Inspiration for shooting

The Meeting - First IDEA

The Golden/Magic Hour


BRAINSTORM

• 2 photographers meet on a river walkway during the photographers magic hour.
• 2 people coming together because of a time that is something they share in common.
• 1 is less experienced than the other? 
• 1 helps the other giving tips hence forming a relationship

Man and Woman: Romantic

Two Men: Friendship

Two Women: Friendship

• Hard working city jobs both use photography as an escape.
• Magic hour a mutual time shared for bonding whether it be romanic or Friendly?
• Shy introverted both of them despite spending in the company of each other nothing more than a glance at first.
• This has indadvertedly turned into a Romantic meeting so scrap the friends thing, Man and Woman it is.
• He has obvious affection for her, but as there is not much talk she begins to have thoughts of him being some king of stalker.
• Tension obviously visible between 2. 

PITCH

1st Draft

           A man and woman encounter one another through a series of days spent on a river walkway during the photographers Golden Hour. (22)

2nd Draft

           A man and woman encounter one another through a series of days spent indulging their hobby of photography during the Golden Hour. (21)

3rd Draft

            A man and woman encounter one another through a series of days photographing nature during the Golden hour. Is there more of a connection than they know?
           

LOCATIONS

• Set on the modern looking pier near the Doust Way Halls (Primary Location).
• Possible minor Locations car/train/bus for long and arduous commute.
• Change to more of a country setting near the Maidstone studios.

MORE BRAINSTORM

• Girl very spontaneous so changes hobbies very often???
• He finally plucks up the courage one evening, but she never comes back after that???
• Puts posters up to try and find her whom he only knows as 'Chloe'??? 

On second thought I don't think he should find out her name.

Supernatural route:

• Meets somebody who claims to know Chloe, but she informs him that she died 3 years ago???
• Or some sort of variation on this a reason she doesn't return at least for the moment???
• There is no record of her in any of the photos he was taking that had her in one corner???
• Or he was convinced he saw her in previous photos???

- Magic, Golden or Blue hour?

- or "Belt of Venus" which could be seen as a title with more romantic feel?

Twin Theory:

• She disappears so he looks into it.
• Woman has twin
• Twist that makes him believe she died as he sees a picture of the woman he has been seeing on the pier.
• Turns out she is in mourning for her sister.
• She does eventually return, but when he sees a figure that looks very similar to her he believes it to be a ghost haunting him.

CHARACTERS - GOLDEN HOUR

Alfie (Harry?)

• 24 yrs old
• Introvert 
• Creative
• never got the job he wanted
• enjoys the solace of photography during the golden hour

Chloe (Name not revealed until last line of film) (Dannie?)

• 23 yrs old
• Spontaneous 
• Classed by co-workers as eccentric
• However still an introvert

Story, Plot and Theme - Calvary(2014)

Story

Rating: 4.7 out of 5

Directed by: John Michael McDonough
Cinematography by: Larry Smith (My current favourite)

• An man (unknown to the audience) tells the priest that he is going to kill him on Sunday week. 
• He is given a week to get his house in order and make his piece with God.
• Priest encounters many locals during the week and each of them is dark and complicated with or without motive to kill someone.
• Not a case of who done it, but WHO IS GOING TO DO IT?   

Plot

• Modern setting in a small isolated Irish Village tight nit group of people all with very different intentions and views.
• Threatened at the start in the confessional 'Father James' goes about his daily business meeting many of the townsfolk on his way each with different characteristics.
• All leading up to the climactic Sunday where James will meet his threatener or killer.
• The other element is that 'James' knows exactly who it is who is going to meet him on the beach, but the audience will not know who it is. 

Theme

• Morality
• Revenge
• Compassion
• An Innocent man in a situation out of his control

Poster Idea for Contrail

COBRA

Contrail

Contrail - Written by Alex Barker and Plamen Dimitrov


Alfie: Make sure you capture every detail!

The Art of Disappearance

Pitch

A Photographer tries to solve the mystery of a passenger plane that took off, but should not actually exist. The camera is the only thing with proof.

Soft - Simon Ellis Pitch

Pitch - Soft

Contemporary Drama in which father and son both attacked by hooligans. Son Fights back in Role-Reversal, due to fathers abject fear, changing the relationship.

Intro to ME from Alexander Barker on Vimeo.