Directions Unit 2: IDEAS

A Journey through… Love

-Ideas.-

#1

Plot: The two characters are bridesmaid and best man for their friends wedding, however they are both in love with each other. The best man is giving the bridesmaid the brides wedding ring to her which he was picked up for the fiance to look after until the big day. The two characters are very shy and hopeless when it comes to love so none of them want to tell each other how they feel. The male character tries to make conversation to the female 'they say it might snow, what do you think?' however, the female is too awkward and shy to really reply properly.

Location 1: A cream room with papers and work gathered neatly across the table. There will also be white curtains and roses in a vase, representing the female to be very feminine and organised.

Location 2: Set down a very long path in a park, the sides of the path is overpowered with the branches and colours of the blossoming flowers, and the tall trees towering in the sky, creating a very fairy tale like atmosphere. The two characters will meet on a desolated wooden bench down the path. Preferably there won’t be many people around in the background, giving the two characters privacy – however there will be sparrows and birds flying around and maybe dogs in the background to show the characters are very artistic and are meeting in a peaceful place.

Package: The brides wedding ring to her fiance.

#2
Plot: A young, lonely, aspiring female artist who is extremely passionate about her work. A little on shy and panicky side, she feels comfortable when creating art in her own little world in her room - yet when around too many people feels like her world is spiraling out of control. After months of creating a piece of work, she meets up with another artist on a beautiful bridge, whom works in a art store to frame peoples work to collect her art. How will she feel when faced with someone else who shares her passion?

Location 1: The girls bedroom will be filled with artwork all over the walls, showing she is a creative person. The floor and desk will also have large sketchbooks on the floor to show she has been working on something she's going to draw. I will also put artist books open on her desk to show she also studies art and is dedicated to it. To show how she's also very feminine I will create a stereotypical girls room which has a lot of perfumes and jewelry around it and fairy lights on the wall. I will also use the colour scheme red and white in places of the room to signify passion, love, and innocence.

Location 2: The two characters will meet on a long bridge with a beautiful deep blue river in the background and the sun beaming on their faces. The male character will walk into shot from far away and walk down the bridge and then look over at the sea waiting for the female character. As he seems quite rude and distant, he won't really pay attention to her when they are talking as he'll be turned away admiring the few, seeming like he doesn't really care too much as he doesn't know her. The man will then hand over the package and we'll see that the female character is stood under a small arch under the bridge. Their will be cars in the background to show it's quite busy but when the characters meet it will be quite private and quiet under the arch to show their privacy and focus on the package.

I want my character to have a small panic attack as she's walking through the busy crowds to show how she feels really uncomfortable in large open spaces, in contrast to when she's in her bedroom and feels happy and relaxed. I was inspired by the 2007 film, Girl, Positive.

Camera and editing wise- I was heavily influenced by the scene in Skins where the character Effy is paranoid and lost in the woods as we see a lot of choppy cuts in the middle when she is looking round.