In this diary post, I have an awful lot to speak about, so I will try and keep it as short and sweet as possible.
The end of last Tuesday's media lesson saw me take a longer the usual route home from school. As I walked back to my home in the searing heat, my mind was working in full throttle. This long walk home sparked new ideas into my mind. As those of you who read my blog already know, the idea for my short film was based on the harsh reality of life, when looking through the eyes of a person who had to shut out their dreams. Having discussed this with a few peers, as well as my parents, I figured that this perhaps wasn't the best idea I had ever come up with.
So it needed to change... and fast.
Luckily, the boring walk home gave my mind enough thinking time to conjure up an idea that I truly feel will be successful. "The unfortunate life of James Flint". The title may not sound very enthralling or intriguing at first, but let me give you a brief outline of the story. James Flint is an everyday, working man who lives in 1930's England. One day, whilst doing his day to day maintenance of the house, he falls off of a wooden stool and smacks his head, causing him to fall into a coma. James wakes up in modern day London (2014). A land where everything has changed, from technology, languages and the ways in which people socialise with each other. These drastic changes cause James to become scared and confused about the world he has now entered. The different way of life becomes too much for James and causes him to force his way back into another coma. As a result of this, James wakes up in 1930 again and everything is solved.
There is meant to be a comedy aspect to the film, as well as bewilderment within the audience during the film.
I had gained inspiration from a popular 30's song - Putting on the Ritz by Harry Richman - which I will use as my opening credits song.
Harry Richman.
So there is the idea for my new short film... I personally think that it is better than the last idea, but I will leave it with you.
I thought that I would also take the time to give an insight into what I will be doing in terms of production during the summer holidays. I will apologise in advance, because the amount of posts (Particularly production diaries) during the summer holidays may be few and far between because of the decrease in the amount of work that I will be able to do.
My summer holidays, vacation wise looks like this:
New Jersey, USA - 22nd July - 9th August.
Lanzarote, Spain (Canary Islands) - 21st August - 28th August.
The gaps in between these holidays are going to be the most likely for me to do work in, because I am back in England for all of them and probably wont be leaving the London area for the duration of my days back. I plan to construct props that would look like they are from a 1930's home. During the summer, I will be making fake pictures of James and his family, as well as other miscellaneous items such as ties, clocks and football shirts. In addition, I expect to get some sort of filming done over the course of the 6 week holiday. This footage will not be used in scenes, but in the opening credits montage. I feel like this work should be done first, because I like to work in chronological order.
That concludes this week's diary entry. Stay tuned for more updates!
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