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  REFERENCES Edgar Wright Four Weddings and a Funeral Act 1 - blackheath common Wide angle establishing shot of boys on bench Mid close up of boys on bench  Shot of phone Over the shoulder shot of Tom from Bruce Shot of Tom - low mid close up Mid close up from Tom’s POV of bruce speaking Mid close up from Bruce of Tom replying Reverse shot^ Same shot until last line of dialogue After brucey's line ‘time for celebration’  Toms eyes extreme CU - swift edit after this To Brucey's hands with beer crate to brucey's face in a swift pan CU of hands cheersing beer Black Screen Act 2 Black screen with alarm font ‘12:08’ ECU of Tom’s face on pillow - decanted angle Shot of alarm clock Shot of Toms hand grabbing alarm clock CU of Tom’s face reacting to the Time Mid shot of Tom scrambling out of bed and hurrying out of the shot into the camera How to Make a SnorriCam with a Tripod and Two Belts Over the shoulder shot of Tom in the bathroom looking at the mirror - takes deep breathe f...

  REFERENCES Edgar Wright Four Weddings and a Funeral Act 1 - blackheath common Wide angle establishing shot of boys on bench Mid close up of boys on bench  Shot of phone Over the shoulder shot of Tom from Bruce Shot of Tom - low mid close up Mid close up from Tom’s POV of bruce speaking Mid close up from Bruce of Tom replying Reverse shot^ Same shot until last line of dialogue After brucey's line ‘time for celebration’  Toms eyes extreme CU - swift edit after this To Brucey's hands with beer crate to brucey's face in a swift pan CU of hands cheersing beer Black Screen Act 2 Black screen with alarm font ‘12:08’ ECU of Tom’s face on pillow - decanted angle Shot of alarm clock Shot of Toms hand grabbing alarm clock CU of Tom’s face reacting to the Time Mid shot of Tom scrambling out of bed and hurrying out of the shot into the camera Over the shoulder shot of Tom in the bathroom looking at the mirror - takes deep breathe followed by lots of quick cuts with small zooms Ref: ...

 Act 1  - Viewpoint in Greenwich park, two benches and a really nice city skyline https://www.google.com/maps/uv?pb=!1s0x48760287fa803489%3A0x89d892a1400f39f0!3m1!7e115!4shttps%3A%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipNKw68KMw1MZP2W8W60ByKhJGXilbdYO7G-PGDz%3Dw260-h175-n-k-no!5sgreenwich%20viewpoint%20-%20Google%20Search!15sCgIgARICCAI&imagekey=!1e10!2sAF1QipN4CERAA3RnMa644JbYG5Eq7US5Lsq8HREXluqb&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj6hp7G94z7AhVwhP0HHa5YBSoQ7ZgBKAB6BAgZEAI above is the google earth link to that bench, very visually pleasing and makes sense within the story.  Act 2 Bedroom in my house Bathroom in my house Ryculf square, road in blackheath where Tom will ride his bike down and the tire punctures Blackheath station or Peckham Rye station depending on availability  Act 3 Blackheath station or Peckham Rye station depending on availability  A pub/restaurant/cinema where my friend works as the place for the date. 

  ACT 1 Establish characters Using a phone message/call/flashback to set up the idea of ‘The Date’ Male character conversation with friend saying how excited he is for the date and how he wants to impress - ref superbad convo between jonah and michael OR MMC and friend discuss the date, in a park/pub/house/garden This followed by a montage edit of beers being drunk for example - cans being put down and filling a table full of them. MMC passes out and wakes up to sound of alarm The realises the date is that day and scrambles to wake up ACT 2 Cuts to shot of male character sleeping through alarm - multiple shots of sleeping positions and alarm going off Scrabble to wake up and get dressed and ready for date Juxtaposed to female character being composed Gets ready, forgets zip card/rail ticket, then goes to get it, forgets house keys, then gets on bike - punctured tire - increasing frustration - a comedic and desperate scramble ACT 3 Decides to run, walk, jog to either train station (...

  Slap:  2015. Directed by Nick Rowland. UK -         Con is nearly caught by his dad doing his makeup. He then goes to boxing, and his girlfriend turns up to watch him spar. He gets home, dresses in women’s clothing and does his makeup again; outside we hear gay slurs, and someone chasing his gay friend. He knocks to try and get in but Connor can’t bring himself to open the door while he is in makeup and a dress, but when he hears him being beaten he goes out and fights off the attackers. In doing so, he has to explain why he is dressed like he is to his friend, and shows him his makeup. Connor’s girlfriend, Lola, comes back to his boxing gym but doesn’t know about the makeup. He gets told to ‘dress up’ for a party, so goes out in drag. At the party, people think it’s a joke; his friend Archie, the only one who truly knows, tries to kiss Connor, but he hits him, and Archie in return causes. a public argument. It turns out Connor has been ste...

  ‘12:30? Cool.’ Written By Archie Williamson Directed by Archie Williamson DRAFT 1 16/09/22 Title Sequence Black screen with Directed, featuring, music by credit CUTS FROM BLACK SCREEN TO FIRST SHOT EXT: Afternoon Autumn Day — Sunny day, clear skies, Blackheath common on a bench in the middle of the grass, no roads or cars too near. We see two boys, TOM and BRUCEY sitting on a bench having a conversation. When we cut to a close up shot of them we hear a text notification.   IMESSAGE/WhatsAPP TEXT SOUND   BRUCEY: What's that Tommy boy?  Jaw drops from Tom, excited look on his face Tom: Mate, you’ll never guess who’s just secured a date with Grace… Brucey: Oh shit! When is it? Where are you gonna go — What are you gonna wear mate?!  Brucey is almost more excited than Tom   Tom: She said something about lunch (or cinema) tomorrow afternoon at like 12:30. God knows what I’m gonna wear but it has to be SICK! Dress to impress you know?  Brucey: As always ma...