Shooting plan;

As my film is going to be silent, except for diegetic music and muffled sounds, I do not require a script of speech, however, I do require a shooting script.

Location 1 - Bedroom

- Shots of bedroom, establishing, realism and verisimilitude.
- Shots of character sleeping, (blurred shots and in focus), getting out of bed and ready.
- Shots of character starting to dance

- Establishing shot of Tam asleep in chair, high angle shot, low lighting
- Cut Away -
- Mid shot of iPod on speakers
- Cut Away -
- Close up, high angle of Tams face, low lighting, Tam wakes up and sighs
- Cut Away -
- Extreme close up of Tams eyes, low lighting, Tam looks around room and into camera, focus variable
- Cut Away -
- Long shot, Centre framed, low lighting, Tam sits up and sighs
- Cut Away -
- Close up of Tam, centre framed, Tam sighs loudly and runs fingers through hair
- Cut Away -
- Extreme closeup of Tam's feet, Tam's hand comes into shot from top left of screen and rubs feet
- Cut Away -
- Long shot of Tam sat on chair thinking, framed to the right of the screen, Tam stands up and picks up mug and exits room
- Cut Away -
- Mid shot of Tam walking through door way into kitchen
- Cut away -
- Long shot of Tam walking to sink to fill kettle
- Cut Away -
- Close up of tap filling kettle
- Cut Away -
- Low angle shot of Kettle being placed back on stand and turned on
- Cut Away -
- Long shot of hall way, Tam walks into shot from left and exits Kitchen
- Cut Away -
- Mid shot of Tam walking through doorway, camera pans with Tam as she sits down in chair and moves her hands to her feet
- Cut Away -
Extreme close up of Tams feets as she rubs them
- Cut Away -




Location 2 - Theatre

- Closeups of hands, feet, preparing for dance
- Shots of charatcer dancing, possible split screen between dreams and reality
- Lots of lens flares and bright lighting to re inforce illusion
- Switch between bedroom and theatre after she has falled down

Body Style and Movement;

As Ballet has a very strict structure style of choreography with lots of precision and poise, I want to clearly differentiate between the two realities with movement of Tam.
In the real world I want her to be more fluid and free with her movement but still apply discipline, I aim to show this through close up shots of her hand movements and hair/head positioning. However, for the dream scene, I want her movements to be far tighter and precise as she is imagining that she is a professional performing to an audience.
I researched into split dancing styles within Ballet and feel the best example of this is 'Swan Lake' A dance which has both a Black swan and White swan, often played by the same dancer (representing the switch in personality) I chose two clips from the film "Black Swan" (Starring Natalie Portman, 2010) which I feel best portray the difference between two seperate personalities/realities.

White Swan Performance : (4.16 - 5.13)
Black Swan Performance : (11.14 - 11.45)

Props and location;

- Dressing Gown
- Kettle
- Large arm chair
- Mug
- iPod
- Coffee table

Location 1: Real World
I had the image in mind of a large armchair to be used in the establishing scene from the very start of planning and knew that my friend Abi had one in her new house so I asked her if it would be okay to film in her living room and she said yes. Her house is also used for the kitchen scene as well as it had the right amount of space and the mise-en-scene for a kitchen was already in place, therefore verisimilitude was automatically created without use of extra props.

Location 2: Dream World
As the main theme of my short film is the shift between dreams and reality, I felt it necessary to have two locations; one being the dream world and the other being the real world. For the dream world I wanted to portray what the inside of Tam's mind would look like to her (Empty due to extreme focus on dancing) I chose to use the theatre at my college as it has a very large black back drop but also has the set up of a stage to reflect that Tam's dream is dancing on a proper stage instead of her living room. The theatre all has sufficient lighting to be able to adjust the lighting to a spot light, emphasising the focus on Tam.

Costumes;

As my short film is set around a dance environment I will require appropriate costumes, such as leotards and ballet shoes. I want to stick to the traditional style of attire that is associated with Ballet. My actress, although she does do a variety of dance, is not very advanced in Ballet so the choreography will be very basic, therefore through the use of the costume, the audience will be able to recognise she is indeed a Ballet dancer.
I want to keep the outfit the same between the dream and real world to show continuity in performance, however I will change my actresses hair style within the shift; I want her to have a very casual down hairstyle for the real world (to prove she is not professional) and in the dream scene I will place her hair in a tight bun like most professional Ballet dancers do (this will reflect on her dream of being a professional).

Aims and Context;

My Audience:
Cross over/ Possible Mainstream. Mainly female audience aged 15+ from SEG range C - E
Audience Expectations:
(Will be written after poll is complete)

My Aim:
My aim is to create an emotional response of  sadness within my audience using key dramatic stylistics within editing, cinematography, sound and Mise-en-scene. I want to create a feeling of empathy between the audience and the protagonist and for the audience to relate to the character in terms of her loneliness. As my character is unconventional to the usual style of protagonist (happy, successful etc.) and has an unknown disability, I will use a lot of establishing shots and close-ups for emphasis on emotional response.

My Context:
I will be making a short 4/5 minute film using techniques (camera angles to emphasise emotion, lighting techniques to emphasise character importance etc.) learned throughout the research stage. I will be undertaking the role of Director, Cameraman and editor. The title of my short film is going to be "A dance of shadow/A dance of light"