Unit 19 - Film Proposal

Unit 19 – Film Proposal  

 

Film title – The Job 

 

Film synopsis: 

A short film about two brothers than are out late at night sitting on a bridge talking about personal problems and issues as they try to reconnect till the twist ending when they dump a body off the bridge they were sat on leaving the ending up for interpretation. 

 

Act 1 – Set up  

On A dark road a car pulls up where two brothers get out having a little dispute then sit on the edge of the bridge and start to conversate in an effort to reconnect  

Act 2 – The conflict  

The two brothers almost find common ground in their conversations but then fail to connect and instead have a minor argument due to their contrasting personalities out in the cold  

Act 3 – Resolution/Twist 

One brother reminds the other of how he has always been there to take care of him as their mother never did which allows them to connect and get a little closer again right as they start to leave while one brother heads to the car and carries a body out and tosses it off the bridge  

 

Characters: 

Main character 1: Luke who drove them there and has a more caring and protective personality  

Main character 2: Jason the more reserved armature character to contrast his brother 

 

Film Treatment  

It’s a dark road as we hear a car pulling up with the car doors opening and shutting hearing some bickering as the two brothers enter frame, Luke going to sit down on the bridge holding his beer whilst Jason goes to the boot of the car about to open it right as Luke annoyed tells him what an armature he is still and says they must wait to see if anyone is going to come past this road then Jason joins Luke sitting together at the edge of the bridge as Luke starts off the conversation trying reconnect and fails but Jason meets him in the middle. 

The attempt to find common ground fails and they have a minor argument as Luke continues to drink, they seem too different to know to be the close brothers they once were, but the mention of their childhood allows them to open up a little and actually talk. 

They reminisce of how Luke was always there to take care of Jason as kids which leads to them talking about how their mother wasn’t and how she suppressed their creative passion wanting them to be realistic, they comfort each other showing they have each other's back now bringing them closer as they’ve waited on the road long enough and Luke gets up to go start the car right as Jason is told to get him out the boot which he does then tosses a wrapped up body off the bridge cutting to balck as the twist ending. 

 

The Target Audience: 

The age I had in mind for this short film is about 16-22 years old keeping it at quite a young audience but not too young that the messages in the dialogue won't go over their head as there are a lot of people that grow apart from family or are afraid to talk to each other about certain topics like work. In the short its mentioned that thier mother wanted her kids to have real jobs and not spend so much time on his creative skills which is a new opportunity for kids these days and wanted to bring a little light to the fact that it shouldn't be overlooked or suppressed. The twist ending also gives it that bit extra bit to stick with the audience which makes the age rating a little higher.