Film Synopsis
The film I intend to create is centered around music, whats behind the scenes, what the life is like outside of being on stage and what happens after the lime light is off the celebrity. It shows their struggles, their highs, their lows and it shows how they converse as a band and a family. It also shows the struggles that you possibly didn't know existed, such as the fear an artist faces about living up to their past music or past appearances in the press, building a certain reputation that can be hard to break in later years. I intend to show the making, recording and preforming of the music being made for the project.
The Logline
My film captures the struggle of a washed up band member that is despised by the other band members as well as himself. He battles with drug and alcohol addiction have pushed away anyone willing to help him. But once he discovers he has only months to live, he decides its time for a show, one last show.
Beady Eye is a music driven drama centered around a washed up band from the 1990s, they set the world on fire when they announce a reunion, but the reunion may not be for innocent reasons
Screenplay Structure
Act 1
As a washed up front man, Tom Anderson has nothing and no one left, but he is presented with a piece of life changing news
Act 2
He contacts his old band and after some persuasion they agree to one final show, the band then begin rehearsing
Act 3
They preform the final gig, but Tom collapses on stage and the credits begin to roll
Film Treatment
Tom Anderson (40) a washed up former front man from a 1990s band still reeling from a failed solo attempt has wasted his last chance ten times over, he's perfectly happy in his way of life. His family and friends all think that if he isn't already dead, he will be soon. The only person that he has regular contact with is his dealer, he's his best customer by far.
His dead end life is disrupted however when he begins to suffer fainting spells and visits a doctor, he receives news that he has a terminal illness and won't see the end of the year, this sparks a change in him. He gets clean and tries to contact his band, the only people that will hear him out.
The band meet and Tom keeps his reasons to himself, the band are not happy to see him due to past actions and arguments, but agree to meet none the less, after some convincing that is. They discus the reunion and don't think its necessary or even possible, but over all they agree after a heated exchange to do it for the fans.
They begin to preform and quickly pick up where they left off, none will admit it but they have mussed playing as a group and a family. Its almost as if they never broke up, their music is improving and they are beginning to get along.
However, just as things are beginning to look up, his lifestyle catches up to him. His test results come back and the doctor informs him he has even less time to live, and he won't be able to preform ever again, let alone on a gig as big as that has been blocked for the bands grand reunion since it has been announced in the media and press coverage.
He slips back into his old ways, drugs and alcohol. His band members come looking for him and find him passed out, they demand an expiation and he gives one, he tells them of his illness and how long he has. They begin to feel sorry for him and ask to continue with the gig, he does not tell them that if he does so it was vastly speed up the process of his illness.
They preform the gig, it is flawless, it is already being held as the best gig in recent history, but before its through, Tom collapses on stage. Credits begin t roll.
Characters
The characters in this picture are few in number, there is a lead character played by Tom, a secondary character played by Rob, the rest of the band played by Josh Pool and a doctor played by Luke Taylor. Tom is dressed in designer clothing, but isn't making an effort at all in his appearance due to his drug addicted life style, but is still however trying to hold onto a past part of himself.
Josh wears sports equipment due to his lifestyle, instead of going solo like Toms failed effort he began playing professional american football.
Rob is the most level headed of the band, with a wife and child he always has someone to think about other than himself. He dresses in casual clothing and is well groomed.
Target Audience
The target audience for my chosen project would be younger male teenagers, due to the type of music and clothing worn and preformed throughout the film. As well as this the TA would also be people that were around during the rise of Oasis in the 1990s.
