Pre Production Log - The Proposal

The Proposal

The short film that I have chosen to make is an educational romance about the mindset of a male and a female when leading up to a first date. The first scene will open on the college campus, with a young female character named Charlotte who is a little bit lost. She asks the male character who is named Sam for directions to the classroom that she is supposed to be in. Their first interaction is very brief, but they will bump into each other later on when Sam asks Charlotte if she found her way. It is during this interaction that they introduce themselves and that's when they hit it off. Numbers are exchanged and they continue to talk for weeks and weeks until they decide to go out on a date. This is where the build up begins. They will be constantly battling thoughts in their head of what could go wrong and if they should even bother going. This will be shown through the body language of the characters as well. This build up will last from them initially planning the date until they finally meet up. The film will end with them meeting for the first date, making the audience unaware of the outcome.
Sam is a second year music student a college who loves to help people. He is very gentlemanly and this is shown by the way he treats his love interest Charlotte. Throughout the short film it will become clear that Sam is very unlucky in love and with the thoughts that go through his mind in the build up to his date it will also be noticed that he has been hurt in the past. He's a character who comes across as quite confident, but his nerves do come through.
Charlotte is a first year music student at college who is not afraid to ask for help when she needs it. She is very confident until it comes to her date with Sam. During the build up to that, her nerves begin to show through as well however you also get a sense of excitement.

The target audience for this short film would be teenagers and young adults due to the education behind it. The young audience can get an understanding of how others and themselves feel when the moment arises of them going through similar things. With this short film I am hoping that I can show the young people that they're not alone in how they feel also.