Story Ideas

1. Camping trip

Boys on a camping trip to the woods with parents. (parents only seen from waist down - idea is to keep views from kids worlds?)
Smaller boy walking in front with bigger step-brother engaging in conversation, (demonstrates their relationship! maybe small boy finds a bug and brother squashes it?)
The family are at the campfire at night. the family (maybe Dad) tells spooky stories to the boy (torch up to face etc).
Smaller boy looks frightened and says he better turn in ,(runs to his tent , last of the 3 tents). Bully says hes a wuss.

Later bully in tent hears noises outside tent. (build tension!) Pokes head out and gets fright of his life when he sees the monster he described in the story. Bully runs to mummy and daddy.
Ends with reveal of small kid made up as monster, covered in moss, twigs, branches etc laughing to himself.



2 Train journey

An old man on in a train carriage enjoying the scenery and rhythmic sounds of the train.
A second passenger enters, clumsily dropping handbag, papers and she also has mobile phone clutched to the ear (thinking female office type!),talking loudingly with big gestures. Spoils the peaceful scene, and as each conversation ends she immediatly rings another friend/colleague

A second passenger enters, rough thug type

As train goes through a tunnel the old man seizes his chance to get revenge, he switches the mobile phone with something of the thugs (not sure yet!)

As the light fills the carriage we see them both shocked and the thug then staring menacing. The lady then sits in silence and the old man chuckles to himself.

2b Train journey Alternative…..
The third passenger is a fit, male model type who the girl obviously fancies.
When the train emerges from the tunnel there is a handwritten note next to the man say “I love you" or "you're fit”. The man thinks its from the girl and he smiles at her. They then talk quietly and the old man (cupids) work is done.



3 Imagination.

Idea… to show a young boys imagination. Show how things are used in play, such as trees turning to monsters, trolley becoming race car or space ship. Not sure of details just general idea.

Maybe work the other way….

Start with boy in action sequence in costume (superhero, armour clad, spy, pirate ?). or short intro ... "previously on " sort of thing
Go through action and just as they are about to ..walk the plank, ejected into space, etc
His mum shouts him for dinner and scene dissolves (morphes?) back to garden scene with all the props shown from the previous scene e.g his pet dog could be his nemesis, trees as columns? Etc.