2011 Director's Notebook with Introduction movie slides removed.

1. IN ND
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Chanel Johnson
Lovely Ivey
Shanundrea
Miller
Alice-Avril L

2. Establishing Shot
Character/Object Action/Dialogue Camera Angle & Movement/Lighting Music Sounds
A building at night N/A Camera Angle: Eye Level Non-Diegetic Parts of
with emphasis on one conversation
specific window Camera Movement: Zooms into going on inside
lightened window
Lighting: Low-Key Lighting- (Scene is
flooded with shadows and
darkness)
Editing Techniques: Cross Cutting

3. Medium Shot
Character/Object Action/Dialogue Camera Angle & Movement/Lighting Music Sounds
Alice’s father is Charles, Alice’s Camera Angle: Eye-Level N/A Talking
associating with father, is being told
business colleagues by his friends that Camera Movement: Zooms into close Floor Creaking
he has lost his up of father and other attendees (indicating
mind due to his Alice’s arrival)
intent to partake in Lighting: Rear-Lighting (soft direct
an impossible lightening behind objects) Crackling of
venture fireplace
Editing Techniques: Eye-line Match
(scene cuts to daughter to show
what he’s looking at)

4. Long Shot
Character/Object Action/Dialogue Camera Angle & Movement/Lighting Music Sounds
Alice Kingsleigh ease Father precedes to Camera Angle: Eye-Level (Father’s N/A N/A
dropping escort Alice to her point of view)
room
Camera Movement: Pans
Lighting :Rear-Lighting (soft direct
lightening behind objects)
Editing Technique: Wipe

5. Medium Shot
Character/Object Action/Dialogue Camera Angle & Movement/Lighting Music Sounds
Charles putting Alice Alice confide in her Camera Angle :Eye-Level Non-Diegetic Talking
to bed father that she is (slow music)
troubled by strange Lighting: Side-Lighting
recurring dream
Camera Movement: Camera slowly
zooms into Alice’s Face
Editing Technique: Two Shot (Shot-
Reverse Shot)

6. Close-Up
Character/Object Action/Dialogue Camera Angle & Movement/Lighting Music Sounds
Alice laughing Alice ask her father Camera Angle: High Angle Non-Diegetic Laughter
if he thinks she's (slow music that
gone mad and Camera Movement: Zoom slowly speeds
reply that all the up)
best people are Lighting: Low-key lighting with slight
side lighting from the right.
Editing Technique- Fades

7. Long Shot
Character/Object Action/Dialogue Camera Angle & Movement/Lighting Music Sounds
Carriage carrying Horses Trollop Camera Angle: Eye-Level Non-Diegetic Horses
Alice and mother down trail (Slow
Camera Movement: Pan (pivots from Instrumental) Wheels
side to side) scraping the
road
Lighting: High-Key Lighting
Editing Technique: Cross Cutting

8. Medium Shot
Character/Object Action/Dialogue Camera Angle & Movement/Lighting Music Sounds
Alice with her mother, Alice openly voices Camera Angle: Eye-Level N/A Horses
Helen Kingsley her objections to
attending the party Camera Movement: Zooms and Pans Wheels
and her dislike scraping the
of proper Lighting: Rear/Front Lighting road
formalities
Editing Techniques: Two-Shot (Shot-
reverse-shot)

9. Close-Up
Character/Object Action/Dialogue Camera Angle & Movement/Lighting Music Sounds
Alice Alice confides in Camera Angle: Eye-Level N/A Horses
her mother that
she’s had another Camera Movement: Tilts to coincide Wheels
nightmare with movement of carriage scraping the
road
Lighting: Side Lighting
Editing Techniques: Cut

10. Establishing Shot
Character/Object Action/Dialogue Camera Angle & Movement/Lighting Music Sounds
Lord Ascot’s estate Carriage continues Camera Angle: Eye-Level Non-Diegetic Horses
toward Estate (Slow
Camera Movement: Pan Instrumental) Wheels
scraping the
Lighting: High Key road
Editing Techniques: Wipe Birds Singing

11. Medium Shot
Character/Object Action/Dialogue Camera Angle & Movement/Lighting Music Sounds
Alice The Ascots greet Camera Angle: Eye-Level Diegetic Plates &
Mother the Kingsleys and (Instrumentals) Spoons
Mr. and Mrs. Ascot tell Alice that their Camera Movement: Zooms
son Hamish is Soft & Slow Soft
awaiting Alice’s Lighting: High Key Chatter/Laughter
company
Editing Techniques: Two-Shot (Shot-
reverse-shot)

12. Medium Shot
Character/Object Action/Dialogue Camera Angle & Movement/Lighting Music Sounds
Alice’s mom and Lord Alice mother and Camera Angle: Low-Angle Diegetic Plates &
Ascot Lord Ascot discuss (Instrumentals) Spoons
Charles, Alice’s Camera Movement: Stationary
deceased father Soft & Slow Soft
Lighting: High Key Chatter/Laughte
r
Editing Techniques: Cross-Cutting

13. Medium Shot
Character/Object Action/Dialogue Camera Angle & Movement/Lighting Music Sounds
Alice Alice and Hamish Camera Angle: Eye-Level Diegetic Stomping and
Hamish Ascot dance (Instrumentals) other sounds of
Camera Movement: Pans, Tilt, Zoom dancing
Soft & Slow
Lighting: High Key
Editing Techniques: Wipe

14. Medium Shot
Character/Object Action/Dialogue Camera Angle & Movement/Lighting Music Sounds
Alice Alice expresses Camera Angle: Eye-Level Diegetic Stomping and
Hamish her unique and (Instrumentals) other sounds of
wondrous thoughts Camera Movement: Dolly/ Tracking, dancing
to Hamish and he Tilt, Pan Soft & Slow
admonishes her for
thinking such Lighting: High Key
impossible things
Editing Techniques: Cut

15. Close-Up
Character/Object Action/Dialogue Camera Angle & Movement/Lighting Music Sounds
Alice and her sister Alice’s sister Camera Angle: Eye-Level Diegetic Birds Singing
expresses her (Instrumentals)
excitement for Camera Movement: Dolly/Tracking
Alice's impending Barely
marriage proposal Lighting: High Key noticeable
while ignorant
of Alice’s Editing Techniques: Two-Shot (Shot-
disappointment reverse-shot)

16. Medium Shot
Character/Object Action/Dialogue Camera Angle & Movement/Lighting Music Sounds
Alice Lady Ascot is upset Camera Angle: Low-Angle N/A Birds Singing
Lady Ascot they planted
white roses Camera Movement: Pans Crickets
instead of red
and she tells Chirping
Alice how to Lighting: High Key
properly take care Movement in
of her son Editing Techniques: N/A bushes

17. Medium Shot
Character/Object Action/Dialogue Camera Angle & Movement/Lighting Music Sounds
Mysterious rabbit The rabbit races Camera Angle: Eye-Level Non-Diegetic Birds Singing
Rose bush through the roses (plays at sight of
bushes only to be Camera Movement: Pans rabbit) Crickets
seen by Alice Chirping
Lighting: High Key
Movement in
Editing Techniques: Point of View (to bushes
rabbit through the eyes of the
Alice.)

18. Long Shot
Character/Object Action/Dialogue Camera Angle & Movement/Lighting Music Sounds
Rabbit Rabbit continues Camera Angle: Eye-Level Non-Diegetic Birds Singing
to attract the (plays at sight of
attention of Alice Camera Movement: Pans rabbit) Crickets
Chirping
Lighting: High Key
Movement in
Editing Techniques: Eye-line Match- bushes
Cut to object then to person to
show that person is looking at
object.

19. Long Shot
Character/Object Action/Dialogue Camera Angle & Movement/Lighting Music Sounds
Alice Alice tells her Camera Angle: Low Angle Diegetic Birds Singing
Aunt Imogene senile aunt that (Instrumentals)
she thinks she’s Camera Movement: Zoom Movement in
going crazy Barely bushes
because she Lighting: High Key noticeable
keeps Sighing
seeing a rabbit in a Editing Techniques: Wipe
waistcoat.

20. Medium Shot
Character/Object Action/Dialogue Camera Angle & Movement/Lighting Music Sounds
Husband of Alice’s The husband of Camera Angle: Eye-Level N/A Birds Singing
sister in the company Alice’s sister is
of another woman caught by Alice Camera Movement: Zooms, Crushing
cheating Leaves
Lighting: Rear Lighting
Giggling
Editing Techniques: Cut
Smooching

21. Close-Up
Character/Object Action/Dialogue Camera Angle & Movement/Lighting Music Sounds
A disgusted Alice The husband tries Camera Angle: Eye-Level N/A Birds Singing
to explain himself
to Alice and seeks Camera Movement: Zoom Distant
her secrecy Conversations
Lighting: High Key
Editing Techniques: Two-Shot (Shot-
reverse-shot)

22. Medium Shot
Character/Object Action/Dialogue Camera Angle & Movement/Lighting Music Sounds
Crowd in anticipation The crowd stares Camera Angle: High Angle Non-Diegetic
in wait for Hamish (Wedding Tune)
to ask Alice to Camera Movement: Zoom
marry him Loud
Lighting: High Key Instrumental
Editing Techniques: Wipe

23. Medium Shot
Character/Object Action/Dialogue Camera Angle & Movement/Lighting Music Sounds
Alice Alice is confronted Camera Angle: Eye Level Non-Diegetic Birds Singing
Hamish by unwanted (Wedding Tune)
marriage proposal Camera Movement: Zoom, Tilts
and the stifling Loud
expectations of Lighting: High Key Instrumental
the society in
which she lives. Editing Techniques: Eye-line Match

24. Long Shot
Character/Object Action/Dialogue Camera Angle & Movement/Lighting Music Sounds
Rabbit Rabbit once again Camera Angle: High Angle Non-Diegetic Birds Singing
attracts the (Slow music)
attention of Alice Camera Movement: Pans, Zooms
Flute
Lighting: High Key Piano
Editing Techniques: Point of View

25. Medium Shot
Character/Object Action/Dialogue Camera Angle & Movement/Lighting Music Sounds
Alice Unsure how to Camera Angle: Eye Level Non-Diegetic Running
reply, and
increasingly Camera Movement: Dolly/Tracking Fast Pace Birds Singing
confused, she runs Piano
away to chase Lighting: High Key Singing Shocked Crowd
after the
mysterious rabbit Editing Techniques: Dissolves

26. Establishing Shot
Character/Object Action/Dialogue Camera Angle & Movement/Lighting Music Sounds
Alice Alice is jerked by Camera Angle: Eye Level Non-Diegetic Crushing
her ankle and falls (Music Slows Leaves
into the hole Camera Movement: Zooms Down)
and is transported Birds
to Underland Lighting: High Key
Sticks Breaking
Editing Techniques: N/A