Our task this week was to introduce a character into a short story using the “Five finger pitch” Which includes five different elements of determining a character – Genre, Main Protagonist, A goal, Obstacle and finally Whats Important.

I’ve decided to use the very first draft of the script for “Project Corona” A short, no dialogue film written by myself.

EXT. BARON FIELD – DAY
All that can be heard during the opening scene is music (Music tbd) as we pan through several abandoned and empty locations
– upper field
– empty field in church ground
– empty wood
Cut to a wide of our hero riding her motorcycle Through some mud.
Cut to head on wide shot of hero riding along a road – location: road leading into dog tag

This is the first time we see our hero
– merry, 30 something years old
– has a large scar through her eye and her scarred eye is completely white
– wearing combat boots, khaki jacket and a hat, a beaten up helmet covers her face
– wears a large backpack and has a shotgun on her back/ on the side of the motorcycle, wears a glock on her leg

Head on shot of hero getting closer to camera, the bike has run out of petrol and splutters to a stop in frame in a closeup, she is clearly disappointed and visually frustrated. She takes her helmet off and reveals her large scar. she gets off and kicks the side stand out. Song still playing

Pick up shot of hero kicking the side stand out.
Shoulder mount shot – She gets off the bike and take her earphones out – music is replaced by the sound of birds, no cars or planes can be heard.

Close up of merry removing her map from her backpack and finding where the nearest military checkpoint is. She  marks the nearest checkpoint and prepares to travel to acquire the petrol she so desperately needs to get the bike started again.

Wide shot – she packs her bag and takes her shotgun from the side of the bike and places it on her back.
Medium shot – she takes the glock from her leg holster, pulls the magazine out to check its loaded and puts it back, she pops in her headphones and selects track 2, the sound of birds is replaced by another song (Music TBD), She then grabs her bag straps and walks off camera.