My "Factual" Joke story Film

I am planning on doing a factual 2 min film. I am hoping to make it a mockumentary about an explorer tracking a unseen animal, a beast of unmatched proportions. He attempts to convince the audience this animal exists, but all he does it show stock footage because there has never been any film of it, and he has in fact never seen it.

Uses Audio, and Stock Footage

I could film some scenes myself trying to act as the reporter in the British Wilderness, amongst the wild cars, and forests of streetlights and dustbins. It would give a sense of realism. And could open me up to some quite funny scenes.

This has slow-motion elephants. What more could you want?




This one has fish. :3




SQUIRREL!







I will have make sure these are royalty free...




There are 2 main kinds of audio in this footage. Implied sound of the snake moving to its prey. And the slow buildup of music to add to the chase and make tension. Diegetic and non-diegetic.



This kind of style of video, but obviously using random stock footage as footage has never been caught of this creature.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PMX5tg7rpo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmTCMBsW3PI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzoDwOBXFkY



Also I would like to do a video of this style, but it requires a lot more work.



This almost all narration in comparison, to the Nature documentaries. This is more historical and has more facts. It is used to explain information. Music and narration is used to keep the audience entertained as they are combined in fun and interesting ways.



I will be mimicking a ghost tv show or a myth tv show, so I should take note of their tropes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H8pcItYUfE (ghost hunters footage)


Black and white.infrared cameras tend to be typical tropes of the genre. Gives the aura of creepy, and of immersion.
normally narration accompanies the visuals.  Jump scare music on inanimate objects and so loud you cant hear the sounds they scream about..

Constant wild tracks. and Ambience to keep the audience on their toes. Rumbles. Loud transitions. Blade sounds. Very over the top.

Unidentifiable sounds that are used to disorientate and creep out the viewer as the sounds are unnatural. They often use infrared cameras and other weird filters to show heat etc.

Extra idea

I will have a scene of zooming in on historical photos or mocking modern ones.

Mimic the spooky black and white photos. use obviously modern architecture eg, works at carphone or tescos. Old buildings and skyscrapers. Use zoom ins, and panning shots, never keep the shots still.

Make it obvious that this story is fake by using such places, as eg the local tesco.

 Mcdonalds hamburger in infrared. Using overdone to hell filters. All common in the genre.

Split screen for reactions to the events.











GO TO PIXABAY

FREEANIMALVIDEO

where i found stock footage