This lunchtime, we had a group meeting to discuss the narrative thrust of the film we will make. We discussed various ideas, but the one which we seemed to settle on works as follows:
A young boy is at the circus with his parents. Curiosity at the sights and sounds all around gets the better of him and he slips away from his parents to go exploring. He leaves the big top tent, and finds himself backstage. At first, it is a wondrous place, with beautiful animals and exciting props. However, it becomes scarier and more sinister the further in he gets - bumping into clowns, sideshow acts and a contortionist. Eventually, he trips and stumbles into a vanishing cabinet from where he doesn't return. We finish on his parents looking for him...
I think the story has a strong beginning, middle and end.
Beginning: Establishes circus and boy, and wonder of the circus.
Middle: Boy exploring - first excitement, then confusion, then fear.
End: The boy is lost for good.
It conforms to a simple yet effective 'curiosity killed the cat' story, which should not be too hard to tease out, and allows a lot of room for visual spectacle and innovative animation.
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