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Idea 1: Friends? They come and go.

You watch as the years go by, and the friends you have leave you one by one.

To the extent that you keep things to yourself, even things like how you found out you’re losing your sense of sight gradually as the days past.

You feel alone, you think you’re alone. All until the day you fully lose your eyesight.

But what you thought, it was wrong. There were people around that actually cared and watched over you everyday. The closest friends that you never noticed, that you pushed away thinking that no one cared. But they stayed.

 

Idea 2: Soccer Ball Mockumentary

  • Buying the ball at the shop
    1. The ball being happy, “YAY, HELLO, NEW OWNER!!”
    2. Bringing home all excited
  • Owner seems excited about the ball
    1. Plays with the ball everywhere you go
  • Brings the ball to many different matches
    1. Starts comparing the ball to others, amazed at how good the others look
    2. Ball starts wearing out
  • Ball starts to feel that it looks pretty ugly, wondering what it should do
    1. To leave the owner? Or to try to find ways to look better for the owner
  • Wherever the ball goes with the owner, it meets different kinds of ball of different sports, asking them what to do
    1. Maybe, the ball explains what their sports go through, either being very proud of what they’re doing, or immediately telling them NEVER try it out
    2. Either be amazed or completely ignore the opinions of others
  • In the end, choosing not to leave and staying with the owner

 

Maybe somewhere in-between the owner misplaces the ball? And that’s how it goes on the adventure to meet the other sports.

In the end finding its way back to its owner.

OR

In the end the ball gets punctured, flattened and recycled.

The narrator is either the ball itself OR someone telling the story.

 

Idea 3: A Documentary about Dance

Initial idea is to show the different genres of dance. But might be a little too messy.

Second concept:

  • A specific friend and his dance class/crew/group.
  • Interview a selected few and ask a few questions.
    1. Mainly questions involving why they choose to dance
    2. Is it more of a hobby or career?
    3. What made brought about the passion to dance?
  • Film them dancing and practicing as a group
    1. AND individually
  • While interviewing, show a small panel of their dance moves/practice
  • End with a final performance
  • OR if they need, a way to promote their dance at the end

4 comments

  1. Saw this video before and thought it would be interesting/relevant for you! It’s about an existential watermelon. https://vimeo.com/130550662
    For your first idea, I think it sounds like a touching Thai commercial! Hahaha. Anyway, a suggestion for editing, it could be a fast-forwarded rush through the first part of his life, and then slowing down in present day.

  2. I can totally relate to your 2nd idea of the soccer ball, cause i was an irresponsible owner myself when i was young haha. It would be interesting if they were to reunite at the end of the day, just my thoughts! Cheers

  3. Heyo Eugene!
    I loved the terrapin film you and Toby did so I’m rooting for the second idea:D It would be both sad and funny to see how the soccer ball is feeling and trying to find a new master. I’m not sure if you’re going to be doing it like the plastic bag mockumentary you showed us, but if you’re thinking of funny (relatively monotonous) dialogue, I recommend checking out zefrank’s ‘True Facts About’ series on Youtube!

  4. helloo eugene!! For the dance one, if you need some help finding contacts for contemporary dance(hobby), tell me, I can help!! hehe but instead of the breadth, you might want to work on the depth. For example, work on the questions you ask them, find out more about their parents (pressure to find 9-5 job), more on what they are going through emotionally, any fears. something like that. The more time you spent with the person, you know how the person is like. But anywayyy, supports lea!! Loves the terrapin film too!!

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