Nose Bonk!

Fred used to skate. Now he dreams.

A Short Film Proposal by Joe Nurse

Film Concept

Logline:

A fateful encounter and blow to the head sends Fred from his lonely life of skateboarding the quiet streets of Malvern, into an obsessive pursuit of a mysterious but beautiful lady who lives

in his uncosious mind.

Nose Bonk is a ComedyWhat kind of comedy?

What kind of comedy?

Dark Comedy

Poster for ‘Real Gone’ - A Short Dark Comedy about suicide

What kind of comedy?

Dark Comedy

Poster for ‘Real Gone’ - A Short Dark Comedy about suicide

Frame from ‘Brazil’ - This feature contains plenty of anarchic comedy

Anarchic Comedy

Fred

FredUnemployed Young

Adult

Skate-boarder

Lives in the quiet town of Malvern

Surface Details

FredLonely Antisocial

FrustratedLost in Life

Personality

Keen Resourceful

FredTo find purpose

To realise his dream

What does he want?

FredHis conscious

mind

His own antisocial attitude

What is in his way?

FredAccess to his un-Conscious

mind

To knock himself out...

What does he need?

FredAccess to his un-Conscious

mind

To knock himself out...

What does he need?

To realise the truth.

Film Concept

Synopsis:

Lonely and unemployed, Fred spends his time skateboarding around the sleepy town of Malvern, until a fateful encounter and a blow to the head throws him off his board and into his unconscious

mind where he meets the love of his life. Upon awakening from his dream, Fred becomes obsessed with re-visiting his subconscious world as he desperately tries to discover who this mysterious woman of his dreams is. Perhaps she is closer than he realises.

Story Breakdown

Act one● The story opens inside Fred’s Subcotious after he has fallen

off his board and is uncosious.● We experience his dream. He is in some kind of vast field as

a mysterious and beautiful woman approaches him. Its clear he has fallen for her.

● Fred is suddenly pulled away from his new fantasy as he wakes up and is blinded by the light of the real world.

● He is helped up to his feet by someone with a sweet voice but takes no time to recover and speeds off in search of a way to re-visit the woman of his dreams.

Story Breakdown

Act two● Fred is now obsesed with returning to his dreamscape● He tries to knock himself out with an array of objects

getting gradually heavyier and more painful. He only succeds in making a mess getting some nasty bruses.

● He starts exploring other methords, but ends up descovering a simple electric shock will send him strait to his dreamland with faily few side effect

● At first he is satisfied but eventually needs more. He wants to stay with in his dream forever

Story Breakdown

Act three● Fred uses his resorcefulness and a quick google search to

bodge together a contraption that will diliver enough of a shock to put his body into a coma like state.

● He get ready to activate the machine, but as it begins to power up he reflects on his life. He starts to wander what he will miss. He starts thinking about what started this obsetion

● It was an accedent! He saw a pretty woman in his path so jumped off his board to avoid hitting her.

● The woman of Freds dreams is real! But its too late, and Fred cooks himself alive with his last thought being of her.

Dreamscapes in filmDreams in film have appeared in many different forms:

A frame from ‘The Big Lebowski’ - One of The Dude’s dream sequences

Dreamscapes in filmDreams in film have appeared in many different forms:

● Fantastical

A frame from ‘Brazil’ - Part of Sam Lowry’s recurring dream

Dreamscapes in filmDreams in film have appeared in many different forms:

● Fantastical

● Surreal

A frame from ‘The Science of Sleep’ - One of Stephane’s dreams

Dreamscapes in filmDreams in film have appeared in many different forms:

● Fantastical

● Surreal

● AmbitiousA frame from ‘Rushmore’ - Max Fischer’s Dream in the opening scene

Dreamscapes in filmDreams in film have appeared in many different forms:

● Fantastical

● Surreal

● AmbitiousA frame from ‘Brazil’ - Lowry’s dreams are pure fantasy, but reflect

his real world desires.

LocationThe sleepy town of Malvern

LocationThe sleepy town of Malvern

LocationThe sleepy town of Malvern

LocationThe sleepy town of Malvern

LocationThe sleepy town of Malvern

LocationThe sleepy town of Malvern

LocationThe sleepy town of Malvern

Logistics

Production

● April 2nd: Malvern SOUP event

● Crowd funding - Indiegogo, kickstarter

● First 3 weeks of April: Pre-production

● 25th - 29th April: 5 Days available for shooting

● By May: Post-production will commence (3 Weeks)

● Final film delivered by 24th May

Logistics

Cast & Crew

● 2 actors required: Fred and Dream woman

● I shall be directing

● 1 Camera oporator required

● 1 sound oporator required

● 1 gaffer required

● Minimum crew of 4 (including myself)

● £200 to secure

Logistics

Equipment

● Camera: Black Magic PCC

● Sound: Boom, lavalier, external audio capture

● Lights: Led Light panels, portable light

● Tripod and Gimbal

● Cabels, power, gels

● Potentialy no cost - Borrow equipment

Audience

Motion designTeen/Young Adults

People in Fred's

situationThe youth of Malvern

Audience Interaction

Social Media

Facebook.

Twitter.

Instagram.

Snapchat.

Platform

Motion design

Film Festivals

Comedy Category OnlineAesthetica,

York

Nose Bonk!Thank you