We couldn't decide which concept for our short film we were going to pursue, so we listed the positives and negatives to help us decide.

1. Ideas for
A2
Project

2. Concept Ideas
The main idea is showing the deterioration of a person’s
life due to different experiences throughout a space of
time. We will present this via a short film. The problem
that we are having is we do not know what the issues
that the person will be having, therefore we will have to
research the different ideas we have by seeing whether
or not they are compatible with our surroundings.

3. The Problems!
1. The girl has had a family member die and suffers from
depression
2. Being harassed by her boss; being given too much work to
cope with because she refused his offers of unprofessional
things…
3. In a relationship with a violent boyfriend until it goes too
far for her resulting in her fighting back
4. Being stalked by an unknown person i.e. via
Facebook/Twitter/texts/phone calls etc.
5. A girl is being haunted by herself. All of her emotions are
presented as people that bully her.
6. Bad upbringing and hanging around with the wrong
people, pressured into violent actions, drug abuse, alcohol
abuse etc.

4. Positive
1. • It happens to a lot of people therefore many
people can relate to it
• It’s realistic
• Specific storyline, it is simple therefore there
wouldn’t be any complications
Negative
• Very common
• Short film’s are normally abstract however
this storyline isn’t, it is extremely simple
• Predictable storyline – it can only go so
far, i.e. suicide
• Would need a lot of cast members
• If we were to show a specific person was dead
we would need a graveyard/cemetery, which
would be disrespectful

5. Positive
2. • Not a common subject
• Has more than one outcome
• Different to other problems
Negative
• Would need a professional workplace –
difficult to find
• Hard to find cast that are willing to act like
this
• Could be too complicated to plan out
• Difficult for the audience to follow
• Not very abstract

6. Positive
3. • Could be abstract – when she fights back she
could go too far (murder by self-defence) but
still act as if he is alive as she is too shocked
by her actions
• Locations and cast are not specific to the
storyline
Negative
• Acting may be too advanced for the cast we
have
• Difficult to find a male who will play the role
• Camera shots may be difficult in it looking
realistic

7. Positive
4. • Would be easy to film
• Not a lot of major acting needs to be
performed so it will be easy to find the cast
• Stereotypical subject matter of a teenager
(Facebook/Twitter etc.)
• Can be made more abstract depending on how
we choose to produce it
• Has happened to people before, normally
naïve teenagers
Negative
• May be too cliché

8. Positive
5. • Not common
• Is abstract, following the conventions of a
normal stingers
• Difficult to understand at first but obvious as
the plot unfolds
• Not a lot of casts needed
• Just typical locations, nothing specific
• Can experiment with cinematography
Negative
• May be difficult to understand if people don’t
watch it properly

9. Positive
6. • A lot of people can relate to this
• Modern
• Social awareness
Negative
• There are already a lot of shows on this i.e.
Shameless and the short film Wasp
• Would need a lot of cast in a suburban area to get
the idea across
• Would need certain costumes to fit the stereotype
• Location shots would play a vital part in
representing the social class (gangs, drug abuse
etc.)
• Props i.e. drug substances may be too difficult to
imitate

10. Chosen Concept?
A girl is being haunted by herself.
All of her emotions are presented as
people that bully her