Plot
Film opens - black out, door bell rings - then cameras roll to middle close up, tightly framed shot of Laura and Ahmed talking at the door. close up of laptop when she hands it over to him. Fade to black.
Camera techniques-
Fades from white to situation.
shot reverse shot
Close up of character’s face
Long shot showing the technican walking away
Next scene opens with Ahmed sitting at a desk, studying the laptop - high key lighting, makes it eerie, foreshadowing something serious/ impactful. Ahmed notices 'OPTIPLEX' on side of laptop, he has never heard of that brand before. Touches the screen (virus on laptop sends him through time) - dissolve transition - camera 'zooms' into computer screen, fades to white.
Close up of laptop,
extreme close up of laptop / technician’s face
'fly on the wall' - Ahmed witness Laura's meeting with executive, discovers her company is going under, she is distraught. Fade to white - Ahmed is back in the present, sat at the desk.
Ahmed feels sorry for Laura. Suddenly, dissolve transition - camera 'zooms' into computer screen, fades to white. Sends him to 'bad' future - Laura is roaming the streets in shabby clothes, she stumbles to a cash point and there is no money, she is in despair. Fade to white - Ahmed is back in the present, sat at the desk.
Long shot of business meeting with business woman and her executive following into a close up of business woman’s face
Close up of technician’s face.
Long shot of business woman, shows her roaming around the streets,
Close up of bank balance then goes to close up of business woman’s face.
Medium shot of business woman curled up on floor.
Ahmed is determined to help her. dissolve transition - camera 'zooms' into computer screen, fades to white, inspiring music plays. Laura's door bell rings and Ahmed is standing there, he hands over the fixed laptop and Laura is ecstatic. Cross-cut to Laura's flat, they are sat at her table, she asks him to join her company. He smiles, close up of their hands shaking.
Film ends with fade to white.
Medium shot of technician coming out of laptop, and back to desk
close up of technician’s face when giving knocking on door.
shot reverse shot again.
extreme close up of the exchange of the briefcase.
close up of business woman’s face as she closes the door.
close up of laptop moves into a long shot showing technician sitting at desk.
fades to black.
Costumes:
Technician: Throughout the beginning scenes technician wears blue shirt, jeans, geeky look with glasses.
End scene wearing a black suit- a business look-
Business woman: Smart suit- blouse, skirt high heels hair messy, looks tired
3rd scene wearing same suit accompanied with blazer, hair nicely up, nice makeup
executive, skirt blouse, blazer, high heels
4th scene: Business woman wearing smart trousers smudged with mud, shirt dirtied with food stains etc.
Props:
Laptop, sunglasses, briefcase, bankcard,
