Final Proposal

Working Title: The short film will be called ‘Waking Up To Yesterday’. We have decided this is an appropriate title as the Mom is constantly waking up believing that her son is still with her. We feel that it hints at the theme of the story without giving anything away to the audience. It is interesting and I believe that it will get the audience thinking what the film is about.

Channel for Broadcast: I feel our short film would be best suited to be shown on BBC channels. This is because the BBC have their own film network that showcases new British filmmaking. It could also be shown on their website along with other short films.

Target Audience: Our target audience will be men and women who are in their late teens or older. This is because the subject of the short film may be harder for younger people to understand. I felt that by having a younger character as well as an older one would also attract a wider audience, as different people will be able to relate to the different characters. Also, in today’s society, the topic of war and coping with the effects of war, is relevant in a lot of people’s lives, so they will be able to relate to the film.

Genre: The genre of our film will be thriller/suspense. We chose this genre because it was chosen as a favourite genre by both men and women. The film will have a non-linear narrative, as it switches from past to present. We hope that by doing this, we will keep the audience interested in the film, so that the ending will have more of an effect on the audience. We also want the film to have some elements of abstract included to make it even more interesting to watch.

Style: We want our short film to flow from scene to scene easily to give the audience the sense that the Mom’s life is a blur from one day to the next. We aim to achieve this by using fades between shots. There are certain points in the film where we wanted the shots to feel more frantic and up tempo. We chose to use faster music to compliment these scenes. For our film to be a success, we need the audience to feel like they are included in the Mom’s story. By using point of view shots, the audience will feel like they are a part of the film.