One shot movie Ideas

I've had a couple of ideas for interesting one shot movies.

The first idea is inspired by today's date 11/11 (remembrance day) A day dedicated to the remembrance of the soldiers who represented our country in times of war. A lot of people do not pay any tribute to these people which I find rather sad and a lot of army veterans are often forgotten. Thinking about this I remembered attending my local church when I was a young girl, we gave thanks for the people who served for us. I remember looking around at the people in the church and seeing a few elderly men with their badges pinned proudly on their suits, one mans chest was full of them. I also remembered how shocked he was when I stopped and asked him to tell me about each badge and what they stood for. He delightfully went through each badge one after the other, his chest held high and proud. Afterwards he shook my hand and thanked me for showing such a keen interest.

I think people do not thank these people enough for what they do (or did in years past) which led me to think about a one shot film that will make poeple think about those that risked their lives to protect us and are perhaps now forgotten.

It sees an elderly man sat in his armchair after drinking himself into a sound sleep. The camera pans slowly past his old photos on the fireplace allowing the audience to learn about the man's past as a soldier. After moving down the camera follows the leg of the man as he sleeps in his chair, passing empty beer bottles and taking in all the small details such as tatoos on his arms, the scruffyness of his clothes, the bristles on his cheeks and the badges he has pinned on his vest, still shining as if new. Finally the camera slowly zooms out to show the whole scene, a warm fireplace, an old nameless solider, a tall lamp behind the armchair giving off a soft yellow light.

Another Idea reflects the current financial crisis that is gripping this country's economy. Some families are struggling to make ends meet.

A table is littered with bills and eviction notices, the letter on top has 'Final Notice' stamped on top of it in large red letters. As the camera slowley glides over these letters it reaches the edge of the table where a woman comes into view who is destressed. as she comes into focus she starts to pour a clear liquid aver the kitchen and herself, stopping occationally in thought. She throws the bottle away and sits with her back against the kitchen cabinets, poised with a match box in the hand. As tears stream down her cheeks she pulls out a match, tries several times to light it and just as she is about to strike the match she hears her baby crying upstairs. She drops the matches and falls apart sobbing, the camera slowly zooms out and black out.

The idea that my group has come up with involves the idea of people meeting their evil other halves. This is done through a computer screen. What starts off as a webcam becomes a way for the evil side of people to show themselves.