For my 10 minute story titled "The Meeting" I decided to portray a Drama set in the mid-late 1950's, I feel this gives it a unique twist as well as through my idea to film in Black and White imagery.
A
washed up singer and actor named Tony has been struggling to gain
back the stardom and wealth that he received in years previous, when he was one
of the biggest stars around, selling millions of records and starring in
feature films. Beneath his calm and cool demeanor, Tony is actually a
demanding and obnoxious alcoholic struggling with the one last chance he's been
given to resurrect his career.
This last chance is to feature in a film that his manager (named Sid) is trying
to convince him to accept his offer for the role as one of the leading actors.
Tony and Sid meet up in the bar room at Tony’s house and discuss the situation
with the movie deal. Tony is reluctant to agree to the offer because he hasn't been in the public eye for quite a long time. Sid discusses Tony’s lack of
self-respect and falling stature to a man who is becoming increasingly cold and
aggressive to his manager. Sid changes the subject and tries to get Tony to
talk about why he would let go of his career in the first place. The audience
then finds out that he started drinking because of a tragedy in his life four
years previously when his wife in a car crash and he couldn't cope as
he was totally dependent on her.
The Change in Tony's Character:
Tony
has the realisation at the end that he can’t change the past and his deceased
wife would be more disappointed in how he’s turned out and would want him to
move on. The film ends with Tony making a call to the movie producers as the
screen fades to black.
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