PAPER STAIN

Aim

A boy discovers his sexual orientation through falling in love with a depressed man´s lost diary.

 STORY 

A boy, in his late teens, spending a lot of his time, reading and hanging out in the local bookshop. One day as a young man, Terell, is about to leave the bookshop. He slightly bumps into the teen-boy, Kayden, on his way out. This causes his notebook/diary to "fall" and hit the floor. In a rush, the young man leaves, and at the same time, the teen boy picks up the book. He doesn't have time to react or run after the man before it's too late. He is gone.

As the teen-boy starts going through the man´s diary, to see if he can find who it belongs to. He discovers a sad and depressed young man in the texts he read. Even though he have never met this man, nor have known of his own sexuality to feel or be this way before. He gets to know himself, on such a deeper level, than he ever thought would be possible. Just simply by getting to know the man in the diary. He finds it to be his task to find the man in the book. Find out who the person that has become such a big part of his life, and who he believes to be his soulmate, is.

He sets off to find the man. The young man he so eagerly wants to meet. He uses the diary as a tool to try and help find him. Fail and success, he runs into obstacles and judgment on his quest, but with a determination of love, he pulls himself together and does not give up.

TONE & STYLE

(Colour Palette is chosen from Moviesincolor.com)

 THE CREW

We are a group of people put together and connected through the same passion - creating and creatively making Film. It is a group who forms a vast range of people at different stages in the industry, students, professionals combined - and this film will help us all work together merging our different skills together working towards a united goal.

Director & Writer - Ida Frank

Born in Norway and moved to England in 2015 to study BA (Hons) Television Production at The University for the Creative Arts, and will be graduating May 2018. Before coming to England Ida studied three years of Media and Communication at Mysen Upper Secondary Education and Training in Norway. Despite her young age, she has managed to be a part of a lot of different projects.

Ida has participated in different workshops such as DOK:15, Directed the Election Debate Show at Mysen U.S regarding the grand election in Norway 2013.  She has done several Multi-Cam Productions such as for a theater show - Peter Pan by Blanda Smågodt. She was also the Chairman of Creative Media UB - Youth firm and participated in Young Entrepreneurship Leadership Seminar. Thanks to the success that CM had, she was one of five lucky representatives from the firm that got to represent Norway in Montenegro at BIP - Business Innovation Program Seminar summer of 2014. Most recently she has worked as a VT operator for this years second year Studio Production "Teach 'em A Lesson", and done a work placement at Suite TV - London. As well as she won the Platinum Award for the script of PAPER STAIN at the Film Expo South - Script Competition 2016. Enabling her with some support to be able to make the script into the actual short film this Autumn 2016. 

Director of Photography - Thomas Shawcroft

Thomas is a Director of Photography of features, shorts, and music videos. He studied Cinematography at Arts University College at Bournemouth. Having an appreciation for all formats, he approaches projects with the intent of figuring out what tool achieves an aesthetic that best serves the story and the tone. Competent with 35mm film and digital, he enjoys fresh challenges and collaborating with talented directors. Thomas's first feature film, “Weaverfish”, won the People’s Choice Award at the 2012 Toronto Bootleg Film Festival. www.thomasshawcroft.co.uk

Casting Director - Patricia C. Dixon 

London-based final year student Patricia has had several experience working on shows like Take Me Out, Catchphrase and more recently Don't Tell The Bride with production company Renegade Pictures. She is to complete her Television Production degree at University For Creative Arts in 2017. In addition, she has various live production experience having worked as a stage manager in Wembley Arena and Dominion Theatre. She hopes to go into casting directing and development.

Graphic Designer - Liselotte Hauer Kind 

Liselotte is a graphic design student currently attending Noroff University in Oslo, Norway. Ever since she was a child she has always had a passion for drawing and to make art, so much that when she grew older she realized she wanted to make it for others - and use the world as a playground for her talent . She has built up her own creative portfolio, that includes products such as packaging design, logo design, websites, posters, photography and more. Alongside her studies she always aspires to become a better designer as well as with the client in mind and focus, making sure to always deliver the results and products they want. She has also recently been nominated two times in the same category of - Best Graphic Design - Noroff Diamond Awards 2016.

BTSF - BEHIND THE SCENES FILM

Producer & Director - Imogen Polycarpou

Imogen is studying TV Production BA at University for the Creative Arts. She moved over from Cyprus where she trained with the news director of the local channel PIK. Imogen has worked on her own productions and is hoping to become a producer/screenwriter/director in comedy and drama.

Cinematographer - Joshua Jones

Joshua began filmmaking as a hobby and spent a lot of his childhood making stop-frame animations. He has since spent his teenage years writing, directing, filming, and editing, numerous short films including ‘A Forgotten Friend’, ‘STATIC’, and ‘The Missing Piece’. Joshua is currently studying Television Production at The University for The Creative Arts. During his time there he has already worked on programmes like ‘Take Me Out’, ‘Catchphrase’, and ‘Ultimate Brain’. Alongside this, Joshua still tries to get his hands on a camera as often as possible and has developed an excellent skill set, as well as a love for the art of cinematography. 

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The project is supported through the PLATINUM AWARD won for the script of PAPER STAIN, at the Film Expo South 2016,. As well as a Film Production Insurance Package provided by Integro Entertainment T/a ACJ. 

Your donations will in general cover all the costs apart from cameras and insurance like, transport, actors, equipment/location hire, refreshments - food on set, rewards etc.

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WE NEED YOU

There are other ways you can help support us!

- Follow us on Twitter and Facebook

- Use the #PAPERSTAIN on social media

- Share the Crowdfunder- page

//  You are the force to drive this forward, by participating in this journey and donate, you contribute to the results we will achieve. On behalf of the whole crew - Thank you - and we are looking forward to having you on board on this journey!

This project closed unsuccessfully on 8th August 2016