A man (20’s) is walking on the boardwalk at a beach and spots a face painter who is finishing painting a child’s face. He is intrigued by her and we cut to him sitting down and getting his face painted.
She’s very enthusiastic about her craft and they share a couple of laughs while she paints his face.
She shows him with a mirror what he looks like and they exchange smiles. He goes to pay her and their hands touch. They are very clearly attracted to each other.
We cut to another day at the beach and he shows up again to get his face painted. We go into a montage of him coming back a bunch of times and getting his face painted. Their relationship clearly begins to grow stronger and they get more and more comfortable with each other.
One day, he stays with her after he gets his face painted and they hang out at the beach. He proposes to her the idea of him painting her face for a change. She is a little uncomfortable with it, but she lets him do it.
He shows her what he painted on her and it brings her to tears. The guy tells her that he has a present to give her and that he will be back. She stays and ponders what he painted on her face.
He comes back and has a new set of face paint for her, but she isn’t there. He anxiously looks around for her, but she is long gone.
She’s very enthusiastic about her craft and they share a couple of laughs while she paints his face.
She shows him with a mirror what he looks like and they exchange smiles. He goes to pay her and their hands touch. They are very clearly attracted to each other.
We cut to another day at the beach and he shows up again to get his face painted. We go into a montage of him coming back a bunch of times and getting his face painted. Their relationship clearly begins to grow stronger and they get more and more comfortable with each other.
One day, he stays with her after he gets his face painted and they hang out at the beach. He proposes to her the idea of him painting her face for a change. She is a little uncomfortable with it, but she lets him do it.
He shows her what he painted on her and it brings her to tears. The guy tells her that he has a present to give her and that he will be back. She stays and ponders what he painted on her face.
He comes back and has a new set of face paint for her, but she isn’t there. He anxiously looks around for her, but she is long gone.
My partner drew inspiration from Steven Spielberg's short film Amblin.
Though I found it very difficult to sit through this entire film, which made me very against the idea of having no dialogue. But as we further discussed our ideas, I realized that the biggest difference from ours and Speilberg's (besides us definitely not being Steven Spielberg) is that our short film will be at most 6 minutes. By cutting the time down so much, it makes the piece not feel as dragged on. I think the idea of having no dialogue is very unique and will make us stand out among other candidates but also creates a lot of pressure on us to perfect our storytelling. We will have to do so by meticulously picking body language, movement and certain expressions for our actors to convey in order for the audience to understand their emotions. This will be the ultimate test of "show don't tell" and I think if we are able to do this correctly, it will come out very nice.
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