AICE Media Studies: Final Task

1. PLANNING
Brendan Hardie
2/24/2014

2. CONTENTS
• Shooting Schedule
• Shooting Script
• Title
• Sound
• Location
• Participants
• Health and Safety
• Script
• Storyboard

3. SHOOTING SCHEDULE
FEB 26-MAR 1
Scenes 2-3, 5-8, 11-14
MAR 2-6
Scenes 4, 9-10, 15

4. SHOOTING SCRIPT
Scene 1:
• Black Screen
• Crying in Background
• Music – Sad, Low Volume
Scene 2:
• Black Screen Fades to girl Crying in corner
• Girl is talking to herself
• Wearing long sleeve clothing
• Lighting – Few lights (night) *inside*
• Camera – Medium Shot of Girl on the floor

5. Scene 3 –
• Flash to being bullied in front of school
• Camera – wide shot of kids in background making fun of girl
• Normal schools clothes
• Lighting – day (Afternoon)
• Kids screaming names and bully words
• Other student fill noise
Scene 4 –
• Cuts to getting yelled at by parents in living room
• Girl crying
• Camera – POV of Girl/Parents
• Lighting – Simple house lights (Night)

6. Scene 5 –
• Light outside
• Small notification sounds
• Camera – over the shoulder
Scene 6 –
• Camera – Megan's POV
• Sound – Unfolding of paper
• Light outside
Scene 7 –
• Dim outside
• Camera – Long Shot

7. Scene 8 –
• Dark outside
• Sound- Drawer closing and opening
• Camera – Below the waist medium shot
Scene 9 –
• Camera – Long shot
• Dark outside
• Sound – Shower water running
Scene 10 –
• Camera – close up of blood
• Sound – Water running

8. Scene 11 –
• Night time
• Camera – Medium shot
• Sound – Radio on a low volume
Scene 12 –
• Daylight
• Camera – Long shot
• Sound – bed sheets moving/alarm
Scene 13 –
• Camera – Medium shot
• Bathroom light

9. Scene 14 –
• Daylight
• Sound – door opening and closing
• Camera – medium to long shot
Scene 15 –
• Daylight
• Camera – medium shot
Scene 16 –
• White screen

10. TITLE
The title of my film is “Sparkle”.
• The title of the film will appear in the final opening sequence clip that will
fade into a black screen and will have a duration of about 10 seconds.
• After the title is displayed the screen will go to Jordan and Megan meeting
and then the opening sequence will end.

11. SOUND
• I will be using sound in my film opening to set the mood and tone of the
story.
• Each scene will have sound effects but some like the beginning and ending
of the opening will have an instrumental version of a song that enhances the
mood of that scene.
• By enhancing the mood of the scene, you will get more of an idea of how
Megan really feels.
Sound like:
 Radio Music
 Social Media Notification Dings
 And simple everyday sounds that are recorded with the image

12. LOCATION
• Mahnaz’s House will be used as Megan's’ house, bedroom, bathroom, living
room, etc.
• The outside of Mahnaz’s house will be used as outside Megan’s house
(walking home, being bullied outside home) scenes.
• We will be using a park, and in front of a school for all outside of the
neighborhood scenes.
All the locations chosen are good locations because it is exactly where the
scene is located. It’s a home with nice surroundings and nice people living
around.

13. PICTURES OF LOCATIONS

16. PARTICIPANTS
• Mahnaz Carroll is a friend who will be playing the role of Megan. She will also
be helping me with the script and editing by just giving suggestions to the
final product.
• I will also be having some friends of Mahnaz’s play as the bullies and as Jake.
Also Either my father or Mahnaz’s parents will be playing the role of the
parents in this opening.

17. HEALTH AND SAFETY
• My filming is in a nice friendly neighborhood. No construction, so no harmful
equipment.
• The only dangerous props that will possibly be used in the film would be a
knife, but it will have a cover on the blade or will be a dull knife.
• Cameras and editing equipment will be used and signed out by me
(Brendan) from my teacher (Ms. Catsicas)/I will also be using equipment of
my own as well like a camera.

19. FADE IN:
SCENE 1
A black screen that will be showing “Firework Films
presents” while Megan is crying in the background.
SCENE 2
A black screen fades to Megan in a corner of her room where
she is crying and talking to herself. Displays “In
Association with Boom Productions.”
MEGAN
I don’t want this life. I’m scared to be myself,
and I don’t know why people don’t like me. I
have no friends, all the boys make fun of me. I
hate my life. I’m worthless.

20. SCENE 3
A fade to Megan walking towards her house from school when
two girls from her school bully her. Displays “A Hardie Film”
BULLY 1
You’re so stupid, and ugly! Have you ever looked
in the mirror?
BULLY 2
Why are you even alive, you’re just a waste of
space!
BULLY 1
You might as well just kill yourself.
BULLY 1 & 2
(Walks away laughing)

21. SCENE 4
Megan is sitting on the couch in the living room, while
her parents yell at her about the dumbest things.
Displays “Starring (supporting characters)”
MOM
Why don’t you act like all the other normal
teens?
DAD
And actually have friends!
MOM
I just don’t know where we went wrong. I try
to give you the best life possible. Clearly
you just don’t know how to live it.

22. SCENE 5
A cut to Megan on Facebook, where there are hate comments
from kids at school. Displays “Mahnaz Carroll”
*Notification Sounds*
(Megan crying because of hate comments)
SCENE 6
Megan’s POV – Megan is finding hate notes in her backpack
when she gets home. Displays “Casting, Music, & Costumes
by:”
MEGAN
*Opens notes, reads notes, and puts in her
Diary and writes*

23. SCENE 7
Megan is sitting in her shower, sniffling. Displays “Hair &
Makeup by & Art Director”
MEGAN
*Sniffling*
SCENE 8
Megan later goes over to the bathroom drawer and takes out a
knife. Displays “Visual Effects by”
*Drawer opens and closes*

24. SCENE 9
Megan sits in the shower with the knife and cuts herself. Displays “Director
of Photography and Edited by”
MEGAN
Oww. *Hurt faces and sounds*
SCENE 10
After cutting she cleans up the blood with a towel. Displays “Executive
Producer”
SCENE 11
Megan then goes to sleep in her bed. Displays “Produced by”
*Radio turns on a low volume*

25. SCENE 12
Megan wakes up the following morning and gets ready for
school. Displays “Story by”
SCENE 13
Megan before leaving gives herself a pep talk. Displays
“Written by”
MEGAN
You are worth something, always stay strong,
because you are strong.

26. SCENE 14
Megan leaves her house to head off to school. Displays
“SPARKLE”
*door opens and shuts*
SCENE 15
Megan drops her books, and Jake comes up and helps her.
Displays “Directed by”
MEGAN
Crap.

27. JAKE
Oh hey let me help you with that.
MEGAN
Oh, thanks. Im Megan, whats your name?
JAKE
Im Jake, im new to the neighborhood. Hey, whats that on
your wrist.
MEGAN
Oh, nothing.
JAKE
Trust me, that’s not nothing.
MEGAN
I don’t know you like that, so why should I tell you?

28. JAKE
You have a point. So why don’t we get to know
each other.
MEGAN
Okay...
SCENE 16
Fades to a white screen.
THE END

29. STORYBOARD
Text: Firework Films presents
Text: In Association with Boom
Productions
Text: A Hardie Film

30. Text: Starring *supporting characters)
Text: and Mahnaz Carroll
Text: Casting by, Music by, and
Costumes by

31. Text: Hair & Makeup by, and Art
Director
Text: Visual effects by
Text: Director of Photography and
Edited by

32. Text: Executive Producer
Text: Produced by
Text: Story by

33. Text: Written by
Text: SPARKLE
Text: Directed by

35. THE END
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