My portfolio, showcasing my filmmaking and scriptwriting skills as well as my storyboards. Film is my passion because I believe it can be a powerful and creative way to tell important truths about the world.
Clip from my short horror film, Unmasked
This is a clip from my short horror film, showing the main character switching off the light to get sleep, thus summoning his sleep paralysis demon. He hadn’t gotten any proper sleep for days due to his refusal to switch the lights off as doing so triggers his sleep paralysis. I based this film on my own experience with sleep paralysis in order to show how detrimental it can be. However, I heightened the reality of sleep paralysis to provide horror. I was inspired to turn this into a horror film when I watched the short film ‘Lost Hearts’ which has a scene of a ghost walking towards a sleeping boy. I wanted to replicate the vintage style of the film.
the storyboard of the above clip
I did meticulous storyboard planning so that I knew how I would shoot the scenes before I started filming. I made a model of the set in Sketchup so that I could screenshot from any angle, allowing for precise planning for shots.
the storyboard of my latest short film, buried
This is my storyboard for the film ‘Buried’ that I made over the Summer. I was less dependent on the storyboard for this film as I was testing my skills with Guerrilla filmmaking. However, I made one to help with the basic structure of the story. This film shows a young man exploring a graveyard when he finds out someone who had links to slavery is buried there. This causes him to have flashbacks to when he was trafficked.
Stills from my latest short film, buried
Below are stills from my latest short film. I was inspired to make a dark drama based on a local church ruin that I often visit. When I found out that someone buried there had ties to slavery, I wanted to incorporate that into my film.
Excerpt from my script, titled ‘Confrontation’
This is a two-page excerpt from my script which depicts former students reminiscing about their past experiences with another character who was known for his racist and sexist behaviour, at their secondary school reunion. There’s tension between characters Dennis Aakeel and Liam Wayne due to Liam’s friendship with that problematic character, who subjected Dennis to abuse. This scene is building up to a confrontation between Dennis and Liam. I made this script because I wanted to tackle the issues of racism and misogyny in the school environment, as these are problems that can be highlighted and challenged through the medium of film.
Adam Chowdhury's Portfolio for university 