The Bones Of It (Part II)

 Our tutor for this unit, Sharron, gave us a proposal sheet about a month ago. Basically, it's asking us about the key features on how to structure our film. Here's mine, although bear with me that it's in mostly note form:

• Original Thought (Initial Idea)

Use of unreliable narrator - narrator/voice over; Visual contrast between reality and imagination by playing with the codes and conventions of the pioneering genre of French film noir by employing a pastiche approach to neo-noir;

• Characters (names, descriptions, personal profile, sketches, etc.)

Barney and Candid as the protagonist and deutagonist respectively. Their character structures stem from inspiration drawn from Victoria Lynn Schmidt's book on 45 Master Characters. The character archetypes employed for Barney is The Artist, based on the Greek god of the sea, Poseidon. Candid's character comes from a supporting archetype known as The Shadow, who is used to personify the troubles of the protagonist.

•  Story (start, middle, end/conflict & resolution)

(i) The situation and fantasy aspect in regards to the character of Barney is establish, where we find out his setting, his aspirations, and generally how he reacts and deals with people and his demons;

(ii) Barney gets himself into a secret casual relationship that he tells us about, but believes it will hinder his future prospects and thus it begins to deteriorate. Between this and hiding away from Candid, he pushes everyone away, too self-centred to care how he affects those around him. It only takes so long before it all takes its toll on him;

(iii) Barney, upon pushing everyone he cared about away from him, reflects on himself and his life, his actions, his feelings and emotions. He acknowledges that it is probably too late to fix what he has just ruined, but takes it upon himself to learn from this experience and use it to better guide him for his future. He ends his story on a bittersweet note with a glimmer of hope.

•  Genre

Neo-noir pastiche; comedy-drama 

•  Audience
• Why You Think This Is A Good Idea

Can easily relate to the protagonist involved; a message that we should thrive to be the best that we can be, and to not allow our insecurities to consume us until it is almost too late just as Barney did.