Chase ideas...

Endlessly thinking of different ideas for our chase sequence I wanted to try something simple but something effective. In opting for simplicity I decided to research some children's fiction, very early years to see if there was a way that we could adapt that into modern times. I came across the story 'We're Going on a Bear Hunt'...

We're goin' on a bear hunt,
We're going to catch a big one,
I'm not scared
What a beautiful day!
Oh look! It's some long, wavy grass!
Can't go over it,
Can't go under it,
Can't go around it,
Got to go through it!

I then thought we could easily adapt this into a modern style using adults who go on a hunt to find something with a cash incentive. I thought that there could be a team of about 3 or 4 people and they all need money, one of them comes across an advert to find 'the bear' or a yeti or some other mythical creature, with a cash reward. So they all get there exploration gear and decide to hunt it down. I thought it is a simple idea that could probably be filmed in the woodlands around the university campus.

I then remembered something I saw in the cult TV series, Spaced, which was a mimed gun-fight. By overlaying sounds of artillery with the mime it looked really effective. I then tried thinking of ways we could incorporate this type of thing into the bear hunt idea and thought that perhaps the main group of hunters could bump into a rival group who look quite similar and then have the mime gun-fight with them. Perhaps while they're fighting, they are oblivious to the fact that the creature they are trying to hunt-down sneaks past in the background.

I also came across this music video for the Art vs Science track 'Parlez Vous Francais' which incorporates mime. I have sent my ideas to the rest of the group so hopefully they will be on board.