I have an idea for a short film, the production of which I shall incorporate into my showreel. I'm not committing myself to completing it by the end of this year, but whatever I complete will be valuable material.
The idea itself belongs to Estelle Sharpe, but she comes up with original ideas for films with such alarming rapidity she doesn't mind me using it.
It's about a kingdom of people building a large wall, to protect themselves from an impending invasion. Work is coming along nicely, when the king arrives. Initially imposing and authoritative, he immediately reveals himself to be very childish and overly-enthusiastic about something of which he has very little knowledge or ability. He tries to assist in the wall-building process, but his large frame and inherent stupidity only serves to hinder their progress (with suitably slapstick results). His subjects revolt in frustration, and put him in stocks (complete with additional iron ball on a chain), where he is to stay until the wall is completed.
Progress on the wall improves and morale in the kingdom is at a high, until a worker drops a hammer while passing the king in his stocks. The king, still eager to help, breaks free from the stocks' foundations (still encased in the main section), retrieves the hammer, and in the process of turning round to find the worker, swings his iron ball in a massive sideways arc...
...straight into the wall.
Through the debris, a crowd of enemy soldiers can be seen on the horizon. The workers look despondent.
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