Tuesday, 21 February 2012

Story Telling Unit: The Meeting Idea, Pitch and Synopsis


THE MEETING



Genre: Drama
           
Theme: How far parental love can take you.

Setting: Police Station // Family home. 

Characters: Policeman - Colin, 40 years old, family man.
                 Hooded Boy - Max, 17 years old, troubled teenager.

The Idea: A policeman that is put on a case is forced to face the reality of his
              son’s behavior when, after a police chase and struggle, the boy is
              revealed to him as his son. In a high intensity and fast paced drama, 
              a father’s love is put to the test to protect his son.


PITCH...

A short film that captures the desperate fight a Father goes through to protect his son after he finds him in a dark place and running from the law.


SYNOPSIS...

The Meeting is a short film, following a man and his son and the strains on their relationship when it is pushed the the edge in an energetic drama based in a contemporary urban setting. 

The film opens switching from the strategic steps of a police officer and the nervous movement of a boy escaping from the law, both worlds collide and force a fast-paced chase and struggle, when the policeman is hit by the shock and reality that the boy is his son.

The policeman has to put everything on the line in a desperate attempt to protect his son and their Father and Son relationship is pushed to the limit through trust and love.

The Father manages to cover up the assisted escape of the boy, but is questioned at work. A problem and worry of whether this lie can be carried on erupts in a loud, blown-up argument and fight between Father and Son.

The fight between the law and the protection of his son proves a struggle, but Colin shows his parental instinct, expressed through a high-intensity ten minute drama.

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