Treatment: Memory Lane

Title of Short Film

Memory lane

Pitch

When your past is better than your present what do you do?

Premise

Some people come and go where as lovers leaves footprints in our hearts

Original Story

Its adapted from the story it is begging to hurt by James Lasdun

Characters

Max:A man who is trapped in an abusive marriage by his by his wife. He cheats on her with a mistress. He is a loving, charming and caring. He also puts the interest of other people before his.

Lorie:She is the abusive wife of Max, she bully him around and makes him run errands for her. She feels that Max is not good enough for her.She is always looking for an opportunity to criticize Max

Lovern:She is the mistress of Max.She is beautiful and unlike Lorie she appreciates everything that Max does for her. She is an understanding person.

Structure

Beginning

Max and his wife are a middle income family. The contrast in behavior between Max and His wife is visible.Max receives a call from a sister of his ex-mistress telling him that she has passed away

Middle

Max attends the funeral ceremony of Lovern.On the way home he relieves all the great moments that he had with Lovern

End He is scolded by his wife for forgetting to buy the things that she had ask for

Major Conflicts

Happiness vs unhappiness

Max was happy when he was having an affair with Lovern unlike with his wife

Lovern vs Lorie

The difference in the way the woman treats max

Concept

The short film will be a romantic film.There will be a lot of elements that are associated with love.The film will comprise of two different worlds reality and memory.The reality world will be potrayed in a dull a nd dark manner whreas the memory world will be potrayed in bright colours.It will be a romantic film

Location

London

Time