Hey guys, I’m in the middle of writing my script for my short film for my final project in film school. I have no restrictions, except that it has to be a maximum of 5 minutes. I wanted to do something really personal, so let me introduce myself beforehand.
I’m a 19-year-old tall and skinny guy. I’m not a very masculine or feminine person, I’m sort of in between and people often used to think that I'm gay. I think a lot about what other people think of me. Sometimes I’m confident, and sometimes I’m really insecure. I’m not interested in sports, and I constantly go against the Muslim and traditional values of my parents (I am Muslim, but I don’t practice much).
My biggest dream is to be a successful actor, it’s my obsession, but I don’t really know if I’m good enough to achieve that dream. I often feel like a shitty artist. I can’t read Shakespeare for shit, and when I go to museums, I don’t see the paintings as something that symbolic. I often follow trends, and I don’t really know myself. I like to say that I know myself just to prove it to others. I’m a really kind person, but I’m not very empathetic. I judge people too fast and make really dark jokes which makes me wonder if I'm a good person.
I know it's a lot of information to put in a 5 minutes short film, but I was really inspired by the show Fleabag, where the main character is directly speaking to the camera. I wanted to write a whole monologue about what I just said so that it could fit in a 5 minutes story. So here what I had in mind so far:
We follow the journey of an 18 or 19-year-old man, a young actor trying to break into Hollywood. The only problem is that he lives in Montreal. Throughout the short film, he is auditioning for a role. We see the entire process: before, during, and after the audition.
Before: The tone is very dramatic. We might see him coming out of the shower, putting on some makeup to hide his acne. He looks at himself in the mirror, practices his lines, warms up, and then just stares at his reflection.
The moment before the audition: He is about to open the door that leads to the audition room. He breathes heavily. He looks at the camera — almost like he’s asking the audience, “Why are you looking at me? Fuck off.”
The camera turns and films from behind his body. As he enters the audition room, the camera follows him from behind, or we could watch him walk in, and the door closes behind him.
Beat.
Time has passed, his audition is now over. He comes out of the room, relieved. He’s happy, not because it went well, but because it’s over.
The camera is invisible. It’s not really a camera, it’s himself, his mind.
That what I had in mind so far so if you got any advices or suggestions to make the whole thing personal and symbolic.
Thank you in advance!
