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the filter - Coggle Diagram
the filter
dialogue & sound design
minimal dialogue to show disconnection, distorted hums and glitch sound effects, silence as psychological weight, subtle ambient shifts to signify horror
music??? - something piano related, calming at the beginning, overwhelming in the middle with all the distortion and calm again on the last scene as shelves her phone on the table
theme/core messages
digital self vs real self, obsession with perfection, emotional disconnection, psychological decay, surveillance like paranoia, reclaiming authenticity
lily (main character )
aged 17, traits; image obsessed, emotionally distant, anxious. ARC from filtered to numb to present
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visual motifs/aesthetics
Mirrors/reflections, glitches\delays,
filters (beauty enhancing, distorting), cold vs warm lighting,
phone glow = artificial presence, empty curated environments
setting
Lily's bedroom (digital sanctuary\prison), park (fake sense of normalacy), bathroom (first major fracture of reality), living room (real world confrontation)
physiological desent
inciting incident; the post that triggers presence, rising tension; glitches, strange messages, midpoint; reflection not matching reality, climax; the face off filter v reality, resolution; disconnection and choosing reality
symbolism
PHONE; to see self distorted self, MIRROR; duality, distortion and surveillance, FILTER; mask, social pressure, self erasure, TV REFLECTION; honest reflection v curated lies
genre devices
psychological tension, isolation, uncanny valley visuals, creeping dead not jumpscares, slow unravelling of reality
ending interpretation
metaphor for digital detox, commentary on teen identity and mental health, ambiguous peace; has she escaped or just paused the cycle?