This document contains a pitch for a short film called "Lucy" about an 11-year-old lonely girl named Lucy who befriends a 19-year-old man named Harry. Lucy meets Harry one day in an abandoned bunker in the forest near her home. They spend each day together for a week, though no one believes Lucy when she tells them about Harry. In the end, Lucy is unable to find Harry in the bunker again and discovers graffiti from 1941, implying that Harry was a soldier who has passed away, leaving it ambiguous if he was real or a figment of Lucy's imagination.

1. MEDIA STUDIES PITCH SARAH POORE
FILM
IDEA 2
LUCY
‘The most unlikely friendship’
APPROX. 10 MINUTES.

2. MEDIA STUDIES PITCH SARAH POORE
KEY CHARACTERS
Lucy
The protagonist in the film is called Lucy. She is 11 years
old but is very young for her age. She still talks to and
plays with her dolls and is a very lonely child. She has very
few friends and her mother is very worried about her.
She has no social life, is very quiet and for the audience
very hard to read. I think this makes her character
interesting because the audience will be intrigued by the way
in which she thinks and the friendship she builds with Harry.
I vision her wearing a casual outfit with a slogan t-shirt
quoting ‘#LOVE’ which I think shows the audience her age. As
well as jeans. I think this sort of outfit would portray a
young girl who is not quite sure of herself yet and is quite
shy.
Harry
It is undetermined whether Harry is a present day, real life
character in the film or a figment of Lucy’s imagination.
He is shown as a 19/20 year old and is dressed in turned up
trousers and an open shirt. This is because it is not a
particular fashion statement from a particular era, meaning
that the audience will not relate his outfit to a particular
period. The fact that he is not dressed in clothing particular
to a period of time will add to the intrigue as to whether
Harry is a present day character or a figment of Lucy’s
imagination.

3. MEDIA STUDIES PITCH SARAH POORE
SYNOPSIS
Act One
The film opens showing a young girl who is very lonely sat
around at home. She is constantly alone or playing games on
her computer. Her mother is terribly worried about her because
she doesn’t seem to have many friends and is 11 years old, but
still is playing with and talking to her dolls.
Act Two
Her mother sends her to the park with her sister explaining
that she needs to socialise with other children. However her
sister didn’t want to stay with her so dropped her there and
said she would pick her up in an hour.
She wonders out of the park and follows a path into the forest
and finds herself at a bunker. As a young and inquisitive
child, she enters.
It’s here she meets her ‘friend’- Harry. She agrees to meet
him again the following day and she brings him some food for
the pair to enjoy.
They spend every day together at the bunker for 5 days as she
brings him more food, and they talk for hours. But when Lucy
talks about Harry, no one believes her and she becomes very
frustrated.
Act Three
One morning she goes to the bunker to meet him but cannot seem
to find him anywhere.
Finally after much searching, the viewer is shown graffiti art
on the wall from 1941 explaining he was a member of the
British army.
The viewer is left with the thought that this man wasn’t real.
Either he was a ghost or a figment of Lucy’s imagination.

4. MEDIA STUDIES PITCH SARAH POORE
TARGET AUDIENCE
I would expect the target audience to be around 15-25 and
predominantly female. Although older than Lucy, I think they
will be able to relate to her characteristics and empathise
with her struggles with loneliness. In addition, the other
central character Harry is a young, handsome guy who may
attract a more female audience.
In relation to the NRS social demographic scale, the lower age
of the target audience for my short film would be categorised
in social grade E. This is because many of them will still be
in education and therefore will have no source of income.
Those at the higher end of the age range are likely to be in
social grade D (working class) because they are still young
and may not have progressed to a managerial or professional
level. In addition, the characters in the short film
(predominantly Harry)are from a very working class background
so they are likely to be able to relate to them in this way.
In reference to Young and Rubicam’s 4C’s scale, I would place
the audience in the ‘Explorer’. This is because they are
likely to be open to the possibility that harry is a figment
of Lucy’s imagination. In addition, they will want to watch
the entire film because their natural need is to find out what
is going to happen.

5. MEDIA STUDIES PITCH SARAH POORE
FORM AND STYLE
I would shoot this short film on a digital hand held Canon
camera because I think this gives a good quality shot and is
much more professional than filming on a phone.
I would include lots of different shots to ensure the film was
interesting for the viewer including; establishing, tracking,
close-up, aerial view shot, point of view shot etc. This will
show the different perspectives and different emotions
depending on the shot and the scene.
This film would be a drama following Lucy’s life and
friendship and it would depend on the audience connecting with
the realistic character of Lucy and the emotional themes
throughout, including loneliness, individuality and
friendships.
MARKET PLACE
I think my short film would do well online on websites such as
YouTube and Short of the Week. This is because it is free for
viewers to watch and they can leave comments and feedback on
these websites.
I don’t really think there is scope for a prequel or sequel of
my short film unless it shows Harrys life before – going back
in time.

6. MEDIA STUDIES PITCH SARAH POORE
SCRIPT
EXT. BUNKER. DAY.
An autumnal day, in the forest and Lucy is following a path
leading into the forest looking up at the trees around her,
humming and singing to herself. She hears a faint noise and
stops momentarily but the noise stops and so she carries on
walking. Shen then hears the noise again and begins following
the sound off the path. She finds herself at a bunker and as
she approaches she hears the sound again. It startles her and
she realises she’s actually wondered a long way away from the
park.
LUCY
Hello? Hello? Is there someone there?
Harry
(faint movement noise)
LUCY
Frightened, looking around trying to work out which way to
turn back. Crying, she starts walking backwards away from the
bunker.
HARRY
Appears at the entrance of the bunker
Hey little one, don’t be afraid! I’m Harry, nice to meet you.