The document outlines production notes for a short film about a debate between a moderate Muslim woman and a radical Muslim man on the topic of Islamic extremism. They will discuss their differing viewpoints in a dark conference room setting at a school, using props like a long table, chairs, and curtains. The writer will play the moderate woman, citing the Quran, while her cousin will play the extremist man citing Middle East events. Her father will provide off-camera narration. An establishing shot will show a man opening his eyes in anger over images of dead Middle Easterners to find himself in the meeting room. Sound will primarily be dialogue with some intro music. Shots will include wide, close-up, and extreme close

1. PRODUCTION NOTES
By Sanusia Conteh

2. PLOT
The plot of my short film is a meeting between a moderate Muslim
woman and a radical Muslim man. They will both be arguing on the
topic of Islamic extremism with the woman being against and the
man being for. The woman will be using quotes from the Qur’an to
support her arguments whilst the radical man uses facts on the
invasion of the Middle East to support his reasons for being a
terrorist. They will both accept and understand each other’s point of
view.

3. LOCATION AND PROPS
 Interior location
 I will be using my school's assembly platform which will be
transformed into a dark conference/meeting room.
 A green room (to shoot the establishing shot).
 A long table
 Two chairs (one at the end of each table).
 Two lights (lit above the heads of both actors seated at the table).
 A black table cloth (to cover up the table).
 Black curtains

4. ACTORS AND THEIR ROLES
 Me :- I will be playing the role of the moderate muslim who
challenges the concept of Islamic extremism using references from
the ethics and teaches of the Holy Qur'an.
 My cousin/a man :- My cousin will be playing the role of an
Islamic extremist who based on his anger because of the killings
of muslims in the middle east, misinterprets some teachings and
ethics of the Qur'an.
 A man/my dad :- my dad will be playing the role of the
omniscient narrator who speaks at the beginning and at the end of
the short film but isn't seen.

5. ESTABLISHING SHOT
I have decided to use an establishing shot of a man with his
eyes closed and facial expressions of pain and anger. Whilst
his eyes are closed, in the background images of dead
women, children and men In the Middle east will be shown
(hence the pain and anger in his expression). The man will
then open up his eyes and find himself in a dark meeting
room with a muslim woman sitting at the other end of the
table.

6. SOUND
 My short film will mainly use diegetic sounds such as the
dialogue between both actors and the off-voice of the omniscient
narrator who is heard by both the actors and the audience.
 The only form of non-diegetic sound that I will use will be
soundtracks at the beginning when presenting the title credits.

7. CAMERA ANGLES/SHOTS
 Wide shot :- to present a clear view of the length of the table
when the actors are seated at each end.
 Close up :- to reveal body languages and actions each actor
expresses.
 Extreme close-up :-to reveal detailed facial expressions.