PREDAWN FILMS LIMITED Information

Predawn The idea and story for Predawn lends itself to Cinema verite. Or "truthful "Cinema. Why? Well here is the idea. It takes place over one night (Predawn) condensed into an hour an a half. The film will be characterised by a gritty "Kitchen Sink"​ realism. A young girl misses her last train one night and goes for a stroll to kill time. She is spotted by a homeless lad who realises she is a "naive"​ in a dangerous area and offers to escort her to a local Cafe where they know him well. He has to go to attend to his dog the other side of town however and promises he will be back before the first train in the morning. As he heads out they communicate via social media. Due to a set of circumstances he finds getting back a harder task than he imagines. His dog is kidnapped, he is beaten senseless and even drugged. It is edge of your seat stuff. Our main performer will not a trained actor. He will have lived on the streets. He will not have to imagine what it is like to go without a meal, to sleep on a pavement at zero degrees. He won't have to imagine any of that because he has lived that . The girl that plays opposite him will be a trained actor as a sort of foil. To help maintain momentum in the scene. Other parts will be played by Ex Homeless people. We can't expect everyone to be able to learn extensive lines and heavy dialogue. We will block out the scenes, explain the scenarios and use improvisation . I have seen some of the best performances ever this way. Before hand use many of the rehearsal techniques that Mike Leigh does to get his results. Nothing stilted here as it will feel real. It is not an easy route to take and for traditional financiers even harder as they like to see a locked down script. A safe script. It is why Hollywood has become as boring as it is. The big fight at the end, the happy ending with a twist. We have seen it all before. Not in Predawn, You are in for a few surprises.