1. Assignment 16: Planning draft 4
Amy Cleary
Monae Minors Gibbs
Jodie Foster- Pilia
Pamela Younes

2. Amy Cleary
Candidate number: 7338
Colour code: Green

3. Monae Minors-Gibbs
Candidate number: 7413
Colour code: Orange

4. Jodie Foster–Pilia
Candidate number:7362
Colour code: Blue

5. Pamela Younes
Candidate number:7488
Colour code - Red

6. Conventions Use/develop/challenge
How?Why?
Similarities/Differences
1. Conflict with
friends/family.
Use because in most drama films
there is conflict and the
resolution is them sorting it out.
2. Follows the
characters journey.
Challenge, because ours doesn’t
really follow the characters
journey because you only see
snippets.
The family
are all
conflicting
with each
other
because of
an issue.
The differences is that
it is about terminal
illness not transgender.
The differences are
that this follows all
of the characters
journeys as they
learn new things.
Similarities are that
they are students
and experimenting
and gain
knowledge of
different things.
Genre conventions

7. Genre conventions
Conventions you are
applying in opening
sequence
Use/develop or challenge?
How? Why?
Similarities/differences to
real films (annotated
pictures)
Identity issue Use
• Suicide attempt because
of not finding herself
(transgender
• Pressure from family and
friends to dress as a girl
Boys Don’t Cry- similarities
Flashbacks Develop
• Flashbacks of the
characters past memories
• Main character is left
confused
Memento- similarities
Female
to a
male
Secretes
out and
the dad
wanting
to kill
her
Having
flashbacks
Also the
character
is
confused

8. Genre conventions
Convections
we are
applying in
opening
sequence
Use/develop/challenge?
How?/Why?
Similarities/differences to real films
Portrays
journey of a
character
USE
HOW
The constants use of personal flashbacks, allows the
audience to understand how and why the character is in a
suicidal situation and the stages of their journey
WHY
To shows the stages of their journey which establishes
character
Dramatic
story line to
move the
audience
USE
Refers to characters past to explain how and
why he is playing who wants to be a millionaire
Film: Slumdog millionaire
HOW
The main character is so emotionally unhappy with her
physical and mental state and could commit suicide this
is an emotional storyline
WHY
Allows audience to experience a feel of apprehension and
uneasiness for the audience
Film: My lovely bones
This film is about a
young girl who was
murdered by her
neighbour. This
film has a moving
story line.

9. Conventions you
are applying in
opening sequence
Use develop or
challenge
How? And why? Similarities/difference
s to real films
Crime use When Jodie commits
suicide because of
her depression as no
one gets her and
excepts that she
wants to change her
identity
Film: Man on a ledge
 This is similar
 The person wants
to commit suicide
 This would be a
crime
Genre Conventions

10. Conventions you
are applying in
opening sequence
Use develop or
challenge
How? And why? Similarities/differences to
real films
Role on the wall use In the outside
Jodie is feeling
normal but on
the inside her
thoughts and
feelings are
completely
different.
Film: Mean girls
 Wanting to make Regina
fat, Katie's thoughts
inside her
 And wants her to lose
weight from the outside
pretends like she cares
Genre Conventions

11. Timeline

12. Timeline

13. Costume for Jodie (main character)
Whilst at train station
Smart casual black
jacket
Character will appear as
sophisticated
Plain black shirt
Light blue casual jeans
(borrowed from Jodie's
male friend)
Black cap (hides hair)
makes Jodie character
appear more masculine
Nike air forces (from
footlocker)
(borrowed from Jodie's
male friend)

14. Costume for Jodie (main character)
The Dancing scene
Light blue baggy
jeans
(masculine)
Black plain t-shirt
Red body warmer, this makes
Jodie appear more muscular
and manly, on the upper body
Black Nike hat.
Silver male chain,
presents Jodie's
character as a stylish
and trendy male

15. Costume for Jodie (main character)
Typing at computer scene
Plain grey long sleeved,
shirt
Navy blue Baggy jeansMale du rag (hides hair
and keeps tied back)

16. Costume for Jodie (main character)
Applying beard scene
Red cap
Plain black shirt
Blue Baggy jeans

17. PROPS for Jodie’s friend
Typing at computer scene
Computer is used as Jodie’s friend discovers what Jodie
has been researching on the internet about
transgender surgery

18. Hair is cut into small very
pieces , and used to make
Jodie's beard
The scissors to trim
Jodie's beard
Used to stick on Jodie's
beard, as eyelash glue is
easy to remove
Mirror that Jodie looks
in when applying beard
PROPS for Jodie (main character)
Applying the beard scene

19. Costume for Jodie's friend
Hair out, with hat on top
Nike tracksuits to present bodies
friend as not feminine, but in
fact a tomboy Plain white top
Nike beanie hat

20. Costume & props for Jodie's mum
(Dance scene)
Plain blue jeans
(quite feminine)
Woolly, white poncho
House phone (prop)

21. Characters
Before
(normal)
After (train
station scene)
Comfortable
baggy leather
jacket
A cap to hide
some of her
identity
Baggy jeans
to seem
masculine
Comfortable
trainers for
outdoor
Black top to
give the
representatio
n of being
hidden

22. Characters
Before
(normal)
After (first
flash back)
Joggers which
are
comfortable
and boyish
Black beanie
hat to make
her a bit more
boyish
Made this character
a little similar to
Jodie’s character as
she is a friend and
made her a tom boy.

23. Character
Before
(normal)
After (dancing
scene)
Buffer jacket
to hide her
shape and be
more
masculine
To hide her hair
and look the
part
Silver chain to
be stylish and
seen in music
videos

24. Locations
Location name & what
for
How to get there Access to location Photos of location
From school get
the train on the
Bakerloo line
then switch to
central line to
Stratford.
Public station open
from 6am – 9pm
Name of location
Jodie's bedroom (Jodie's house)
Scene
-Looking in the mirror whilst
applying fake facial hair
(flashback)
-Conversation with friends about
prom(flashback
From school get
the 18 bus,
outside my
house
Available all the time
Name of location
Jodie's living room (Jodie's
house)
Scene
-Jodie's mum shouts at her for
not being feminine
-Jodie researches transgender on
the computer
From school get
the 18 bus,
outside my
house
Available all the time
Name of location
Stratford, Abbey lane

25. Music / sound
c
http://www.freeplaymusic.com/search/keywor
d_search.php?sindex=21&kw=sad
This would be our
second option to use
when Jodie is near the
train tracks, and the
train is about to come

26. Script

27. Storyboard

28. Storyboard

29. Storyboard

30. Storyboard

31. Storyboard

32. Storyboard

33. Shot list

34. Shot list

35. Shot list

36. Shot list

37. Shot list

38. Short term planning (day 1)
Time Shot
description
Location Characters Props Costume Notes
Friday at
5:30pm
Two shot, mid
shot, shot
reverse shot,
overhead shot,
close ups
Jodie’s front
room
Jodie and
Monae
Jewellery,
hats, sofa,
chair, laptop
Monae (grey
Jogging
bottoms,
black top,
black vans)
Jodie (grey
long sleeve,
jeans and
socks)
Whole group
+ Jodie’s mum
attended

39. Short term planning (day2)
Time Shot
description
Location Characters Props Costume Notes
Saturday
at 2pm
Pan, mid shots,
long shot,
match on
action, shot
reverse shot,
close up
Jodie’s front
room,
corridor, and
bedroom
Jodie and her
mum-Monica
Camera,
tripod,
telephone,
magazine,
radio player,
cd
Jodie (black
polo top, jeans,
red body
warmer
Monica (jeans,
coloured top,
white poncho)
Whole group
attended

40. Short term planning (day3)
Time Shot
description
Location Characters Props Costume Notes
Sunday at
12pm
Long shot, mid
shots,
overhead, long
shot, close ups,
side shot, POV
Stratford
Train station
– Abbey lane
Jodie Camera,
tripod, hat,
belt, chain
Jodie (black
polo top,
leather jacket,
jeans, grey
trainers
Monae,
Pamela & Jodie
attended