A recently appointed foreign football manager has to give his first team-talk without being able to speak in the same language as any of the players. He has to encourage, motivate and inform a team through the language of football and improvised sign language.
Theme(s): Language, sport, team
Cast: 1 main, 2 supporting, 5-15 extras
Locations: 2 (office, changing room)
As an avid football watcher and supporter I find it unusual and slightly surreal when foreign managers arrive at an English club without speaking a word of English. They have to go through several months before they are able to give a press conference in English, so it makes you wonder how they impart there tactics and inspiration onto players without speaking there language.
There is something quite quirky about this interview the way the Spanish manager Pochettino delivers his replies through this middle man. So it makes you think does the translator have to start geeing up the players before a match, this appears as an oddly surreal picture to me so one that would be interesting to tell.
Idea #2: Processing
To gain access to the country an immigrant has to go through an elaborate screening process containing increasingly more ridiculous tests. Satire of political and cultural elements of todays society which if looking from the outside in would seem ridiculous.
Theme(s): Politics, culture, immigration
Cast: 1 main, 3+ supporting
Locations: 3-4 (unique rooms)
As a reaction to current situations involving Donald Trump and certain politicians in the United Kingdom and their need to increase border control. This would be satirical imagining of what the screening system might be. I have drawn inspiration from Channel 4 program 'Black Mirror' (written by Charlie Brooker), but also surrealist comedy programs like 'The Young Ones' (1982-84) and 'The Mighty Boosh' (2003-2007) on the style I have in mind.
Black Mirror takes a serious but satirical view of our world today. According to its creator Brooker the title Black Mirror even refers to the screen on our phone, tablet, laptop, TV when switched off looking back at us.
The Mighty Boosh is a much more outright comedy, but its the surreal nature of it all that appeals when thinking of the style of the film.
Idea #3: Animals
Two men driving a lorry discuss whether immigrants should be let into the country post Brexit. One man is very open to letting them in where as the other is not so sure. They are then confronted with the issue head on and they discover some human cargo.What should they do?
Theme(s): Immigration, human nature
Cast: 2 main, 3+ supporting/extras
Locations: Lorry Int Cabin/trailer, secondary location stationary lorry at parking area
Immigration is a theme I begun on and it has an appeal as I can relate to coming to the UK. As in my early teens I came back to the UK after 12 years living in Easter Europe. My experience was hugely different to the horrible pain and suffering people trying to get to the UK go through, but I feel I want to tell a story about them and how seeing it first hand might change ones mind.
This film would be much more dramatic than the other 2 concepts, but it has a message that can resonate with viewers and maybe even change their feelings. I am inspired by reactions to Britain's decision to leave the European Union as well as stories of toil from people trying to escape their brutal reactions. There are a couple of radio interviews between James O'Brian and callers into the show which have inspired me the most to develop this topic. Firstly there was an interview with a man who voted leave.
Throughout the interview O'Brian questions him about his choice in relation to EU laws and the man is left stumbling on his words without really knowing what to say next.
However it is the second interview I listened to which has really got me excited about this particular story. Full of emotion and regret the caller who voted leave passionately apologises for his vote having realised that he has made a mistake. Even though you can't see his face, his voice tells the story wholeheartedly he feels regret towards O'Brian the presenter as well as more importantly his own 13 year old son. What makes this perfect is the fact that he is also a lorry driver.
So now is a question of what is achievable and what I feel the most passionate about. At the moment it is Idea #3?
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