Post 4 and 6 - What I Want To Do And Why/Final Pitch (Short Film Plan)
Short Film Plan - The Sound of Trumpets My ideas always seem to involve death, such as someone taking their own life, killing a parent or the person they are renting a room from. I knew that I wanted to take a dark route, possibly adding a message. This is the idea I have at the moment: Short Synopsis: A boy has had a serious argument with his friend. He decides to kill him. The film follows the main character as he struggles to deal with what he has done. “It is forbidden to kill ; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets .” - Voltaire Detailed Synopsis: We open on a black screen. There is a voice over saying, "When I was nineteen, I decided to kill my best friend." We cut to a boy with a knife in his hand. It continues to cut from this sequence to the black screen between the voice-overs. "Some people might call me crazy, and they're probably right." The camera is below looking up. He starts...