Short Film Idea 3...

A second idea that we discussed featured a man, probably in his early 30s-late 20s, who dressed all in black and was your typical 'burgular'. However, this man (unnamed) has an extreme case of OCD, which causes him to be very uncomfortable in messy and cluttered rooms, giving him an overwhelming need to tidy up and make sure everything is perfect. As you can probaby guess, he would proceed to break into people's houses and his OCD would take over. So instead of robbing the strangers house, he would give it a thorough clean instead. The idea that he would be downstairs quietly but aggressively polishing the silverwear or scrubbing the floor when the family who's house has been broken into, come downstairs having heard a noise and see him cleaning would help to give the short film a comedic affect which I think would work quite well. I also liked the fact that it would be addressing quite a serious topic- OCD- in a lighthearted, humerous way. You can't feel sorry for him because his intention was to steal.

I'm also really fond of the idea of creating a short film that is plot driven instead of dialogue/character driven, such as Simon Hynd's 'Virus' or 'The Elevator' by Greg Glienna (above).


-KW