Midterm Pitch

For our next big project, our teacher wants us to present a pitch for a movie that we will eventually shoot, around midterms. Here's a summary of what I will present in class.

The main character, a girl, is sitting in front of her computer screen, with a blank word document page lighting up her face, the line blinking. She has writer's block, so she leaves her apartment to walk around the city at night to clear her head. She ends up at the park. While all of this is going on, she is having a monologue about her life as a writer, and how her writer's block has been caused by her abusive relationship with her ex-boyfriend. This will be overlaid over the audio of her actions. The film will be done at night, allowing for dramatic shots using lighting. By using dramatic lighting, the story of the girl will be driven home. There will only be one actress- the main character. This will punctuate her emotions and bring them to the forefront. I want it to be almost like a novel in the first person- we're in her head, she's narrating. She's walks around the park, and, after much deliberation, decides to open up to her mother about her relationship, which will be the catalyst that will lead to her ability to write again. The film will end with her writing a poem, onscreen, about her acceptance of her need to move on. The film will end with the word line (whatever it's called) blinking at the beginning of a new line of text.

I think that this is a good idea, and Kelsey has already volunteered to be the girl for me. I think it has potential narratively. Lets see what the class thinks after class.