film proposal

1. Film Proposal
YASMIN ALLY

2. Outline of idea
My idea for my short film is about an overachieving teenager who
works relatively hard to accomplish as much as she could, who
eventually becomes addicted to drugs as a result of continuous peer
pressure. My short film will portray how drug addiction can majorly
impact a teenager’s life socially and academically, which will hopefully
increase awareness of drug abuse and its effects.

3. Target Audience
The target audience for my short film is mainly teenagers
and possibly some adults considering that the idea is based
around victims of that age category.
My aim is to increase awareness of how drugs can
negatively affect the life of a teenager, therefore they will
be more aware of the consequences of drug use and
possibly hesitate before trying it.
Considering that teenagers are always told from parents,
teachers or authoritative figures to not use drugs, my
target audience may have a different reaction to my film
as they are actually viewing the possible results
themselves rather than having to imagine it.

4. Resources
For my film my resources include a filming location; which would occur
in my own home and local parks considering that the shots I need are
required to be filmed in a girl’s bedroom and living spaces as well some
outside shots.
I would also need props such as any general schoolwork, e.g. books,
laptop and pens. I will only need to borrow filming equipment from
school such as canon legrias, sound recorders and lighting equipment.
School can also provide me with editing softwares such as Avid.

5. Personnel Requirements
Considering that my short film is a low to nothing budget, I have created a
skeleton crew of my choice, many of whom are my own classmates. This
includes:
• a director of photography
• hair/makeup artist
• lighting operator
• sound recordist
• a camera assistant.
My cast will include a class mate of mine who I believe can perform really
well on camera, also my own parents to play her mum and dad. This gives
me a complete family to portray my story and its issues really well.