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Action: Tanya leans against the closed
kitchen door distressed and in tears.
Description: She is wearing an
all black attire to connote death,
which is a major theme in our
short film. Her hair is disheveled
and her make up is smudged
highlighting her agony.
Shot: Medium Shot
Duration: 27 seconds
Sound: non-diegetic soundtrack
Editing: Fade in
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Nayani Vijayaratnam
Description: This portrays
Angela as caring as she
carries her. The conventional location
of a park suggests that Angela has
taken Tanya out to play.
Shot: Long Shot
Duration: 3 Seconds
Sound: Non-diegetic soundtrack
Editing: White filter to differentiate the
different time periods to the audience.
Fades to present day.
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Editing: Continuous
editing is used to enable
the audience to view the letter closely.
Action: Angela and younger Tanya are spending time together at the
mini animal reserve.
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Description: Through
their body language the
audience can identify the close bond,
which they had.
Shot: Wide shot
Duration: 3 Seconds
Sound: Non-diegetic soundtrack and
non-diegetic voiceover
Editing: White filter, Fades to present
day scene of Tanya in her bedroom.
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Nayani Vijayaratnam
Editing: The continuity of
the film is carried
through as the camera cuts to Tanya
sitting at her desk.
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Description: The main
focus is on the line I will
never love anyone else as much as I
loved you. Which insinuates the
strong bond, which continues to live
on even after Angelas death.
Shot: Medium close up
Duration: 8 Seconds
Sound: Non-diegetic soundtrack and
non-diegetic voiceover
Editing: Cuts to a card on the table.
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Nayani Vijayaratnam
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Action: Angela and
Tanya are playing on
the swings at the park.
Shot: Wide shot
Duration: 2 Seconds
Sound: Non-diegetic soundtrack
and non-diegetic voiceover.
Editing: White filter, cuts to
another flashback scene.
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Action: Young Tanya
runs into her
mothers arms.
Shot: Long Shot
Duration: 5 Seconds
Sound: Non-diegetic soundtrack
and non-diegetic voiceover
Editing: Cuts to another flash back
scene (interior)
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Action: Tanya is
nearly finished
writing the letter.
Description: The end of the letter
signifies Tanya attempting to
move on from her mothers death,
which is what she tries to do by
writing this letter n order to feel a
sense of closure.
Shot: Close Up
Duration:
6 Seconds
Sound: Non-diegetic soundtrack and nondiegetic voiceover.
Editing: Fades to a flashback scene.
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Nayani Vijayaratnam
Sound: Nondiegetic
soundtrack and non-diegetic
voiceover
Editing: Fades to a flashback
scene.
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Action: Young Tanya
is sleeping.
Shot: Close up
Duration: 5 Seconds
Sound: Non-diegetic soundtrack
and non-diegetic voiceover
Editing: White filter. Cuts to
another shot of young Tanya and
Angela in bed.
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Nayani Vijayaratnam
Shot: Medium
close up
Duration: 7 Seconds
Sound: Non-diegetic soundtrack
and non-diegetic voiceover
Editing: Continuous editing to
enable the audience to identify
what she does
with the letter
and the whole purpose of writing
it.
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Editing:
Continuous
editing.
Action: She places her hand along the bottom of her mothers
gravestone.
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