Aims and Intentions

What I aim to do with this is to create a slick, professional looking short film highlighting the fact that many men are also attacked in acts of domestic violence and that domestic violence does not have to be physical abuse.

I intend to colour grade the video to create that professional look and include lots of snappy dialogue with few camera movements to highlight the mental abuse the wife is giving.

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