(Working Title)

aka 'Competing' & 'Kathy's Clown'

1st Draft Drama Feature
Based on my unpublished novel, a murder mystery.

Tween feature adaptation:

Frances first purchased OPTIONS on the 'No' series of tween books by the well-known and awarded Melbourne children's author Krista Bell in 2004, for adaption to screen as 'No Strings' (working title). Scripts registered with AWG.

Frances is seeking a producer or director for her project which is available in Feature Script or TV Series idea.

1st draft Original Tween Feature

"Aurora was OK at softball - except when she jeté’d across between bases instead of running.  Coach didn't approve but because he was her dad, he let her off. She couldn’t help it - could she?
 Her mother and sister were both professional dancers, so ballet was in her blood!"  

1st Draft Original Feature
(War-time romance/adventure)

SYNOPSIS: 

Jack & Margaret fell in love during the Blitz.  He was a Squadron Leader in the Pathfinder RAF Squardron, she was a WRAAF drill Sargeant teaching his men to defend themselves - and half their size.
When the WWII ended he drove buses & taxis until they flew to Africa where he could run an airport and chase lions off the runway before a plane could land.
But they didn't escape war, they just found another one between tribes - their fight for independance which most often resulted in massacre.

1st Draft Feature
Contemporary action global drama             

SYNOPSIS: 

Sea pirates have raided Pectral Petroleum's ships once too often in Asian Seas. A crack SAS team  from Perth are employed to deal with this menace.  Today's raiders bear no resemblance to the romantic image of yesteryear.  These operators use the latest in high-tech surveillance to track every move of ships around the globe.  Money is in great supply!

(Ex SAS consultants will advise.)

1st Draft TWEEN Feature
(A contemporary re-telling of 'Alice Through the Looking Glass' with sincere apologies to Lewis Carroll. )

SYNOPSIS:

Alyce is BIG in her world & first ‘sees’ Whitey in the school corridor.  Convinced he's looking for her, she follows but he keeps disappearing behind doors.

Throughout the film, each door opens onto a new scene; McDonald’s car park, Whitfords shops - illustrations of her life, with Alyce always chasing her idol. 

At the shops a huge grinning cat gives her a lolly-pop which makes her SHRINK into Whitey’s world.

It starts at the cinema where Whitey is larger than life on screen & continues at Pot Black in Hillarys when she bumps into two big fat guys searching for Whitey.

In the nightclub, a jealous bitch dressed in red hearts taunts her to take a pill which ENLARGES Alyce & she begins to see her idol Whitey quite differently.

She finally realised, he’s not what she wants.  His rude rejection pushes a confused Alyce to the beach alone.  Mad Mick follows her.

Dennis has just finished working in the cafe. He turns up when Mad Mick tries to get too close. Alyce notices he is very cute in his uniform.

Perhaps he’s the one!     
                                                                  

TV Series Bible available.                                                            
Adaptation of my original Children's book.

Her new Mum & Dad moved & Jessica had to come too!  A new house, new school, new suburb with no kids. All the neighbours were out at work - the place was deserted a& she was lonley.

She was sitting in the only tree in the garden when she heard someone crying. "OOOhhh  - my head.  My poor old head!"  When she looked over the fence, all she could see were some soft toys hanging on the line.

"Little Girl?" There was a pink panda's body hanging out to dry with his head pegged next to him.

Next thing she knew, she was having a tea party with him, all fixed up - stitched together, clean & dry.

And there were lots of other too - Golly,  Leo, Trevor Turtle and Suzette the Snake.  But Jessica  wasn't frightened- she was with friends.

Children’s book adapted to real/animated feature

‘Santa’s Swim’ - SYNOPSIS:

Mandy looses her favourite Nanna keepsake while fishing with her little brother.  Mandy's had worn the little Santa statue around heer neck since Nanna had taken it off the Christmas cake - the last she ever cooked.  While down in the deep, deep sea, the little statue has all sorts of adventures until he's miraculously returned to Mandy.  Christmas just wouldn't be the same without Santa, would it? 

(The first in the Mandy series - 6 - 10yr olds)

Children’s book to real/animated feature
‘The Swimming Pool People’ about creatures who live in backyard swimming pools  won the FAWWA Furphy Award in 1994 for the Best Unpublished Children’s Manuscript: 6 - 10yr olds.