Synopsis

Initial Story Idea

I decided to create a short film that included everything I have seen in short films through my research, but was also capable of doing and a reachable goal. Therefore I chose to make a film that was not so over the top as I have seen many other films to be, but very much similar to real life to fit into the genre of social realism.

My very first initial idea for my film was to have a long confrontation between two people. I wrote about many different scenarios however none of them seemed to fuel the whole film for the whole 5 minutes. I then had a meeting with my teacher and I finally settled on the theme of a love story as this is very common within the genre, and most genre's for that fact, and many people can relate to love, which will hopefully please my audience.

I then focused my attention on this theme and chose my setting to be a school as this is the best place to shoot, and where many kids spend most of their time and form relationships as they are away from their parents. I chose to do a different love story from the ones shown in universal cinemas all the time. I settled on a very complicated love triangle between three diverse characters. After adding various elements and building the characters profiles I developed my idea until I had a final draft for the synopsis.

Draft 1

Two girls can be heard over many other voices. One girl asks the other if she has any free lessons today. The girl answers but says that she has to stay after school for an hour to catch up on some work she has missed.
A boy is outside standing beside a school building on the phone. When the answer phone comes on he asks if his mum can pick him up at 4.15 instead of 3.15 as something has come up and he has got some work to do. The girl who answered is walking from building to building in the school. The boy carefully follows her making sure he is unseen. She eventually reaches an empty classroom and enters. The boy waits outside for 30 seconds, peers through the window in the door and enters. He looks surprised to see her, and she believes him. He makes an excuse that he has to do some work in that classroom also and sits near her.
As the girl tries to concentrate on her work, the boy keeps trying to distract her with conversations. It soon becomes apparent to the girl of the boys motive in the situation. She says she is going to the toilet. The boy watches her intently as she leaves the classroom with a smirk on his face. As she leaves he catches a glimpse of her bag on a chair next to the one she was sitting on. He double checks no one is watching him, and quickly moves over towards it and begins to look through it inquisitively. He pulls out various steriotypical handbag items until he suddenly pauses, looking deep and hard into the remaining contents in the bag. His face floods with panik and confusion and he ever so slowly takes his hands out of the bag. Leaving the contents he pulled out scattered over the table, he quickly grabs his bag and runs out. The girl can see the boy come out of the classroom and run out of the building. She smiles.


Draft 2

Two girls can be heard over many other voices. One girl asks the other if she has any free lessons today. The girl answers but says that she has to stay after school for an hour to catch up on some work she has missed.

A boy is outside standing beside a school building on the phone. When the answer phone comes on he says to his mum that he doesn't need a lift and that he will get the bus home as he has got some work to do. The girl who answered is walking from building to building in the school. The boy carefully follows her making sure he is unseen. She eventually reaches a classroom and enters. The boy waits outside for a bit, then enters. He looks suprised to see that the girls friend is also there. He thinks quickly on his feet. He says that he has to do work in that classroom as well and they say its alright for him to work in there too.

The boy keeps trying to spark up conversations with the girl while she works but her friend keeps wanting to answer. He takes no interest in the other girl and begins to get wound up with her. Eventually, the two girls go to the toilet leaving the boy on his own in the classroom. He can see the girls bag in sight, and quickly rushes over to put a wonderful colourful card he has made for her in the bag. As he opens the bag, he pauses. He is intrigued by the contents and begins to pull out many wierd and wonderful things such as a a sand timer, russian dolls and an old comic. He thinks intently. 'She's so weird' he says to himself. He smiles and almost laughs with his eyes wide open, trance like. Coming back down to earth, the boy quickly puts the contents back into the bag and slips his colourful card in there too. The two girls are in the toilet, the girl the boy likes is a cubicle with her friend outside looking in the mirror styling her hair. She says that she really likes him but she doesn't know what to do. The girl in the cubicle quickly replies saying that she doesn't see what she sees in him and that he's a freak.

The two girls come back in and begin to work again, however this time the boy is silent and is working with a slight smile on his face. After a while, the girls start packing up to leave. The boy watches them. He is horrified when, the girl he likes picks up a very similar, but different bag to the one he looked through. Her friend picks up the other bag. He is confused. He slowly packs up his stuff and exits the school with them. The girl he likes says she is getting a lift home, her friend says she needs to walk to the bus stop. They depart, the boy is left standing outside of the school on his own. He watches the girl get into her mums car and drive off. He looks up the road at the friend walking to the bus stop. He pauses and squints. He then suddenly begins to jog up to her. He asks her if she wants to walk with him to the bus stop. She smiles and says yes.


Draft 3


ABSTRUSE

Sarah (17) and Faye (16) can be heard talking over other voices. Faye asks Sarah if she has any free lessons today. She answers but says that she has to stay after school for an hour to catch up on some work she had missed.

Jay (16) is outside standing beside a school building on the phone. When the answer phone comes on he says to his mum that he doesn't need a lift and that he will get the bus home as he has got some work to do. Sarah is walking from building to building in the school. Jay carefully follows her making sure he is unseen. She eventually reaches a classroom and enters. Jay waits outside for a bit, then enters too. He looks suprised to see that the girls friend, Faye is also there. He thinks quickly on his feet and says that he has to do work in that classroom as well and they say its alright for him to work in there too.

Jay keeps trying to spark up conversations with Sarah while she works but her friend keeps wanting to answer. He takes no interest in Faye and begins to get wound up with her. Eventually, the two girls go to the toilet leaving Jay on his own in the classroom. He can see Sarah's bag in sight, and quickly rushes over to put a wonderful colourful card he has made for her in the bag. As he opens the bag, he pauses. He is intrigued by the contents and begins to pull out many wierd and wonderful things such as a a sand timer, russian dolls and an old comic. He thinks intently. 'She's so weird' he says to himself. He smiles and almost laughs with his eyes wide open, trance like. Coming back down to earth, he quickly puts the contents back into the bag and slips his colourful card in there too. The two girls are in the toilet, Sarah is in a cubicle with Faye looking in the mirror styling her hair. Faye is saying how much she likes Jay but she doesn't know what to do about it. Sarah exits the cubicle and quickly replies saying that she doesn't see what she sees in him and that he's a freak.

The two girls come back in and begin to work again, however this time Jay is silent and is working with a slight smile on his face. After a while, the girls start packing up to leave. Jay watches them. He is horrified when, Sarah picks up a very similar, but different bag to the one he looked through. Faye picks up the other bag. He is confused. He slowly packs up his stuff and exits the school with them. Sarah and Faye say goodbye to eachother and walk in opposite directions. Jay is left standing outside of the school on his own. He watches Sarah walk off to his right, then slowly turns his head to see Faye walking to the bus stop clutching her bag. He pauses and squints. He then suddenly begins to jog up to her and asks her if she wants to walk with him to the bus stop. She smiles and says yes.


Draft 4

It is after school. Sarah (18) and Faye (17) are working on two computers in their sixth form common room. They are laughing and joking around, until Jay (17) walks in and sits directly opposite them. While all 3 of them work, Jay keeps trying to catch Sarah's eye. She notices this, and occasionally ducks down beneath the computer and giggles with Faye.

Sarah then decides to go to the toilet, leaving Jay and Faye alone. Jay pulls out a card he has made for Sarah which expresses all his feelings towards her. He looks at it for a moment. A teacher walks in and begins to talk to Faye. With Faye turned round Jay quickly leans over the computer divider and drops his card into Sarah's bag. Jay returns back to working. The teacher leaves and Sarah enters. Jay is staring at the computer screen with a smile on his face. Sarah explains to Faye that she needs to leave and walk her sister home as dance class has been cancelled. She rushes over and picks up a different bag to the one the card is in. She gives Faye a hug and rushes out. Jay is left looking confused and afraid. He looks over to see Faye's bag lying beside her. He slouches in his chair and starts to bite his nails.



Draft 5

It is after school. Sarah (18) and Faye (17) are working on two computers in their sixth form common room. They are laughing and joking around, until Jay (17) walks in and sits directly opposite them. While all 3 of them work, Jay keeps trying to catch Sarah's eye. She notices this, and occasionally ducks down beneath the computer and giggles with Faye. Jay is working on a masterpiece drawing of Sarah that he seems ingrosed in.
Sarah then decides to go to the toilet, leaving Jay and Faye alone. Jay pulls out a card he has made for Sarah which expresses all his feelings towards her. He looks at it for a moment. A teacher walks in and begins to talk to Faye. With Faye turned round Jay quickly leans over the computer divider and drops his card into Sarah's bag. Jay returns back to working. The teacher leaves and Sarah enters. Jay is staring at the computer screen with a smile on his face. Sarah explains to Faye that she needs to leave and walk her sister home as dance class has been cancelled. She rushes over and picks up a different bag to the one the card is in. She gives Faye a hug. Jay is left looking confused and afraid. As Sarah walks past she looks over to see what he is doing. With him too confused and thoughtful, he forgets to cover up the drawing of her. She notices it and acts quite shocked and calls him a freak. She storms out, leaving Jay feeling totally deflated. He puts his head in his hands and sighs. Faye notices this and walks over to him and looks at the drawing. She rubs his back and tells him its really good and he's got a real talent and to not be upset. She returns to her seat.
Jay looks over to see Faye's bag lying beside her. He starts to bite his nails and him and Faye exchange a smile.


Draft 6


Creativity Meets A Blank Canvas

It is 3:47pm. Sarah (18) and Faye (17) are working on two computers in their sixth form common room. They are laughing and joking around, until Jay (17) walks in and sits directly opposite them. While all three of them work, Jay keeps trying to catch Sarah's eye. She notices this, and occasionally ducks down beneath the computer and giggles with Faye. Jay is working on a masterpiece drawing of Sarah that he seems engrossed in. Sarah gets up and leaves. Jay and Faye are alone. Jay pulls out a card he has made for Sarah which expresses all his feelings towards her. He looks at it for a moment. A teacher walks in and begins to talk to Faye. With Faye turned round Jay quickly leans over the computer divider and drops his card into Sarah's bag. Jay returns back to working. The teacher leaves and Sarah enters. Jay is staring at the computer screen with a smile on his face. Sarah explains to Faye that she needs to leave and walk her sister home as dance class has been cancelled. She rushes over and picks up a different bag to the one the card is in. She gives Faye a hug. Jay is left looking confused and afraid. As Sarah walks past she looks over to see what he is doing. With him too confused and thoughtful, he forgets to cover up the drawing of her. She notices it and acts quite shocked and calls him a freak. She storms out, leaving Jay feeling totally deflated. He puts his head in his hands and sighs. Faye notices this and walks over to him and looks at the drawing. She rubs his back and tells him its really good and that Faye doesn't understand art anyways. She returns to her seat. Jay gets up and walks over to the vending machine. He enters in the code and while he is waiting, he turns round and looks at Faye, with the card the bag is in lying next to her. He tilts his head. Faye turns round and smiles at him. He smiles back. An apple Juice carton drops to the bottom of the vending machine with a thud.

Draft 7

Masterpiece

It is 3:47pm. Sarah (18) is working on a computer in their sixth form common room, and Jay (17) is working opposite her. While they work, Jay keeps trying to catch Sarah's eye. She notices this, and occasionally gives him a sinister smile, followed by a disgusted face. Jay is working on a masterpiece drawing of Sarah that he seems engrossed in.


Sarah's friend Faye (17) walks in and gives Sarah a hug. She pulls Sarah's bag underneath the desk and puts hers in her place then sits down next to her. After a while, Sarah gets up and leaves. Jay and Faye are alone. Jay pulls out a card he has made for Sarah which expresses all his feelings towards her. He looks at it for a moment. A teacher walks in and begins to talk to Faye. With Faye turned round Jay quickly leans over the computer divider and drops his card into Faye's bag, which he thinks is Sarah's. Jay returns back to drawing. The teacher leaves and Sarah enters. Jay is staring at the computer screen with a smile on his face. Sarah explains to Faye that she needs to leave and walk her sister home as dance class has been cancelled. She rushes over and picks up a different bag to the one the card is in. She gives Faye a hug.


Jay is left looking confused and afraid. As Sarah walks past she looks over to see what he is doing. With him too confused and thoughtful, he forgets to cover up the drawing of her. She notices it and acts quite shocked and calls him a freak. She storms out, leaving Jay feeling totally deflated. He puts his head in his hands and sighs. Faye notices this, picks up her bag and walks over to him to look at the drawing. She sits down next to him, and then stares at him for an uncomfortable moment. She softly says to him, that it's amazing, then smiles. Jay's face lights up. He looks down at Faye's bag, in which the card can be seen poking out at the top.