Holly's blog

My final settings: Thetford forest: I want to use Thetfort forest as it has the thick foliage to be mysterious and scary but also the right amount of wonder and magic. It is not to far away from where I live, meaning that I can get there early when no one is around to be in the back of my shots, ruining my microelements. My Nan's room/house: The scene is meant to be taking place in the bedroom of the main characters recently deceased grandmother. By using my Nans room the mise en scene is super realistic and comes preconstructed. There is a scene in another room of my nans house I have placed my two actors in front of old black and white pictures which clearly shows the scene is taking place in the home of an elderly relative(s). In a school classroom: In a classroom in east due to COVID restrictions. Similar to my nan's house, the mise en scene comes pre constructed, it it will be naturalistic and obvious that the students are in a classroom/bathroom. 

  WE OPEN ON A WIDE SHOT OF A STREET LEADING TO A SCHOOL. IT’S FULL OF MISSING POSTERS FOR THE SAME GIRL. WE ZOOM SLOWLY INTO IT. CUTS TO A POSTER ON THE FLOOR WHICH SOME ONE STEPS ON LEAVING A MUDDY FOOTPRINT. ONE MONTH EARLIER… A MEDIUM SHOT SHOWS A GIRL DRESSED IN FUNERAL ATTIRE SITS ON A BED WATER IN HER EYES. SHE IS LOOKING THROUGH A JEWLERY BOX (CLOSE UP). WE CAN HERE TWO ADULT VOICES ARGUING IN ANOTHER ROOM ABOUT THE FUNERAL. A DISTURBING FIGURE DRIPPED IN BLOOD IS STARING THRIUGH THE WINDOW AND PRESSES ITS HAND AGAINST THE WINDOW (BACK TO MEDIUM SHOT). SHE NOTICES A DAZZLING BLUE RING; IT SEEMS TO CALL TO HER. SHE HAS AN URGE TO PUT IT ON. SHE PLACES IT ON HER FINGER. (CLOSE UP) GIRL: *Gasps* SHE IS IN A WOOD (WIDE SHOT). SHE IMEADEATLY TAKES THE RING OFF AND IS BACK IN THE ROOM. SCARED BUT INTRUIGED SHE PLACES IT IN HER POCKET (CLOSE UP). THE NEXT DAY IN SCHOOL. THE GIRL SITS IN A CLASSROOM SHE IS AT THE FRONT AND LOTS OF HER PEERS SIT AROUND HER. THERE IS ONE GI...