.

However, after reviewing the videos, I found that we lacked an important component in the scenes we shot at the classroom, that is the flickering light from the projector. Without the secondary lighting source, the newly filmed scenes could not be matched with the ones we already have. As such, we need to re-shoot the scenes. Again, but with the projector switched on. Hopefully, the re-shooting of the scenes would be more efficient the next time around as we have more experience and direction now.

Acting: Angie and Mathuri Filming: Angie and Raymond Editing: Jean Filming location: E6.18, Staircase behind Block E Level 2

Filming Day 3 (22 September 2013) For the third day of shooting, we decided not to re-shoot the scenes we needed to re-shoot, but instead focus on another scene entirely. In this case, we shot the scenes where Mathuri encounters Angies dead body in a car on an abandoned road. We used Raymonds car for the filming. With 2 cameras, we could shoot from both outside the car as well as inside. Thus, we had multiple angles to play with. Besides the scene with the car, we also filmed Mathuris reaction after discovering the dead body. We used a mix of close-ups, follow shots, and point of view shots to construct the scene. We also took the opportunity to film Mathuris conflicted reaction after running away from the car. For this scene, we used low-angles as well as high-angles, with a little bit of close-ups mixed in. As the staircase we used had a strong overhead light, we did not really require the use of a secondary light source to achieve the effect we wanted. Furthermore, we tried to shoot the staircase scene again, but with an additional light source. However, it was not sufficient as well. Thus, we made the decision to shoot the scene in early morning or late evening to get better lighting that would also mimic night lighting.

I really liked the angles we used for the car scene. As the wide-angle shots had strong lighting, the defined shadows cast on the road created an interesting design element. The

scenes shot from inside the car were also nicely done as well, with the side windows providing a slight obscuring effect. Aside from that, I also liked the follow shots and point of view shots from Mathuris perspective as she ran away from the scene. The shaky camera work provided an interesting dynamic to the scene.

Acting: Angie and Mathuri Filming: Angie and Raymond Editing: Jean Filming location: Road behind Block C, staircase in Block E Level LG

Filming Day 4 (24 September 2013) We shot the scene where Mathuri discovers Angie to be missing from The Carings group meetings. In said scene, Mathuri enters the meeting room but discovers Jean to be the only person there. Thus, we used the same classroom that we had previously used for the meeting room scenes. With the emergency light, torchlight and the flickering light from the projector, we were able to achieve the lighting effects we wanted for this scene. As we all knew with clarity what we wanted to shoot, coupled with the fact that we now sort of know what were doing, the shooting progressed faster than we predicted. However, we also tried to re-shoot the initial meeting room scene, but after several failed attempts to get the lighting right, we just decided to re-shoot the whole sequence so that we do not have to match the lighting effects from the previous videos.

Personally, I liked the lighting effects used in the conversation between Mathuri and Jean. The split lighting used on the faces is rather aesthetically pleasing. However, it seems somewhat overused in our videos, so we might have to scale back the dramatic lighting effects. Though any lighting effect that manages to make me look passable gets a thumbs up from me.

Acting: Jean and Mathuri Filming: Angie and Raymond Editing: Jean Filming location: E6.20

Filming Day 5 (25 September 2013) For this day of shooting, we filmed the scene where Mathuri encounters a wall plastered with The Carings flyers, thus prompting her to join the group. In addition to Angie and Raymonds

cameras, Hidayah also brought hers, so we had 3 cameras to film with. Besides that, we also filmed the scenes where Hidayah hands the flyers over to her henchman, Jean, to paste on the walls. For this scene, we decided to film it with shadows and cropped legs to heighten the sense of mystery. For both Mathuri and Jeans scenes with the flyers, a mix of low-angle shots, high-angle shots, and close-ups was used. Moreover, we also used over-the-shoulder shots to film Mathuri reading the flyers so that we can see whats on the flyers. Also, we filmed an additional scene of the flyers being printed, though this scene might have to be reshot as theres a logic break in the sequence.

One of the effects that I really liked in this shoot was the fluttering of the flyers in the breeze. As the torchlight was shone directly on the wall, with the background in darkness, it provided a nice contrast. The low-angle shots were great too, as the lighting and shadow effects were nicely accentuated when filming from a low-angle. Overall, I was really pleased with this shoot, as there were no major screw-ups, and we were able to shoot the scenes exactly how we envisioned them.

Acting: Hidayah, Jean, and Mathuri Filming: Angie, Hidayah, and Raymond Editing: Jean Filming location: Block C car park exit

Filming Day 6 (27 September 2013) On this day of filming, we headed to Jeans room to film Mathuri in her room. Jeans room was chosen as her east-facing room had the most sunlight during morning, so that filming could be done without need of artificial lighting sources. As the scenes in her room were mostly filler scenes without significant ties to the main storyline, the filming wrapped up quickly. However, one of the scenes was of Mathuri waking up the night after discovering the flyers, which took longer to film than the others.

Due to the ample lighting from the morning sun, the scene where Mathuri pulls open the curtain to let in a flood of sunlight was one of the scenes we were most satisfied with. Other than that, the scene of her sitting in front of the window to read the flyer was also beautifully shot.

Acting: Mathuri Filming: Angie

Editing: Jean Filming location: Jeans hostel room

Filming Day 7 (29 September 2013) For the rest of the room scenes, we filmed them at night. In contrast to the day scenes, we used the emergency light and Jeans laptop as lighting sources. One scene of note was the scene of Mathuri waking up suddenly from a nightmare after she came across Angies dead body. Other than that, the scenes were filler scenes.

As there were no natural lighting from outside, the stark contrast due to the artificial lighting sources and the darkness of the room lent an eerie tone to the scenes. Besides that, Mathuris shadowed face due to the lighting was also insturmental in setting the mood for the scenes.

Acting: Mathuri Filming: Angie Editing: Jean Filming location: Jeans hostel room

Filming Day 8 (2 October 2013) For this day of shooting, we filmed the scene of the flyers being printed in the library, but with Hidayah as the one printing them. We wrapped up filming in the library quickly to avoid being caught by the staff as we werent supposed to be filming in there. Besides that, we also shot Raymonds death scene in a stairwell littered with newspapers. For this scene, we shot it from the stairs for a low-angle shot as well as the stairs one level above for a high-angle shot. We also filmed scenes of Mathuri being contemplative on the rooftop, although were unsure of where exactly it fits into the film.

I liked the scenes shot in the library due to the mysteriousness of Hidayahs character. The low-angle close up of Hidayah with her cloak against the brightly lit ceiling of the library was a really interesting shot. The rooftop scenes were fun to shoot, not least because of the fact that none of us knew of the place at all. The night skyline we were treated to on the rooftop was amazing, though we did not include most of it into our scenes while filming.

Acting: Hidayah, Mathuri, and Raymond Filming: Angie, Hidayah, and Raymond

Editing: Jean Filming location: Library Level 3, Staircase in Block E Level 2, Block E Rooftop

Filming Day 9 (4 October 2013) We finally got to film the meeting room scene. For what we hope is the last time were filming this scene, we made sure that everything was set correctly. We set up the projector, covered the windows with grey cloth, and used multiple lighting sources in order to provide lighting for the whole room. As we had more experience now than we did the last time we filmed this scene, we knew what camera angle to shoot from as well as where to place the light sources for the best effect. In addition to high-angle shots, we also did close-ups of the other members in the meeting room. Besides that, we filmed Mathuris leaving using both lowangle and high-angle shots. We also filmed Mathuri and Angies conversation in order to have the same lighting effect as the meeting room scene.

The camera angles used were more diverse compared to the first time we tried filming this scene, which helped to make the scene more interesting. The lighting we used was also better, so this shoot was an all-around improvement compared to the first shoot. All in all, I was very happy with the filming because we finally got this scene correct after so many failed attempts.

Acting: Ailsa, Angie, Annabel, Eka, Huiyu, Jamie, Jean, Mathuri, and Zaina Filming: Hidayah, Mathuri, and Raymond Editing: Jean Filming location: E7.14

Filming Day 10 (4 October 2013) For this day of filming, we got Jamie to agree to act as a dead body in our film. We set up the design studio to film the death scene by putting the easels in a circle. We then draped cloth over the easels and stuck creepy messages written in ink on paper onto the easels. Finally, we set up the lamps so that the set was sufficiently lighted. For this scene, we shot it twice to get the angles we wanted, since we only had two cameras. Luckily, Jamie was very helpful and didnt mind that she had to pretend to be dead for a long time. Moreover, we also managed to film the scene of Mathuri catching Jean running away from the studio and chasing her. Shooting this scene took some time as we had to get the timing of the door closing just right.

This scene was one of my favourites so far. I liked how the lamp lighting made the scene more dramatic. The creepy messages were very well done, thanks to our prop maker Hidayah. Together with the easels and the cloth, the messages lent the whole scene an air of mystery.

Acting: Jamie, Jean, and Mathuri Filming: Angie and Raymond Editing: Jean Filming location: D1.13

Filming Day 11 (15 October 2013) We wrapped up filming for this day rather quickly as we only had one short scene to film. We filmed Mathuri having a short conversation about The Caring with Angie. Angie gets very defensive about the support group when prodded with questions by Mathuri. Initially, we wanted to shoot this scene in the secluded area in front of Truffles, but the lighting wasnt sufficient. Thus, we changed the location to the lakeside, where there were more lights. As usual, we used two cameras to shoot the scene, with one on a tripod and the other following Mathuri.

This was a pretty straightforward scene with no fancy effects. The only issue I had was the fact that the noise from the restaurants at the lakeside was recorded along with Mathuri and Angies voices, but I suppose that could be edited out, so its not a major issue.

Acting: Angie and Mathuri Filming: Raymond Editing: Jean Filming location: Lakeside (Syopz Mall)

Filming Day 12 (22 October 2013) This day of filming was one of the most frustrating days we ever had. At first, we planned to film both Mathuri and Jeans chase scene as well as the scene where Mathuri kills Hidayah. However, due to several issues, we only managed to film the chase scene. Firstly, we were slowed down by internal strife between Jean and Raymond, fortunately it didnt really derail the shooting. Besides that, we couldnt get the timing right for the scene where the elevator door closes just as Mathuri reaches it, leading to Jean escaping. We shot this scene several times, only to fail again and again. Eventually we decided to use one of more successful

take instead of trying again. We also shot a short scene of Hidayah working in front of her laptop in the studio, but luckily we got it over with quickly as it wasnt a very complicated scene. By the end of the day, we were all tired and frustrated, which wasnt helped by the tension among the group members.

The obvious issues of the wonky timings aside, I just wish that we could reshoot this scene with none of the internal strife. The tension made filming very hard as there were constant arguments and cold shoulders, leading to problems with communicating. I just want to apologise to my group members for being so difficult to work with, plus and extra apology to Raymond for pissing him off (I forgot for what reason though). I was very pleased with Hidayahs scene though, since there was nothing wrong with it.

Acting: Jean and Mathuri Filming: Angie and Raymond Editing: Jean Filming location: Block E Level 6 corridor, D1.13

Filming Day 13 (23 October 2013) After yesterdays stressful filming, we decided to only shoot a short scene. We shot this scene in the library, and just like the last time we did it, we shot it quickly to avoid getting caught. For this scene, Mathuri is reading in the library when she receives an anonymous text message telling her to go the car park. Ignoring common sense, she follows the message and heads to the car park, where she discovers Angies dead body. As it was a very simple scene, we only needed one take for it despite having only one camera.

One of the angles I liked in this scene was a low-angle of Mathuri walking into the distance with only her legs being in the camera frame. The long corridor lined with bookshelves lent an interesting dynamic to the scene, despite it only being a very simple scene. Besides that, I also like the contrast between the brightly-lit interior and the night sky, due to the floorlength windows behind Mathuri.

Acting: Mathuri Filming: Angie Editing: Jean Filming location: Library Level 4

Filming Day 14 (24 October 2013) With Ailsas cooperation, we managed to film her death scene today. We decided to film her at a secluded section of the car park, with plastic traffic barricades in the background. Filming was wrapped up quickly as it was a minor scene. As with the majority of our other scenes, this scene was shot with two cameras, using a variety of camera angles and lighting sources. We used grey cloths and the creepy messages to decorate the set.

What I liked about this scene was the fact that Ailsa was dressed nicely in heels and with make up, since she came to help our group right after she finished filming for her group. Other than that, the insufficient lighting in the car park was also a nice touch.

Acting: Ailsa Filming: Angie and Raymond Editing: Jean Filming location: Block E Level LG car park

Filming Day 15 (25 October 2013) We decided to film our movies ending on this day of shooting. In this scene, Mathuri enters a room and finds Hidayah there alone. Thinking Hidayah to be the cause of all the mysterious deaths, Mathuri furiously confronts Hidayah, resulting in Hidayahs death. Jean then enters the room, revealing herself to be the perpetrator, then proceeds to stab Mathuri. We used Hidayah and Jeans laptops as lighting sources for this scene, along with the emergency lights. However, we didnt experiment with a lot of camera angles for this scene as we wanted the focus to be on the unfolding drama, not on the unusual camera angles. Surprisingly for such a complicated scene, we didnt require many takes, since they werent a lot of mistakes from the actors. As such, filming was finished earlier than we expected.

Compared with the last time we tried a complicated scene, this scene was a total success. Mathuris acting was superb; she managed to convey her characters confusion and anger perfectly. The only problem we had was suppressing our laughter when the camera was recording. I also liked that the main action was only illuminated with the light from the laptops, making the scene look less artificial.

Acting: Hidayah, Jean, and Mathuri Filming: Angie and Raymond

Editing: Jean Filming location: E7.14

COMPLETION
For completion, we decided to extrapolate the audio and edit it using various sound engineering software, such as Audacity, Audition, and Garageband, to get the highest quality sound as much as possible.

We then spent about an hour doing audio-visual check in the lecture hall prior to the screening to make sure the film isn't too dark, and that the sound is perfectly fine and in sync to the film.

Overall, everything was ready to go! For the post production outcome, we created a reflection form so it would be easier for each member to talk about the entire process from an honest and varied perspective.

CONTEXTUAL STUDY

Shadows, iconography and flyers held an important contextual significance to our film. Flyers are a metaphor for the cult members. The casting of the shadows of the bars onto the flyers symbolises how the cult members are essentially sentenced to death from the moment they enter the cult. Plus, the dramatic shadow patterning is a hallmark of film noir, thus including it was a subtle touch. The importance of the symbol is that while it looks innocent, it actually symbolises that all is not what it seems in the group. While the symbol could be just hands and a circle, it could also be an eye. This eye is the ideology of the leader and how it has the followers under its spell. The Caring is essentially a suicide cult masquerading as a legitimate support group. In the leaders opinion, shuffling off the mortal coil would be the only way to achieve peace with ones inner demons. To this end, the leader has been slowly but surely infiltrating the minds of the followers through continually repeating recordings. The followers are also placed under constant surveillance to ensure that they do not stray. In fact, the recordings have even replaced the role of entertainment in the lives of the followers. This represents the eroding of their individuality. In the end, their suicides, their deaths, would become the final symbol of their lost of self to the ideology of the leader.

REFERENCES

Here is the final poster for our film. It is inspired by the following icons, A Clockwork Orange's theatrical poster, and Michaelangelo's The Creation of Adam.

LA Noire served as an inspiration for our film as well. For the ending song, we featured The Real Tuesday Weld's 'I Always Kill The Things I Love' which appeared in the OST. Besides that, various instrumentals from Two Steps From Hell also gave us inspiration to film and also signified as good background atmospheric music to add to the film.

CONCLUSION

"All that remains is a fate whose outcome alone is fatal. Outside of that single fatality of death, everything, joy or happiness, is liberty. A world remains of which man is the sole master. What bound him was the illusion of another world." Albert Camus

THE END... or is it?