3 Pitches of Film Genius
By Elspeth Barron
34 T-Shirts!PS. I Love You with T-Shirts.
34 T-Shirts Romantic Comedy Focuses on central character Lauren after Husband
dies. Looks at how she copes and her friends who help her
find a reason for living. Film sees Lauren and best friends Billie and Ashlea
take a 34 day holiday which helps them seek what’s next for them all.
34 t-shirts relates to what her husband left in his will for her. All relate to a special occasion together. See there stories through flashbacks.
34 T-Shirts Location: Opening Sequence would take place
in Lauren’s house (outside London) then move to a bar. Holiday would take place in Cornwall.
The opening: Focuses on Lauren’s life with her husband and then we see her wake up and face reality. There is a phone conversation between Lauren and Billie. We then see them in a pub where she meets the new guy and they decide on a holiday away.
Toilet BreakA five hour car journey with kids.
Toilet Break
Toilet Break Comedy Focuses on a family of five taking a trip to see
their grandparent in the lakes. Although perceived as the perfect family there are
cracks at the foundations which are revealed through this laugh out loud comedy.
As they have many troubles (Car breaks down, too many toilet breaks, fights etc) they solve the family ones.
5 hour journey which ends up as 24 hours.
Toilet Break Location: Opening sequence in house and
getting in the car. Main of the filming would be in the car or on various motorway services.
The opening: We see an image near the end of the film where the family are all tearing each others hair out and hear a voiceover which discusses holiday. Then we go back to the beginning of the journey as they wake up, get ready and leave.
Running WildA love for fantasy binds siblings together.
Running Wild Fantasy/Quest Follows Emily and Jay who’s parents lives are
taken over by work in a sudden rush of need for money.
Emily and Jay have to look after each other to get through each day while there parents are busy.
Two ends of the spectrum join together to create a fantasy world where they forget their troubles until reality catches up.
Running Wild Location: Schools, Forest, Family home. The opening: We see a blank screen and hear
Emily talking to Jay. She is counting from one to ten and as she ends we see both of then layed on the grass as they open their eyes they talk about their imaginary world. We go to their home and see how life is when there back in reality.
