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Changing Cumha

Although the original idea for Cumha was to a be simple romance, we took a vote and recently decided that Cumha will now be a drama, with a twist at the end implying that the young man invented the relationship the audience has been following. This will be a far more sinister film now, and many of the scenes we'd already planned will take a second, hidden meaning to be revealed at the end, when it becomes clear that The Girl is not in love with The Boy. 

This changes some ideas I discussed in my Narrative Theory post, as now Cumha does have a villain, and it's the Boy. The film is now without a hero, and also has a possible third character as the Girl's real boyfriend. 
To make Cumha more sinister, we are considering changing the wind sound effects to ticking noises from a clock, as the sharp repetitive noise raises tension and when repeated for too long, causes anxiety. 


Due to the change in tone, we are now unsure of whether to change the title or not. We'll discuss this further. 

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