Developed Treatment

We really took the feedback on board and when me all met up we rewrote the treatment, this time the treatment is much more focused and the character now has a backstory. 

We decided to make the character come from a military background. This was quite a difficult decision as we really didn't want to make the film cliche. however as this is such a minor detail and the film doesn't really focus on tho factor. it just helped us to create a backstory and gives the actor certain direction in the way me moves across the room and he way he acts.

"A view is a short film that delves into the unknown world of agoraphobia, the fear of going outside. Filmed in one location we see a former solider tackle this terrible and life-destroying phobia on what should be one of the happiest days of the year… His birthday.  This short film really delves into this quite frightening isolated and unknown world as this former solider struggle with what we see as a simple arbitrary action, opening the front door and going outside.

George is a former British solider, born on the 1^st of May 1980. After a tragic accident where he lost his wife, George has developed a phobia called agoraphobia, the fear of the outside and the unknown. George is shy and very emotional unstable, George has certain objects in his room that trigger emotions, pictures, ukulele and pieces of clothing. After researching agoraphobia, we found that they have they own unique way of communicating with the outside world, of George it is going to his cupboard and watching people walk past his window.

We really want the audience to work for the answers, scrutinising ever possible little detail for clues and possible answers, for why this character has developed agoraphobia. We are never told why he has developed this phobia, However possible clues are given through the set design, the books he reads, the posters he has hung on his wall and more importantly the pictures of him and his family.  Each element plays a key role in developing the backstory of this character.

As the Drama is all filmed in one location its important that we get the aesthetics of the room perfect, as the audience really need feel like the character is trapped. At this moment in time we have two possible locations. Neither of them are idea and where still trying to work out a better option. Location 1 is in Halifax and is a small room, we would have unlimited access and free will to change the room. However its in Halifax, this may limited us when it comes to finding an actor as they may not be prepared to travel that far. Location 2 is in Sheffield although this would make it easier to travel but we would have to leave the room how it is. Although either room is perfect I think we are more likely to use location  1, however we are still looking for better options.

Ideally I would love to get an older actor, to me it creates a mature film where the backstory becomes much more believable. However I have tried to create a story which we cant quickly adapt if we end up getting younger actor, although It would change the feel of the film the core values would pretty much stay the same. We know finding an older actor will be difficult, I have been in contact with local drama groups across Yorkshire but to this date still waiting for a response or they don’t have an actor suitable."