Meicheng Zhao (Charlotte)

Red Scare

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Bachelor of Creative Media Production

After I read the script, I decided very firmly that I wanted to do my part as a producer to bring this story to the screen, because this project is rare in the industry both as a student work and a professional work: horror with black and white visuals, isolated in red. And the whole work is not motivated by the pursuit of pure heartbeat and excitement, but more importantly it has a great theme inherent in itself and what it wants to promote.

Red Scare is a psychological- thriller short film set in 1950s Cold War America. The film follows Mary, a housewife whose idealistic life begins to crumble around her as she begins to see the colour red within her black and white world. Through a distinct visual style and historic setting, Red Scare explores the effects that misinformation can have on oneself and the ones they love.