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Script to Screen - Developing pitch ideas sheet.

Pitch Development Day: Idea details Title: The Meeting Genre: Drama Title: The Meeting Genre: Drama Character 1 Sarah - Woman with Alzheimer's  Character 2 Steve - Doctor ?Extra character? Maybe like 1 extra character, but you'd only hear their voice Location(s) 2 possible locations 1) A kitchen that goes into a front living room 2) A doctors office  Main story idea:  A World where 1/3 of the population is dying of  Alzheimer's , young 23 year  old woman "Sarah" is going to meet up with the doctors to find out about her recent test results. The doctors inform her that she has some sort of un-developed cure for all of  Alzheimer's . However, if she was to go ahead with the operation she would become brain dead, but if she doesn't she'll die from the  Alzheimer's . It should finish when the audience sees that the doctor has given her the two decisi...

TV Theory - The Shot Mise-en-scene

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The Shot: Mise-en-Scene 1) Write your own definition of mine-en-scene in your own words Mise-en-Scene means "putting into scene" this pretty much means that everything in the frame of the shot .i.e. lighting, setting, costume, props and the behaviour of the actors. Normally, Mine-en-Scene takes a lot of hard work and planning so the continuity of the scene works well with the film and Tv. The director has significant control over what is put into the scene and can change it at anytime.  2) Identify and describe the four major types of film lighting that Bordwell and Thompson describe Frontal Lighting - "The Avengers" Frontal Lighting - This is when you use lighting facing a subject and gets rid of all shadow, resulting in a more detailed shot of their face. however, using this can make the shot flat. As you can see from the photo from The Avengers, they've used frontal lighting so we can see every detail in the sinister look Loki ...

Script to Screen - Short Project

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Short Project. Title - 'Burnt' Office Cleaner - Male, 42 years old, Kieth Escaped Convict - Male, 45 years old, Gav. Country Lane - Cavendish, Suffolk. Location Photos:  The Story: Twenty years ago, Kieth and Gav were international squash champions. However, Keith now cleans offices and Gav is in prison for insurance fraud when his house was burnt to the ground. He pleads innocence, but still gets 10 years in prison. On the inside, Gav, finally snaps and breaks out hunting for the person who really took everything away from him. Gav only has one suspect in mind, Keith. Gav lures him to an old country lane where his old house used to be to try and get Kieth to confess. 25 Word Pitch - One ex-squash player is on the run from the law looking for his old partner who framed him for a crime he didn't commit. Opening Line of Dialogue: over the phone - "Come to Peacock close and up the un-marked road, friend". ...

Script to Screen - 25 word pitch for 'Soft'

25 Word Pitch for 'Soft' When a father and son's bullies threaten their home, who will become the man of the house.

Summer Project

Here is a link to my summer project link. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLn4xk65h2KFAUAeU0UhdJZb1U-McZjfbP