My short film pitch for my Media A Level coursework

1. After the End
Genre: Post Apocalypse
Phoebe Smith

2. Quick Summary
In a dystopian future, after the cataclysmic
events that shook the world, a New Order has
arisen to keep the survivors in check. But not
everyone is welcome – mutants have begun to
appear, people with extraordinary powers. They
are deemed a threat, and are being hunted by
Officials.

3. Characters
• Rook – a smuggler. Seems don’t-care-ish on the outside, but
always does what he thinks is right.
• Vanessa – a mutant. She has the power to make people relive
their memories.
• Elenor – Rook’s past girlfriend. She became a Weeper.
• June – A friend of Vanessa’s. Wants to keep her safe, so she
asks Rook to smuggle her safely to a mutant-friendly zone.
• Willem Cohen – A friend of June’s. Offers to take Vanessa in
(lives in a mutant-friendly zone) if Vanessa can be delivered to
them.

4. Narrative
The story follows Rook, a smuggler who has been given a job to do; get Vanessa, a
mutant, safely to a more mutant friendly zone.
As the story is post-nuclear war, fallout infects some people, creating either mutants
or Weepers.
Rook battles with his past and depression as he travels with Vanessa, as she has the
power to make him relive any of his memories, even if she doesn’t intend for it to
happen. And the memories he most frequently revisits are ones of his lost love,
Elenor, who became a Weeper.
The short film follows their struggles as they make their way towards the zone across
the border of Old Warwickshire. If they reach it, they’ll find a man named Willem, who
has agreed to take Vanessa in.
The backstory of the film – Elenor and Rook’s past – is constantly revisited to show
what Rook is going through as he gets closer to Vanessa, until he ultimately has to
choose at the end.

5. Certificate
I have put this film as a 12/12A, because it fits the following criteria:
• Moderate physical and psychological threat is permitted at 12 or 12A as
long as horror sequences are not too frequent or sustained and the overall
tone is not disturbing.
• The BBFC's Guidelines state that strong language (e.g. 'f***') may be
passed at 12 or 12A, depending on the manner in which it is used, who is
using the language, its frequency and any special contextual justification.
There may be moderate use of language (e.g Bitch)
• Dangerous behaviour (for example hanging and suicide) may be present in
12A or 12 works but will not dwell on detail which could be copied or
present those activities in a manner that children are likely to copy.
(Not that there’s hangings or anything in my short film)

6. Main three characters
Transformation
Rook
Vanessa
Elenor