Short Film Structure & Characters

Characters in our film:

* Main Male protagonist- He is positioned on the benches by Brighton sea front throughout  watching the passers by. He is a deaf mute but this is not voiced until the end. He see's the other characters as passers by and is able to see their inner problems that they cannot voice. The significance of him being a deaf mute as we find out at the end is that he too can not literally voice about his problem 

* Pregnant Christian Teen- She is featured in her bathroom witha pregnancy test and as she finds out she is pregnant is torn between her baby and her strict Christian family

* Ex-Soldier- He has returned from conflict but being in battle has seriosuly mentally scarred him leaving him with Post traumatic stress disorder. He however is unable to voice this in fear of dissapointing his family.

* Office Worker- A story witha lighter mood. The office worker acts a bit like a child in that despite being a successful business man he still dreams of being a super hero.

This is the initial ideas for our short film's structure...

Public loo in Haywards Heath we could
 possibly use for 'pregant girl' back story

• Opening: Establishing shot of Brighton, crowd shots, shots of our protagonist with v/o watching people passing,
• First back story: Straight cuts to 'Pregnant girl' story. Location; public toilet, Back story with possible v/o 
• Cuts back to our protagonist on Brighton bench.
• Second Back Story: Straight cuts to 'Post Traumatic Stress Soldier' Location; Bedroom. (Includes significant lighting, sound and editing)
• Cuts to Brighton sea front, crowd shots and possible time lapse effects
• Third Back Story: 'Office worker/Superhero' Story, Location: Office Block,
• Cuts finally back to protagonist as the audience discover he is a mute

Possible bech along Brighton seafront where we could film our male protagonist

 This structure is due to change but this is the foundations and skeleton's for our films story.

By Chloe & George