The document discusses plans for a short film about a teenage girl who dreams of winning a dance competition. It will be 5-8 minutes long and focus on the girl's normal life, her dream of performing in the competition, and winning first place. The film will have a natural lighting style and silent format to add to the dream-like feel without seeming cheesy. The target audience is other teenage girls who love dance.

1. Dreams can come true
‘Don't stop dreaming, you never know what might happen!?!’
Title:
• Gives good overview of the films content
• Doesn’t give to much away -> only tells you the
bases of the film
• Easy to remember and recite
• Links to the hit song ‘dreams’ by Gabrielle
Log line:
• Adds mystery
• Has direct link to title ‘dreams’ extending on audiences perception of the film
• Suggest don't give up on a dream if it doesn't happen straight away
• Implies that dreams d come true and that the film must be about a dream
coming true
• It enables the audience to finishes writing the story by the use of a rhetorical
question.
• Suggests that something more is going to happen than just a dream coming
true.

2. Length of film:
• 5-8 minuets
• Wont make the film drag and become boring
• Will be of a better quality because I’ll be able to focus on each
scene for longer when editing
• Encouraging the meaning of the film to come across better.
• Only one character
 teen girl
 15 years old
 Loves dance
 Brought up in stable house hold
 Has supportive parents
 Smart
 Friends with all
 Kind, caring personality
 Pus other peoples feeling before her own
Key characters :
Will be played by my friend who takes
dance classes and loves to act.

3. SynopsisAct2:
It started as a normal dream. And finished as a normal dream. But this time it felt real, like she was actually there, living it. It
begins with me walking on to this massive stage and taking in all the surreal surroundings. The lights turn on and I see a
humongous crowd sat in the auditorium watching, waiting for me to perform. Then to realise there’s 4 judges sat at a desk
whispering between them. To my belief it’s four of the most well-known, top dancers in history, sat looking at me. I froze!
The playlist I had been training to for regionals started playing. I was so confused. To realise this was regionals and it was my
turn!
I suddenly clicked into action and ran to my starting position… I danced my heart out, like I never done it before. Put 100%
effort and passion in and forgot about everything else and just listened to the music, and danced!
It went blank, and skipped all the other dancers’ performances and went straight to the award ceremony.
… Where I won! The first time I won a trophy. The first time I was in the spot light. The first time I was at the top!
And that’s where it ended. … Black…
Act1: is mainly the introduction of the character and what
she's like as a person
Act 2: is the longest act as it’s where all the action happens
and its when you see the girl perform a dance and show her
talent
Act 3: rounds up the story and bring everything together so in
a way it’s the most important, yet the shortest act.
Act 2 will be shot in my local theatre
where I can use the big stage and lights etc..
Act1,3: will be shot in my bedroom.

4. Script
I am planning on this short film being silent as it'll add to the effect and
wont end up as cheesy. I feel this way because I'm not using professional
actors (don’t know any) and people who don’t know how to act tend to
make the film have a cringe side to it.
This meaning I'm going to have sound effects (for crowd clapping and
light switches…) and background music instead.
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http://bit.ly/beautiful_story
story boards...

5. Form and style
I'm planning on filming in two different styles:
• Ambient lighting with a yellow tint
 This will b for act2 when she's dreaming
 Will give a dream, hazy type look -> seem sleepy
 It'll be a touch out of focus-> resembling a dream as there never 100%
vivid or remembered.
• Stage lighting -> making it look like natural sun light.
 Act1,3; when its her real life she's living
 Bright and focused -> resemble true life by natural lightings.

6. Market placeTarget audience
• I believe this will mainly reach my
audience through social media
platforms which may even reach
a wider audience that I wasn’t
aiming for
• I feel like it'll do well on YouTube
under the short film criteria or on
any short film websites like; short
film of the week, vivvsee and
shortfilmdepot.
• The film even has educational
potentials, due to underlying
meaning of not giving up.
• Secondary school age and older 11-
30 years
• Mainly girls
• A through to E on NRS scale
• Everyone has a dream so it applies
to everyone
• All ethnicities and religions
• Every culture

7. Believe!
‘Yourself is your biggest enemy’
Title
• One word brief description of
narrative
• About believing in yourself and
knowing you can accomplish great
thing if you believe
• about self-belief.
Log line
• Inner-voice and id are perceived as your worst
enemy
• Makes you have unrealistic thoughts and views.
• Makes you worry about what other people might
think of you
• Stops you from achieving and doing what you enjoy.

8. Length of the film
4-5 minutes
• this film is going to be short as
 has lots of quick cut shots
 20 seconds each-> film turns out short but effective
• Don’t need to be long as message will be easy to pick up
Key characters
• One main character with a few extras seen
throughout
• Main character;
 18 year old girl
 Geeky/smart
 Has many friends and loves to socialise
 Know for her kind heart

9. Synopsis
Act 2:
Abbie now sits staring down at the envelope contemplating whether to open them. Her inner voice takes over and she throws
the envelope onto the passenger seat beside her. She now sits there feeling depressed and like a failure. But still hasn’t
opened the envelope.
She drives off but keeps glancing down at the envelope as If she wanted to open it.
She arrived home… grabbed her results and ran inside straight to her room. Tossing the envelope onto her desk to then jump
onto her bed scrolling through her phone trying to ignore the massive envelope laying on her bedroom desk. She looks up
from her phone and glares at it. Her phone rings it’s her best friend since primary, face timing about plans for tonight. Her
friend then asks about her results. Abbie looks over at the envelope and doesn’t answer.
Abbie’s getting ready to go out doing her makeup and hair. When she sees the reflection of the envelope in corner of her
mirror. She turns around and glares once more. Tempted to open them but resistance not to.
She arrives home later that evening still not have opened her result but sits in front of the tv ignoring the a major part of her
next step.
Act 1: is the introduction to the story and gives a brief
explanation of what the films going to be about
Act 2: is about the daily routines she goes through but with the
trouble of stress from the anxiety of exam results getting in the
way.
Act3: is about her finding the courage to open the envelope and
seeing that she achieve the best results and that she had nothing
to worry about.
Ill start by shooting the film within
school at the reception and the in my
friends car followed by my house.

10. Script
I am planning on this short film being silent as it'll add to the effect and wont end up as
cheesy. I feel this way because I'm not using professional actors (don’t know any) and
people who don’t know how to act tend to make the film have a cringe side to it.
There'll be the odd line to make the film flow but overall it'll be silent quick snap clips
This meaning I'm going to have sound effects (for car door closing and envelope opening
and phone ringing…) and background music instead.
https://soundcloud.com/musicbymarcus/...

11. Form and style
• Natural lighting as if it was everyday English weather
• When the main character is doubting herself and stare's at the envelope
injuriously, I'm going to make the lighting dull as if a big grey cloud jus covered
the sun
• When she's happy and forgets about the envelope I’m going to make it bright
and cheerful as if it’s a bright summers day
• The film will be shot from two different angles: as if you’re the main character
and seeing life through her eyes or as a fellow object or friend in the room and
you watching the main character live her life.

12. Target audience market place
• Teens who are going through stressful
time with exams or In life…
• Both genders
• People who lack self-belief
• Be any class but mainly the lower end
of spectrum as they’re thought to
have fewer resources and help due to
less money.
• All cultures and ethnicities
• Short film websites
• YouTube
• I think it could be used by
teacher in assemblies and
classes to encourage
students with their studies
and self-belief