1. PROPOSAL SHEET
Cut and paste the following proforma and save as a your ‘Short film Proposal’.
Complete in as much detail as possible.
Film Short Proposal
Name George Donnelly
Working title for film The Toy Shop
Idea or theme
Child throwing a tantrum in a busy shop
Outline of narrative [storyline] A little boy goes shopping with his mother in a busy toy shop, after
the boy begins to misbehave the mother refuses to buy the child a new
toy. With this in mind, the boy proceeds to throw a strop in the
middle of the shop and refuses to leave until he has a new toy.
Whilst the mother is trying to get her son to calm down and leave the
store, a man approaches from behind. From behind his back he pulls
out a new toy for the young boy and whilst giving it to him, slyly gives
the mother his number in the process.
A new lover for the mum or is this the man that left her once his son
was born?
Style and genre influences
Eg. Drama /comedy
black and white/colour
Real life/animation
Naturalistic/abstract
Comedy
Real life
Naturalistic
Drama

2. Locations
Busy shop, preferably a toy shop
Casting Young boy (3-4yrs old)
Young woman to play the mother
Young man to play the admirer
Props/costumes/make-up Normal, casual clothing
Minimal makeup
Toy needed
Handbag, shopping bags, keys, phone, etc
Equipment/resources