After our short film pitch, we've decided to change and improve a few factors when producing our short upon receiving helpful feedback from the audience.
Setting:
Initially the story is set in the late 70's / early 80's however as expected, it would be difficult to reconstruct our location with props found around those eras. Also, it would be difficult to write a script revolving around the political protests at the time without being historically incorrect. Therefore we have decided to change our setting to the modern era, basing the protest on the 2010 UK students protest. The script will probably be easier to write as it is more relatable to us as students.
Narrative:
We've been told that our short didn't really have a narrative and I agree. Initially the story surrounds 4 characters who are getting ready to join a protest as they make a poster, which isn't really plot-driven. Therefore we've decided to create a conflict between two central characters and have a binary opposition. One of them will be shy, timid and anti-protest whereas the other character will be outspoken, headstrong and pro-protest. With this, we could have conflicts between characters that will definitely add more to the story.
Script:
Originally, in the story we find our characters talking about their views and opinions on why they are joining the political protest. But this is too mundane and tedious therefore I had an idea that instead of basing their dialogue on political views, we could be basing the story on peer pressure but with the protest as the trigger for this i.e. "Jane" who doesn't want to join the protest is being pressured by her friend to join resulting a conflict between the two. I find this subject more relatable to our age group and will definitely be more interesting to watch than two people talking about politics.
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