Initial Ideas (Summer 2016) from free writing...

Idea 1. Post Apocalyptic >> Guy or pair of students discover they're the only ones left in a country or the world?

Idea 2. Action>>Guy purchases a kebab or pizza. We see him in the park and as he's just about to sit an unsuspecting thief takes his food. He immediately gets up and pursues thief. 

Idea 3 (Imaginative/Explorative)>> Two guys sat at a table discussing, talking about ideas for short films. They discuss numerous possibilities - the film cuts in between these ideas/possibilities. 

Idea 4 (Drama/Action)>> A series of shots around London during the evening/night time. (Avoiding iconic symbols like big ben)

A young man sat in the dark on a sofa or his desk typing an idea for a script.

He struggles to come up with ideas because he thinks his stories aren’t compelling enough.

Every time he finishes a script, he either deletes it or puts the document in the recycling bin and starts from fresh.

In response to this issue he shuts down his laptop, unplugs his USB drive and gets his bag, along with his books and computer.

(Shot of bag slamming on a desk or something?)

He goes to the library or book store- then he tries to look for ideas, shifting pages, looking for inspiration. The librarian comes over and tells him to be quiet because he’s being too noisy.

He can’t find anything he’s looking for so he leaves the library and goes for a walk.

After sometime, someone steals something that belongs to him, his bag containing his USB drive filled with all his scripts and ideas. Immediately he pursues the thief but ultimately fails to get him because he’s too fast.   

“Whatever, I was going to get rid of it anyway” – Protagonist

He continues walking, maybe he tracks the thief’s footprints or something, and the thief unintentionally leads him to something that encourages him to keep writing and never give up.

Maybe he sees the message and that doesn’t do much for him.

One morning or day the protagonist is at home, he’s throwing away all his ideas and stuff and then as he’s about to format his pc, he hears the postman putting mail through the mail door thingy.

He rushes downstairs, finds some bills, opens his mail and finds his USB drive, along with a quote from the thief maybe? Or a letter from a BFI film company or something.