Film Proposal

Rosie Smith,
Dynamic Productions,

South Essex College,

Luker Rd,

Southend-on-Sea,

Essex,

SS1 1ND

Dear Sir/Madam,

I propose to produce a film about a boy who goes missing due to his fathers disappearance in the war. His mother disbelieves the police in the way that her son will not be found so she takes matters into her own hands and attempts to find him herself. After 20 years of searching, she begins to come to terms of the lose of both her husband and her son and develops depression. After learning to cope with her illness on her own with no help, her husband reappears home expecting a normal family life but everything has changes for the worst. The title that I was building around is 'Just Like Dad'. This connects well with the film because the boy goes missing after finding out his father is missing in action. At the age of 15, boys are going through the stages of change and copy what heir fathers do so this also links in with the title.

The main character in my film goes by the name of Julie. A standard housewife who looks after her son and husband when they are at home. With her husband gone and her son disappeared, she is finding it hard to cope. Learning to cope with depression is a hard task but after overcoming it, her husband returns home, adding confusion to her mind as well as upset and heartbreak. Mike, Julie's son, is a normal boy, going to school and growing up in a functional family environment. When it is announced that his father is missing in action, he starts to become withdrawn and it gets to the point where he runs away from home and is declared missing.

When making this film, I was intending to reach an audience of maybe late teens and adults. People who like films that contain a bit of mystery and emotion. People who my film is aimed at should like programmes like law and order and also programmes like white chapel. The concept of my film is a young boy who is grieving for his father as he is missing in action causes him to go missing. His mother works with the police to try and find him but as the police investigation starts to fade, his mothers will starts to get stronger and she takes it upon herself to find him. With the stress of the situation, she takes on the burden of depression and has to cope with it.

Some major participants in the making of my film is South Essex College who will be supplying a possible location and also the equipment hire. Some of my colleagues will also be helping with the filming and producing of my film. The visual style of my film will be very dark with the use of bruised colours and a lot of different shades of grey.

Yours Sincerely,

Rosie Smith