Short Film Project ~ Update

I stared my first short film project.  Last month post was about writing a "Treatment", as you read on in this post you will see that I kibosh that idea and went in a new direction. As I said I will be sharing the building block of this project with you.  Below is step 2 in creating a film. The script! I will only be sharing the first 5 scene with you.  Why? I do not want to ruin the end, and it gets lengthy. 

Title: Re Imagining (A film about portrait photography) 

FADE IN:

Scene 1

INT PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO DAY TIME

LS of empty studio space

MS of empty sofa in studio

MS ELIZABETH sitting on sofa

CU of ELIZABETH face

MCU of Elizabeth looking into the camera and talking

ELIZABETH is sitting on the edge of a sofa that is in the center of the photography studio. 

ELIZABETH 

Can you re-imagine...you? 

LS of empty studio from a high angle point of view.

LS of EXT view from inside the studio.

Scene 2

INT BATHROOM DAY TIME

LS bathroom. Elizabeth looking in the mirror.

MCU. Brushing teeth.

CU. Putting eye makeup on.

CU. Curling eye lashes.

CU. Water running, toothbrush getting wet.

CU. Brushing teeth.

MS. Fixing hair. 

Scene 3 

INT PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO DAY TIME

ELIZABETH is sitting in a director’s chair by a window in the photography studio. 

ELIZABETH 

When asked how she wanted to be photographed she said, I just want to look and feel beautiful. 

Scene 4

INT KITCHEN DAYTIME

LS. Elizabeth in kitchen preparing to make coffee.

CU. Opening refrigerator door.

CU. Grabbing coffee and milk out of refrigerator.

LS. Elizabeth in kitchen.  

CU. Pouring cup of coffee.

Scene 5

INT HOME OFFICE DAYTIME

LS. Of empty home office space.

MCU. Cup of coffee is placed by computer keyboard. Computer is already opened up to e-mail.

CU. Elizabeth typing on keyboard and picking up cup of coffee to take a drink.

LS. Elizabeth sitting at computer reading through e-mails.

MCU. Elizabeth turns toward the camera and talks about the e-mail that she has just read. Then quickly turns back to computer screen and keeps reading aloud. 

Elizabeth

This is it. This is how it always starts out: with an e-mail asking permission to be photographed. This e-mail that just came in reads: 

(Elizabeth turns back towards the computer and keeps reading aloud)

“I have never felt beautiful enough to participate in such a photo session, but I have a secret goal in mind to do this for myself. 

This is what I do. I give women permission to re-imagine themselves. 

Or maybe a better term is regenerate. Reach down deep, find that gal inside that’s been raising kids, working 9 to 5, leading the Girl Scouts, baking the pies, putting out fires, saving the world…and bring her back to herself with a bang. I feel like most women go thru a very similar process while getting comfortable in their own skin.