Ideas for my short film

As I already mentioned, I am going to be creating a short film for my coursework. I have decided this because I feel I can be more creative with my ideas for a short film and make better use of the resources available to me. I have already looked at some of the conventions if short films and I have since been thinking about possible ideas.

Ideas

1. My Life - Comedy

A teenage girl who keeps being unlucky in the most unfortunate situations. For example, she walks into a locker when she see's the guy she likes, she falls up the stairs in front of half the school, she gets pulled along by her dog as he chases a runner etc.

Opens with a flash through her life using really short snippets of footage and jump cuts before it stops on her standing outside school preparing to walk through the door. (possible fish bowl lens effect) This would all happen in the time it takes for her voice over to say "My name is (character's name) and this is my life." The words 'my life' would appear on the screen at the same time as the screen shows her preparing to go into school and the words are said in the voice over.

2. Pen-friends - Teen Drama

Film about a girl who's best friend is her pen-friend. She doesn't have a very good life at school because she doesn't always get on with everyone and gets bullied but she finds comfort in her pen-friend. Film flashes between her normal rubbish life and her conversations with her pen-friend. (Close ups of computer screen as they type/talk) She talks to her pen-friend about everything and takes it as a chance to completely forget about everything around her. (360 degree pan of her on her computer looking happy, laughing etc. maybe go round twice) Ends up with her inviting her friend to stay with her and her friend agreeing. This film would have very little talking (I would maybe only have bits of dialogue coming through when I'm showing her being sad) It would mainly come through from the on screen conversations and the music.

Inspiration

1. My life

This inspiration for 'My life' came after I watched a short film called ‘Love Sick.’ I liked the fact it was a comedy and that it mainly used a voice over. If I made my first idea I would take these two ideas from the film and put them into my own film. 

Love Sick

2. Pen-friends

The inspiration for my pen-friend idea came from the fact that my sister has recently started a correspondence with a pen-friend in China. I was also watching the film ‘The Holiday’ and at one point two of the characters start talking over email and I like the way they filmed them typing with a close up of the computer screen. I will also take inspiration from the short film ‘The Desk.’ Similar to my idea most of the dialogue comes from two of the characters talking on a desk. 

The Desk