There was several things that influenced our film 'Sweet Dreams'.
The main one was the we wanted to something completely different to last year as we did a Superhuman Sci-Fi film for AS whereas this year we wanted to branch out into a different genre as well as our piece being more gritty and darker. We looked into different genre and decided which would suit our group best and what wouldn't really work for us, such as; we couldn't really do a romantic comedy as it didn't really fit with who we are as people where as Horrors and Thrillers were more suited to us as a group. With these genres in mind, we all came up with storylines for potential films and once we'd presented them all we decided to go into production with 'Sweet Dreams'. This really contrasts to our last piece as its a darker, gritty Horror short film in comparison to our Superhuman Sci-Fi film short film.
My influences for the script of 'Sweet Dreams' came from A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) and The Sarah Jane Adventures episode 'The Nightmare Man' which was broadcast 11 and 12 October 2010. Both these revolve around a demonic creature that stalks people's dreams, uses their nightmares against them and enjoys tormenting them. I took inspiration for El Cucuy from Julian Bleach's performance as The Nightmare Man a I thought the way he tormented Luke and they way he spoke really kept the audience on edge and the inspiration for the plot and aspects for El Cucuy was taken from A Nightmare on Elm Street, his love for blood and gore was inspired by Freddy Krueger's love for killing.
A Nightmare on Elm Street Synopsis
'Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger has now come back in the dreams of his killers' children, claiming their lives as his revenge'.
The Nightmare Man Synopsis
'Luke faces life-changing events, and Bannerman Road will never be the same again. But when Sarah's son has his first nightmare, he's haunted by a dark figure from his dreams: the Nightmare Man. A strange entity is reaching out to our world through Luke, with terrible consequences for the whole human race. With Luke, Clyde and Rani trapped in a bizarre dreamscape, Sarah must fight alone. As the Nightmare Man grows stronger, only K9 might hold the key. But can Luke summon the courage to face his adult life before the whole world is trapped in an endless nightmare?'
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