Projections

(Without sound) A man wanders through life, and we see his interactions - both planned and spontaneous - with desirable members of the opposite sex. Each time he approaches someone, we see him produce the same worn piece of paper. He unfolds this to reveal the detailed sketch of a woman's face - a clear representation of his ideal. Each time he produces the paper to compare it with the face in front of him he is confronted with discrepancies, and each time is slightly crestfallen. Finally, he recognises the face from his folded piece of paper - attached to a living person walking towards him. He stops and produces the paper, enthusiastically and expectantly stopping the woman, convinced she too will be excited. She looks at the drawing, but her smile of recognition fades into sadness, as she produces her own sketch. We see the man's expression change too, as he realises the picture she has produced is not of him.