1. Initial Ideas
StoryLine:
The filmwill be called‘Your Ican’ whichwill be made apparentduringthe filmopeningasitdoesn’t
suggestmuchof whatthe filmcouldbe.The start of the filmopeningwill be Ben(the maincharacter) at
hisjobwhere he worksas a full time waiterafterhe leftschool at16. He will lean overa table restinghis
headon hishandnot lookingparticularlybotheredasitwill be aslow late shift.While he isleantover
the table hissupervisorwillcome overtohim and beginshoutingathim.Benwill notmove he will just
carry on staringintospace notreallylisteningtowhatshe issayingto him.Howevershe will saythe
words‘withyourresultsthisisthe bestyou’re gonnaget’these wordswill echoinhisheaduntil he
finallyflipsandstormsoutof the pubthrowinghisapron in the binon hiswayout. The name of the
actor will appearbehindhimashe stormsout of the pub.He will thenbe lyinginhisbedscrolling
throughhisphone whenhe seesapicture whichsays‘Your I can is more importantthanyour IQ’at this
pointthe words‘Your I Can’will come off the screenandact as a title onthe screen. It will thengoto
the nextday where he ischeckingcoachtimesandpricesto Londonwhilstpackingabag full of clothes,
foodand hislaptopandcamera gear. He will thenrealize he can’taffordacoach ticketbecause he
barelyhasenoughmoneytobuyfoodfor the nextfew days.Benisgoingto thengrab hiscamera and
filmhisfirstinstalmentof hisvlogwhichhe isplanningtomake eachday of trip.Afterthishe will grab
hisskate board andleave hishouse leadingtothe final shotof himsaton the side of a road tryingto
hitchhike a liftbutstrugglingwhichwill be asignforthe troubleshe will encounteronthe restof his
journey.
Influences:
I got the ideafor thisfilmfirstlyfromthe quote thatIam usingforthe title asit issomethingthatI
personallybelieveinsothe whole filmopeningandstoryline isquiteimportanttome.The inspiration
for the otherideasinthe filmoriginatedfromwatchingthe filmsIntothe Wildand127 hourswhichare
boththe same kindof ideaforthe overall plotandstory.
