The document provides a narrative pitch and production plan for a short film adaptation of a Guy de Maupassant short story. The film will tell the story of Matilda who borrows a diamond necklace from her boyfriend Henry's boss and must replace it after losing it. The production team plans to shoot over a few days in September and edit in early October to meet a submission deadline.

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NARRATIVE PITCH
Sue, Lluvia, Alice & Shanya

2. BASED ON THE SHORT STORY BY
GUY DE MAUPASSANT
FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1884

3. APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTE SHORT FILM
MODERN DAY VERSION

4. INTRODUCING…
THE CHARACTERS
MATILDA (MAIN) SUZANNE (MATILDA’S BOSS)
HENRY (MATILDA’S BOYFRIEND)

5. 1 MATILDA BORROWS A DIAMOND NECKLACE FROM HENRY’S BOSS
2 MATILDA DISCOVERS THAT SHE HAS LOST THE NECKLACE
3 MATILDA & HENRY FORFEIT MONEY REQUIRED FOR CHRONIC BACK
PAIN SURGERY AND DECIDE TO GET THE NECKLACE
REPLACED BY A JEWELLER
4 MATILDA CONFESSES TO LOSING THE NECKLACE TO HENRY’S BOSS.
5 HENRY’S BOSS ADMITS THAT THE DIAMOND NECKLACE IS NERELY
COSTUME JEWELLERY
BASIC PLOT

6. SUE DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY, EDITOR
LLUVIA PRODUCER, SOUND RECORDING
ALICE SCREENWRITER, DIRECTOR
SHANYA PRODUCTION DESIGN, GAFFER
GROUP ROLES

7. SAFETY
CONSIDERATIONS
AS A GROUP, WE’RE ALL HERE TO LOOK
OUT FOR EACH OTHER. EQUIPMENT
SHOULD BE HANDLED WITH CARE.
LEAVE EVERY LOCATION THE WAY WE
FOUND IT. CHECKLIST OF EQUIPMENT
BEFORE AND AFTER A SHOOT. WEAR
COMFY CLOTHES. COMMUNICATION
IS KEY! CARRY A TRANSPORTABLE FIRST
AID KIT. WEAR COVERED SHOES. WIRES
MUST BE TAPED DOWN AND OUT OF
THE WAY. LIGHTING EQUIPMENT MUST
NOT BE HANDLED UNTIL COMPLETELY
COOLED DOWN.

8. LOCATIONS
HENRY & MATILDA’S FRONT LAWN
HENRY & MATILDA’S BEDROOM
HENRY & MATILDA’S LIVING ROOM
JEWELRY DESIGNER SHOP FRONT/STUDIO
HYDE PARK

9. C A N O N E O S 5 0 0 D (SUE’S)
C A N O N L E G R I A H F M 3 0 0 (BACKUP)
TRIPOD
audio lighting
ZOOM H4 REDHEAD 800W LIGHTING KIT
SHOTGUN MIKE REFLECTOR DISKS
BOOM POLE ARLEC 500W FLOOR MOUNT FLOODLIGHT
HEADPHONES
PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT

10. AESTHETIC
AND COLOUR PALETTE
WARM LIGHTING
CREATES A COZY ENVIRONMENT
GENTLE MUSIC
LIKEABLE CHARACTERS
HIGH SATURATION = COMEDY VIBE

11. LIGHTING GUIDE
MATILDA & HENRY’S BEDROOM-EVENING (soft lighting needed)
MATILDA & HENRY’S FRONT LAWN (soft night lighting needed)
JEWELLERY DESIGNER’S SHOP/STUDIO (soft lighting)
PARK-DAY (naturalism)

13. SCHEDULE
Date General overview of film schedule
Tuesday 18th September • Presentation
Friday 21st September- • Choose final locations for filming
Saturday 22nd September
• Choose final cut of actors
Monday 24th September- • Shoot film
Wednesday 3rd October
Thursday 4th October- • Film Editing
Monday 8th October
• Music Editing
Tuesday 9th October • Video Due

14. CAMERA MOVEMENT
TILTING, PANNING, DOLLYING, TRACKING IN AND OUT
CAMERA SHOTS
ESTABLISHING SHOTS: MATILDA’S HOUSE, BEDROOM,
LIVING ROOM, PARK
CUTAWAY SHOTS
DIALOGUE: CU AND MS CUTS
including…
EYE LEVEL SHOTS, HIGH LEVEL SHOTS FOR BOSS, LOW LEVEL
FOR MATILDA
POV SHOTS
OVER THE SHOULDER SHOTS
LONG SHOTS
PROP LIST
MATILDA: EVENING GOWN, DIAMOND NECKLACE & BOX, SHOES
HENRY: BUTTONED SHIRT, KEYS
other props…
MIRROR, KEYS, PHONE, JEWELLRY PORTFOLIO