Use Me (2019) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

A documentary filmmaker's pursuit of intimate footage strains boundaries and culminates in an unresolved confrontation.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

A Risky Documentary Begins

The filmmaker calls Rose from an airport, uncertain about returning to Sydney and short of money. He commits his resources to a documentary about her work and begins recording her requested fantasies.

Key Events

• Distressed Airport Call — The filmmaker calls Rose, short of money and unsure whether to return to Sydney. Location: Airport
• Documentary Begins — The filmmaker undertakes a documentary about Rose's work as a virtual humiliatrix. Characters: Rose Location: Unspecified
• Fantasies on Camera — Rose asks the filmmaker to record her fantasies of being used and humiliated. Characters: Rose Location: Unspecified
• Online Discovery — Rose says she discovered the filmmaker online. Characters: Rose Location: Unspecified

The Camera Crosses Boundaries

Rose shares personal memories, including her childhood fear that an earthquake meant the Armageddon she had been taught to expect. The filmmaker acknowledges his attraction to pain and conflict, while Rose's request to stop filming exposes their strain.

Key Events

• Personal Investment Revealed — The filmmaker says he sold his car and spent his savings to travel for the project. Location: Unspecified
• Childhood Earthquake Memory — Rose recalls fearing that a childhood earthquake signaled the Armageddon she had been taught to expect. Characters: Rose Location: Unspecified
• Camera Becomes Intrusive — The filmmaker's camera increasingly intrudes into the life he is recording. Characters: Rose Location: Unspecified
• Filmmaker Admits His Impulse — He admits being drawn to pain and conflict and wanting to keep filming moments others would stop recording. Location: Unspecified
• Rose Demands the Camera Stop — Rose becomes upset and tells him to turn off the camera; he struggles to put it down. Characters: Rose Location: Unspecified

A Warning Without Names

Rose celebrates a successful fundraising campaign as the filmmaker continues recording. Cassie warns him about the subject and alleges that she uses damaging information, but refuses to identify anyone.

Key Events

• Fundraising Celebration — Rose celebrates a successful fundraising campaign with friends while the filmmaker continues filming. Characters: Rose Location: Unspecified
• Cassie's Warning — Cassie warns that the documentary subject can be poisonous if allowed too close. Characters: Cassie Location: Unspecified
• Damaging Information Alleged — Cassie claims the subject has damaging information about people and uses it to get what she wants. Characters: Cassie Location: Unspecified
• Cassie Withholds a Name — Cassie urges the filmmaker to stay and see for himself, but refuses to identify anyone. Characters: Cassie Location: Unspecified

The Filming Turns Dangerous

Near private homes, men order the filmmaker to put away his camera and leave, then block him and grab at it. A gunshot sends them fleeing, but the available footage ends before the aftermath is revealed.

Key Events

• Private Homes Confrontation — Men demand that the filmmaker put away his camera and leave, then block him and grab at it. Location: Near private homes
• Gunshot and Abrupt Cutoff — A gunshot rings out, the men flee, and the available footage ends without showing what happens next. Location: Near private homes

Story Breakdown

• Uncertain Commitment — The filmmaker weighs whether to return to Sydney before pursuing the documentary.
  • Airport Distress — He calls Rose short of money and unsure whether to return.
  • Personal Investment — He says he sold his car and used his savings to travel for the project.
• Rose's Documentary — The filmmaker records Rose's work and the fantasies she asks him to film.
  • Virtual Humiliation — The documentary follows Rose, who makes her living as a virtual humiliatrix.
  • Requested Footage — Rose tells him to film her fantasies of being used and humiliated.
• Revealed Personal History — Conversations disclose how the project began and one of Rose's childhood memories.
  • Online Discovery — Rose says she discovered the filmmaker online.
  • Earthquake Fear — Rose recalls fearing that a childhood earthquake signaled the expected Armageddon.
• Intrusive Camera — The filmmaker's desire to keep recording creates strain when Rose asks him to stop.
  • Drawn to Conflict — He admits that pain and conflict attract him and that he sometimes wants to keep filming.
  • Rose's Objection — Rose becomes upset and tells him to turn the camera off, while he struggles to put it down.
• Celebration Continues — Rose's fundraising success contrasts with the filmmaker's continued recording.
  • Successful Campaign — Rose celebrates a successful fundraising campaign with friends.
  • Filming Persists — The filmmaker continues filming during the celebration.
• Cassie's Warning — Cassie urges caution but leaves the identity of the people involved unspecified.
  • Poisonous Subject — Cassie warns that the subject can be poisonous if allowed too close.
  • Unspecified Information — Cassie alleges the subject uses damaging information but refuses to name anyone.
• Danger Near Homes — The filmmaker's attempt to record near private homes provokes a physical confrontation.
  • Camera Challenged — Men demand that he put away his camera and leave, then block him and grab at it.
  • Unresolved Gunshot — A gunshot rings out, the men flee, and the footage ends without revealing the aftermath.

Directed by

Julian Shaw

Key Cast

• Julian Shaw — Julian
• Ceara Lynch — Ceara
• Jazlyn Yoder — Cassie
• Sarah Armanious — Rose
• Joseph D. Reitman — Luke Adore