Story & Storyboard

Name: Loot

Product Type: Short Film

Running Time: 3 minutes

About: The Short film is about two homeless men, one being Ratty (the foe), and the other being an old man (the protagonist). The old man comes across a brief case one day, and  finds a large sum of money in it. Ratty then wakes up, and sees the money, and tries to steal it. The old man attempts to defend the case, and this results in a fight (tugging the case), but Ratty gets away with the case, shoving the old man to the floor. The film then fades into another scene of the old man and his dog walking in town, and they then pass Ratty being pushed into a police car for having the (stolen) money. The old man smiles, please that it wasn't him, and they walk of, and later sit down to busk. The dog then takes out some money from its mouth, and places it into the old man's busking hat (which it had previously taken from the case). The old man smiles and pats the dog. 

Character and Story Development: The short film begins on a negative note, as we see that the poor protagonist is on the streets. It then becomes more positive when the old man finds the case full of money, but then an obstacle gets in the way (Ratty) who steals the money. This obstacle is slightly overcome when we see Ratty being pushed into the police car, as he is being punished for his greed, but then is even more overcome when the protagonist (the old man) gets some of the money from the case. 
The old man has lost all hope of getting of the streets, but when he finds the case full of money, he begins to think of all the possibilities. The old man is a lot smarter and wiser then Ratty, and decides to check to see if he can find out where the money came from, but this is when Ratty steals the money for himself. The old man looses his hope again, but at the end, the dog comforts him and brings some of that hope back when he places a wad of the money in his hat. 
There isn't much character development with Ratty, as he is an extremely simple character, and stays monotone for the whole film. He begins as a harsh and selfish character, and when he gets shoved into the car, he shows no signs of remorse, but is angry at the situation.