Mood board
December 2012 - January 2013
Log LineThe film, 'Minnie', is a poetic realim piece about a girl who is battling with her memory to find out where she is.
TreatmentThere is a riverbank with the water flowing from the wind. Kay's eyes open in a dark space, her surroundings appear dismal and lifeless. There is a unclear silhouette in the background. Kay sits up and looks around and spots the figure. The simple silhouette takes shape and becomes clearer that it is a girl sitting there. The girl is wearing a checked shirt, grey jeans, boots and her hair is covering her face and her head is down. Kay looks down at her self to see she is wearing all white. Kay tries to stand up slowly but she's not as strong as she thinks she is. She approaches the girl, not knowing what to expect, before she reaches her, the girl looks up. Kay starts asking questions, but the girl cannot reply.
There is an image of a stag beetle moving slowly amongst some grass pushing away any obstacles. Kay is standing at a distance from the girl, showing uncertainty. There is a piece of paper and a pen next to the girl and she begins to write some answers to the questions Kay is asking. However, some of the information is blurred out so Kay can't read it. The lights change above them and Kay can hear something coming from above. Before she can figure out what is it, the lights go back to their previous state and sounds fade. Kay starts getting upset with the confusion and frustration. There is another nature-based image with a stream running by. Kay then looks down at her clothes; she notices that she has a few bloodstains on them. Confused as to why they are there, she tries to ask the girl more questions but again, the information is limited. The lights come up brighter again and Kay can hear what appear to be voices along with other machine like sounds. Before Kay can identify who it is the voice fades, but machine sounds remain. The girl throughout this remains in the same position and does not seem to be able to move from where she is situated. Kay starts discussing with her self what is going on, and starts to believe it is a dream, the girl tries to contradict her, but Kay doesn't trust her. The girl starts frantically writing on pieces of paper and, almost angry with Kay throws the pages at her to get her to read them. Kay reluctantly picks them up and has what appears to be a flashback. Kay and the girl are in a park, it seems to be from Kay's memory, but there is no sound and Kay can't make out the dialogue. The 'memory' dissolves. Kay is standing in the dark space, staring at the paper. She starts to remember the girl as her friend, Minnie. Minnie starts writing down who Kay is, and we see the realisation that Kay is slowing remembering certain things. There is then a sequence of what could be Kay's memories of things she has experienced or things that she has witnessed in a film. They are all images of naturalistic scenes, some still some moving. There are images of animals and some images of Minnie (all from Kay's point of view). They start overlaying and intertwining, making it all confusing. The sequence picks up pace too and all of the 'memories' come rushing back. Kay and Minnie are sitting side by side in the black room. At this point, Kay's blood stains have gotten bigger, she starts to panic. Minnie starts writing again, and just before she shows Kay what she has written, the voices return. This time they are much clearer and Kay can work out what they are saying. The machine like sounds increase in volume as well and she starts to realise it is the sound of a heart monitor. Kay can hear the voices talking about someone and their health; she starts to come to terms with the fact that they are talking about her. She then remembers that she was in an accident and is now in hospital. Kay starts recalling the events that led up to where she is now and recalls that Minnie was with her at the time of the accident. Minnie writes something on paper and walks up to Kay, put her arm around her and gives her the paper. Kay reads it, drops it and starts crying. The paper drifts onto the floor and stays facing up, it reads, 'you're in a coma'. |
SynopsisKay is a British teenage girl who has woken up in an unusual environment. She is not sure where she is, why she is there or how she got there. The space around her is dark; there is nothing in the room with her except another girl, Minnie. However, Minnie can't speak, she can only write on paper to communicate with Kay. Kay still does not comprehend the situation and, with the assistance of Minnie, tries to figure out what is going on. Kay has flash backs of previous events, but she does not know if she saw them in a film or they actually happened in real life, she is submersed in a world of confusion. Kay doesn't know who Minnie is, Minnie is doing all she can to help Kay, but some of the words are blocked out on the paper - restricting Minnie in her aid to Kay. There are frequent sounds heard coming from above them. Kay is trying to work out what they are, they sound like people talking, but doesn't understand where they are originating. Kay notices that she has bloodstains on her clothes, adding to her seemingly unsolvable mystery.
Kay starts thinking about the possibilities of this situation; she starts to think she is dreaming. Then with more flash backs she starts piecing together the moments that led up to where she is now. She starts to remember who Minnie is and why she is with her. Kay finally remembers what occurred just before she 'woke up' and realises she was in an accident. She concludes that she is in a hospital - but doesn't know what is wrong with her or how to fix it. Shot List
1. MEDIUM SHOT of river flowing 2. EXTREME CLOSE UP of Kay's eyes opening 3. WIDE SHOT of half of space with Kay in focus and Minnie out of focus -looking at Kay from side on 4. MEDIUM SHOT of Kay trying to stand up 5. WIDE SHOT of Kay speaking to Minnie 6. CLOSE UP of Kay speaking to Minnie 7. CLOSE UP of Minnie looking at Kay 8. EXTREME CLOSE UP of a stag beetle moving through grass 9. WIDE SHOT of Kay standing away from Minnie on a diagonal 10. CLOSE UP of Minnie with a piece of paper and a pen 11. WIDE SHOT of Minnie sliding a piece of paper towards 12. EXTREME CLOSE UP of Kay picking up the pieces of paper 13. CLOSE UP of pieces of paper 14. WIDE SHOT of Kay reading the paper and talking to Minnie 15. CLOSE UP of a flowing stream 16. WIDE SHOT of Kay sitting wiping tears and noticing bloodstains, Minnie out of focus 17. LONG SHOT of Kay standing up and facing Minnie -focus change 18. CLOSE UP of Kay talking to Minnie 19. CLOSE UP of Minnie writing on a piece of paper and passing it to Kay 20. CLOSE UP of piece of paper 21. WIDE SHOT of Kay talking to Minnie 22. CLOSE UP of paper being slid across the floor to Kay 23. CLOSE UP of the paper 24. WIDE SHOT of Kay reading the paper 25. LONG SHOT of Kay talking to herself and Minnie in the background writing and throwing paper at Kay 26. CLOSE UP of Kay picking the paper up 27. CLOSE UP of the paper 28. MEDIUM SHOT of Kay dropping the paper and noticing the bloodstains on her clothes getting bigger 29. MEDIUM SHOT of Minnie laughing in the forest 30. LONG SHOT of Kay and Minnie sitting next to each other on against a wall 31. CLOSE UP of Kay talking to Minnie 32. CLOSE UP of Minnie showing Kay a piece of paper 33. WIDE SHOT of Kay talking to Minnie and Minnie writing on paper and passing it to Kay 34. CLOSE UP of Kay reading the paper aloud 35. CLOSE UP of Minnie 36. MEDIUM SHOT of a tree branch in the sun 37. MEDIUM SHOT of tree tops with sun streaming through 38. LONG SHOT -tracking shot- along a countryside path towards a gate 39. MEDIUM SHOT of Kay, her bloodstains are even bigger, Minnie out of focus in the background 40. CLOSE UP of Minnie showing Kay a piece of paper 41. WIDE SHOT of Kay talking to Minnie 42. CLOSE UP of Minnie revealing a piece of paper to Kay 43. WIDE SHOT -diagonal angle - of Kay talking to Minnie 44. MEDIUM SHOT of Minnie sliding a piece of paper across the floor to Kay 45. CLOSE UP of the paper as Kay picks it up 46. BIRDS EYE VIEW of Kay and Minnie looking up 47. LONG SHOT of Kay standing in silence with her back to Minnie 48. LONG SHOT of Kay talking as Minnie stands up with a piece of paper and walks towards Kay. Minnie puts her arm around Kay and hands her the piece of paper. Kay reads it and lets it drop onto the floor. 49. MEDIUM SHOT -moving into a CLOSE UP of the piece of paper on the floor. |