Pitch Perfect

Synopsis: A female office worker, Victoria, feels bored and alone, all her time spent at the office running together and into the same old routine. She longs to leave her humdrum life and find a partner to spend her days with. But she hasn't been in a relationship for a very long time and has huge anxiety issues with talking to potential partners. But all of that changes when she meets Felipe, a smooth-talking sock puppet.

Just your average tale of girl meets sockpuppet.

-Following the 3 act plot method, the first act will mostly be inner monologue of her daily grind; the second act and third acts will contain much dialogue between Victoria and the sock puppet, as well as commentary from her coworkers and the lone best friend (and maybe family).

-I want Victoria's character to make a pretty big change in personality over the course of the film. Shy, overly self-conscious, and a bit of a whiner, concerned primarily at the superficial aspects of being in a relationship: she eventually earns a boost of self-confidence and becomes a bit more carefree, less of a worrier, as well as more accepting of where she is in this stage of her life.

-Victoria's character quirks: is always making or drinking a cup of coffee, is overly romantic and has a bit of a damsel in distress syndrome, is always thinking about traveling some distant country and living some life other than her own.

Possible Locations: some sort of office set; date nights (in the park, maybe an outdoor restaurant); bedroom scenes (getting ready in the morning, on the phone with a close friend)

Main Actors: Victoria, possible sock puppeteer, several extras with small speaking parts (at least two coworkers) and extras that are background filler to make some scenes appear more real.

Sock Puppet Design: I'm thinking either a solid black or other dark-colored solid sock, complete with googly eyes/button eyes.

Inspirations:

"Pete Sweet" is British short film about a guy who falls for an imaginary girl. There are many scenes of a guy with his arms wrapped around air, what's not to love? It's similar in subject matter as my film, and also has that same lightheartedness to it as well that I am looking to use (but with less thrusting).

Lars and the Real Girl is great in that it is also dealing with a character who is placing their love and affection in something that is inanimate and a fantasy. Although my film isn't as 'serious', I can definitely see some parallels, especially with how his family treats his new girl.