I found a group but had to to leave because we had worked together before for the Documentary project. I had problems in finding a group at first then I managed to find one. I'm working with Carrie Marples, Chris Kelly and Nyle Roberts.
Two ideas were presented in the group. The first one was from Nyle which was about an awkward encounter between a girl and her ex boyfriend and This meeting takes place in an air plane and there's a sudden twist at the end. Firstly I liked this idea in terms of the story and characters but the air plane concept wasn't a good idea. I went along with the idea because it was fully developed & I thought we could change the location but Nyle didn't want to.
The second idea was from Carrie's which was a teenage love story influenced by Submarine. She only had a plot summary & it was under developed. I liked the idea but because it was under developed I pre-fared Nyle's idea.
Treatment of Nyle's idea
Boyfriend/girlfriend on flight from Australia, approaching stop off at Kuala Lumpur.
3 characters, 2 of them we know immediately have a relationship of boyfriend and girlfriend. The third is treated as a stranger, with no initial obvious relationship to the others. There is a slight Michael Haneke, Luis Bunuel, influence with slightly surreal ambience. Also inspired by recent events in the news.
Jamie Palter, 25 aspiring artist, middle class but with alternative edge background, sensitive well rounded introvert, but popular. Teaches art part time at a young adults college. Born near Brighton but Living in Sheffield after Uni at Leeds. Met Lucy at Showroom cinema.
Lula Ormsford, 25 upper working class suburban background, studied dance at Uni. has known Jamie for 3 years. Working as a teacher in a modern progressive school. Studied in Cardiff, but returned to Sheffield. She’s a loyal, giving, trusting person.
Third passenger is Jack Kerrigal, 27, studied journalism at Uni. but now working for sports agency, up and coming career, appears ambitious, ruthless, has been in Far East on sport business, caught up in a complicated deal to get investment finance for a British Football Club. Male who is secretly unsure of himself, and afraid of commitment in relationships.
Scene 1- Interior 3 seats on a long haul flight.
Distant fixed point shot of the 3 seats. One seat occupied by anon man. Interior plane hum sound of flying, occasional voice announcements.
The plot revolves around 3 passengers on a plane, two obviously connected, in a confined space, and the relationship between them. Their lives are somehow thrown together, intertwined by the past, the present and the future. Is there is chance or fate involved in their meeting? What’s their connection?
They are all on a journey, but which journey. Are they going to somewhere or going from somewhere? Are they contented or frustrated? How susceptible are they when confronted with an unexpected event, and total uncertainty?
We see their dreams, giving a brief glimpse and an insight into their lives, their aspirations, pre-occupations, and their worries. We hear their conversations so that we can gauge the closeness or distance of their connection. We can guess their bonds and also their conflicts.
The idea is to leave a twist at the end, we discover that Lula was in fact the girlfriend of Jack when they were at Uni together. Jack left Lula pregnant and in love, and it was a very difficult time for her. Suddenly she is confronted with this person who left her scarred emotionally. Now 5 years later she has a new boyfriend, Jamie, a different type of man, not commitment phobic like Jack. But is she sure of that?
Just when we are concerned with their personal lives, there is actually a second twist in the very final seconds, an unexpected event occurs, leaving the viewer in an ambiguous, interrupted, surprised frame of mind. As in a Haneke film, the viewer is deliberately left to make his/her own mind up about the possible resolution.
For this idea, these were our roles
Director - Nyle Roberts
Producer - Carrie Marples
Cinematographer - Myles Chimutanda
Sound recordist - TBC
Editor - Myles Chimutanda
Sound Design - Chris Kelly
Because there were only 4 of us in the group, some of us had to take a double role.
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