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1. Idea 1
1. Your working title
‘Dreamscan come true’
I chose thistitle because Ifeel likeitdescribesthe filmbasesreallywell andgivesagoodover
viewof the filmscontent. The whole ideaisabouta girl’sdreamcomingtrue butnot inthe
original way.So, the title fitsthe narrative reallywell withoutgivingtoomuchaway. I alsolike
the title because itsrolesof the tongue andis remember-able because of the well-knownsong
‘dreams’byGabrielle,whichisahit songfromthe early90’s.
2. Lengthof shortfilm
The predicted lengthof myshortfilmwill be between5-8minutes.
I thinkthisisa goodlengthof time because itwon’tmake the filmdrag meaningitwon’tget
boring.Havingitthislengthof time will enableme tofocusmore on the qualityandeffectsof
the filmas I onlyhave a limitedtimetoeditandproduce the film.Thiswill hopefulencourage
the meaningof the filmtocome acrossstronger as I’ll be able to focus more precisely onthe
small meaningful segmentsof the filmandthe editingwillalsohopefully be of higherquality.
3. Logline/tagline
‘Don’tstopdreaming.You neverknow whatmighthappen!?’
I have come up withthisideaformy logline as itaddsmore mysteryto the title of the film.Ithas
a directlinkto the title byusingthe word‘dreams’inboth,butextendsonthe audience’s
theoriesandknowledge aboutthe filmfromthe title.‘Don’tstopdreaming’suggeststhat a
dreamcouldhave beendreamtfora longtime andthe individual wassopassionate andstuck
on thisdreamnothingelse evercrossedtheirmind,it’sliketheywantedthisdreamtohappen
so badly they’re notgoingtogive upon it until itbecomestrue andthey’ll doeverythingthey
possible cantopursue it.‘youneverknow whatmighthappen’relatestothe title andsupports
it exactly,as itsuggestingthatsome essence of the dreammust have come true or something
bettermightof evenhappened.Youknow thisbythe use of it beingarhetorical questiongetting
the audience tofinishesplottingand writingthe storythemselvesuntil theyseethe true outline
and narrative.Italsotellsyouthatthere is goingtobe more to the story thanan individual
dreamingandit comingtrue,itsuggestsit’s goingtocome true ina particularwayor maybe ina
differentwaytohowthe individual waswantingwhichcould’veendedupbetter. Overall, Ithink
thislogline reallysumsupthe shortfilmmakingitan easydecisiontowhether it’sgoingtosuit
certainaudiencesbeforetheystartwatchingitor evenreadingthe blurb.AnotherreasonIthink
it’sgoodbecause it’squite remember-able inthe essence itstwocommonsayingsmix together
creatinga catchy logline.
4. Introductionof keycharacters
In myshort filmthere’sonlyone maincharacterthroughout the film, makingtheirpresents
importantandvital part for the filmtoflow smoothly.Mycharacter isa teen(15 yearsold) girl
whohas lovedtodance and hasn’tstoppeddancing since herfirststeps.She haslongbrown
hair,5feet2in,has a muscle build,blueeyesandwasverypretty.She was broughtup ina stable
middle-classfamilywhosupportherwithall she does andare proudwithall her achievements.

2. Her parentshave beenpayingforhighlevel dance classessince she was alittle girl andnow
dance is the onlythingonher mind,exceptfromhereducationandstudiesasshe knowsthey’re
importantandwants toachieve the best.School thereforeisn’taproblemforheras she’ssmart
and inwiththe populargroup, but likedbyall because of herkindcaringpersonality,she
believesandputotherpeople’sfeelingsbefore herownandalwaysthinksbeforeactingto resist
makinganyone feel self-conscious or
miserable;evenwhenherfriendsachieve
betterthanher inher passionsshe still
alwayshappyfortheirachievementsand
won’tevencontemplateherlevel. Except
indance.She is determinedandcommittedandwill doanythingtoimprove andwin.
5. Synopsis
Its 2013. And an average eveningfora 15-year-oldgirl whohasa dream.The same dreamshe’s
had since a little girl. A dreamtobecome a winner.Firstplace inadance completion.Togeta
trophyfor herone passion.There wasnevera momentwhen she hadn’tdanced,evensince she
couldwalkshedalwaysdanced,leapedandbouncedaroundthe kitchen,twirledand tumbledto
herhearts content,havinganendlessenergyandcommitment.
Aftermanyyearsof classesandcompletions one thingwasstoppingherfromachievingher
dream.Everyone somuchbetter. Neverwinningacompetitionandforeverbeinginthe bottom
group.Yet that didn’tstopherbut made hermore determinedandcommittedto winning.
Act1: it wasa typical eveninginherfamilyhouse.She wasgettingshoweredandready forbed,
dancingas she didso; plie,releve,tap…everythingshe did,wasfollowedbyadance move,
dance was constantlyonhermind.
Act2: It startedas a normal dream.Andfinishedasa normal dream.But thistime itfeltreal,like
she was actuallythere,livingit.Itbeginswithme walkingontothismassive stage andtakingin
all the surreal surroundings.The lightsturnonandI see a humongouscrowdsat inthe
auditoriumwatching,waitingforme toperform.Thentorealise there’s4judgessatat a desk
whisperingbetweenthem.Tomybelief it’sfourof the mostwell-known,topdancersinhistory,
sat lookingatme. I froze!
The playlistIhad beentrainingtoforregionalsstartedplaying. Iwasso confused. Torealise this
was regionalsanditwasmy turn!
I suddenlyclickedintoactionandran to mystartingposition…Idancedmy heartout,like Inever
done itbefore.Put100% effortandpassioninandforgot abouteverythingelse andjustlistened
to the music,and danced!
It wentblank,andskippedall the otherdancers’performancesandwentstraight tothe award
ceremony.
… Where I won!The firsttime Iwon a trophy.The firsttime I wasin the spotlight.The firsttime
I was at the top!
Andthat’s where itended. …Black…
Act3: I woke up,drowsyand half a sleep,yarningtill myheartcontents.Still dozingandtossing
side toside.I catch somethinginthe cornerof my eye.
It lookedthe trophyfrommydream.But it couldn’tbe.Surely!

3. I rubbedmyeyesandslowlyopenedthem,tothe trophystill saton mycabinet.
Was it true didI actuallywin!
6. Target audience:
My targetaudience issecondaryschool age andolder(11+). I’m having
such a wide spreadof audience age because Ithinkthe message could
meansomethingdifferenttoeveryonefromall classesanderas.
AlthoughIwouldlike toreachall audiences,Ifeel like the mainviewers
are goingto be teenage girls,Ithinkthisbecause dancingappealsto
girlsmore. Also, girlsare more openandexpressiveabouttheirfeelings
and private ambitions; so, the title havingthe word‘dreams’initwould
automatically appeal togirlsand be a turn off formajorityof boys.
Withinthe NRSscale my audience wouldfallbetweenA throughtoE. I
thinkthisbecause everyone ineveryclasshasadream thattheywant to
come true soin Hinessightitshouldappeal toeveryone.
7. Form andstyle:
I am planningonshootingthisfilmintwodifferentstyles;ambientlighting
witha yellowtint.Thiswillbe forthe dreamingpartof the film, whenthe
girl isdancingon stage.I am planningondoing thisbecause Ifeel by
havingthe yellowtint it’llgive itadreamlike effectasits hazyand
dull/subtle,givingasleepyfeel,Ialsomighttryto make these scenesout
of focusandblurryas well asthiswill addtothe dreamingeffectandmake
the filmeasiertofollow.The otherstyle I’mgoingtouse is stage lighting
and bightnatural lookinglights. I’musingthisforthe sceneswhereit’sher
actual life and she’slivingnormally. I’musingthisstyleforthese scenesas
it’sbrightand focuseson what’s real,byit beingnatural lighting ona
natural event.
8. Market place:
I believethisfilmwill dowell inthe marketerespeciallyforteensandon
social media.Thisisbecause of the hiddenmeaning,the storyline and
narrative,Ithinkit’ll be well sharedoverFacebookandtwittermeaningit
will reachmore people andawideraudience asa widerrange of people
will come acrossit.On YouTube thiswill gofar inthe short filmareaas it
has a meaningthat’ll appeal tolotsof people andevenhasaneducational
background,‘tonevergive up’whatI can imagine teachersusingin
assemblies.
A dreamwithinina dream