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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 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 (...