FMP- Character Tree

Daniel Brite

What does this person look like?

5'9 with medium length, messy fair hair, hazel eyes, slim build always wearing casual wear. Looks lazy.

Where do they live

he currently lives in his own place sharing with a friend of his.

Where did they go to school

Public schooling before going to Uni and getting a degree in computer science 

Do they have tattoos?

No, he's not opposed to the idea but he really can't afford it.

Who is their best friend 

Jon, Room mate and long time friend. \

Occupation?

Is a tester for a pharmaceutical company testing out a variety of different drugs. 

What does this person want 

He wants to have a sense of purpose having always been a social reject. 

How does their sexuality manifest itself 

it is not a big deal he's never been the romantic type preferring to spend a Saturday night playing dungeons and dragons with his buddies than hitting the clubs this applies  especially after gaining his new powers.

What do they feel about the classic sins

He has an addictive personality and once he takes a liking to something he needs a lot of it. He is overly optimistic and can be very naive at times.

What do they need

he needs to mature as a person and realise he doesn't need these drugs to function.

What will make this person more functional

A job that is stable and is a lot less hazardous than his current one. 

Do they need to find self confidence

When he is around his close friends he can be very loud but when around strangers and new people he becomes very quiet and socially inept. 

Do they need to provide for their family

He doesn't need to provide for anyone but himself and he hasn't spoken to his family in many years.

How do they project themselves 

He is generally quite a soft spoken person but for when he is recording he projects it quite a bit.

How do they try to come off to other people 

Intelligent, witty and interesting. 

How do they actually come off

Intelligent but condescending and sarcastic. 

What is their intelligence 

Is an intelligent person but can have moments of stupidity 

How does this manifest itself

He is generally left to his.

How practical are they 

He's not very practical, always relying on electronics to help him. 

How do they solve problems 

He solves problems best when their is someone else to bounce ideas off of each other, he can do it on his own it'll just take longer. 

What is their artistic/creative capacity 

He can be very creative if you left him with a computer however in many of other creative outlets he isn't that skilled. 

What elements are not practical 

He can't cook for himself and he can't drive. 

What is his spirituality 

he doesn't believe in a higher being but he is respectful of others. 

What are their defining memories

Getting his degree in computer science, getting accepted into uni. That one time he went on a date with a girl he actually liked.

Your characters behaviour in a nutshell

He is someone if you don't know him you would think he is a bit of an oddball generally on his own and he likes it that way, however once you know him he is a bright and cheery individual who is happy for the friends he has. 

FMP Beat Sheet

1) Opening Image
2)Theme stated
3) Set-up
4) Catalyst
5) debate
6) Break into two
7) B-Story
8) Fun and Games
9) Midpoint
10) Bad guys close in
11) All is lost
12) Dark Night of the soul
13) Break into 3
14) Finale
15) Final Image


1) The opening image for my FMP is one of an infomercial showing off the new range "Life Enhancing medication"
2) Being different isn't always better.
3) Going through different adverts to show off the time period
4)Daniel receives a formal letter saying he has been accepted into the Engsai pharmaceuticals Life Enhancing

5) Whether or not he should take the medication.

6) he begins to take the medication.

7)

8) As he begins to take more and more of the medication. More and more powers become relevant and he begins to play around with them.

9) Small side effects begin to emerge in the coming days, small burns in t-shirts, begins to steam up at random times.

Final Major Project- Proposal

Proposal 

Synopsis:    The story of a young man who volunteers to take part in a programme from a company called Engsai Pharmaceuticals. The programme offers lucky participants to the be the first to trial a series of new "Life Enhancing" medication, This medication offers several different perks and super powers including telekinesis, incineration and short distance teleportation otherwise known as blink. Daniel is keeping a video diary noting down his experiences as he gets more and more super powers, he starts off by being to control his camera with telekinesis, later he tests out the blink ability by going to the park and playing frisbee with himself. he later tries out incineration by setting a table outside as a test. Side effects soon begin to occur when Daniel wales up with holes in his shirt, a sign of incineration, side effects soon become severe to the point he eventually combusts.

Style:  For my FMP visually I want this to look to look as realistic as possible so I am going to be filming this as a found footage piece with entirely handheld shots apart from one at the park which is Tri- podded shot where he is blinking across the park as a test. I also feel the handheld found footage effect will be useful as well because you'll be able to get closer to the main character Daniel as it'll be more personal experience.

Target Audience: For my FMP I believe my genre of film is going to be most suitable for a male audience of around 16 years to 27 years of age. My film fits into A science fiction feel because of the use of these superficial drugs which give extraordinary powers gives the movie this surreal feeling.

Logistics:  For my final major project I believed that planning in advance is going to be crucial on whether or not this is going to work or not. With a heavy emphasis on visual effects, knowing your shots and all the other minor details are going to play a massive part so planning and test shooting is essential. Before main shooting I have made several advertisements that promoted the pharmaceutical company to give it more of an open world style and to give it an extended universe.

Additional Material:   For my FMP I am planning to make a behind the scenes documentary for it, I feel this'll be good because this will show my thought process that goes into when I'm making a movie as this project is our fmp's this is something that should be a lot more personal and this should be the movie you should be doing a behind the scenes for. A behind the scenes for my type of movie is very viable and will be of great help as my movie will be using a lot of practical and visual effects in it and showing how I pulled off all of these effects will be good for a behind the scenes.