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Title of film: Lucky Penny
Duration: 5 Minutes
Audience: Our film is targeted at people ages 12 upwards or from about 10 upwards if with a parent/guardian. It is a 12A as the story line contains some mildly adult content such as theft and relationship problems. The film is for both males and females but probably drifts more towards the female audience as many drama films do!
Certificate: 12A
Story Line: The film opens with falling/trickling (waterfall) of pennies. The shot then fades into the film with our main character, Sarah, talking with her Grandma, Dorothy. She is given a double-headed coin, that her Grandma says is lucky. Sarah is skeptical about this, so shoves the penny in her bag. Sarah is day-dreaming in her bedroom, when her mum tells her to walk the dog. Whilst she's walking the dog she wishes that it would stop raining, and flicks the coin. Much to her surprise it stops raining. However, she dismisses the idea that the coin had answered her wish. Later that day, she heads home and her mum asks her to do another job. Sarah's fed up with running errands and it retaliation throws her phone across the room, scratching it. She claims that the penny isn't bringing her any luck so she flicks it across the room. She then walks over to her phone, to see that it is fixed again. Her exam results come through the post, before opening them she wishes that she gets the grades she needs to get into college, and her wish is granted. She then receives a phone call confirming her place on her college course.
After Sam goes home, Sarah looks for her lucky penny in her purse. However, it isn't there. Panicking that she has spent the penny, she empties the contents of her bag. She cannot find it and seems to have misplaced her purse and Ipod. She goes to bed, without finding the penny. The next day her mum wakes her up, asking whether she's taken some money from her purse. Innocent, Sarah storms out and heads to Sam's house. Sarah receives a text from her friend, asking if she's coming to visit her. However, she tells her she's off to Sam's. Her friend begins to fall out with her. Distracted, Sarah accidentally steps in a puddle, drenching her fabric shoes.
She arrives at Sam's house. His sister tells her to go straight up to his room. She knocks on the door and enters the room. Sam appears extremely sheepish, and is trying to cover something up with his duvet. He starts apologizing to her. Confused, she goes over to look at what he is hiding. She pulls back his duvet and finds her purse and ipod and the missing money from her mum's purse. She also finds her lucky penny. He attempts to justify his actions and apologies Sarah's having none of it. He asks her what makes the penny so important, and she explains that it's double-headed. She then says, 'Tell you what, I'll flip this coin, if it's heads I stay, tails I go.' She then flips the coin, and the double-headed coin lands on tails.
Suggested Elements: Our film is a film for all the family, it is a drama which has a linear narrative through out. Like most dramas it will be easy watching and have a simple yet interesting story line which is realistic.
Location 2- Sarah's House- bedroom
- Over exposure into a medium close up of Sarah daydreaming
- Close up shot of Sarah throwing the coin up and down
- Point of view medium shot of Sarah looking out of the window at the rain
- Medium shot of Sarah sitting up and putting the penny down
- Close up shot of the penny, heads up.
- Long shot of Sarah walking to the front door.
- Medium close up shot of Sarah putting her shoes and coat on
- Close up of Sarah grabbing the dog lead
- Close up of Sarah's face as she looks out of the window
- Dissolve/cross fade into a medium close up shot of Sarah sat at her desk.
- Medium close up of Sarah throwing her phone across the room
- Close up shot of Sarah's phone on the floor.
- Panning long shot of Sarah walking over to pick her phone up
- High angled medium close up shot of Sarah picking up her phone
- Over the shoulder close up shot of Sarah's phone
- Elliptical cut edit with a close up shot of Sarah picking up the penny
- Close up shot of Sarah
- Extreme close up of the penny
- Long shot of Sarah throwing the penny across the room
- Long shot of Sarah walking to sit down
- Close up shot of Sarah sitting down (match on action)
- Medium shot of Sarah looking at her phone
- Close up shot-reverse-shot of Sarah's face and her phone
- Close up shot of the post coming through the letterbox
- Cut to low angled medium long shot of Sarah running down the stairs
- Elliptical cut to a close up of Sarah picking up the results
- Close up shot of Sarah sat on the stairs, opening her results
- Follow shot of Sarah standing up
- Over the shoulder close up shot of Sarah's results
- Close up shot of Sarah's reaction.
Location 3- Sarah's house- living room
- Medium tilt shot of Sarah picking up the phone
- Close up of Sarah on the phone
- Medium shot of Sarah putting the phone down
- Match-on-action close up shot of the phone
Location 4- Sarah's House- bedroom
- Cross dissolve into an over-the-shoulder shot of Sarah waving to her boyfriend Sam.
- Tilt shot to Sarah's bag
- Medium close up shot of Sarah looking in her bag
- Long shot of Sarah tipping the contents of her bag out
- Pan medium shot of Sarah walking to her desk
- Close up eye-line shot of Sarah looking for the penny on her desk
- Close up of Sarah's face
- Dissolve to black
- Fade from black of a high angle close up shot of Sarah's face as she gets awoken by her mum
- Medium close up shot-reverse-shots between Diane and Sarah
- Medium long shot of Sarah getting out of bed and walking to her wardrobe
Location 5- Sarah's street
- Long shot of Sarah walking along the pavement, holding her mobile
- Medium close up of Sarah looking at her mobile
- Over-the-shoulder close up shot of Sarah reading her text
- Close up of Sarah ringing her friend, Leah
- Medium shot of Sarah on the phone to Leah
- Close up shot of Sarah as the begin to fall out
- Medium close up shot of Sarah as she steps in the puddle
- Point-of-view shot of Sarah looking down at her wet feet
Props and Costume-
For this part of the film we will need, a dog, a broken phone, sarah to be in her casual clothing, the setting will need to be in a girly bedroom this will be able to be shown through mise-en-scene with things such as style of bedding and the colour of the room. Canvas shoes will also be needed for when Sarah steps in a puddle to add to the effect of how unlucky she is as cavas shoes will soak up the water quickly. An easily openable bag will be needed for when Sarah realises her things are missing and most importantly the double headed coin will be important in these scene.
Duration: 5 Minutes
Audience: Our film is targeted at people ages 12 upwards or from about 10 upwards if with a parent/guardian. It is a 12A as the story line contains some mildly adult content such as theft and relationship problems. The film is for both males and females but probably drifts more towards the female audience as many drama films do!
Certificate: 12A
Story Line: The film opens with falling/trickling (waterfall) of pennies. The shot then fades into the film with our main character, Sarah, talking with her Grandma, Dorothy. She is given a double-headed coin, that her Grandma says is lucky. Sarah is skeptical about this, so shoves the penny in her bag. Sarah is day-dreaming in her bedroom, when her mum tells her to walk the dog. Whilst she's walking the dog she wishes that it would stop raining, and flicks the coin. Much to her surprise it stops raining. However, she dismisses the idea that the coin had answered her wish. Later that day, she heads home and her mum asks her to do another job. Sarah's fed up with running errands and it retaliation throws her phone across the room, scratching it. She claims that the penny isn't bringing her any luck so she flicks it across the room. She then walks over to her phone, to see that it is fixed again. Her exam results come through the post, before opening them she wishes that she gets the grades she needs to get into college, and her wish is granted. She then receives a phone call confirming her place on her college course.
After Sam goes home, Sarah looks for her lucky penny in her purse. However, it isn't there. Panicking that she has spent the penny, she empties the contents of her bag. She cannot find it and seems to have misplaced her purse and Ipod. She goes to bed, without finding the penny. The next day her mum wakes her up, asking whether she's taken some money from her purse. Innocent, Sarah storms out and heads to Sam's house. Sarah receives a text from her friend, asking if she's coming to visit her. However, she tells her she's off to Sam's. Her friend begins to fall out with her. Distracted, Sarah accidentally steps in a puddle, drenching her fabric shoes.
She arrives at Sam's house. His sister tells her to go straight up to his room. She knocks on the door and enters the room. Sam appears extremely sheepish, and is trying to cover something up with his duvet. He starts apologizing to her. Confused, she goes over to look at what he is hiding. She pulls back his duvet and finds her purse and ipod and the missing money from her mum's purse. She also finds her lucky penny. He attempts to justify his actions and apologies Sarah's having none of it. He asks her what makes the penny so important, and she explains that it's double-headed. She then says, 'Tell you what, I'll flip this coin, if it's heads I stay, tails I go.' She then flips the coin, and the double-headed coin lands on tails.
Suggested Elements: Our film is a film for all the family, it is a drama which has a linear narrative through out. Like most dramas it will be easy watching and have a simple yet interesting story line which is realistic.
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Risk Assessment-
Shooting Script-
Location 2- Sarah's House- bedroom
- Over exposure into a medium close up of Sarah daydreaming
- Close up shot of Sarah throwing the coin up and down
- Point of view medium shot of Sarah looking out of the window at the rain
- Medium shot of Sarah sitting up and putting the penny down
- Close up shot of the penny, heads up.
- Long shot of Sarah walking to the front door.
- Medium close up shot of Sarah putting her shoes and coat on
- Close up of Sarah grabbing the dog lead
- Close up of Sarah's face as she looks out of the window
- Dissolve/cross fade into a medium close up shot of Sarah sat at her desk.
- Medium close up of Sarah throwing her phone across the room
- Close up shot of Sarah's phone on the floor.
- Panning long shot of Sarah walking over to pick her phone up
- High angled medium close up shot of Sarah picking up her phone
- Over the shoulder close up shot of Sarah's phone
- Elliptical cut edit with a close up shot of Sarah picking up the penny
- Close up shot of Sarah
- Extreme close up of the penny
- Long shot of Sarah throwing the penny across the room
- Long shot of Sarah walking to sit down
- Close up shot of Sarah sitting down (match on action)
- Medium shot of Sarah looking at her phone
- Close up shot-reverse-shot of Sarah's face and her phone
- Close up shot of the post coming through the letterbox
- Cut to low angled medium long shot of Sarah running down the stairs
- Elliptical cut to a close up of Sarah picking up the results
- Close up shot of Sarah sat on the stairs, opening her results
- Follow shot of Sarah standing up
- Over the shoulder close up shot of Sarah's results
- Close up shot of Sarah's reaction.
Location 3- Sarah's house- living room
- Medium tilt shot of Sarah picking up the phone
- Close up of Sarah on the phone
- Medium shot of Sarah putting the phone down
- Match-on-action close up shot of the phone
Location 4- Sarah's House- bedroom
- Cross dissolve into an over-the-shoulder shot of Sarah waving to her boyfriend Sam.
- Tilt shot to Sarah's bag
- Medium close up shot of Sarah looking in her bag
- Long shot of Sarah tipping the contents of her bag out
- Pan medium shot of Sarah walking to her desk
- Close up eye-line shot of Sarah looking for the penny on her desk
- Close up of Sarah's face
- Dissolve to black
- Fade from black of a high angle close up shot of Sarah's face as she gets awoken by her mum
- Medium close up shot-reverse-shots between Diane and Sarah
- Medium long shot of Sarah getting out of bed and walking to her wardrobe
Location 5- Sarah's street
- Long shot of Sarah walking along the pavement, holding her mobile
- Medium close up of Sarah looking at her mobile
- Over-the-shoulder close up shot of Sarah reading her text
- Close up of Sarah ringing her friend, Leah
- Medium shot of Sarah on the phone to Leah
- Close up shot of Sarah as the begin to fall out
- Medium close up shot of Sarah as she steps in the puddle
- Point-of-view shot of Sarah looking down at her wet feet
Celtex Script-
Character Profiles-
Props and Costume-
For this part of the film we will need, a dog, a broken phone, sarah to be in her casual clothing, the setting will need to be in a girly bedroom this will be able to be shown through mise-en-scene with things such as style of bedding and the colour of the room. Canvas shoes will also be needed for when Sarah steps in a puddle to add to the effect of how unlucky she is as cavas shoes will soak up the water quickly. An easily openable bag will be needed for when Sarah realises her things are missing and most importantly the double headed coin will be important in these scene.
