1. The Pitch Director: Sarah Andrews, 1 ST Assistant Director: Daisy Spivey Director Of Photography: Guy Huston Camera Operator: Nick Leek, Sound: Scott Hanna

2. Ideas  Idea 1: The Letter  Idea 2: The Journey  Idea 3: The Abandoned House

3. Chosen Idea:  Synopsis A homeless man wanders the streets, extremely edgy as his post-traumatic stress is causing him distress. He hears sounds from his time in the war, car doors become gun shots, babies screaming become dying allies. In an attempt to escape, he breaks into a nearby house and starts to rummage around the house. He is looking for food and valuables but comes across a letter on the fridge, written by a child to his Father fighting in the war. Attached to the letter is a home-made war badge, with it saying “hero”. The homeless man then starts to overcome his problem thanks to the letter and returns home to his family.

4. Research  Research into Children’s letters.

5. Research  Research into Adult letters

6. Research  Children’s Drawings

7. Homelessness  6,437 people slept rough at some point in London during 2012/13, an increase of 62% over the last 2 years (Crisis. Unknown)  Under Section 189 of the Housing Act 1996, a homeless person will have a priority need for rehousing if s/he is vulnerable as a result of "having been a member of Her Majesty’s regular naval, military or air forces".  Ex-service personnel do face a high risk of falling into patterns of rough sleeping, albeit for fairly short periods.

8. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)  PTSD is increasingly common among soldiers returning from combat  PTSD can develop immediately after someone experiences a disturbing event or it can occur weeks, months or even years later.  Someone with PTSD will often relive the traumatic event through nightmares and flashbacks, and may experience feelings of isolation, irritability and guilt.  They may also have problems sleeping, such as insomnia, and find concentrating difficult. These symptoms are often severe and persistent enough to have a significant impact on the person’s day-to-day life.insomnia

9. Character Profile Thomas Atkins (refers to Tommy/Tommies – as used in WW1) Male, White, British Brown long-ish hair (greying slightly) Dark eyes Moustache and beard (overgrown) Wears: Simple clothing, jeans, t-shirt, baggy coat Clothes are dirty and shoes very worn Has a backpack

10. Casting

13. Pre-Visuals

14. Schedule

17. Equipment List

18. Festival Research The British Film Festivals in the UK:-  British Independent Film Festival Payment for April 1 s : £50 (both standard and student price) Date: May 9 th – 10 th 2014  Cambridge Film Festival Payment: Unknown Date: September 2014

19. Festival Research  ASFF (Aestheica Short Film Festival) Payment: £15 +VAT Date: Unknown – submission deadline 31 st May 2014  East End Film Festival Payment: For Short films (under 20 mins) Before Earlybird deadline: £10 (WAB members £5) Before Regular deadline: £20 (WAB members £15) Before Late deadline: £25 (WAB members £20) Before WAB-only deadline: £50 (WAB members £25) Date: Late entry closure deadline – 31 st March 2014

20. Festival Research  Some of these festivals also do Student Festivals to allow young independent filmmakers to bunch out into the festival industry. However, from looking at the costs, we don’t think they’re much different from the standard prices for submission of short films.  Reference: The British Independent Film Festival, http://www.thefilmfestivalguild.com/#!british-independent- film-festival/ck7w, 2014, www.thefilmfestivalguild.com Cambridge Film Festival, http://www.cambridgefilmfestival.org.uk/about-us, 2014, www.cambridgefilmfestival.org.uk ASFF, http://www.asff.co.uk/enter/, 2014, www.asff.co.uk East End Film Festival, http://www.eastendfilmfestival.com/submissions, 2014, www.eastendfilmfestival.comhttp://www.thefilmfestivalguild.com/#!british-independent- film-festival/ck7wwww.thefilmfestivalguild.comhttp://www.cambridgefilmfestival.org.uk/about-us www.cambridgefilmfestival.org.ukhttp://www.asff.co.uk/enter/www.asff.co.ukhttp://www.eastendfilmfestival.com/submissions www.eastendfilmfestival.com