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Story Board

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(storyboard 1)  (storyboard 2) Above are 2 pieces of my storyboard which I completed for the majority of the film. Storyboard 1 was my original plan for the car scene in which Stanley is listening to music and Rose shouting at him. The storyboard is not massively different from the result, which consists of a set of shot reverse shots of both Rose and Stanley sitting in the car. However, in the film, I have also included extra shots in the scene as it is longer than i anticipated in the storyboard. The film has more detail than this storyboard had. Storyboard 2 is the end of the scene where Rose and Stanley watch TV together awkwardly, and also the beginning of Rose's birthday scene. Again, the film result is not hugely similar to how I presented these scenes on my storyboard. In the birthday scene, I actually film it from the perspective of the cake and pan the camera left-right, which is a much more advanced shot than I was planning on doing and it definitley looks
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Screen Test

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Pitch & Narrative/Plot Sequence

HUSBAND AND WIFE STRUGGLE TO SURVIVE IN THEIR RELATIONSHIP, LITERALLY. A short film, aimed to exaggerate the common circumstances in life-long relationships. Rose and Stanley have been married for over 20 years now. Together, they have 2 daughters and a difficult relationship. Throughout the course of the film, their relationship slowly deteriorates until they are unable to communicate properly. Rose is clearly on edge around Stanley, and a little bit fake. She tries to put in a lot of effort but Stanley is more laidback about the relationship and goes unbothered. This, amongst discoveries of Stanley's unfaithfulness, bothers Rose and drives her to murder.
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Costume Plans

Costume List Rose - always wearing dresses/skirts Stanley - stains on his shirts
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SHORT FILM - concerns and discussions

What will be difficult when it comes to making my film?  - making it look realistic and not corny - making sure the story makes sense and is somewhat realistic - possibility of acting taking away from the film - after discussion, I have received feedback of the bin room - Will the actor want to lie down on a floor in a bin room? --> chose not to use bin room in the end, the death instead takes place in the bedroom. This was more hygienic and easier to film. Preliminary task I did a preliminary task with Mabel using the cameras to get the gist of how best to shoot and what techniques to use. I learnt that its better to shoot a whole sequence and then repeat this at different angles, instead of filming in a stop/start manner. This way, I will have a lot of footage and so a lot of content and options when it comes to editing. It will also most likely look better and more natural on screen as the acting is on-going. Also, in this preliminary task, Mabel & I were able
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SCRIPT

1. INT. BIN ROOM - DAY (Flashback). STANLEY lies on floor of bin room, which is well lit. He is dead; blood is visible on his shirt. A heavy breathing (ROSE) is heard from outside view of camera. 2. Cut to TITLE SEQUENCE. SCENE 1 3. EXT. GARDEN – DAY STANLEY, ROSE and their kids gather in garden to take their annual family photo. They interact with camera as if they are using it for their photograph on a self-timer. Everyone looks happy. DAUGHTER 1 is fiddling with camera DAUGHTER 1 Everyone ready? Okay, it’s set for 10 seconds so look sharp, we’ve got time. DAUGHTER 1 runs back to join family within frame DAUGHTER 2 Wait, stop. My hairs not right. Wait, wait. DAUGHTER 1 Shut up, you look fine. Get over yourself STANLEY Darling, you look fine. We all look great. STANLEY kisses ROSE on head. Entire family looks directly at camera and holds pose. SCENE 2 4. EXT. GREEN SPACE – DAY ROSE and STANLEY ar
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Shot List - Short Film

Shot List Intro Mid shot from up above of Stanley SCENE 1 Long shot of family SCENE 2 Establishing   Long shot of Rose and Stanley on grass Mid shot of rose talking first line Close up as she says her last line Close up for Stanley’s wine line Over the shoulder shot of Rose as she pours wine, with Stanley in background Close up with both wine glasses in view as they cheers Back to OTS of Rose, again with Stanley in view as they sip from wine Close up of Rose Switch to close up of Stanley Longs shot of the two in silence SCENE 3 Long shot with whole room in view Mid shot from same angle OTS shot SCENE 4 Birds eye view mid shot with their face and shoulders in view SCENE 5 Handheld movement going around the 3 actors, close up view Close up of candles, they blur as Rose blows them Sound muffles, image continues to blur SCENE 6 Long shot, same as in SCENE 1 SCENE 7 Close up low
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