The document outlines a timeline for a story about a man who discovers his ideas are linked to a light bulb. He finds he can solve problems and complete tasks by holding the lit bulb. Over time he becomes overconfident in his abilities and tries to use the bulb to open a safe in his office, but the bulb explodes when it sparks near the money. The timeline then shifts to showing the man struggling with a crossword until the bulb gives him ideas to solve it and find a new job. At the job interview, his newfound confidence turns to arrogance and the bulb breaks under the table.

1. Timelines and New Ideas
By Matt Dunn

2. Individual Timeline_MD
Zoom into close up on his
dull facial expressionsshot reverse between him
and the light bulb just
above his head.
Medium- close up of
protagonist at his deskbored, uninspired,
twiddling thumbs. His
movement is awkward
movement, hard
lighting, focused on him.
Man tries to think hard
over his work attempting
to make the bulb light up,
he is trying to establish
the link between his
thoughts and lighting up
the bulb
Unscrews light
bulb, close up on
bulb as his eyes
scan around the
bulb, holds it in his
hands bulb still
alight, light bulb
begins to flicker
Now aware that the bulb
gives him ideas- close up
of his face, mysterious
grin.
-Looks down at the bulb
and begins to plan how
he can use the bulb
Goes to a big pile of work,
walks, tracking, medium
shot, looks at the work
blank expression, lights
up in his hand.
-Begins to gain ideas
quickly move through the
pile of work
Once all work is
completed- he
circles the room,
thinking about
how else he can
use the bulb.
Spots the safe in
the corner of the
room but
dismisses the
idea- close up on
the safe
Continues to use
bulb to complete
all office work at
every station not
just his own. – Use
of jump cuts
Diegetic sound of
him writing
close ups of his
face and light bulb
whilst he is
working
He gives into
temptation and goes
over to the bulb picks it
up and goes over to the
safe gains an idea of
how to open the safeclose up of safe
Continues to wander
the room trying to
think of new ideas of
how the bulb can be
used (ironic) but still
keeps going back to
look at the safe and
the bulb flickers
wildly- shot reverse
shot between man
and bulb
Gains
combination to
the safe- dark
tones built up.
Money in safeclose up.
Attempts to
remove money
from the safe .
Bulb explodes
spark hits
money, money
burns in his
hands (Close
Ups)

3. Protagonist is now captured
through carious close ups and eye
line matched filling out a crossword,
becomes clear to the audience that
he is struggling.
Group Timeline
Discovers the powers
of the bulb and is
overwhelmed,
completes the cross
word with ease then
begins to scour a
newspaper for jobs
Cuts to the protagonist
on a sofa waiting for an
interview, he is
scruffily dressed sitting
next to another
candidate who is far
more smartly dressed.
Tension and Pace
Graph
Title screen flickers
with non diegetic
sound of radio static
in the background
linking to the title of
the piece.
The light bulb in
the lamp begins
to flicker and so
the protagonist
decides to change
the bulb
Circles maths job, goes over
to book shelf takes down
maths book and begins to
solve a difficult problem in it,
close ups heavily used here
and tracking shots to follow
his movement.
Arrogance grows and
grows, pace building
ore and more until
the bulb breaks
under the table and
the characters facial
expression is
captured through a
critical close up.
Interview sequence
commences, pace of
scene builds,
confidence of
protagonist turns to
arrogance begins to
rant