SCARED

Elements of dark humour peek out in this short drama about a dangerous power play between two women. It's a very small project with big ambitions. Small crew and tiny budget, but heaps of talent. We have great actors which will allow the drama to burst through the fast-paced, quick-witted dialogue. Very character-driven, the visual style will nonetheless be highly polished.

We will be shooting in one single location in mid-January over three days. Our budget of £2000 will cover travel expenses, equipment rental, food, props etc... as well as all our post-production costs and festival entries.

£2000 is the very minimum we need but if the target is reached please don't feel like there's no point in helping us anymore, as extra money will help us send the film to more festivals, or maybe even give a little something to the cast and crew who are now working for free.

Any and all help will be greatly appreciated!

SYNOPSIS

A decrepit bomb shelter. Two young women, TARA and ABBY, have kidnapped a GUY. Tara is clearly having more fun than Abby. As the pair wait for the right time to call in, the situation gets out of hand. What ensues is a dangerous power play between the two women that could easily escalate with dramatic consequences.

We don't know who this guy is or why they took him, and we don't care. What we do care about is the emotional ark of these women and how their relationship evolves, both towards each other and themselves, and how they will have to face their fears in order to gain control of the situation.

Three people, one knife, no winner.

CAST

Abby  -  Charity Wakefield

A graduate from the Oxford School of Drama, having worked for the past ten years in film, TV and theatre her body of work includes being Marianne Dashwood in BBC's "Sense and Sensibility" as well as starring in two upcoming features: "Scar Tissue" (female lead) and "Day of The Flowers"

Tara  -  Frances Millar

Also a graduate from the Oxford School of Drama, she has appeared in over 20 stage plays, including "The Tempest", "Much Ado About Nothing" and "Wake".

Guy  -  Endaf Davies

He obtained a BA(Hons) in drama from the University of Wales, Newport and has been working in many stage productions as well as numerous short films. "Scared" will be his 3rd collaboration with writer/director Darryl O'Donovan.

CREW

Director (and co-writer)  -  Darryl O'Donovan

A young and ambitious director, Darryl has been making films for the last ten years, and has directed over 20 short films, many of which won awards in international festivals. He acted in a theatre company for over five years, giving him an invaluable understanding of the actor's work, helping him tremendously in his directing process. He is also currently working on his third feature screenplay.

http://darrylodonovan.com/

Director of photography / Editor (and co-writer)  -  Erline O'Donovan

A graduate from the ESEC Paris in editing, Erline has been working steadily in the industry since 2006, having previously made over 20 short films. She has worked as an assistant editor (and sometimes assembly editor) on 7 features, including "The Woman In Black", starring Daniel Radcliffe. She has also been editor on many projects, from short films to dance videos and broadcast series.

Erline and Darryl (siblings) started making films together as kids and have collaborated closely ever since.

http://erlineodonovan.wordpress.com/

Producer  -  Helen Bolter

Helen Bolter fell into film producing by accident but it is now her raison d'etre. She is a Veterinary Surgeon, who has also completed an acting course at RADA and worked as a fashion model. This is her second dramatic short and she is currently in development for a feature-length documentary.

Composer  -  Thomas Howard

Classically trained bassoonist and drummer, Thomas, musician since he was 4 years old, started writing music when he was just 6 years old. His style is as eclectic as the instruments he uses. Adding to his classical background a huge musical culture, his scores, from moody atmospheres to up-tempo beats will add tremendous flavour to the film.