Script

Protagonist voice over

(Introduction to protagonist)

I started doing gymnastics when I was 4 years old and instantly fell in love with it. It's not just a place to train, its my second home. Those went just my team mates, they're my family. And its not just a sport; its my life.

(Injury)

I was so determined for this important competition coming up. I had been waiting what felt like my entire life and I would not let anything get in my way... but then this happened.

(After injury)

I couldn't believe it. Gymnastics is my life and not being able to do the sport made me feel like my life was over. What hurts the most out of everything it watching your friends get to do the thing you love, without you. And getting told you can't compete for something you've worked so hard for. I honestly lost all hope. 

(Overcoming injury)

I never thought I would overcome this situation, but with the support from my friends, family, coach and everyone around me, I am now back on track with gymnastics and the happiest I've ever been.

Poster drafts

These plans relate to my research as I have noticed by analysing posters of the same genre as me, that  the posters always consist of having the film title near the bottom of the poster. Most of them also have the actor name near the top of the poster, therefore to follow convention I have included this in my poster drafts. The last poster draft I created is unconventional regarding the posters I have analysed. However as it is landscape it will have different aspects and a different layout. I also thought this would be a good way to merge 2 images to include more characters on the poster. This is conventional as the posters I have looked at include other characters around the protagonist. I have also ensured the credits are put at the bottom of the poster as I have noticed this is conventional. I have chosen to include a picture of my protagonist doing gymnastics as the posters I have analysed all consist of mies-en-scene showing the theme of the film and characteristics of the protagonist. Therefore I thought to follow convention and create synergy between the poster and trailer, I would include the protagonist doing gymnastics with the gym in the background. This shows the environment she is in and therefore portrays a lot about the film and creates synergy between the products.

Magazine cover drafts

To follow convention, in my magazine drafts I have included the masthead along the top of the front cover in the biggest font on the page, and have ensured the feature article photo is placed in front of the masthead. My feature article photos will be of the protagonist to follow convention and ensure synergy between the products. They are placed central with eye contact with the camera to follow convention. However I have chosen to have one draft with the image on the write side with plugs and puffs down the left side as I have noticed whilst analysing that some film magazine covers consist of this layout. The coverlines are placed below the feature article photo but overlap to ensure it is clear to the audience that these have a link and are the main part of the magazine. Another way I have followed convention regarding my research is by ensuring the plugs and puffs are aligned left and right with smaller text than the masthead and coverlines.

Call sheet

Date, time and location	Shot number	Shot type	Cast needed
Monday 26th October	1	Birds eye view of girs doing gymnastics	2 gymnasts (friends of protagonist)
4pm	3	Establishing shot of gym to set the scene	Gymnasts training in gym
Swallows gymnastics club	4	Tracking shot of protagonist doing gymnastics	Protagonist
	5	Establishing shot of protagonist on beam	Protagonist
	6	Mid shot of protagonist on beam	Protagonist
	7	Low angle shot of protagonist doing move on beam	Protagonist
	8	Long shot of protagonist finishing move on beam	Protagonist
	14	Pan shot of the gym	Gymnasts
	17	Tracking shot of protagonist on bars	Protagonist
	26	Three shot/long shot of friends talking to protagonist	Protagonist and both friends
	27	Two shot/long shot of friends talking to protagonist	Both friends
	28	Medium close up of protagonist watching friends doing gymnastics (shot reverse shot)	Protagonist
	29	Two shot of friends doing gymnastics (shot reverse shot)	Both friends
	30	Medium close up of protagonist watching friends doing gymnastics	Protagonist
	34	Two shot/medium close up of protagonist and coach talking	Protagonist and coach
	35	Close up of coach talking to protagonist (shot reverse shot)	Coach
	36	Close up of protagonist talking to coach (shot reverse shot)	Protagonist
	37	Close up of coach talking to protagonist (shot reverse shot)	Coach
	9	Mid shot/three shot of protagonist and friends laughing together at gym	Protagonist and both friends
	15	Establishing shot/low angle shot of gymnasts doing sit ups	Protagonist and both friends
	18	Establishing shot of protagonist on beam	Protagonist
	19	Establishing shot of protagonist on beam	Protagonist
	20	Close up of protagonists hands, and feet slipping off beam	Protagonist
	21	High angle of protagonist falling off beam	Protagonist
	22	Birds eye view of protagonist on floor	Protagonist
	38	Pan shot showing everyone in the gym training	Gymnasts training in gym
	39	Pan shot of protagonist watching friend train on bars	Protagonist and friend 1
	40	Close up of protagonist watching (shot reverse shot)	Protagonist
	41	Low angle shot of protagonists friend on bars (shot reverse shot)	Friend 1
	42	Close up of protagonist doing sit ups	Protagonist
	43	Medium close up of protagonist beginning to train again on bars	Protagonist
	50	Over the shoulder shot of audience cheering protagonist	Protagonist and audience
	51	Medium close up of coach looking proud	Coach
	13	Birds eye view of gymnasts on bars	Protagonist and friend 2
	47	Medium close up of protagonist beginning move on beam	Protagonist
	48	Low angle shot of protagonist doing move on beam	Protagonist
	49	Long shot of protagonist finishing on beam	Protagonist
	54	Tracking shot of protagonist and friend training in the gym	Protagonist and friend 1
	56	Establishing shot of protagonist on beam	Protagonist
House	2	Close up of protagonist looking happy	Protagonist
	11	Pan shot of protagonists gymnastics trophies and medals	N/A
	12	Pan shot continuing to see protagonist with trophies etc	Protagonist
	16	Medium close up of friends at protagonists home	Protagonist and friend 2
	23	Establishing shot showing protagonist in bedroom upset	Protagonist
	31	Pan shot of protagonist in room looking sad	Protagonist
	32	Pan shot of gymnastics medals and trophies in room	N/A
	33	Close up/high angle shot of protagonist on bed looking sad	Protagonist
	57	Close up of protagonist looking happy	Protagonist
School classroom	24	Establishing shot of protagonist working in school	Protagonist
	25	Close up of protagonist working in school, looking fed up	Protagonist
	45	Mid close up of protagonist sitting at school	Protagonist
	46	Establishing shot showing protagonist and friend happy at school	Protagonist and friend 1
	52	Three shot/ medium to long shot of protagonist and friends	Protagonist and both friends
	55	Medium close up of protagonist at school looking happy	Protagonist
Outside somewhere	44	Three shot/mid shot of protagonist and friends happy and laughing	Protagonist and both friends
	53	Three shot/long shot of protagonist and friends out	Protagonist and both friends

I have created call sheets to help me whilst filming. The call sheet includes the location of shots, the shot number to give an idea of where it will be within the trailer, the shot type and cast needed. I have organised my shots by location to ensure I am only filming at one location at a time; I have then separated the shots into separate lists indicating what I am planning to film on each day. Creating a call sheet is a useful tool due to the fact I can print it off to take with me filming. This will ensure I have all the information I need with me in a simple and easy to read format which is make filming a lot easier. I have put all 'call sheets' on one sheet because of not being sure whether I will get all filming that I plan to get done in the time allocated, or if I will have extra time left over. Therefore it is useful to have all the shots on one page with me.

Shot list

Shot number	Duration	Cast	Camera angle/shot	Location
1	4 seconds	2 gymnasts (friends of protagonist)	Birds eye view of girls doing gymnastics	Gym
2	2 seconds	Protagonist	Close up of protagonist looking happy	Home
3	3 seconds	Gymnasts training in gym	Establishing shot of the gym setting the scene and theme of trailer	Gym
4	5 seconds	Protagonist	Tracking shot of the protagonist doing gymnastics	Gym
5	2 seconds	Protagonist	Establishing shot of protagonist on beam	Gym
6	2 seconds	Protagonist	Mid shot of protagonist on beam	Gym
7	3 seconds	Protagonist	Low angle shot of protagonist on beam	Gym
8	2 seconds	Protagonist	Long shot of protagonist finishing the move	Gym
9	3 seconds	Protagonist and 2 friends	Mid shot/three shot of protagonist and friends laughing together at gym	Gym
10	3 seconds	Protagonist and 2 friends	Mid shot/three shot of protagonist out with friends	Outside
11	3 seconds	N/A	Pan shot of protagonists gymnastics trophies and medals	Protagonist’s bedroom
12	3 seconds	Protagonist	Pan shot continues to see protagonist with trophies etc	Protagonist’s bedroom
13	3 seconds	Protagonist and friend	Birds eye view of gymnasts on bars	Gym
14	4 seconds	Gymnasts	Pan shot of the gym	Gym
15	2 seconds	Protagonist and 2 friends	Establishing shot/low angle shot of gymnasts doing sit ups	Gym
16	3 seconds	Protagonist and friend	Medium close up of friends at protagonists home	Protagonist’s bedroom
17	5 seconds	Protagonist	Tracking shot of protagonist on bars	Gym
18	5 seconds	Protagonist	Establishing shot of protagonist on beam	Gym
19	5 seconds	Protagonist	Establishing shot of protagonist on beam	Gym
20	4 seconds	Protagonist	Close up of protagonists hands on beam and feet slipping off	Gym
21	4 seconds	Protagonist	High angle of protagonist falling off beam	Gym
22	3 seconds	Protagonist	Birds eye view of protagonist on floor	Gym
23	3 seconds	Protagonist	Establishing shot showing protagonist in bedroom upset	Protagonist’s bedroom
24	3 seconds	Protagonist	Establishing shot of protagonist working in school	School classroom
25	2 seconds	Protagonist	Close up of protagonist working in school, looking fed up	School classroom
26	2 seconds	Protagonist and 2 friends	Three shot/long shot of friends talking to protagonist	Gym
27	2 seconds	2 friends	Two shot/long shot of friends talking to protagonist	Gym
28	2 seconds	Protagonist	Medium close up of protagonist watching friends doing gymnastics (shot reverse shot)	Gym
29	3 seconds	2 friends	Two shot of friends doing gymnastics (shot reverse shot)	Gym
30	2 seconds	Protagonist	Medium close up of protagonist watching friends doing gymnastics	Gym
31	3 seconds	Protagonist	Pan shot of protagonist in room looking sad	Protagonist’s bedroom
32	3 seconds	N/A	Pan shot of the gymnastics medals and trophies in room	Protagonist’s bedroom
33	3 seconds	Protagonist	Close up/high angle shot of protagonist on bed looking sad	Protagonist’s bedroom
34	4 seconds	Protagonist and coach	Two shot/medium close up of protagonist and coach talking	Gym
35	3 seconds	Coach	Close up - shot reverse shot of coach talking	Gym
36	3 seconds	Protagonist	Close up - shot reverse shot of protagonist talking to coach	Gym
37	3 seconds	Coach	Close up - shot reverse shot of coach talking to protagonist	Gym
38	4 seconds	Gymnasts training in gym	Pan shot showing everyone in the gym training	Gym
39	3 seconds	Protagonist and friend	Pan shot of protagonist watching friend train on bars	Gym
40	2 seconds	Protagonist	Close up - shot reverse shot of protagonist watching	Gym
41	2 seconds	Protagonist’s friend	Low angle shot - shot reverse shot of protagonists friend on bars	Gym
42	3 seconds	Protagonist	Close up of protagonist doing sit ups	Gym
43	5 seconds	Protagonist	Medium close up of protagonist beginning to train again on bars	Gym
44	4 seconds	Protagonist and 2 friends	Three shot/mid shot of protagonist and friends being happy and laughing	Outside
45	3 seconds	Protagonist	Mid close up of protagonist sitting at school	School classroom
46	2 seconds	Protagonist and friend	Establishing shot showing protagonist and friend happy at school	School classroom
47	2 seconds	Protagonist	Medium close up of protagonist beginning move on beam	Gym
48	3 seconds	Protagonist	Low angle shot of protagonist doing move on beam	Gym
49	2 seconds	Protagonist	Long shot of protagonist finishing on beam	Gym
50	3 seconds	Protagonist and audience	Over the shoulder shot of audience cheering protagonist	Gym
51	2 seconds	Coach	Medium close up of coach looking proud	Gym
52	4 seconds	Protagonist and 2 friends	Three shot/ medium to long shot of protagonist and friends	School
53	4 seconds	Protagonist and 2 friends	Three shot/long shot of protagonists and friends out	Outside
54	5 seconds	Protagonist and friend	Tracking shot of protagonist and friend training in the gym	Gym
55	3 seconds	Protagonist	Medium close up of protagonist at school looking happy	School classroom
56	3 seconds	Protagonist	Establishing shot of protagonist on beam	Gym
57	4 seconds	Protagonist	Close up of protagonist looking happy	Home

I have created a shot list by putting my storyboard into the form of a table as this is easier to read and more simple to follow whilst filming or planning to film. The shot list is more practical than the storyboard as for each shot it shows clearly what number shot it is, the duration of it, the cast, the shot type and location. The storyboard I created does not include the location or duration of shot and is therefore the shot list is more informative and useful. It also clearly states which cast is needed where as the storyboard does no, therefore creating the shot list was a very useful tool throughout my planning and filming of my trailer. Being able to clearly see all aspects of each shot enabled me to create call sheets for each time I went to film which were determined by the location and cast needed. For example, the shot list allowed me to see which shots needed to be in the gym with the protagonist only; therefore I could create a call sheet consisting of all of these shots in preparation of filming.