So for my independent film class, my quirky teacher required us to write a proposal for a movie we are going to be creating throughout the semester. The proposal is like the summary of the movie so I thought I would put it up because it's something I always thought would make a great film-partly because I'm a sucker for films staged in the 60s and 70s. I hope you like it. Tell me what you think:
The proposal for my film has the theme of the coming of age for five friends, each with diverse personalities and experiences. The film is set in 1969 in the deserts of California. The five friends [initially 4 boys and 1 girl] have all just graduated junior college in San Francisco and decide the best way to celebrate is to take a road trip down to Southern California. They all leave Northern California confused about exactly who they are and what they want from life. During their trip, they encounter an old 1920s hotel on a desert road that overlooks the ocean and decide to stop and spend a couple nights there. In the course of their stay, they became familiar with the staff of the hotel as they are their only customers. The members of the staff gather every night for dinner in a large hall and each night a staff member tells a story about their life. Our five main characters find themselves consumed with the stories of their first two nights there so they decide to prolong their stay at the hotel.
Every night for dinner, they learn more and more about the lives of these hotel workers and discover something about themselves and their purpose for life. After nearly two weeks of their stay at the hotel, they depart and spend one last night together on the beach. When the five return to San Francisco, they decide to call the hotel and thank them for their hospitality. They have trouble locating the hotel number and the names of the staff. One day, one of them uncovers an old newspaper article that dates back to the 1930s and they all learn that the hotel had suffered a serious earthquake during the Long Beach Quake of 1930 and all the members of its staff [the people they had met and spent their stay with] all died in the hotel. It was a hotel full of ghosts who had helped these characters! Sound familiar?
The film is inspired from the 1977 Eagles classic “Hotel California.” It is not meant to be a story of horror or thrill. It is simply telling the tale of five young people who are fresh in the real world and have trouble discovering themselves and the meaning to life. It is a place we all find ourselves in at some point-which makes the movie completely relate able. I want the audience to be reminded of their young selves [or at least understand their young self] a little better after they have watched the movie. It is filled with an inspiring 60s soundtrack and a location that is truly beautiful. This movie is meant to move you in a totally realistic way. The title I thought would be appropriate was of course Hotel California.
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