The document discusses three potential plot ideas for a short spy film as a coursework project. The first idea involves a high-speed car chase ending in death, but filming a car chase would be difficult. The second idea has the spy choosing between work and his girlfriend, which could be easy to film but possibly boring without enough action. The third idea combines elements of the first two by including both action and romance with a suspenseful plot where the audience thinks the spy will kill his girlfriend but he actually kills someone else. This idea may be easier to film than the first while still including genres expected for the course.

2. OVERVIEW: FOR MY AS COURSEWORK IN YEAR 12, I PRODUCED A FILM OPENING
FOR MY COURSEWORK AND THIS YEAR MY COURSEWORK CONTINUES TO A
FULL SHORT FILM AND DIGITAL PACK.
• MY AIM IS TO CONTINUE THE GENRE OF FILM I STUDIED LAST YEAR ‘SPY ACTION THRILLER’ IN SOME WAY.
• BELOW ARE MY IDEAS THAT I AM STARTING WITH.
• THE SHORT FILM FORMAT: A SHORT FILM CAN BE DEFINED AS “A SHORT FILM IS ANY MOTION PICTURE NOT
LONG ENOUGH TO BE CONSIDERED A FEATURE FILM. THE ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND
SCIENCES DEFINES A SHORT FILM AS "AN ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE THAT HAS A RUNNING TIME OF 40
MINUTES OR LESS, INCLUDING ALL CREDITS” (HTTPS://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/SHORT_FILM)
• IT IS MY AIM TO FOLLOW THE STRUCTURE OF A SHOT FILM AND MAKE SURE IT FOLLOWS TODOROV’S
NARRATIVE STRUCTURE OF HAVING A BEGGING, MIDDLE AND END THAT THE AUDIENCE CAN FOLLOW EASILY,
HELPS THEM TO BE ENGAGED AND ENJOY THE NARRATIVE AND PLOT.
Digi-Pack for the film:
For the Digi-pack for my
short film I will be
producing these
elements:
•Short Film
•Film Postcard / Poster
•Website

3. FIRST INITIAL IDEA
• IDEA 1:
• GENRE: SPY ACTION THRILLER
• PLOT SYNOPSIS: MY FIRST IDEA IS TO CONTINUE THIS YEARS COURSEWORK WITH MY SPY CHARACTER
‘JAMES’, BEING INVOLVED IN A BUSINESS DEAL AND THERE BEING A HIGH SPEED CAR CHASE UNTIL E IS CHASED
TO HIS DEATH. THIS IS TO SHOW ACTION ELEMENTS, BUILD SUSPENSE AND HAVE A DRAMATIC ENDING TO
ENGAGE THE AUDIENCE.
• PRODUCTION ISSUES AND CONSIDERATIONS: ISSUES WITH PRODUCING THIS IDEA WOULD BE THE HIGH SPEED
CAR CHASE. ALTHOUGH I DO HAVE ACCESS TO EQUIPMENT THAT I CAN FIX ONTO MY CAR BUT IT STILL MIGHT BE
HARD TO ACTUALLY FILM THIS WAY.

4. IDEA 2 :
• IDEA 2:
• GENRE: : SPY DRAMA
• PLOT SYNOPSIS: MY SECOND IDEA IS TO SHOW A DIFFERENT SIDE TO MY SPY CHARACTER BUT STILL FOLLOW THE ORIGINAL
CHARACTER I CREATED FOR MY AS COURSEWORK AND SHOW HIM ON A ANOTHER MISSION BUT HAVING TO CHOOSE
BETWEEN HIS WORK AND HIS GIRLFRIEND BUT STILL SHOW LOTS OF ACTION TO THE AUDIENCE TO FIT WITH THE GENRE.
• PRODUCTION ISSUES AND CONSIDERATIONS: THIS COULD BE EASY TO SHOOT BUT MIGHT BE A BIT BORING IF I CAN’T FIND
MUCH ACTION TO INCLUDE BUT AUDIENCES TO LIKE ROMANCE WITH FILM SO THIS COULD WORK WITH WHAT AUDIENCE
RESEARCH I HAVE COMPLETED SHOWS IS POPULAR.

5. IDEA 3
• IDEA 3:
• GENRE: SPY SUSPENSE DRAMA
• PLOT SYNOPSIS: MY OTHER IDEA COULD COMBINE MY FIRST TWO IDEAS, HAVING LOTS OF ACTION TO MEET
THE ACTION GENRE AND ROMANCE TO ENGAGE THE AUDIENCE. IF I DO THIS IDEA, I MIGHT HAVE A SUSPENSE
PLOT LINE WHERE THE AUDIENCE THINK THE SPY MIGHT KILL IS GIRLFRIEND BUT HE ACTUALLY KILLS SOMEONE
ELSE OR HIMSELF.
• PRODUCTION ISSUES AND CONSIDERATIONS: THIS MIGHT BE EASIER TO SHOOT THAN IDEA 1 AND I HAVE
ACCESS TO LOCATIONS AND EQUIPMENT TO MAKE THIS IDEA WORK.