Batman: Puppet Master

Format: Short film, Fanmade, Youtube
Budget: £10,000
Technical Aspects: Redcam, edited on Final Cut Pro
Genre: Action Thriller/Superhero
Director: Bryan Nest


I really enjoy this fan-video due to the fact that they've embodied Nolan's style down to a T without making a total rip-off of The Dark Knight trilogy. It's identifiable as a serious batman adaptation and probably done on a much lower budget. It's also gave me a plethora of plot ideas: the idea of having two plot aspects going on at the same time will not be too complex of a thing to do if I spend time and energy on the script.


(See how it's made)


Camera Angles:
--Slow zoom from behind the villian as he cuts into a body
--Low angle
--Mid two Shot of hostages which homogenises them
--Mid shot of villain rising from his crouch (match on action)
--Pan right as villain walks left; batman's shadow appears
--Pan right as henchman walk right onscreen
--Deep shot of people during transaction. Table centred.
--Pan down to Edward, face barely seen b/c hat, shows his authority is gaining. Underdog.
--Over-shoulder/deep focus of Edward as henchman dials phone number
--Slow zoom of someone dialling the numbers onto the phone buttons
--Centre shot, crawling towards edward at the end of the table. Phone right in front of the phone to create division
--Pan down to case, alter focus
--Shots involving Edward up-close and personal
--Fight scene-butt ton of match-on action
--Close up two shot - strangle hold
--POV shaky shot of bomb
Mise en Scene:
Location(s): Warehouse + Store room. Simple, inside and contained.
Costumes:
Batman - Batsuit
Edward Nigma - Dark Green suit, black fedora
Wesker - Red shit, knitted jumper
Henchmen: Black clothing, weapons
Cops: police uniform
Zsasz: Combats
Cuts: Fade from black to villain being hung
Lighting:
Dark + green lighting during batman/riddler conversation
Yellow/Orange in warehouse with serial killer
All lighting = Low key and dark
Spotlights can be seen at various points for extra lighting
At one point, Nigma leans towards the lamp to make sure his face is properly lit.
Sound:
Hans Zimmer inspired soundtrack
Talking (diegetic)
Police sirens
Police radio transmissions
Gunshots
Tech noises
^ --Possibly achieved via Foley

What will I take from this?

--This film was inspired by Chris Nolan. I think it best be wise to research films such as Inception and Momento
--Slow Zooms
--Lighting tips: invest in lamps and lights of all shapes and sizes
--Keep CGI to a minimal to avoid film looking more cheesy than intended
--Keep costume simple
--Have actors lean into lights and take advantage of any available