Film Making
By Aarav Rakyan
Film on a
Clock
Clock Film ideas
• 1. The Last Second
• A scientist builds a clock that can stop time but realizes too late that every time she uses it,
she loses a second of her own lifespan.
• 2. The Silent Clock – My Choice
• A man wakes up to find all the clocks in the world have stopped ticking. No one notices except
him—until he meets another person who hears time moving differently.
• 3. The Hourglass Paradox
• A child receives an antique hourglass where time flows backward when turned. Every flip
rewinds a moment, but at a cost—erasing something precious from their life.
• 4. Clockwork Dreams- My choice
• An old watchmaker creates a clock that lets him enter his dreams. But one day, he gets
trapped in a dream and realizes that time outside is running out for him.
Short Film Plan: "The Silent
Clock"
•🎥 Genre: Mystery / Psychological Thriller
⏳ Duration: 3–4 min
•Plot: A man wakes up to find all clocks have stopped, but no one else notices—until he meets someone who
hears the silence too.
•📍 Locations: House, street, café
•📅 Filming Schedule:
•Day 1: Indoor shots (House) – Clocks frozen, protagonist confused.
•Day 2: Outdoor shots (Café) – Meets a mysterious person, hears eerie ticking.
•🎞 Key Elements:
•Cinematography: Close-ups of stopped clocks, eerie lighting.
•Sound Design: No ticking, muffled noises, growing intensity.
•Editing: Slow buildup, color grading for a surreal feel.
Short Film Plan:
"Clockwork Dreams“
•🎥 Genre: Fantasy / Sci-Fi
⏳ Duration: 3–4 min
•Plot: A clockmaker builds a magical clock that lets him enter
dreams but gets trapped inside as time runs out.
•📍 Locations: Workshop, dream-like void (black background +
lighting effects)
•📅 Filming Schedule:
•Day 1: Workshop scenes – Clockmaker falls asleep while working.
•Day 2: Dream scenes – Floating gears, giant clock, race against
time.
•🎞 Key Elements:
•Visuals: Warm lighting (workshop), surreal blue tones (dream).
•Sound Design: Tick-tock rhythm, whispers in the dream world.
•Editing: Slow-motion dream scenes, fast cuts for urgency .
Film on a Chair
•Short Film Plan: "The Empty Chair"
•🎥 Genre: Mystery / Psychological Thriller
⏳ Duration: 3–4 min
•Plot: A man notices a chair in his house that he never bought. Each
time he leaves the room, it moves closer. At night, he hears whispers.
In the final shot, the chair is right behind him.
•📍 Locations: Single room (easy setup)
•📅 Filming Schedule:
•Day 1: Chair appears, moves subtly, protagonist confused.
•Day 2: Night scene, whispers grow louder, final shocking moment.
•🎞 Key Elements:
•Cinematography: Slow zoom-ins, eerie lighting.
•Sound Design: Wooden creaks, whispers, heartbeat effects.
•Editing: Fast jump cuts to build tension.
Short Film Plan: "The Chair That
Remembers"
•🎥 Genre: Drama / Mystery
⏳ Duration: 3–4 min
•Plot: A man buys an old chair from a thrift store.
Every time he sits, he sees visions of past owners
—some joyful, some tragic. In the final vision, he
sees himself sitting there, with a shadow
watching him.
•📍 Locations: Thrift store, home.
•📅 Filming Schedule:
•Day 1: Buying the chair, first few visions.
•Day 2: Darker visions, final eerie twist.
•🎞 Key Elements:
•Cinematography: Warm tones for happy
memories, dark tones for eerie ones.
•Sound Design: Echoing voices, distant
laughter/screams.
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