My Proposal + Initial Research My intention for the FMP is to produce a series that explores the feeling of community and shared experiences. When I originally had written my proposal I was interested in producing a series of micro shorts that portrayed one event from several perspectives. I was inspired by a short film idea I had earlier in the year about trying to get a seat on the Jubilee line to North Greenwich only for the whole carriage to become empty at Canary Wharf which is the penultimate station. This was originally supposed a short comedy film with no dialogue and a simple set up and pay off but after Tom spoke to us about trying to avoid making something that is clichéd and without depth, As a result I thought perhaps trying to make my story more interesting my making it a series. The original story featured the following characters A film student carrying lot's of heavy film equipment therefore needing a seat A pregnant woman who is entitled to a a priori...
How my creative process informed my Final Outcome My final outcome is a 4 minute sitcom style pilot for what could be continued on as a mini web series. When we wrote out proposals I had initially started with the intention of making a series; however I didn't want to be married to my original idea so I experimented with different storytelling styles such as a short film, and different types of series. I was very keen on making something that focussed on putting class differences aside and of all my ideas the two I had that complied with this the best were A short film idea called 'This or That' that follows two characters who list differences in their upbringing as they grew up but the visuals show them doing communal things such as sharing food etc so they are gradually coming together and by the final scene they have found common ground. A sitcom style film that is based around the same characters. I decided I wanted to go for the sitcom approach because I wan...
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