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I will have one title at the beginning of the film which will be in a comic book-style font to establish a sense of youthful, light energy that runs through the film and its characters. I want to have a pink title overlaying a bold blue background . The ending credits will be in the same font, behind will be a black screen. The credits will roll after a sudden cut to black at the end, so hopefully, adding the credits onto a black screen will keep the sense of tension in the air due to the open ending.

  Lighting: - The lighting switches from naturalistic to very theatrical/ dramatic- the lighting also coincides with the character's thoughts- the lighting is expressionistic/theatrical- when the cafe turns into a train- a metaphor for the journey the character is about to embark on. Open ending: - Again, another open ending- rather subtle + not subtle at the same time- the entire film looks stylish Action: - The action prompts the thoughts of the characters- e.g. a couple walking past her, provoked her to think about sticking with her boyfriend- other examples- clock on the wall, the sound of a baby crying off-screen Metaphors in the film: - The door of the cafe constantly opening/closing- a metaphor for opportunity.  What I liked/ what could I take for my film? - Have all character background information planned/ pegged even if we don't see it in the film- for example, in this film, the use of the absent boyfriend/ex-boyfriend.

  Older people aged 17-18 playing 14/15 year olds. Will be achieved by costume. Characters: Zayn: A bit of an anxious boy. Is allergic to pineapples. Admires Luca's effortless charm. Has a tendency to overdrink to get rid of his anxiety. When he gets drunk he turns into a completely different person. Any race, male. - TOM Luca: The leader of the boys. Cool and athletic but also unexpectantly caring. Very outgoing and friendly. Is 'linking' Maya. Often steps back and laughs at his more awkward friends misfortunes. Any race, male. - LUKE Duffy: A hopeless romantic. Typical 'nice guy' syndrome- views himself as 'better' than other boys due to his taste in alternative rock/indie music. When he drinks he becomes desperate, wallowing in self-pity. Is pretty protective of Zayn as he is more outgoing. His worse qualities are slowly revealed over the course of the evening, is a source of entertainment in his naïve misogyny. - BEN Hugo : A very posh boy from Chelsea p

Sound design is a particularly important micro-element used in this short film which I would use in my own film. There is no use of music, which therefore highlights the importance and dramatic effect of sound to create verisimilitude when retelling this story based on true events. An effective moment that shows this is the beginning sequence. Due to the minimalistic slow panning establishing shot with dark, obscuring nightlight, we are drawn to engage our senses more to discover what is going on focusing in on what we can see and hear. Therefore, the sound of the street at night with the natural breeze is enhanced, making it all the more shocking when this is disrupted by this falling body. Temporal markers are used in this film to aid the narrative. They are simple, white titles at the bottom left of the screen. The way in which cinematography and editing cleanly and simply presents the events and the passage of time makes the film feel almost documentary-like. We are positioned by t

  “The Party” By Harriet Millard Street Address City, ST ZIP Code Phone Email FAde In: EXT. Two South London City Streets – EARLY EVENIng, Early WINTER Front door shutting, we cut to a shot of headphones being plugged in and shoes) begin to walk onto the city street- classic rock style music plays. The camera dollies behind DUFFY, a teen boy with shaggy brown hair and a baggy 90s grunge style jumper and loose blue jeans. He walks inside the gates of a front garden, he rings the doorbell and a blurred person lets him in. INT. LUCA’S HOUSE / CORRIDOR – EARLY EVENING We follow DUFFY as he is ushered down the stairs to the basement by Luca’s mum. INT. LUCA’S BASEMENT We enter the basement, a cosy converted cellar- fairy lights are strung everywhere, posters hang from the walls. We see the back of a tall boy of DUFFY’s age, blurred in the background, ZAYN is playing GTA on a beanbag, HUGO is sat at a table with

 SHOT LIST: 1.        Front door shutting, Duffy takes a breath, looks down 2.        Plugs in headphones 3.        Tracking shot on city street: on the side 4.        Behind shot 5.        Establishing shot of Duffy reaching gate and walking to door to ring the doorbell. 6.        Shot to the left side of his face as it is opened. 7.        Front on shot of door shutting. TITLES appear on the door. 8.        Tracking shot going down, he is silhouetted. 9.        Shot where Luca looks up, establishing ish 10.    ‘DICKHEADD’ Medium close up, the others run. 11.    SRS of Duffy as the boys crowd around him. Duffy looks up. 12.    Medium shot of Hugo ‘who are you den?’ 13.    Medium close up: duffy smiles ‘Duffy’ 14.    SRS Luca 15.    SRS Duffy. 16.    Shot of Zayn grabbing drink. 17.    Close up shot of drink being passed. 18.    Close up Duffy, raising drink and sniffing and making a face. 19.    SRS Zayn 20.    SRS Duffy- Drink give to Zayn 21