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Rebecca is a beautiful young woman in the 1940's, she has a huge dream of becoming a glamorous famous singer like she had seen in all the movies. But it's almost impossible to accomplish as she was born in a very depressing time for everyone, The World War 2. She sadly lost her parents due to this terrifying living nightmare she faced daily and would face almost anything to escape. But this all changed when she got evacuated to the beautiful golden countryside with her loving grandparents, where she meets an attractive mysterious young man who promises her that her dream will come true. But this manipulative, withdrawn man isn't everything he seems at the first glance and takes advantage of Rebecca's naive personality. So be careful what you wish for, sometimes it comes true. 

George Brent appears to be a charming, wealthy  kind young man, but this act he performs everyday started to develop after loosing his mother at a young age. All he's ever known is neglect and having to be able to fend for himself, due to his father being more interested and engaged in his auto mechanic business and his money than his own son. This drove George to insanity to the point where he murdered his own father and faked his suicide note, leaving him with everything is father worked for. Suddenly George was overwhelmed with money, cars, a house and a business. It amazed him how easy it was and how he felt no remorse towards the death of his father which made him crave the 'accomplishment' of 'easy money' and all it would take for him to gain more would be for him to use his strong confident personality and find someone that he could easily confine in by using a smart twist of words and playing on their emotions. He continued planning out murders and taking action and watched the money pile up, until the day he met Rebecca. She is similar to him in ways that other people couldn't understand and this meant that he could easily manipulate her mind. The thought of love was like an obsession for Rebecca, she had always wanted to find someone to get the attention she needed to feel secure. But 'love' for George was just another human emotion he could act out and play with, to him it didn't mean anything it was just a weakness in another person. 

George informs Rebecca that she will become a star, that they'll flee to a big city together where everything is better and she'll have the lifestyle that she'd always wanted. Plus there would be millions of patient fans, waiting outside her hotel just to adore her and get a glimpse of her beautiful face. That she'd have the finest clothes and be able to eat like the Queen of England. And George would be her manager and he'd make everything perfect, plus get a signed record label contract in no time and become one of the world's greatest singer to go down in history. All she had to was agree for George to murder her grandparent's and steal they're money...sounds fair stretched, but Rebecca was desperate to escape and she agreed that they were old and it would be better if they died together in the stressful time of the war, they're are worst ways to breathe your last breathe. Plus she adored George, he seemed to be the perfect man, but little did she know that after they'd committed the crime and fled the scene a private detective would be onto the case and had discovered that the Walter Brent suicide case was planned by his son. 

They had to quickly change their identities and name, Rebecca dyed her hair bleach blonde and completely changed her appearance aswell as George who decided to go for a grey 'Hugh Hefner' look. He agreed to his promises though and she did become a star, theatres were packed with millions of fans dying to hear her sing. But she was very depressed and felt as though she had lost her soul, George also took all of her money she would make from a show or anything she ever earned due to being her manager. She was a slave to George Brent and would do anything to be set free...


Content 

A short film about a young girl with low self esteem and a very naive personality, wanting to escape the harsh and depressing reality of the war. She want's to live a glamorous lifestyle and become a beautiful singer with fans adoring her to take away the pain of having no one after her parent's died. She craves attention and she gains everything she has ever dreamed about when she meets an attractive young man in a church after being evacuated into the countryside to live with her grandparents. But he is after the same thing, money and to escape and live a different lifestyle and he isn't afraid of hurting people along the way, he has nothing to loose because he has already lost his mind. He manipulates Rebecca into thinking that the way that he thinks and the things he does are right and brainwashes her, the way he see's things is that if she becomes a successful singer, he will take all the money away from her and she will be a never-ending money machine for him. 

Research diary 

Researching into the great depression and the world war 2, this gave me more information about how hard times we're in those days and how someone could easily turn to committing crimes because finding employment and money was very hard.

This information shows how women lost their jobs and how they we're only getting paid 25p a week. Plus they had to leave work when they became married. Also how women we're evacuated because they we're in great danger. This relates to my main character Rebecca and how she wishes to escape reality and the times she lives in. 

Setting

I want the first sequence to have a dark grey colour wash to represent the depressing times during the war, it also reflects the situation the main character Rebecca is in and how she feels about her life, it will show the wreckage of her family home. The first scene in the house  will be filmed from outside my house and will then be shot in my bedroom whilst Rebecca is looking into the mirror. 

The next shot of a wrecked house will be filmed in Droylsden at a knocked down house with rubble and household objects on the floor, this is the shot where it indicates to the audience that the house got wrecked from a bomb and we then see a hand under rubble. 

The second setting is set in the countryside, this will be shot in Mottram near Mottram Hall, we will see Rebecca running down a country lane with bags in her hands. I want the colours to be bright and natural in this scene to represent the calmness compared to the first scene. Rebecca turns a corner and bumps into two old people and hugs them. There is happiness in the characters faces and you can tell that they love each other. 

In the third scene this is going to be shot inside a church, where Rebecca meets George, we see the characters looking at each other and we then see the characters walking in the woods outside the church talking to each other, this is where George brings the obstacle into the film. This will be shot in a church in Mottram.

The fourth scene is shot inside a house and we see George slip something into the grandparents tea and he picks up a large sum of money and they both escape with the sound effects of police sirens. 

The fifth shot is in a hotel room and Rebecca is sat in front of the mirror again and she is dying her hair bleach blonde and we hear George talking to her in the background about how she will become a star with her new image and it's like a copy of the first shot where her mother is talking to her in the background whilst she is looking into the mirror.

The sixth shot is a sequence where people are arriving into the Performing Arts theatre and two women are discussing how nice her manager is, which is George. We then see Rebecca stood onstage and is singing she has a depressed look in her eyes and we then see a close up of George and we see him smirk. The screen goes blank. 

Target Audience

I think the target audience for my film would be teens and young adults and adults. I think the genre would be both male and females but possibly more towards females because of the main female character and the good looking male lead role. But I also think that the action of the murders would appeal towards the male gender more than women. 

Step Outline - Scene by scene = What happens in every scene

EXT -  Shot of an old cobbled road and a victorian house (Filmed in the Moravian square in Droylsden) This is where the main character Rebecca lives with her mother.

IXT - Rebecca is sat inside her bedroom looking at herself in the mirror, putting makeup on and fixing her hair.
(In the background we hear dialogue of her mother crying about the death of her husband and then we hear the sound effect of a bomb dropping)

EXT - (Shot at an abounded house with rubble outside) Wreckage of a house and Rebecca is stood staring at the wreckage and we see a woman's hand underneath the wreckage. (This is indicating to the audience that her mother has died. We then see a shot of a tear rolling down Rebecca's cheek)

EXT - Rebecca running in the countryside with bags in her hands, she then turns a corner and runs into Frank and Jane her grandparents and they hug (she's happy that she has been evacuated from the war and is grateful to see family). 

IXT - Rebecca is in a church with her grandparents and notices a man in the corner who she automatically fancies, she goes up to talk to him and they decide to take a walk in the woods after church together. 

EXT - Rebecca and George are walking in the woods and talking about their lives, she is telling him how she wants to become a glamorous singer. George admits some bad secrets to Rebecca and she is shocked but agrees to a plan that will change their lives. 

IXT - Rebecca and George are inside her grandparents house and they poison the grandparents tea and steal their money so they can run away together. Police pull up outside they escape and flee to the city. (A private detective had found out about George killing people to get money) 

EXT - Shot to Rebecca putting bleach on her hair in a bathroom (background noise of a busy city and cars) and we then hear George telling her how she'll look so much better with her bleach blonde hair and it will help their identities and they'll still have enough money for them to "make it" and she can still become a star. 

EXT - (Could be shot inside performing arts theatre) Last shot of people arriving in a theatre show, two women arrive and sit down one whispers "her manager is a very nice man, he must have a good life with the amount of profit he makes from managing a mega star" We then see a shot of Rebecca standing on stage with a bright colours red theatre backdrop, her new blonde hair her bright red lips, glittery dress and she's stood singing her heart out and the audience applauding, she has finally got her dream. The scene then goes black and the grey colour wash and cinematography comes back like pervious scenes. You can see in her eyes she is extremely unhappy and has a forced smiling expression on her face. The shot then cuts to George and its a close-up shot, we see his evil smirk. Then the screen goes blank.

Unit 22 Assignment 1 PART 2

Genre - Period Drama - Downton Abbey

Single camera techniques: Downton Abbey shows proof on the use of single camera techniques by taking repeated shots of a group conversation that a couple of characters have. The camera angles are individual mid shots of the group and the scene changes from each character as they are speaking.

Sound: There is regular diegetic sounds included within the scene as well as delicate and small sounds to help create the tension within the frame. It includes sound tracks like deep dramatic music and uplifting music for emotion.

Lighting: The lighting used are low dim tones to represent the era in which the programme is representing (old, Victorian times). This is because there was no electricity and the creators wanted the program feel authentic. There is use of filler lights to help make the scene a little clearer and to help the natural light surroundings.

Camera angles: The camera angles that are included mainly in period dramas are over the shoulder shots and mid shots, so it can capture the drama happening between two protagonists and capture the emotion being shown.

Genre - Teen dramas - Hollyoaks 

Single camera techniques: The use of single camera techniques are shown in a teen drama when they switch from different story-lines This is proof of single camera production because the camera uses editing to switch characters/settings/story-lines.

Sound: There is use of diegetic sounds included within the frames to make the scene sound natural and they include use of music in the background which relates to the mood of the environment. e.g. slow music for emotional scenes.

Lighting: The lighting used are natural lighting to help the audience feel as if they are within the drama and scenes. This helps the audience get into the story and get the full emotion trying to be portrayed.

Camera angles: There are various camera angles used within teen dramas as they try to capture all the emotion and action happening in the scene. Some examples of angles used are over the shoulder shots, mid shots, long shots, panning and tracking, etc.

Genre - Thriller - Revenge

Single camera techniques: Thriller dramas such as revenge shows proof on the use of single camera techniques by using a lot of editing and retakes when doing fast chase or suspense scenes. There is use of different camera angles and constant scene changes to create the build up of tension for the audience.

Sound: The sound used in the drama are diegetic sounds of people talking, machinery, animals, sea waves, etc. but it also included dramatic sound tracks to build suspense and an atmosphere within the scene.

Lighting: The lighting is very dark and dull to create a sense of mystery and tension within the scenes. it is mostly natural light and filler lights to help light up the scene, but to make sure it creates shadows.

Camera angles: The camera angles mostly used within this thriller genre drama are close up shots and over the shoulder shots. This is to create drama and tension, and to show the conversation between the protagonists.

Narrative Structure 

Most stories follow a linear narrative which means it tells a story and starts from the beginning to the end in order. The reason that the linear narrative is a popular story telling method is because it reaches out to the largest mainstream audience and gains a lot more viewers, because people are able to understand the story very easily.  The story happens in chronological order from the beginning to the end. Also the plot of the narrative is normally told without the need to include flashbacks of certain events in the story.

A non-linear narrative structure means that the story doesn't follow a simple pattern. The story isn't shown in chronological order and nonlinear narratives often use flashbacks in which past or future events are revealed through memory or other methods during exposition of a current event. Flashbacks also reveal exposition/backstory to help tell the story. Also hallucinations, narration, twist endings, the bookend technique and reverse chronology.

An example of a non-linear narrative is 500 Days of Summer

In this film the story doesn't start at the beginning till the end, we see different parts of the story in a non-linear order, counting down the days of their relationship. Title cards are employed in this non linear narrative film to explain the current position of the narrative as the plot jumps from one sequence to another. The story is about a man’s failed relationship with a woman and the relationship lasted 500 days. The films narrative jumps between different days of the relationship out of chronological order – simply titling the day of the relationship e.g. “day 290”. In this film the technique was used to juxtapose different stages of the relationship between the two characters. As it would jump from different days of the relationship it would pair a good and a bad moment together. Title cards are also used in Pulp Fiction but differently, to identify the seven narrative sequences of the three story lines in the film. 

 Realist narrative - A realistic narrative based in the real world, the narrative follows the world. rules and life that we live. For an example This is England or 12 Years a Slave. It is a story using the representation of reality. And it shows what happens every day to middle of lower class without romantic idealization or dramatization.

Anti-real narrative - An anti-real narrative isn't set in the real world, it's set in a fictional world where monsters/superheroes exist etc. Something has came from outer space and landed on planet earth or Harry Potter for example. It's set in a fictional place called Hogwarts, where young wizards go to study and obstacles get in their way throughout the film series.  

Open/Closed - A closed ending leaves the audience knowing how the story has ended and they've been given the full story of the characters, it gives you a resolution. A open ending is for example a Cliff Hanger, it leaves the audience guessing what could or did happen to the characters and leaves us guessing. This is used in TV shows so that the audience will keep engaged in watching the show and will want to know what happens next, also is used in film trilogy's etc.

Technical Storytelling

Single camera productions use technical codes such as 

1. Shot size
2. Long shot
3. Mid shot
4. Close
5. Extreme close up

By using these technical codes whist filming, the audience is able to feel more of the characters/location of the story, it tells the story in an artistic way and it helps us to be able to see the expressions of the characters which helps us understand what they're going through in the story. 

Lighting

• Low Key - Dramatic, moody
• High Key - Bright and exciting
• Low contrast - Not many different colours, everyday
• High contrast - Dramatic, volatile

Camera Focus

• Deep - Wanting the audience to look at everything
• Selective - Looks at most important subject
• Soft - When edges blur together

Unit 22 Assignment 1 PART 1

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B6H40dgZ9ik7ZEcyenN4VEtFbU0/edit

In this assignment I'm going to be helping young film makers learn and understand what a single camera production is (the shooting of a program with one camera, as apposed to using multiple cameras) and why production companies choose use them.

When creating a single camera production you only use one camera on location to produce the entire show, this is apposed to using a TV studio. Another reason that you might choose to use a single camera production is because of the expenses, it can cost a lot of money to use different types of camera and being a young film maker this may seem like the best option for you. Single camera productions are used to create dramas/comedies/horror due to enhancing the performance of the actors. Actors are able to build up towards their acting scenes and practise their emotions and lines and it also works better by putting pressure on the actor because then they will feel that they need to give their all and put everything into their performance because only one camera is on them. Also the actors won't have the camera on them all the time so they'll get breaks throughout the day so they won't seem tired during their shots.


A single camera production is a production that is filmed using one camera to get all the action. The shot can be changed by stopping the actors and moving the camera and starting the action again. This type of production is used to create a less cinema type effect within a program. This is suitable when the director wants the audience to feel more involved in the action, or watching it from a point of view of an actor. This can also help create a more relaxed atmosphere. A major benefit of using single camera techniques is that it is also much cheaper to do apposed to multiple camera techniques.


Location is also important because if your shooting in various places you may only be able to get a few cameras set up in the locations you want to choose, but if you only use one you will only get the footage you want in your shots. You need to be able to reshoot things again and again and make sure you get the perfect shots, you should get the camera in the actors face to get the emotion that they are showing. Their is less crew on a single camera production which is affordable it also gives a smaller crew more options.


For example The Inbetweeners is a single camera production. Single camera products appear more real to the audience, which makes them have a greater impact on them and also makes it easier for the audience to relate to what is going on in the screen. It's also more convenient as not all the crew needs to be present and awkward shots are easier to film. 

Another single camera production example is The Vampire Dairies, TV Shows are single camera productions they maintain the audiences interest in shows such as this by using the 3 ACT Structure. 
In ACT 1 - introducing the characters, we will find out who the protagonist is for this show, then setting the world that they all live in and we then see an inciting incident which sets the character off on their need/task. 
ACT 2 - There are obstacles that the characters have to face to create the series to be interesting, throughout the series the obstacles will increase in threat. The characters then have their first solution which fails which means they are at their lowest ebb - mid point. 
ACT 3 - The characters then find their final solution and then the characters reach their climax and overcome their biggest obstacle. This climax will only happen at the end of the series for the biggest obstacle they have had to face. Sometimes there will be a twist or a resolution this makes the audience want to carry on watching the next series because they will be hooked on the storyline. 

The difference between single camera productions and multi camera productions are that multi camera use many different cameras. The cameras are set up in different places in order to gain a variety of shots, therefore cutting down the time taken to shoot. Reality shows such as Big Brother and I’m a Celeb, chat shows such as Loose Women, quiz shows such as The Cube, Football, and The News, Sports Events and Concerts are all multi camera productions. Also live programs such as The X-Factor and Strictly Come Dancing use the multi camera set up, as it means the audience can look at the program from different perspectives. The reason for using multi camera set up on Live shows is so the camera’s can be set up in place and ready for each shot, if these programmes were shot as single camera productions, it would make it much more difficult to keep the pace of the show, and the camera would change position each time it was moved.

Other shows such as Jeremy Kyle, although this is pre recorded, still use multi camera set up, this gives the viewer the different perspectives of the guests on the show, the host, and the studio audience reactions, it also saves time in the post production stage. Films such as Bring it On and High School Musical use multi camera set up, as in both films, we see a choreographed dance, shooting this single camera would not have the same impact as shooting multi camera. Both films would have been shot using a vision mixer, as there is a lot going on in the scenes.

Multi camera productions examples

Friends is a common multi camera production and the set up for this show is the typical set up for other multi camera sitcom's such as  "Everybody Loves Raymond" and "That 70's Show". 

With multi camera sitcoms will only be 'fixed' locations in the show. For example there will be a "front door" that leads into the living room from the right of the set, which will feed into a kitchen on the left side of the set. There's usually a flight of stairs directly behind the couch in the living room, etc. Also, practically every multicam sitcom will be utilizing a laugh track. You can see the generic conventions immediately.

Friends is a good example because this scene is set in Monica and Rachel's apartment, which is one of the shows most used sets as we see this in every episode. There is a front door that leads to the kitchen and the front room. They also use laughing tracks when a character has said something funny. But a downside to multi camera productions is that there is less control over the angles of various shots and there is obviously a more limited range of shooting locations so it has to be filmed on a simple set. 

This is generally how a multi camera production is filmed...

The reason that Friends and other sitcoms chose multi camera productions is to save time, popular TV shows need to be filmed fast and it's an easier way to get every thing done in a short time. 

Another multi-camera sitcom is "The Big Bang Theory" 

We only see limited places in this show such as Sheldon's apartment and the apartment's that they live in such as the stairs, we also get to see where they work and a comic book shop. This makes it easier and less time to shoot, mostly and is using the generic conventions of a typical sitcom by having a  limited number of sets filmed in an indoor soundstage. There defiantly has to be good writers on a show to be able to keep the audiences coming back and watching due to always seeing the characters in the same places, this might get boring for the audience and they want to see something new. The multi-camera sitcom is now recognising the value of a story mixed in with the joke. And also multi-camera sitcom's have an automatic invitation to make people laugh, which makes it much more accessible to everyone, which helps to gain a larger audience. By using psychographics we can tell that Mainstreamers would enjoy multi camera sitcoms because they want to know when the joke is coming. It's easier and more fun to watch. 

Single camera production examples

A single camera production uses cameras that can get up in the actors face, the audience is able to feel what the characters are feeling by the camera movements and it's more free from the constraints of a multi camera setup. It's free range and is able to be allowed the freedom of movement. This allows more varied cinematography and creative expression since the camera isn't stuck in one spot in a generic sitcom set up. This can mean that the show can have more complicated sets and a much higher prevalence for exterior shots. Single camera sitcoms also rarely use a laugh track when a character says something funny. They are generally far more energetic/layered than a traditional sitcom, especially since the actors don't have to compete with a laugh track, or have to deal with the other limitations of a typical multi camera studio set. 

Scrubs is an example of a single camera sitcom...

This single camera series features fast-paced screenplay, slapstick, and surreal moments presented mostly as the daydreams of the central character J.D. The benefits of Scrubs using a single camera production is that it makes the audience who are watching feel as though that they're apart of the action. This type of production makes it seem more realistic towards the audience. Plus it is also easier and cheaper as it uses less crew as you only have one camera. A disadvantage is that it can be time consuming as it covers all camera shots and angles and involves a lot of repeat filming of scenes in order to get the shot at different angles. It also means a lot of editing will be involved once filming is done, and this can cause problems with continuity. 

But in many ways Scrubs conforms to the comedy sitcom genre, as it explores the relationships between a set of character’s and the comical events that occur as they live and work in a certain situation. There are a few aspects that Scrubs doesn’t conform with, for example there is no canned laughter after a joke which a lot of sitcoms use to emphasise the humour, which is done on a lot of multi camera sitcoms. Another way that Scrubs doesn’t conform is that the main character, JD narrates parts of the episodes to deeper go into the story and add another comedy aspect, not many sitcoms do this which makes Scrubs an unconventional sitcom.
Also Scrubs incorporates jump cuts to show changes in time. Sometimes however, a montage will be shown to show time going quickly; usually these montages will be humorous to conform to the sitcom genre.
Scrubs have used a single camera production throughout this series. And just one episode of Scrubs can take a week to edit. The editor has to film different shots in different places for example, the hospital, in the character’s homes or sometimes in the car park. They record all of these different scenes then edit them all together. Another feature of Scrubs is that one of the main characters, JD, often has flashbacks. That is another reason the show needs to be single camera production as these need to be edited in after filming. Scrubs use a lot of tracking shots. This shows two of the main characters, Elliot and Dr Cox walking down the hospital corridor. We know it is a tracking shot because the camera follows the actors around while talking which makes the scenes immersive and feel like they are really happening. This is also important as most of the time it helps the format of this particular show. In this particular scene it emphasises the character’s and does a lot to emphasise the humour.

The use of the tracking shot makes us feel like we are actually watching them walking down the corridor and having banter with each other. Through the dialogue, the scene shows the love/hate relationship between Dr. Cox and Elliot, the teasing, competitive nature of it with an underlying sense of affection. 

In this scene, Dr. Cox sets Elliot up to walk into a pole. It is a good piece of slapstick comedy and the tracking shot is very effective in showing this. The comic timing of the dialogue when Dr. Cox says “look at me just a hair too long and this would happen” And Elliot trips over a wheelchair. Elliot then goes on to set Dr. Cox up in a similar way, enticing him into walking into a door. Again, the angle we view this action has a good comical impact.

Examples of different genres which use single camera techniques. 

Genre - Sci Fi - Doctor who

Single camera techniques: Doctor Who has shown examples of single camera techniques used when The Doctor is having a conversation with his sidekick, Rose. This shows proof of the use of single camera techniques as there are edits of over the shoulder shots showing the conversation.

Sound: The sound includes lots of sound effects to help the scene match the sound (diegetic sounds), and there are use of sound tracks to emphasise emotions within the shot. e.g slow music for sad scenes and energetic music for fast/action packed scenes.

Lighting: The lighting included within Doctor Who is sometimes natural colours with background light for normal/outside frames to help set the scene. Although in action scenes there is use of more high key lighting within the mise-en-scene such as coloured lights, filler and back lights this creates a more bright/unrealistic space effect for the show to give the audience the illusion that they're really watching the characters in different dimensions, which appeals to its target audience of Sci-Fi.

Camera angles: The camera angles that were mostly used in a Sci-Fi drama using single camera techniques are long shots and high angled shots. This is so the drama fills the scene and all of the effects and action is shown in the frames.

Genre - Comedy - Miranda 

Single camera techniques: Miranda shows use of single camera techniques because when the protagonist is making a joke, she talks directly at the audience to engage them in the programme. To signify that she is talking to the audience, the camera angles shift to show that she is jumping out of the context she is in, to talk to the audience. This effect uses editing and single camera techniques.

Sound: The sound effects that are used in the particular single camera production is the backing audience laughter put in when the protagonist does/says something funny. Most single camera productions don't use this and is mostly used in multi camera productions. The other sound that we hear is the characters voices that are included within the scenes (diegetic).

Lighting: The lighting used are typical background and key lighting to let the audience know that they are with the characters in the programme and the programme is not staged, the lighting seems realistic and makes the programme seem like realistic everyday life to the audience.


Camera angles: Most of the camera angles included are mid shots, to capture the motion and emotion of the characters, so they can fully understand what is going to happen.

Genre - Crime - CSI: Miami 

Single camera techniques: CSI: Miami shows use of single camera techniques when it uses editing and takes in showing a surrounding environment in a crime scene. There are different camera angles and shots taken to show the surrounding of a scene and they are joined together using editing techniques to show the audience what is happening.

Sound: The sound used are natural diegetic sounds that are included within the scene and it included backing music tracks to create emphasis on the situation created. It includes dramatic music to build suspense and fast music to create excitement in action scenes.

Lighting: The lighting used is darker and mainly back and filler lights. This is because it will create tension and suspense, which is the type of emotion they wish to portray.

Camera angles: The camera angles used are close-ups and mid shots to show the emotion of the scene to the audience 

Unit 22/24 Assignment 2

These pictures are the inspirations for my main female lead role character Rebecca Frances. Snow White inspires the basic figures of her looks she has dark hair, pale skin and red lips and wears pretty 40’s dresses. Audrey Hepburn is an inspiration for this character because her of confused lonely character in Breakfast at Tiffany’s who just wants to escape her old life of a farm girl and live a glamorous life in New York City and my character want’s to escape her life as well, she wants to become rich and lead a different lifestyle than the depressing life she lives during the war. Agent Carter is there because she is a strong female character during the war times. Alice in Wonderland because she has crazy ideas and ends up in Wonderland and faces lots of obstacles, which is similar to my script and also she meets some strange characters along the way as well and its very dreamlike. Marilyn Monroe is a huge inspiration because she was a poor child who lived in foster homes and then became rich and famous and very glamorous although she was a very depressed/self destructive person despite her fame and lifestyle. Which inspires an message in my script that no matter how rich you may be, doesn't mean you'll be happy. Bonnie and Clyde inspired me because they are a couple who has this romance between them and they were outlaws and robbers who didn't care about what they did to be able to get money, which helped me to write Rebecca and George's relationship in my script. 

The costumes for my script are inspired by the 1940's, it was a very glamorous time and the girls always looked pretty in dresses and the men wore suits. Plus my script is based in the 40's during the war so the audience will be able to feel that through the fashion choices. Fashion is always coming back and there is a lot of clothes in shops today that have 40's eliminates so it will not be hard to replicate this costume choice.  

1. In the first sequence the cinematography is going to be a dark grey colour to represent the depressing times during the world. It also reflects the situation the main character Rebecca is in and how she feels about her life, it will show the wreckage of her family home.

2. The second sequence shows the colour change as Rebecca gets evaluated to her grandparent's cottage, it’s bright and organic colours represent the calmness compared to the first scenes. Her grandparents are very loving and kind and you can tell by the colours that this is a happy scene for the main character. 

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3. The third sequence will be shot in a church, during the 40's religion and going to church was a huge thing, families would often get dressed up for the church on Sunday. So all the characters are dressed smart in their costumes and the church is going to be a rich yellow colour. (During this scene Rebecca meets George) 

4. Fourth sequence is shot in the woods, again there are bright lights and there are green,  yellow and orange colours throughout. Rebecca confesses her dreams to George of becoming rich and glamorous and how she's always wanted to become a singer like in the movies and how lost she feels about loosing her family because of the war. George confesses he's not the saint he portrays (There is a huge colour change and the bright colours fade, it turns grey again like the first sequence)

Whenever the office is shown it's dark orange colours with a hint of grey, this represents the darkness of what George is doing in his office. The house George lives at is always shown in black and white. The theatre is shown in very bright colours, reds and golds. 

 Storyline and shots - 

ACT 1 - Rebecca Frances lives in a small town during World War 2 1940's, the cinematography in this scene is very dark and grey. She lives in a typical house with her mother Rose. 
We see a shot of Rebecca sat in front of her mirror just looking at herself and in the background we hear her mother crying about the death of her husband James who recently died fighting in the war as a solider (we never actually see her father or mother) the shot starts to shake and suddenly goes black and we hear the sound effect of a bomb dropping. 

The shot then cuts towards a wreckage of a house, Rebecca is standing outside the house, rubble is surrounded around her and she is covered in black dust, we see a shot of a woman's hand underneath the rubble. This indicates to the audience that her mother has died. We then see a shot of a tear rolling down Rebecca's cheek. 

Rebecca then gets evacuated to her grandparents house in the countryside. The cinematography in this scene is very bright and yellow, green and orange and it's shot outside the house surrounded by nature and it's a contrast compared to the scene of her old family home. Frank and Jane are very loving passionate grandparent's and you can sense the happiness in their scenes together how they really love each other and that they are kind to anyone. They take Rebecca to church which is also a very bright scene, she's meets an attractive mysterious male character named George Brent he is dressed very smartly and her grandparents notice that Rebecca can't stop looking and at him and they inform her that he has also lost his parents recently swell and they would get along well because they have this in common. They introduce themselves to each other and they decide to take a walk together after Church. 

The shot then cuts to them walking in the woods with trees surrounding them, the colours are very bright and bold, there are greens, oranges and organic colours. Rebecca begins to talk about how her family had died and how her dream is to escape this place and become a singer and a glamorous rich star. George Brent tells her about how he lost his mother when he was only a small child and he doesn't really have any memories of her and how his dad owned his own auto mechanic business and died of a heart attack, he mentions that he lives alone in his dads old home and how lonely it can get, he shows that he is vulnerable and Rebecca is attracted to that. He agrees with Rebecca that he wants to escape reality aswell and slips up on how he's got a large sum of money saved. Rebecca questions why he has so much money and James tells her that his dad gave it to him in his will. She doesn't question him but in the back of her mind she wonders if he is telling the full truth.

ACT 2 - Rebecca goes to George's house (during this shot his house is filmed in grey and black, this shows that it's a very dark and maybe dangerous place) they go and sit in his dad's old office, he puts a vinyl on the record player and plays some 40's music. Rebecca begins to sing along to the music and George realises how amazing she is at singing and tells her how she could actually make it big, but then tells her before you make money, you need money. He goes up behind her and holds her waist and tells her that she is beautiful. She is a extremely naive character and so she truly believes he loves her and because she is so lonely and they have things in common she falls head over heels in love with George. They dance to a 40's song and he kisses her forehead and looks into her eyes and admits he has something to tell her. She states that he can tell her anything, that he can trust her with his secret. He breaks down crying and says that he killed his father to inherit his money because he wants to escape from this town/life. And that him and her can go and pursue their dreams and live far away and Rebecca can become a singer and live a glamourous lifestyle. She would do anything to make her dreams reality no matter what it takes, she learns more about George's crimes and he has killed more than one person to get money. Rebecca tells him how her grandparents have a lot money saved up and George gives Rebecca a speech which makes her believe he is right and that murdering them would be good, that they would both die together, that they're old anyway, that they've lived their lives together in happiness and they won't have to suffer and in return he would make her a superstar and invest all his time and money into making her dreams come true. 

Overnight George plots to kill Frank and Jane, thinking about the money just from selling their house made him extremely psychopathic. He decides to poison them by putting it in their cups of tea and writes a suicide note next to their bodies. Stating how the war is too much for them to handle and how they've lived their happy days and they want peace together and how they'd believe they'd go to heaven. He smirks about it and has a bigger plan than Rebecca knows about. George goes round to the grandparents house and offers to make them a drink, they find this a nice suggestion and tell Rebecca that she should marry a man like that. She just smiles and he hands them over the drink, they take a sip and begin to cough and slowly their eyes shut and they die. George places the suicide note next to them, he is wearing gloves so he doesn't give anything away. The cinematography is very dark grey in this scene. 

ACT 3 - We then hear police sirens pull up outside the house, Rebecca and George run out the backdoor and climb over the fence to escape the police. A private detective had found out about George killing his dad and how his death was planned through evidence he found and notes in George's house and now they had found and now they know that he killed Frank and Jane. George and Rebecca flee in their car and manage to escape the police, they get to a new city and change their names and image. Rebecca dyes her hair blonde and George dyes his hair grey in a hotel room underneath false identities. He then tells her that they still have enough money to make her a star and how she looks better with bleach blonde hair. 

The shot then cuts to lots of people arriving in a large theatre show, as two women arrive and sit down one whispers "her manager is a very nice man, he must have a good life with the amount of profit he makes from managing a mega star" We then see a shot of Rebecca standing on stage with a bright colours red theatre backdrop, her new blonde hair her bright red lips, glittery dress and she's stood singing her heart out and the audience applauding, she has finally got her dream. The scene then goes black and the grey colour wash and cinematography comes back like pervious scenes. You can see in her eyes she is extremely unhappy and has a forced smiling expression on her face. The shot then cuts to George and its a close-up shot, we see his evil smirk. Then the screen goes blank.

Credits Roll.