PLANNINGBrendan Hardie

2/24/2014

CONTENTS

• Shooting Schedule

• Shooting Script

• Title

• Sound

• Location

• Participants

• Health and Safety

• Script

• Storyboard

SHOOTING SCHEDULE

FEB 26-MAR 1

Scenes 2-3, 5-8, 11-14

MAR 2-6

Scenes 4, 9-10, 15

SHOOTING SCRIPT

Scene 1:

• Black Screen

• Crying in Background

• Music – Sad, Low Volume

Scene 2:

• Black Screen Fades to girl Crying in corner

• Girl is talking to herself

• Wearing long sleeve clothing

• Lighting – Few lights (night) *inside*

• Camera – Medium Shot of Girl on the floor

Scene 3 –

• Flash to being bullied in front of school

• Camera – wide shot of kids in background making fun of girl

• Normal schools clothes

• Lighting – day (Afternoon)

• Kids screaming names and bully words

• Other student fill noise

Scene 4 –

• Cuts to getting yelled at by parents in living room

• Girl crying

• Camera – POV of Girl/Parents

• Lighting – Simple house lights (Night)

Scene 5 –

• Light outside

• Small notification sounds

• Camera – over the shoulder

Scene 6 –

• Camera – Megan's POV

• Sound – Unfolding of paper

• Light outside

Scene 7 –

• Dim outside

• Camera – Long Shot

Scene 8 –

• Dark outside

• Sound- Drawer closing and opening

• Camera – Below the waist medium shot

Scene 9 –

• Camera – Long shot

• Dark outside

• Sound – Shower water running

Scene 10 –

• Camera – close up of blood

• Sound – Water running

Scene 11 –

• Night time

• Camera – Medium shot

• Sound – Radio on a low volume

Scene 12 –

• Daylight

• Camera – Long shot

• Sound – bed sheets moving/alarm

Scene 13 –

• Camera – Medium shot

• Bathroom light

Scene 14 –

• Daylight

• Sound – door opening and closing

• Camera – medium to long shot

Scene 15 –

• Daylight

• Camera – medium shot

Scene 16 –

• White screen

TITLE

The title of my film is “Sparkle”.

• The title of the film will appear in the final opening sequence clip that will fade into a black screen and will have a duration of about 10 seconds.

• After the title is displayed the screen will go to Jordan and Megan meeting and then the opening sequence will end.

SOUND

• I will be using sound in my film opening to set the mood and tone of the story.

• Each scene will have sound effects but some like the beginning and ending of the opening will have an instrumental version of a song that enhances the mood of that scene.

• By enhancing the mood of the scene, you will get more of an idea of how Megan really feels.

Sound like: Radio Music Social Media Notification Dings And simple everyday sounds that are recorded with the image

LOCATION

• Mahnaz’s House will be used as Megan's’ house, bedroom, bathroom, living room, etc.

• The outside of Mahnaz’s house will be used as outside Megan’s house (walking home, being bullied outside home) scenes.

• We will be using a park, and in front of a school for all outside of the neighborhood scenes.

All the locations chosen are good locations because it is exactly where the scene is located. It’s a home with nice surroundings and nice people living around.

PICTURES OF LOCATIONS

Megan’s Bedroom

Megan’s Living Room

Megan’s Bathroom

PARTICIPANTS

• Mahnaz Carroll is a friend who will be playing the role of Megan. She will also be helping me with the script and editing by just giving suggestions to the final product.

• I will also be having some friends of Mahnaz’s play as the bullies and as Jake. Also Either my father or Mahnaz’s parents will be playing the role of the parents in this opening.

HEALTH AND SAFETY

• My filming is in a nice friendly neighborhood. No construction, so no harmful equipment.

• The only dangerous props that will possibly be used in the film would be a knife, but it will have a cover on the blade or will be a dull knife.

• Cameras and editing equipment will be used and signed out by me (Brendan) from my teacher (Ms. Catsicas)/I will also be using equipment of my own as well like a camera.

SCRIPT

FADE IN:

SCENE 1

A black screen that will be showing “Firework Films presents” while Megan is crying in the background.

 

SCENE 2

A black screen fades to Megan in a corner of her room where she is crying and talking to herself. Displays “In Association with Boom Productions.”

 

MEGAN

I don’t want this life. I’m scared to be myself, and I don’t know why people don’t like me. I have no friends, all the boys make fun of me. I hate my life. I’m worthless.

SCENE 3

A fade to Megan walking towards her house from school when two girls from her school bully her. Displays “A Hardie Film”

 

BULLY 1

You’re so stupid, and ugly! Have you ever looked in the mirror?

BULLY 2

Why are you even alive, you’re just a waste of space!

BULLY 1

You might as well just kill yourself.

BULLY 1 & 2

(Walks away laughing)

SCENE 4

Megan is sitting on the couch in the living room, while her parents yell at her about the dumbest things. Displays “Starring (supporting characters)”

MOM

Why don’t you act like all the other normal teens?

DAD

And actually have friends!

MOM

I just don’t know where we went wrong. I try to give you the best life possible. Clearly you just don’t know how to live it.

SCENE 5

A cut to Megan on Facebook, where there are hate comments from kids at school. Displays “Mahnaz Carroll”

*Notification Sounds*

(Megan crying because of hate comments)

 

SCENE 6

Megan’s POV – Megan is finding hate notes in her backpack when she gets home. Displays “Casting, Music, & Costumes by:”

MEGAN

*Opens notes, reads notes, and puts in her Diary and writes*

SCENE 7

Megan is sitting in her shower, sniffling. Displays “Hair & Makeup by & Art Director”

MEGAN

*Sniffling*

 

 

SCENE 8

Megan later goes over to the bathroom drawer and takes out a knife. Displays “Visual Effects by”

*Drawer opens and closes*

SCENE 9

Megan sits in the shower with the knife and cuts herself. Displays “Director of Photography and Edited by”

 MEGAN

Oww. *Hurt faces and sounds*

 

SCENE 10

After cutting she cleans up the blood with a towel. Displays “Executive Producer”

 

SCENE 11

Megan then goes to sleep in her bed. Displays “Produced by”

 

*Radio turns on a low volume*

SCENE 12

Megan wakes up the following morning and gets ready for school. Displays “Story by”

 

SCENE 13

Megan before leaving gives herself a pep talk. Displays “Written by”

 

MEGAN

You are worth something, always stay strong, because you are strong.

SCENE 14

Megan leaves her house to head off to school. Displays “SPARKLE”

*door opens and shuts*

 

SCENE 15

Megan drops her books, and Jake comes up and helps her. Displays “Directed by”

 

MEGAN

Crap.

JAKE

Oh hey let me help you with that.

MEGAN

Oh, thanks. Im Megan, whats your name?

JAKE

Im Jake, im new to the neighborhood. Hey, whats that on your wrist.

MEGAN

Oh, nothing.

JAKE

Trust me, that’s not nothing.

MEGAN

I don’t know you like that, so why should I tell you?

JAKE

You have a point. So why don’t we get to know each other.

MEGAN

Okay...

 

SCENE 16

Fades to a white screen.

THE END

STORYBOARD

Text: Firework Films presents

Text: In Association with Boom Productions

Text: A Hardie Film

Text: Starring *supporting characters)

Text: and Mahnaz Carroll

Text: Casting by, Music by, and Costumes by

Text: Hair & Makeup by, and Art Director

Text: Visual effects by

Text: Director of Photography and Edited by

Text: Executive Producer

Text: Produced by

Text: Story by

Text: Written by

Text: SPARKLE

Text: Directed by

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