Lost Connection and Change.

During today's class, I worked with Jemma to think of two different film ideas involving the ideas of a something getting in the way of a relationship, and a 'fish out of water' scenario - which is where somebody with an 'extreme' personality is put into a scenario that is uncomfortable for them. For example, a shy and timid person receiving a role as a cage fighter.

The first idea we thought of was called 'Lost Connection'. The basic idea of this film is that a couple end up being separated as the girl is forced to move to another country. They still keep in contact by videos and texts, and other similar things, but eventually the boy loses contact with her completely. She thinks that he has given up with her, and that is the reason he won't talk to her, but the real reason is that he's attempting to travel to her country to see her, and isn't able to get in contact with her whilst he's doing so. When he eventually finds her, she has developed a relationship with another guy.

Our second idea was 'Change'. This idea was a 'fish out of water' scenario, as a man with quite strong OCD, and desperate for money finds a job in a mental institution. The man's OCD is developed in such a way that he feels that he has to keep things tidy and symmetrical, and people find that his house and possessions are incredibly neat. Because he is new, he is assigned a job with just one patient, who happens to be a girl that is unable to keep things tidy - as well as other problems. Eventually, as the weeks pass, the two start to develop feelings for each other, and she attempts to start trying to keep things tidy just to help him cope with his job - which he is struggling with.

These two ideas both focus on the ideas of a problem/issue that is getting in the way of a relationship, and the film will be based on how this issue is affecting them, and what they do to get around it.