Research: 'Cubs' by Tom Harper

  In todays seminar, we watched a short film named 'Cubs' by Tom Harper. 

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  The film was about a young teenage boy that wanted to become part of an inner-city gang, however, in order to join, he must perform an initiation of killing a fox.

We watched the film to form a 3 Act Structure of the piece:

Set up = Urban London, winter. Two teenagers waiting for something.

Inciting Incident = The boy  (Protagonist) is not picked to be a part of the gang.

Plot Point One = The gang member says "Ok, you can bring the boy".

Mid Point = The protagonist almost kills the fox.

Plot Point Two = The protagonist shoots the fox.

Resolution = The protagonist is accepted as part of the gang where they put the fox's tale on him as part of a 'ritual'.

The following questions were then asked for us to answer:

Who is the main character?

The teenage boy shown with the girl at the beginning.

What do they want?

To be a part of the gang.

Why can't they have it?

Because his is classed as 'weak'.

Do they get what they want?

Yes, by killing the fox he becomes part of the gang.

References:

1. http://www.google.com/imgres?q=tom+harper+cubs&um=1&hl=en&client=safari&sa=N&tbo=d&rls=en&biw=1280&bih=680&authuser=0&tbm=isch&tbnid=T7N0d-euxpkb8M:&imgrefurl=http://www.myspace.com/harpertom/photos/7188231&docid=gEV0KjC8CLvNaM&itg=1&imgurl=http://a3.ec-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/15/b5898ec9ac3baebf0e890a24ceb366bf/l.jpg&w=600&h=382&ei=8WytUMnQJfCb1AW634Fw&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=359&sig=117828630293561111691&page=1&tbnh=140&tbnw=220&start=0&ndsp=17&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:0,i:93&tx=142&ty=41