20 Key Frames Layout

Documentary style, natural lighting:

1. Canted angle over the shoulder close-up of letter labeled ‘urgent’ that the engineer is staring at. He is dressed in work wear (white shirt and black tie with black trousers)

2. Mid angle Close-up of the letter labeled ‘urgent’ opened in the engineer’s hands.

3. Text saying '6 hours later'.

4. Low angle close-up of engineer looking roughed up  still wearing the same uniform.

5. Medium angle over the shoulder close up shot of woman now in focus as she waves to the engineer whilst smiling, she is dressed in a casual type of dress which complements her curvy body type.

6. High angle mid shot of the engineer being comforted by Laura – who places her hand on his shoulder whilst he directly looks at her in a state of melancholy.

7. Close-up of Laura as she faces the engineer with one of her hands out to indicate that she is proposing the engineer with an idea.

8. Low angle mid shot of engineers face as he appears hesitant and unsure.

9. Medium angle master shot of the engineer and Laura shaking hands, Laura appears more prominent in the shot through proximity. This is to foreshadow the power Laura obtains over the engineer.

10. High angle medium close up of the engineer entering Laura’s office, he appears neutral, the engineer with a black shirt and trousers.

 Film noir style, chiaroscuro, artificial lighting:

 11. Medium angle mid  of the engineer viewing Laura’s computer as he sees the hacking database.

12. Medium angle mid depth of field shot of engineer pointing to the computer screen appearing angry and simultaneously intrigued.

13. Medium angle mid long shot of Laura whispering to the engineer by his ear.

14. Low angle mid long shot of engineer pacing from one side to another appearing hesitant.

15. High mid angle master mid shot of engineer and Laura holding hands gazing at one another smiling.

16. Canted angle over the shoulder shot of engineer viewing Laura’s computer in shock, with shallow focus on the computer screen.

17. Mid angle mid long shot of engineer pointing at computer screen whilst he stares furiously at Laura who is parallel to him.

18. Mid angle mid shot of engineer with a firm one armed grip of Laura's neck which he grasps violently whilst she is writing an alibi on a piece of paper .

19. Low angle mid shot of engineer who has hands now firmly placed on the front of Laura's neck who is now facing in his direction.

20. High canted angle close up of Laura now lying dead on a chair.

Film Treatment - Existence

*Warning Spoilers Contained*

The film begins with a pan down of the engineer entering his house and noticing a letter labelled 'urgent' on the floor – close up is used for this, which he opens. After viewing the letter he becomes distraught after seeing that he has got sacked from his job as a computer engineer. The engineer then embarks on an all night alcohol debacle – this is to be represented through constant zoom ins and outs on his face. Half of the film will be in documentary style, half will be in tradition film noir style.

Pan down from a road sign to the engineer looking extremely roughed up from all night drinking as he begins to make his way home. Slow motion POV shots will be used to convey his drunken disrupted state. Shallow focus shot of a woman walking into focus comes into view, this is Laura. Laura engages the engineer in conversation, although he is reluctant to talk at first, then remembers Laura from their time at university – over the shoulder shots to be used to show their conversation. After learning of the engineer's current state of unemployment Laura proposes a new kind of job. Hacking banks to steal money from them. The engineer is hesitant at first then accepts the role.

The engineer and Laura start work straight away, and as the job starts both parties find success in their 'unique business'.  Mis-en-scene in The happiness spreads as the two begin a relationship with one another. The engineer then randomly one day notices files left open on Lauren's laptop that show how she divides the money between both her and him. The figures in the amount of money Laura has obtained are incongruent to the amount she has told the engineer. The engineer immediately confronts her on this and demands her to give him the money he is owed. She refuses and after that each character vows to take the other down by informing the bank being extorted on one another. The two characters also make death threats to each other, foreshadowing the future. 

Although the two characters have stated on informing each other, neither has done so A large amount of high and low angles are to be used in conveying characters positions of power. He embarks on independently finding the hackers who have been extorting his employers. The engineer pays a visit to the office of Laura in broad daylight, entering from the back of the building to an un-armed Laura - who is compiling an alibi against the engineer. She is shocked when he appears, intimately touching her neck behind her and he places his hand around her neck. He then asks her to turn around to face him, and then strangles her tp death whilst sadistically staring at her – this will be shown through a canted angle to represent both characters inevitable negative fates.

Reece Report

The office is quite spacious and allows me to perform a variety of camera shots within it. It is also has various electrical outputs incase I need them for camera equipment usage. The dominant red colour seen is simliar to the red within Drive when Driver visits Cook at the strip club. The use of red through cinematography can be noted in The Departed, Brick and Drive - all being neo-noir like the stills I am going to produce. Lighting can also be well controlled here with curtains, natural and artificial lighting all available to help achieve the chiaroscuro lighting that is in: Double Indemnity, The Maltese Falcon and Sunset Blvd.