My Short Film - First Idea

The basis of the theme for my short film is about choices. The first concept for my plot is about one character by the name of Rhys. Rhys, works in a high profile job, that is never specified, but has a large amount of security and secrecy that accompany it. Rhys, receives a message informing him to go to warehouse, where he finds his sister Kathy and his business associate Lucy standing on a trap door, both with nooses around their necks. His staff and police are already on scene and inform him that a decision has to be made about who can survive; removing one body, tips the counter weight for the trap door, hanging the other victim. Time is ticking away as he struggles between the decision that will benefit the world (saving Lucy) or the decision that will save his heart (Kathy). Rhys eventually decides to over rule his heart and save Lucy. The end of the narrative, is watching both Kathy's and Rhys' reaction as they both know when the time runs out that she will die. The final moments of the plot are revealed by focusing on the Rhys' face as his sister is killed and the anguish he faces at not choosing to save her.

The extreme decisions that Rhys has to face are exaggerated beyond anything that would occur naturally, but this plot has an important moral message, about the right decisions not always being those which are easiest to make. This narrative, also conveys to the audience the strength of love and bonds between characters. Both Rhys and Kathy are very different in personality and lifestyle choices, but they still care about each other and respect them, an important message to convey to the audience. Moral messages are also an important convention of the short film genre and therefore are crucial within my work.