Draft for Script

List of Characters for trailer

The Heir (protagonist) - played by Jack Wallace

This is the main character, who is in line to inherit his father's kingdom - England. He has struggled with the pressure of being heir throughout his life and suffers from an inner conflict as he is torn between his reluctance to take the throne and a promise that he has made to his father; to regain England's former glory. 

The King - played by Mr Lineker

The King has had a long reign and was seen as a beacon of hope for the country as a young monarch, but as he grew older he became increasingly decadent and having taken over the kingdom in a period of decline, he lost more of the shrinking lands that he inherited. Only in his old age does it dawn on him that the legacy left by his ancestors is fading, and he therefore decides to invest his hope for the future of the kingdom in his son, as he is seeing out his final days with his death imminent. His final words to his son are spent asking him to promise he will fulfill his ambitions.

Advisor - played by Joe Wallace

This character is incredibly important to the plot, as he convinces the new king to embrace his role. He was a loyal confidant of the protagonoist's father and is determined to ensure his successor is a success.

The Pretender (antagonist) - played by Kasim Khan

The villain is a former advisor to the king who has powerful backers who has become disgruntled with his new lord's sympathy towards the peasants. He seeks to overthrow the new king and set up a tyrannical regime which benefits only the nobles and alienates the rest of the population.

Location

My primary location for filming will be Kiddington Hall in Oxfordshire, as shown in the image below 

This offers me a large expanse of space and a variety of settings in which I can film. These include a number of fields, woodland areas, as well as a house, all of which I anticipate using for clips in my trailer.

I will also be filming a few shots at the Harrodian School as I needed an older actor to play the father in my trailer, so I decided to ask one of my teachers to play the role. Although not ideal for this genre, the Harrodian certainly offers a range of settings that would be fitting for the trailer. The school is shown in the image below.                                                                                   

Synopses for trailer

Idea 1

A young prince is heir to the throne of England, and looks promising in his youth, but secretly he is reluctant to become king. He is growing up at a time when the kingdom is in decline. On his deathbed his father reveals to him that the land that he is about to inherit is in a bad way, and he asks him to regain England's former glory. The prince reluctantly accepts his offer, but begins to doubt himself, and does not think he is up to the task of keeping the promise he made to his father,  and the film will depict his efforts to deliver on his vow. However, he slowly grows in confidence in his ability to lead and faces new challenges such as a developing plot to usurp him.

Idea 2

A group of friends set out to find some valuable items that they think may have been lying under the surface of their local park for centuries. When most of them have given up on the idea and are ready to leave, the one who has come up with the plan uncovers something of great worth. They take the item to a man who has a knowledge of historical artifacts such as this, and he is astonished, claiming that they could sell it for millions. While discussing what they will do with the item, one of the boys slips away, and when his friends realise this, they decide that they will do anything they can to retrieve it.

Ideas for trailer