The theme I want to investigate more closely into is Gothic Science fiction and Urban Gothic. The influences I have been taking into consideration all deal with an industrialized (post-industrialized as well) society. They are both sub-genres of Gothic Fiction, which deals with the horrors man faces in the world around him, and within himself. To be honest I have never really ventured much into what Gothic Horror is, but have been an avid fan of work set in the genre. Modern interpretations of the genre include Alien, Event Horizon, and Se7en. I am zoning in specifically on the two sub-genres mentioned above specifically because I feel they are most relevant to what I am intending to embark on with my next short film. The imagery I create is reflective of industrialized society destroying the world around it and then venturing off into the stars into the unknown. From what I already understand, the genre is very nihilistic in its’ conveyance of messages. Often depicting a very bleak world without hope, rotted in the emotions of its’ characters.

What I will do to further understand the genre is watch films that represent the genre, and breakdown how they achieve this. audio-visually and through narrative. I will also be doing research on various authors, and why they thought in the manner they do, how the world around them at the time may have influenced the view of humanity they possessed at the conception of their work. Hopefully after doing this I can garner a better understanding of the sub-textual messages that run through modern Gothic, and how to portray them more accurately.

Simultaneously researching artists who recycle to make their work, and works that depict society drenched in nihilism should give me the knowledge to create something much greater than I did in Screen Production 1. And elevate my work from this point onward to a new height artistically.