The short film will be 8-10 minutes long and focus on a young man's mental breakdown leading to suicide. Key characters include the unnamed young man, his friends, parents, and background people. The film will follow the young man's daily routine, which remains unchanged after he turns 18, causing him to feel disconnected. His routine is shown repeating but getting shorter until he stops going to school. He gets drunk and embarrasses himself, then takes acid and has an intense trip realizing his insignificance. The final shot will be of his bedroom door closing as he hangs himself. The filmmaker wants a gritty, dark style influenced by David Fincher to keep the audience on edge and make the young man feel isolated.

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Workingtitle:‘Meaning’,‘comingupforair’,‘sapiens’
Lengthof shortfilm:Iwant myfilmto be around8-10 minuteslongasI feel thatisenoughtime to
buildupto the filmsclimax (David’s suicide).Ithinkthat5 minutesisnotlongenoughtoshow whatI
wantto show.
Tagline:livinginacomplex social colonywithone ormore breedingqueens.
Introduction of keycharacters:the youngman (nameless) hasjustturned18 and isexpectingfor his
life tochange for the better,itdoesn’tashe still hasto do everythinghe didwhenhe was17 (goto
college,liveathome,worka badweekendjob).He becomesanalcoholicandhasa mental
breakdownleadinghimtohissuicide. He isaround6ft and isa regularlookingboy(blondershort
hair,and blue eyes) he isquite well builtmakingpeople slightlyintimidatedof him.
Otherminorcharacters are;the youngman’sfriends,hisparentsandbackgroundpeople.These
characters don’tserve anyreal purpose inthe storybut are importanttoshow that the youngman is
disconnectedtosociety.
Synopsis
Act 1:
The filmbeginswiththe youngmanwakingupto hisalarm he getsout of bedbegrudgedandwalks
to the shower, there isa shotof the door closed(whichwill be usedmultiple timesthisfilm).He
walksoutwitha towel round hiswaist,itcuts to himhavingbreakfastthentohimbrushinghisteeth
thenas he is leavingforschool hisdadstopshimand sayshappybirthdayand giveshimacard. On
the way to college he opensthe card,itshowshe is18 andinside the cardthere is a £10 note. It
thencuts to himleavingashopand it’sthe same shot butinsteadof a £10 note it’sa pack of
cigarettes. The youngmanlightsthe cigarette andwalksoff,he finisheshiscigarette outsideof his
college doeshishairthenwalksin,thenitshowshis school day.The firstact finisheswithhimgoing
home.
Act 2:
The secondact startsthe exactsame as the firstact andhis routine isrepeatedbuteverytimeit gets
shorterand faster,until he eventuallydoesn’twake upfromhisalarmand he doesn’tgoto school.
He breakshisroutine and buysa bottle of vodka,he getsincrediblydrunkand embarrasseshimself
infront of some people bythrowingupandpassingout. Whenhe wakesup he stumbleshome and
doeshisnormal morningroutine buteverythingisslightlyoff. Whenhe getstoschool he goestofix
hishair butdoesn’t(thiswill be relevantbecauseinthe montage scene the hairfixingisalwaysat
the end). Itthenshowshisschool day,midwaythroughthe youngman doesa shadyexchange with
anotherstudent.Whenthe youngmangetshome he goesup to hisroom.
Act 3:
The third act beginswiththe youngmantakingthe acid tab that he boughtfromthe otherstudent
at school at firsthe doesn’tfeelthe effectsof the drugand it’snotuntil he walksintohisbathroom
and seessomeone else.Afterhe hasa small panicaboutwhathe saw in the mirrorhe realisesthat
thiswas an effectof the acidtab he just took,he thenhas an intense tripshowinghimthat
everythinghe thoughtthatmattereddoesn’tandthathe is nothingmore thanan ant in society’s
biggerpicture,andeventhensociety doesn’tmatterbecause in100 years 7 billionpeoplewould

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have diedand7 billionpeoplewillbe forgottenespeciallythe youngmanashe is not relevantatall.
Withlotsof imageryshowingthe passingof time andinsects,rodents,viruses,bacterialateritcuts
to the youngman witha rope round hisneckand hisfeetona chair, the final shotishisbedroom
door closed.
Target audience
I thinkmytarget audience are people whowanttoquestionsomething,myfilmisn’taimedat
anyone inparticularas itdoesn’treallyfitintoanygenre of movie. Thatbeingsaidanyone fromthe
NRSscale and the 4cs scale couldwatch itand not necessarilyenjoyitbutquestionit.Iwouldn’tsay
that I wantto entertainpeoplewithmyfilmbecause personallyIdon’tthinkthat’swhyIam making
it,if the filmdoesentertainthatwouldbe abonusbut I am makingitto make people think.The film
may attract 15-18 yearoldsbecause the maincharacter livesthe same lifestylethattheydo,with
the routine of school/college butatthe same time everyone hasaroutine andcan relate tothe
youngman viathat.
Because of the drug use and the suggestionof suicide Ithinkmyfilmwouldbe age restricted,thisis
not a problemthoughbecause Idon’tthinkanyone underthe age of 12 shouldsee myfilmanyway.I
haven’taimedmyfilmata youngeraudience because Idintthinkthe themesinthe filmare
appropriate orevenrelevantforthem.InsteadIamaimingmyfilmat anyone whocouldunderstand
it.
Form andstyle
I wantmy filmtolookgrittyand grainy,I can achieve thisinthe editingphase orif Ichoose to filmon
film.Iwill mostlikelyuse adslrcamera as thisiswhat isavailable tome andit will doeverythingI
needitto do formy film,Iwill wantmyaudioto soundprofessional becauseIbelieve thereis
nothingworse thantinnyaudioina film.Iwill use alot of longshotsand wide shotsandonlyuse
close upswhensomethingreallyimportantisbeingshown.A directorthatIhave beenlargely
influencedbyis DavidFincher,hisuse of montagesandhisfilmsdarkthemesare whatinspiredme
to wantto make thisfilm.Iwouldn’tsaymyfilmisa thrillerbutIwantit to looklike one sothatthe
audience are keptonthe edge of theirseatthe whole time,Iwill achieve thisbylimitingthe amount
of natural lightinmyfilmto make itfeel coldandlonely.
I intendtohave a lot of dark/blue scenestokeepinstyle withthe lookof athriller,Iwill be filming
my filminwinterwhichwillhelptomake the film lookcoldandmiserable especiallyhere inthe UK.I
don’tparticularlywanttofilmoutside toomuchas I wantthe filmtofeel claustrophobicandif Ifilm
outside thiswill not help.Iamgoingto use operaticandclassical musicinmy filmtomake the young
man lookoutof touchwithhispeers,I alsowantto do thisas it will addtostrangenessof myfilm
whichI thinkisa large aspect of my film.
I intendtouse a mixture of tripods,handheldandSteadicamshots.Iwill use handheldshotswhen
the youngman isdrunk/highasit will show the audience how the youngmanisseeingthingsandit
will addthe confusionof the scene.Iwill use atripodfor the regularshotsas I don’twantmy whole
filmtolookwobbly/unsteadyasthiswill take awaythe effectIwantit to have whenthe youngman
isdrunk/high.
Marketplace
I thinkthat the filmcouldpossiblyhave aprequel toshow the youngmaslife upuntil hisdecisionto
kill himself,because he endshislifethere couldn’tbe asequel.Ihope itwoulddowell ata festival

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but due to the nature of the filmIthinkI wouldhave tobe careful whichonesI enteritinto.I thinkit
woulddowell onYouTube.