Original final film
Lazy Susan
Student loans are a huge thing that people worry about but this foursome definitely more than most. So their ringleader Harvey has a plan, to do a heist. (its really a robbery). His location the local post office.
They go through an emotional journey to solve their financial problems the biggest one dealing with Emmet.
Logline
When four people come together to solve their student loan debt only one thing can happen, stupidity.
Characters
Harvey: He is the mastermind and hates all his debts, so he has decided he wants to be the greatest heist man. His biggest problem is he doesn’t know how to heist. He his very quirky and has many hilarious shirts. He is a hipster but his own unique version. He is incredibly sarcastic and loves a dad joke or pun.
Sarah: doesn’t care….
Emmet: Steals Harvey and Sarah’s style and doesn’t really have his own personality. Also, a terrible driver and is never on time.
Sam: The crazy friend that everyone must be friends with out of fear he might kill them in their sleep (still a high possibility).
Guy Richie films
For my film I was heavily inspired by Guy Richie, his style and aesthetic were something I wanted to greatly draw on for my film. In Sherlock Holmes (2009) he slows everything down and has a smart commentary on the top of what is being down and I really like the clever humor he uses throughout his film. Another instance is in King Arthur (2017) when they are explaining a story and it goes back and fourth a lot this brings some comedy into the film film, gives you a good sense of the main characters personality and is just a very fun scene. In my film i want scenes like this to feel fun and interesting and bounce around a but mixing up the narative.
Main inspiration
The main inspiration for my film was Guy Richie's film the Gentlemen (2019). As soon as i saw the trailer for this I got the idea for my film lazy Susan. Hugh Grant in this film is brilliant how he narrates the story is a similar way i want to tell my story, its fun and engaging and it was one of the main things that made me want to watch this film. This film is also a crime film, now the layout of this film and the type of crime film it is a lot different from mine however the basic principles are there you have your characters and there motivations and there will be a problem to over come.
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Moodboard
Brief character descriptions
Harvey: Wants to be the greatest heist man ever, but there is a problem he doesn't know how to heist. Harvey is medium height with chocolate brown hair. he has square framed glasses and a unique dress sense.
Emmett: Is the getaway driver however he is a terrible driver and is always late to everything due to over sleeping. Emmett is just a bit shorter than with dirty blonde hair with a pair of glasses that look suspiciously exactly the same as Harvey.
His clothes also look suspiciously like Sarah's and Harvey's.
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Sarah: She is very care free and thinks most of her friends are lovable morons. She is only helping with the heist because she cant wait to see it go wrong. she is short with red hair and has great style which is why she isn't surprised that Emmett is steeling it.
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Sam: Always has crazy ideas and no one is ever sure he is joking when he says he going to blow up a shop or steal candy from a baby. He is lanky and the tallest of the bunch, he has multi-colored hair.
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Fantasy casting
Alex Lawther as Harvey
How he looks is almost exactly how I imagined, he is amazing in the series The End of the F***ing World. (2017)
Jodie Comer as Sarah
Jodie Comer is currently one of my favorite actresses, her performance in killing eve ( 2018)is exceptional and she has shown she can literally play anyone.
Dean Charles Chapman as Emmett
I thought Dean Charles Chapman would be perfect for the role of Emmett because of his performance in Game Of Thrones (2011), the role of Emmet is of a lovable but unreliable person who is easily lead and he also closely resembles how i imagined the charcter in my head.
Freddie Highmore as Sam
Freddie Highmore has shown that he is a very diverse actor and can certainly play crazy his role as Norman Bates (Bates Motel 2013)Â and that's what i'm looking for in the character Sam.
Referencing list
Bates Motel (2013) Created by Anthony Cipriano (series) New York: A+E Networks
Game of Thrones (2011) Created by David Benioff, D.B. Weiss (series) Burbank, Calif: warner bros television
Killing Eve (2018) Created by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (series) new York, IMG
King Arthur (2017) directed by Guy Richie (film) Burbank, calif: Warner Bros pictures
Sherlock Holmes (2009) Directed by Guy Richie (film) Burbank, Calif: Warner Bros pictures
The End of the F***ing World (2017) directed by Jonathan Entwistle (series) London, BBC Studios
The Gentlemen (2019) directed by Guy Richie (film) Burbank, Calif: STX entertainment