Short Film Script Proposal

My short-film script is going to be a mocumentary about the making of a feature film. The original idea came about having watched the DVD extras on a copy of the film ‘Superbad’ (2007) which include a featurette called ‘Everyone hates Michael Cera’. It’s a faked documentary about how hard it was to work with the famously easy going and lovable Michael Cera. Each member of the cast and crew, including Cera is interviewed about the filming process and what it has been like to work together, and whilst all other members of the team complain about how annoying Cera is, he talks about how well he gets on with everyone. These interviews are then inter-cut with examples of situations in which Cera acts inappropriately or forces his way into a conversation between other cast members.

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I thought it would be interesting to take a similar idea and go in a different direction with it. My short film script will be shot in the style of a mini featurette that you might find on DVD extras but will be about the overall difficulties of making a film, rather than the behaviour of one specific character. Made up of interviews with cast and crew members, and intercut with scenes set either shooting on location or during rehearsals.