The Plan...

We've been working on a skeleton plan for a concept we've had for the short film. Here are the notes we made :)

Possible Names: these are the names we are thinking of for our short film.

• Take Care
• Fragile

No Interactions With Surroundings: we are using a technique in The Sixth Sense where the main character invents a reality so she cannot effect reality as she isn't really there.

• Woman doesn't touch her drink
• The chair she is sat on does not move

Use Of Colour: again a technique used The Sixth Sense to distinguish the woman from the reality.

• The pub/bar in dull/bland colours
• Contrasting colour for woman's clothing (Purple? White? Blue?)

Topics of Conversation: we want the conversation to be as he imagined it would be if they actually met up that night.

• Work?
• Future?
• Life?

Only 3 Speaking Parts: we only want 3 main parts because there isn't enough time to introduce more characters.

• Man
• Woman
• Bar tender - doesn't interact with the woman

Symbolism: we want to use flowers as symbolism for what the man is feeling.

• Woman will be called Violet and wear a blue dress to represent Blue Violets which symbolise faithfulness
• Man will order Red Spider Lily's for funeral which symbolise never to meet again/lost memory/abandonment

Camera: we want to try something you don't really see in TV drama, but often in Sitcoms.

• Multi camera set up - shoot the whole thing in one take reduces continuity errors
• Range of shots, e.g. Medium shot, Close up, POV shot and Pan shot.

Sound: there will be sound at the beginning whilst the company, film title and actors names are shown and at the end when the credits running.

- Nathan Crossley