EAST NORFOLK SIXTH FORM - BTEC FILM AND TV

Proposal - 'Amongst the

Pyramids'
By Oliver Hosier



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Oliver Hosier
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Proposal - 'Amongst the Pyramids' 2013


Title
Amongst the Pyramids
Logline
A story about a man who hits rock bottom, but turns his life around after a chance encounter with
someone who turns out not to exist.
Treatment
Cairo Egypt. The present. Mark Lamburk is 40, American and is living in Egypt with his brother Sam
aged 25. Both brothers are very close to one another and enjoy each other's company. With no
other family to their name the Lamburk brothers fend for their own as technicians for motor
vehicles. With business good this gives the brothers time to socialize and relax by going out to pubs
and clubs drinking. Mark is the responsible one making sure that his and Sam's work and personal
life are running smoothly. This involves them not committing any crimes or getting involved in any
crimes like drugs, theft, violence etc. However Sam is a little less carless and attempts to mingle in
business that he can't handle. Wanting to make a little more money, Sam enjoys mingling in the drug
business. Mark is unaware that this occurs in Sam's life.

One evening, Mark and Sam are escaping from a club as Sam has got himself into a bit of a problem
with a drug gang and are after Sam to kill him. Mark succeeds into finding his vehicle and drives off.
Due to a sabotaged vehicle (later found out in the story), the car swerves off the road and crashes,
killing Sam and leaving Mark with minor injuries. Mark then has to bury his own brother, the last of
his family and then has to live on his own.

The death of his brother makes Mark feel alone and most importantly responsible for his brother's
death as he wasn't able to protect him. Mark is developing with post-dramatic disorder (PDSD) and
drinks to ease the pain, and drinks a lot. Mark drinks so much he is arrested for being drunk and
disorderly. Being locked up, Mark feels like he has hit rock bottom.

A mysterious man that cannot be seen starts to converse with Mark in the cell next to him. Mark
doesn't make much conversation but starts to explain to the man about his brother's death and how
it is affecting him. The mysterious man then hints to Mark about how his brother actually died,
leaving Mark to search more into the death.

Mark is then released from his charges and goes to investigate the scene of the death. He finds out
that the car's brake system were tampered with whilst they were in the club, by one of the drug
gang members. This makes Mark feel more relaxed as he knows he wasn't the main cause of the
death, and is happy that Sam has been removed from the situation that he was in. Mark now feels
like he can move on from the pain and attempts to give up drinking. Mark goes to thank the
mysterious man in the cell for the help and is told that the man in that cell never existed. It was a
figure of Mark's imagination due to his PDSD. Mark is shocked and gets psychological help.
Proposal - 'Amongst the Pyramids' 2013


Overview
Genre - Drama / Thriller
Concept Amongst the Pyramids is Taken meets Leaving Las Vegas in Cairo. I really wanted to
capture the emotional stress of losing someone you love and how hitting rock bottom can affect an
individual.
USP - People can relate to the events in the story, therefore increasing the enjoyment of the visual
pleasures. The mystery of some events also generates more visual pleasure to the viewer.
Target Audience - Primary: A young adult (18+) Leaving Las Vegas was an 18.
Secondary: Young People (15+) Taken was a 15.
Character Briefs
Mark Lamburk:
Age - 40
Sex - Male
Origin - American
Religion - Christian
Ambition - Wealth and Success
Bio - Mark is an American living in Cairo, Egypt with his brother Sam, 25. Mark has a leader
look about him due to his strong muscle exterior. Mark can speak good Arabic and is friendly
to some of the locals. However underneath Mark is struggling in keeping him and his brother
safe. Being the oldest he feels most responsible for his and his brother's action. Mark fears
that living a life in Cairo might start to turn bad with the corruption in other countries close
to Egypt. With no other family to his name Mark is close to his brother as he is to Mark. Both
brothers work in the motoring business within Cairo and business is good; giving Mark a
good income. Mark's goals are to make sure that money is good and that him and his
brother make the most out of their life in Cairo. This mostly involves staying out of trouble.

Sam Lamburk:
Age 25
Sex Male
Origin American
Religion Christian
Ambition Wealth
Bio Sam lives with his brother in Cairo and is very close to his brother, with no other family
to his name. Sam has a strong look about him due to his muscle exterior. Sam works in the
motor vehicle business with his brother Mark. Sam is careless in his nature, getting into
trouble he cant handle, mixing in with the wrong people. Sam keeps this part of his life
away from Mark.
Background Notes
Most of my inspiration came from the news story of the American man that mysteriously hung
himself in a jail cell in Cairo, Egypt. After discussion with peers and investigating in how I could
produce a story out of this, I was able to narrow it down to this character going through pain but
without the suicide. The pain would have to come from something this character cared about and
Proposal - 'Amongst the Pyramids' 2013

wasn't his fault. So after discussion and research I was able to develop a stable story structure that
would consist in the character losing something he loves, dealing with the pain of that loss,
concluding with him in the resolution in solving those losses and moving on. I wanted this story to be
emotional whilst adding the thriller twist. So with the loss of the brother covers the emotional side
of the story and the figure of Mark's imagination cover the thriller part of the story.