Proposal

Proposal:

When you woke up this morning, did you wonder about your dream? Did you meet someone in your dream that had such a impact from you when you woke up that it changed your perception in life right now? Right now, right at this minute. Caitlin sits inside someone else’s dream; A little girls dream. Being forced to sit inside someone’s dream, Caitlin hopes to pass dream quickly. Making little conversations that later reveals the real truth why they are both here. A Psychological, Magical Realism, tells a tale of relationship between Mother and Daughter. Only a meaningless dream that reveals Caitlin’s conscience in reality. Yet a true wake up call for her denial life in reality…

Initial Plan:
A short film with a 7-minute duration.
I am to aim this film to audiences between the ages of 18 and onwards and to be females. The reason for this is that it reveals how relationship of mothers and daughters can be misunderstood. The twist with Caitlin and little girl communicating is the contrast of Caitlin’s relationship with her mother in real life.
Schedule:
Week 6 – 8: Research on
• Magical Realism
• Mothers and Daughters relationships
• Dream interpretations
Week 8 - 10
Proposal, Treatment, Step outline and Script – First Draft.
Interview with Helen or Magnus for feedback.
Week 11 – 13
Second draft of script.
Location spotting.
Recce
Final draft for script
Find cast at PCR

Week 14 – 15
Casting auditions
Shooting script.
Story board.
Week 16.
Story board
Plan Schedule for Production day.
Week 18 -20
Production
Week 20 – 22
Post Production
Feedback from Helen or Magnus.
Week 23:
Critical Evaluation

Read:
* Franz Roh (English translated) Article to Magic Realism 1925
* Eleusis: Archetypal Image of Mother and Daughter by Carl Kereny
* Mirror, Mirror: Forty Folk Tales for Mothers and Daughters to Share
* Dream Psychology: Psychoanalysis for Beginners by S. FREUD
*Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers by Christopher Vogler

*Story: by Robert Mckee
*Foundation of Screenwriting by Syd Field

Films:
*Pans Labyrinth Dir: Guillermo del Torro. 2001
* Tideland Dir: Terry Gilliam. 2005
*Dreams Dir. Akira Kurosawa & Ishiro Honda. 1990

Dissemination:
This film will be screened at the final year degree show and will be submitted to Film festival next year.
Also, small fragments of the final piece will be placed into my Portfolio.