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Script to screen (pitch development)

 Title: Cakewalk










Genre: drama

Pitch: two people from completely different backgrounds meet. How this brief interaction will change their lives?

Story idea: Poor boy sees other kids getting sweets and wishes to be able to afford it so he starts begging and looking for jobs such as raking leaves, walking dogs and etc. This way he meets the rich guy who treats him poorly and makes fun of him instead of helping him out. In the end the boy gets the money but after seeing a starving homeless man decides to buy him a sandwich instead.

Location: shopping centre (?)

Characters:
  • Poor boy who sees other children getting cakes and wishes he could afford it too.
  • Rich guy who's greedy and a total di**head and even know he has money, he can't spare some change for a little boy.
  • Homeless starving man.
Goal: the boys goal is to get enough money to buy a piece of cake.

Conflict: clash of classes, rich guy treats the boy poorly (tells him off, pushes him)

Change: rich guy sees how hard the boy works to get enough money and then instead of buying something for himself he buys a starving homeless person a sandwich. This changes the rich guy and he starts to regret his previous actions.
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  1. SimonWelsford9 October 2017 at 04:54

    Hi Aurelija - this was a good pitch presentation. You need to be engaging with your blog much more than this though. We are week 4, so there should be more evidence of your research and development here. Make it regular, rather than one big push at end of unit. Ask me if you are unsure. thanks - simon

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  2. SimonWelsford8 November 2017 at 07:46

    Hi Aurelija - your blog still remains untouched. You MUST start getting on top of the blog. It is assessed as part of the unit. Please look through the unit handbook to check what you need. s

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