M.H.
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Shot List
M.H.
Ident - fade to black. This black screen will have a sound bridge of cars driving. The first shot will then be seen.
1. Wide shot. Cars driving across the screen from both sides of shot - camera on the side of a busy road, with the protagonist sat at the bus stop on the opposite side. All diegetic sound is heightened.
2. Medium close-up. We are on the same side of the road as the young woman now, the camera at positioned at the end of the bus stop bench. Protagonist seen on left, traffic seen driving past on the right.
3. Close up. The woman's face is seen, her eyes glance to the right. She stands up and begins to walk, her face hence removing itself from the frame.
4. (Soundtrack begins here, there is now no diegetic sound). Medium wide shot. Road on left, woman on right - walks from the right to the left of the frame.
5. Close up. Back of head and body - camera follows closely as she walks.
6. Close up. Face and front of body - camera walks with her.
7. Medium wide shot from behind as she turns corner to walk down her road.
8. Panning shot of feet walking.
9. Medium wide shot of her slowing down and stopping to look at the cafe sign.
10. Match on action to close up of face as she looks. (Different soundtrack begins here).
11. Eye-line match to the cafe sign.
12. Same shot of cafe sign, different light (golden hour flashback begins here).
13. Over the shoulder shot (from man's POV) of laughing/smiling face of the woman.
14. Close up of man's hands holding a coffee cup, pans up to his happy/smiling/talking face.
15. (End of flashback). (Soundtrack stops here). A key being put in the lock of the front door, key twists and unlocks door. All diegetic sound is now heightened.
16. Match on action shot to inside - camera is positioned in hallway, protagonist seen walking in.
17. Wide shot of woman walking through hall - camera positioned on left, she is seen both in the hallway and in the hallway mirror.
18. Long shot of the woman walking down the corridor to the kitchen; centre framed, silhouetted by the light from the kitchen.
19. (New soundtrack begins here). Medium wide shot as she enters the kitchen and takes her phone out of her pocket.
20. Close up. Match on action of her taking phone out. Looks through contacts and pauses on a man's name, then presses 'call'. (Diegetic sound can still be heard.)
21. Close up of head as she puts the phone to her ear. Dialling can be heard.
22. Medium close up of head and upper body - eyes move suddenly to focus on something behind the camera.
22. Eye line match to the kitchen side where a knife glints in the light.
23. (Second flashback begins, soundtrack becomes louder.) Medium close up of dark figure seen with a utility knife.
24. Extreme close up of blade/weapon.
25. Close up. The hand of this figure wields the weapon with an obvious intent to harm - the hand moves out of the frame.
25. (End of flashback). Close up of hand slamming on kitchen side, pans up arm to protagonist.
26. Close up of phone at ear - voicemail message is heard.
27. Sound bridge to black screen and film title as the answer machine sound beeps.
Ident - fade to black. This black screen will have a sound bridge of cars driving. The first shot will then be seen.
1. Wide shot. Cars driving across the screen from both sides of shot - camera on the side of a busy road, with the protagonist sat at the bus stop on the opposite side. All diegetic sound is heightened.
2. Medium close-up. We are on the same side of the road as the young woman now, the camera at positioned at the end of the bus stop bench. Protagonist seen on left, traffic seen driving past on the right.
3. Close up. The woman's face is seen, her eyes glance to the right. She stands up and begins to walk, her face hence removing itself from the frame.
4. (Soundtrack begins here, there is now no diegetic sound). Medium wide shot. Road on left, woman on right - walks from the right to the left of the frame.
5. Close up. Back of head and body - camera follows closely as she walks.
6. Close up. Face and front of body - camera walks with her.
7. Medium wide shot from behind as she turns corner to walk down her road.
8. Panning shot of feet walking.
9. Medium wide shot of her slowing down and stopping to look at the cafe sign.
10. Match on action to close up of face as she looks. (Different soundtrack begins here).
11. Eye-line match to the cafe sign.
12. Same shot of cafe sign, different light (golden hour flashback begins here).
13. Over the shoulder shot (from man's POV) of laughing/smiling face of the woman.
14. Close up of man's hands holding a coffee cup, pans up to his happy/smiling/talking face.
15. (End of flashback). (Soundtrack stops here). A key being put in the lock of the front door, key twists and unlocks door. All diegetic sound is now heightened.
16. Match on action shot to inside - camera is positioned in hallway, protagonist seen walking in.
17. Wide shot of woman walking through hall - camera positioned on left, she is seen both in the hallway and in the hallway mirror.
18. Long shot of the woman walking down the corridor to the kitchen; centre framed, silhouetted by the light from the kitchen.
19. (New soundtrack begins here). Medium wide shot as she enters the kitchen and takes her phone out of her pocket.
20. Close up. Match on action of her taking phone out. Looks through contacts and pauses on a man's name, then presses 'call'. (Diegetic sound can still be heard.)
21. Close up of head as she puts the phone to her ear. Dialling can be heard.
22. Medium close up of head and upper body - eyes move suddenly to focus on something behind the camera.
22. Eye line match to the kitchen side where a knife glints in the light.
23. (Second flashback begins, soundtrack becomes louder.) Medium close up of dark figure seen with a utility knife.
24. Extreme close up of blade/weapon.
25. Close up. The hand of this figure wields the weapon with an obvious intent to harm - the hand moves out of the frame.
25. (End of flashback). Close up of hand slamming on kitchen side, pans up arm to protagonist.
26. Close up of phone at ear - voicemail message is heard.
27. Sound bridge to black screen and film title as the answer machine sound beeps.
Graphics
We used dafont.com to source the fonts that we are going to use.
1. The font for the credits that will be shown on screen throughout the opening.
2. The font for the film title which will flash up on a black screen as the voicemail beeps.
Costume and Props
Costume
- Present day protagonist: grey tracksuit bottoms, Nike trainers, tight black vest and a puffer jacket coat.
- Protagonist in first flashback: fitted t-shirt, hair off the face.
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- Male in first flashback: shirt, necklaces and a leather jacket.
Props
- Coffee cups: used in the cafe flashback.
- House keys: used to get into the house.
- Old nokia brick/flip up phone: this will be the phone the protagonist uses in her attempt to call the male character.
- Kitchen knife: this will glint in the sink and trigger the second flashback.
- Utility blade/knife: this will be the weapon that’s used in the second flashback.
Characters
1. The main character - the female protagonist. We do not find out her name in the opening.
She appears to be strong and angsty, verging on early adulthood. Her age will be used to make her seem vulnerable at points in the film, however she will appear to be very independent in the opening; it is ambiguous as to whether the house she walks into is her own or her parents. I have used Kristen Stewart’s character from Welcome To The Riley's as inspiration - as well as Katie Jarvis’s character in Fish Tank - as Stewart portrays a girl who is self-sufficient but in such a way it makes the audience question her morals and stability. She may therefore be susceptible to trouble and crime which makes her a perfect influence for my protagonist’s role. As for Jarvis, her character fits the social realist aspect of the film as her character is gritty and unedited which I like as it builds intimacy with the audience from the very beginning.
2. The male (who appears to be either a close friend/friend/possible ex-boyfriend. This is left ambiguous in order to keep the audience hooked and wanting to know more information.) His name will be shown on the phone as the contact the woman tries to call - Tom. He appears to be slightly older than the woman and seems well put-together, which suggests that the protagonist seeks comfort in his stability. 
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Sound
Frankie and I will be using tracks and sound bites from the film ‘Shifty’, as we have copyright permission to use this soundtrack.
Shifty is a social-realist drama/thriller, meaning that the style of the music fits perfectly with our opening. This song will play at the beginning of the opening as we see the protagonist outside in the street and will continue to play as she walks home. We like this track as it slowly sets up the scene.
Track two: soundbite.
This soundbite will play in the golden hour flashback. We like this track as it is calm and can be interpreted as nostalgic but not sentimental.
Track three: 'Tough Call'.
This song will play near the end of the opening, when the protagonist gets out her phone when she feels compelled to call the man from the flashback. We like this track as it is subtle; the audience will not be distracted from what is going on within the scene in order to concentrate on the music. However, this track builds tension and sounds very ominous and disconcerting, which is the mood we want to achieve.
Locations
M.H.
1. We are planning to film the beginning of the opening on Camberwell Road by a junction, as this crossing will have the most street lamps and traffic which will give us the effect of a busy, all-purpose road. There is also a housing estate which we can include in the shot, building on the social realist concept.
1. We are planning to film the beginning of the opening on Camberwell Road by a junction, as this crossing will have the most street lamps and traffic which will give us the effect of a busy, all-purpose road. There is also a housing estate which we can include in the shot, building on the social realist concept.
- Potential opening spot - busy junction therefore lots of traffic, giving almost the feeling of a motorway
- A clip of film showing another potential spot - this one seems more appropriate as there is a bus stop which the protagonist will be able to sit. The shot will also be set up more nicely and symmetrically as the cars/traffic are driving past square on to the camera.
2. The second location is the road leading down to Jonah’s house. It is a small, intimate street which the protagonist would be able to walk down the centre of.
3. The third location is the cafe, which is seen in the first flashback.
- The first shot of the cafe will be the sign at night (as pictured.) This will then be matched with a daylight shot of the same image to begin the flashback.
4. The fourth location is Jonah’s house; the hallway and the kitchen will be seen.
- The close up shot of the lock (and key) after the cafe flashback
- The grand mirror in the hallway which will be used for some shots to create confusion and a sense of enigma
- Potential long shot of the whole hallway including the door
- Potential shot with the banister - could provide interesting/unusual framing
- Another potential long shot - interesting curved architecture
- Shot of the kitchen which is the POV of the protagonist as she walks in
- Quirky detailing if there is a pan / tracking / wide shot of the kitchen
- The view of the kitchen if a shot-reverse-shot is used
- A shot of the knife rack in focal point of shot which triggers second flashback.
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