LET US PLAYALEX / TRONG / MARISSA

‘Then come home my children, the sun is gone down,

And the dews of night arise; …’

‘No, no, let us play, for it is yet day,

And we cannot go to sleep; …’

William Blake / Nurse’s Song

‘He wanted to die with me and I

dreamed of being lost forever in his arms.’

PROMPT

GENRE / OVERALL FEELDramatic

Warm and encouraging

Happy, bright, and cheerful

Plenty of early morning or evening scenes

Natural light

Wood/texture; nature

SETTING / MOOD

SYNOPSIS

Imaginary friends provide children with “opportunities to counteract helplessness by creating a make-believe world in

which he or she is in control” (Caplan, 1973)

Drop Dead Fred, 1991Ate de Jong

Songs of Innocence & Songs of ExperienceWilliam Blake

The innocence lets the child face a desperate situation positively

GENERAL IDEA

CHARACTERS

STELLA

Little girl, aged 8Strong-hearted, fearless, curious, innocent

SAM

Little boy / imaginary friend, aged 8Charming, realistic, blunt, caring

STELLA’S MOM, MIA

Single motherAffectionate, caring, supportive

SCRIPT

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Family and drama

Overlapping sounds

Children playing (Eg. Laughter, swings…)

SOUND

LOCATIONS