My Final Idea

Synopsis: My idea for my final major project is to produce a film for the duration of 15 minutes. My idea focuses on an man that is terminally ill, dying on his deathbed. Throughout the film he is looking back at both the good and bad memories throughout his life. The aim of the film is to create emotion and to give off the message that people should enjoy life and make the most of what they have. Not to take it for granted, and  to look positively towards the future. This idea will also include animation as part of the flashbacks. This is to create a lighter atmosphere  and to put forward some metaphors, that won't be included in the filming process.

Inspirations

One of my inspirations is a Tim Burton's film called Big Fish. This film is about a man who is also on his deathbed. His son tries to learn more about his dying father by reliving stories and myths he told about his life. These stories are a bit extravagant and the son struggles to believe him. The film shows the journey that brings the father and son closer together. 


Below are two quotes from Big Fish that really inspired the thought behind my idea:

"You were a big fish in a small pond, but this here is the ocean and your drownin'."

and

"You become what you always were - a very big fish."

This states that he was a big fish in a small pond. This means he was too big for the place he was in. But as he moved into better places and was offered better opportunities he struggled to maintain this and ended up being a "big fish in an ocean".

One of my other inspiration is a film called Restless. This film focuses on a terminally ill girl who falls in love with a strange boy. Even though she is dying from cancer, and is dating a boy that gatecrashes stranger's funerals, she is extremely happy and is making the most of the last moments in her life. Even though the film focuses on deep and dark issues, it isn't morbid in the slightest. All the scenes head towards realization and the art of getting familiar with the absolute fact such as death and the importance of love and the "now" moment.

The film is going to be a drama and the demographic is both genders, aged 18-40. I've aimed it at this target audience as the issues within the film are for an older audience, and can be inspirational within this range. After watching this film I want people to be inspired to make the most out of life and to not moan about small things that don't even matter. For examples, there are much bigger problems with the world than a phone messing up.