Working Title: Natural Causes
Chosen Role | Screenwriter |
Influences | Alfonso Cuaron (Y Tu Mama Tambien) |
Specific Techniques | -Character study -Intellectual montage: juxtaposing footage of nature with the events of the protagonist’s life -Still shots of natural weather events |
Genre | Coming of age, Psychological, Queer |
Story Outline | Depicting the destructive effects of nature before it reaches a stable state. Act 1: Destructive weather events/ strong waves are intellectually montaged with an exploration of a male protagonists borderline abusive relationship with his girlfriend. It is hinted that his abusive personality is as a result of suppressed homosexual desires Act 2: show protagonist accepting his identity and leaving his toxic masculine personality in the past. This will be montaged against tranquil shots of the weather/ the sea |
Location | -St Ouens (sea shots) -Park above The Good Egg (shots of trees and nature) -My mums house (for demonstrating the abusive relationship in act 1) -Curiosity coffee shop (for shots depicting hidden homosexual desire or events of Act 2) |
Kit Required | -Tripod -Lighting -Sound recorder |
Additional Crew | Possibly a sound designer |
Cast | 3 actors needed |