Thursday, 10 February 2011

Spaced synopsis.

So have I got you interested with my pitch for Spaced? Yes! Well heres my synopsis to give you a bit more information.

Spaced is an innovative situation comedy that follows a group of likable yet bizarre characters living in the suburbs of North West London. When Tim an aspiring comic book artist and Daisy a fantasist supposedly on a path toward becoming a journalist first meet, they could not foresee how there casual meetings in a cafe would soon lead to them depending on each other in more ways than one. When the couple realise that they are both in need of a place to live the duo plan to acquire a simple and what turns out to be shabby apartment by teaming up. Applying under the pretence of being a professional couple the pair successfully attempt to convince the alcoholic, chain smoking and slightly loopy character Marsha to rent the apartment to them. Throughout the series the audience is also introduced to the best friends of the two protagonists. Mike the best friend of Tim is a strangely immature character that has a strange obsession with the military and is referred to as a ‘weapons expert’ if this is true or just an unfulfilled childhood ambition remains to be seen. Twist the companion of Daisy could be seen as a stereotypical dumb blonde in being ditzy and clumsy throughout the series yet being introduced as a character that works in fashion when in reality working in a laundrette, is she a deceiving character or simply self deluded? The final character prominent in this series is the man that rents the ‘apartment downstairs’ Brian. This character, a tormented artist with an alarming split personality, he seems somewhat socially incompetent when surrounded by the other characters and scarily serious and peculiar when alone creating his artwork focusing on the themes of pain, hurt and sorrow. With the remarkably rapid paced editing and use of an enormous array of shots within each scene is it clear that Spaced has pushed forward into a new and pioneering way of storytelling. By setting up their own rules the use of illustrated comic book inserts and imaginary gun battles the audience is subtlety convinced that they are being shown a world that is fully believable and yet totally paradoxical to any form of reality that they would have been subject to before.  Thankfully through the new forms of narrative along with the hilarious comedic aspects so the show the writers have managed to depict a compelling portrayal of emotional growth of the relationships, friendships and independent growth of both Tim and Daisy whilst continuing the use of self contained stories and multiple story arcs in each of the episodes of the two series’.
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1 comment:

  1. Hi Dan,
    good effort on the synopsis. it reads well through a lot it, but there are places for improvement and to think about when writing your meeting synopsis. You set up the story and characters well, like a short story which is what you should do - but then it goes into sort of review mode. You're selling the idea, not reviewing it. dON'T tell the reader that something is pioneering or believable, write it in a way so they come to that conclusion themselves. You should always writing in story mode, this is the idea, this is what you see - NOT the effect it will have on an auideince. Again that's for the reader to decide.
    hope that helps, great blog entries - keep at it!
    simon

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