Thursday, 8 November 2012

Storyline brief


THE MANCUNIAN WAY

SCENE 1- Louise, Spencer and Jamie

Wide shot: Louise and Spencer walking together

Close up: Jamie- “Did you sleep together?”

Close up: Louise- looking disappointed

Medium Close up: Spencer- “Yeah”

Close up: Jamie- looking shocked/disappointed

Three shot: Spencer, Louise and Jamie, Jamie- “You’re so weak.”

Close up: Louise- looking upset and crying

Close up: Jamie- “I’m glad you’re crying, you should feel my pain right now.”

Wide shot: Jamie- walking away from Spencer and Louise

            SCENE 2- Caggie and Millie- In restaurant

Medium shot: Caggie- “I’ve decided to go back to London.’

Medium close up: Millie- reaction shot- “When?”

Close up: Caggie- “In a few days.”

            SCENE 3- Spencer, Millie and Cheska- In an iconic place

Three shot: Millie and Cheska walking to Spencer, Spencer waiting. Cheska- “He’s you’re best mate and you slept with his girl.”

Close up: Spencer- reaction shot- looking guilty

Medium close up: Millie- “You need to talk to him and while you’re at it talk to Caggie'

                SCENE 4 - Caggie and Millie- In restaurant

Two shot: Caggie and Millie (back of Millie’s head). Millie- “I’ve told Spencer he needs to speak to you.”

Close up: Caggie- “I wasn’t planning on telling him.”

            SCENE 5- Establishing shots

Wide shot: The Hilton/cafe/expensive restaurant

            SCENE 6- Jamie and Spencer- Having a heated talk

Two shot: Spencer and Jamie (back of Jamie). Jamie- “You sacrificed everything for her, if it’s a game, you’re pathetic”. (Jamie pointing while speaking).

            SCENE 7- Spencer and Louise

Two shot: Spencer and Louise (back of Louise)

Medium close up: Spencer- “I want you to be my girlfriend.”

Extreme close up: Louise (reaction shot) - “I’ve heard you say stuff like this to certain people before”.

            SCENE 8- Spencer and Jamie

Wide shot: Jamie- “Our friendship is over.”

Extreme close up- Spencer looking sad and upset.

            SCENE 9- Caggie and Spencer- Outside train station

Close up: Spencer- “How long are you going for?”

Close up: Caggie- “I don’t plan on coming back any time soon.”

Close up: Spencer (Reaction shot)- looking shocked and upset

Over the shoulder: Caggie- “I don’t want to do this.”

Close up: Spencer- “If it was up to me I wouldn’t let you go.”

Wide shot: Caggie walking away (into train station).

            SCENE 10- Caggie and Louise on the phone

Wide shot: The train timetable board.
Medium shot: Caggie answering the phone

Close Up: Caggie- “Yeah it is, It doesn’t matter anyway I’m going, he’s all yours.”


            SCENE 11- Spencer – In the train station

Wide shot: Spencer running to the train station board

Medium shot: Back of Spencer’s head, looking disappointed.

1 comment:

  1. Good storyline, easy to read and understand what happens in each scene. good use of different shots to show certain expressions and to create different atmospheres. each scene is set out differently and all links in well with the main storyline.

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