Proposal

Proposal - Dislocation

A short horror film with a magic realism theme involving two young men following the massive treasure hunting style online phenomenon known as 'Geo-caching'.  When they finally find a cache that no one has ever been able to locate before, they stumble upon some lost treasure they wish they had never set loose.

Synopsis: This comedy horror short film sees best friends, Josh Geller and Dan Groves, drenched in sarcasm,  'Geo-caching' (an international GPS treasure hunting community) for a rare, mysterious cache, 'Dislocation'. 

Dan Groves is the hero this story never gets, he oozes slick, witty charisma.  His best friend, Josh Geller is quite content catching the rays Dan's shadow provides.  When the pair disband to try to increase their chances of finding the cache, Josh meets an inconceivable figure that is desperate for him not to reiterate his mistake and increase his chance of living.

Friendship brings them geocaching.  GPS brings them into the forest but as their target draws closer, redemption brings them to the cache.  The classic Geocaching terminology 'Find or did not find' brutally re-establishes itself as live or die. 

1) PURPOSE – What’s your goal?
Overall I want to entertain people, whether people find it funny or scary, as long as they were entertained for five minutes that's all that really matters.

2) AUDIENCE – Who will be watching?
My colleagues, friends, family and teachers will all be attending my end of year show to see this film however after when it is available online the general public will be able to see it.

3) CONTENT – What do you want to say?
Satire battles redemption.  Two Geocaching friends search for an evasive cache deep in the forest.  Will they find their surreptitious reward, or will it find them?  The overall message in this film will be that everyone and anyone can be the hero, even when you feel out of place.  

4) VOICE – How do you want to say it?
This is going to be a fictional magic realism piece in the horror comedy genre.  Dialogue will be delivered heavily with satire and dry wit.

5) IMAGERY – What do you want to show?
People, places, projects, activities, case studies, stats, logos, urls.

6) STYLE – How do you want to show it?
Most of the film will be tight, slick high definition shots through the forest.  However when we get to the cabin scenes it will turn into more of a handheld style to allow the audience to feel as though they are really there.

7) TONE – How do you want your audience to feel?
I want the audience to laugh more than anything with a few cries of fear thrown in for good measure.

8) PLATFORM – Where will it be viewed?
Our final year show will be held in the Odeon so our final film will initially be shown on a big screen in the cinema.  After this Youtube will be the primary method of viewing.

9) PROMOTION – How will it be shared?
Facebook and Twitter will of course be a massive media outlet for us when sharing our end product and even when casting for actors.  We can also send it around various media websites in the UK and Ireland such as Panic Dots and Following the Nerd.

10) BUDGET – What can you afford?
We will have little or no budget with this film.  Locations will have to be local to cut down travel costs and the majority of props will have to be borrowed from friends and family.