Scenes order list Caroline Robertson

I am going to take the ideas of scenes posted previously on the blog and put them into an order so that it is easier to create into a storyboard. I will consult with the group to make sure we all agree on the order and to get any more scene ideas.
KEY - Normal font - general scene ideas. Bold Italic Font - Monologue Ideas.

1. Fade in from Black, soundtrack starts. extreme close up of mantle piece, very slow tracking movement. Mise En Scene such as family photographs and alcohol bottles should be apparent. This shot should end up on a close up of his face, and the title "Milo" fades in and out in black and white. Music stops and Foly of door slamming. Can see the parents in the background out of focus arguing. Monologue begins.
Talk about how they argue a lot.

2. Cut to Trampolining scene, Still camera, can see his head appearing into the shot every few seconds. Foleys of Trampolining squeaking.
Talk about how he plays on his own, make lack of friends apparent.


3. Close up/Medium shot of him playing ping pong. Very slow zooming out to a long shot and we can see he is playing alone against a wall.

4. Cut to tracking shot of him running through field. Clip from 400 Blows as inspiration, found by Jack Storer
Talking about his "favourite place"/ sanctuary. No arguing there.



5. Extreme close ups and more panning of lots of broken bottles. zoom out to a close up and can see his feet stepping carefully over the bottles.
Starts to talk about how his father has friends to have parties with. He wishes he had people to play with.

6. Poker night scene. Can see Milo in the hallway, dark lighting. Foleys of lots of men laughing and bantering in the background. Possible use of smoke machine. Long shot of him alone in the hallway, cut to a medium close up of his expression, which is very void.
"But I don't like my dads friends."


6. Medium close up, can hear a mans voice saying something and see a hand pat his head/ruffle his hair. Expression gets angry. Cuts to extreme close up of his fist, which clenches. Cuts again to long shot of him walking away.

7. Eyeline match shot, close up of his face looking up at the alcohol, and then cuts to slow tracking of alcohol. Cut back to another close up of his face, looking upset. Foleys of fighting in the background, maybe arguing about drink and we can hear a slap.

8. Bedroom scene. Can still hear arguing in the background. Camera is under the duvet with him and he is holding a torch crying. Medium close up. Still camera.

9. Extreme close up of his face, nothing around the frame. very slow zoom out and he is sitting on a sofa. zooms to a long shot.
Talks about how everythings better, just him and his mother now.


10. Slowly merges into him older, in the exact same position as the previous scene. As he changes so does the voice in the monologue.
Talks about how everythings better, just him and his mother now.


11. Pans away slowly from older Milo, and soundtrack starts.

12. Ends on an extreme long shot of the house to show the isolation.