PRODUCTION NOTESBy Sanusia Conteh

PLOT

The plot of my short film is a meeting between a moderate Muslim woman and a radical Muslim man. They will both be arguing on the topic of Islamic extremism with the woman being against and the man being for. The woman will be using quotes from the Qur’an to support her arguments whilst the radical man uses facts on the invasion of the Middle East to support his reasons for being a terrorist.

They will both accept and understand each other’s point of view.

LOCATION AND PROPS

Interior location I will be using my school's assembly platform which will be

transformed into a dark conference/meeting room. A green room (to shoot the establishing shot). A long table Two chairs (one at the end of each table). Two lights (lit above the heads of both actors seated at

the table). A black table cloth (to cover up the table). Black curtains

ACTORS AND THEIR ROLES

Me :- I will be playing the role of the moderate muslim who challenges the concept of Islamic extremism using references from the ethics and teaches of the Holy Qur'an.

My cousin/a man :- My cousin will be playing the role of an Islamic extremist who based on his anger because of the killings of muslims in the middle east, misinterprets some teachings and ethics of the Qur'an.

A man/my dad :- my dad will be playing the role of the omniscient narrator who speaks at the beginning and at the end of the short film but isn't seen.

ESTABLISHING SHOT

I have decided to use an establishing shot of a man with his eyes closed and facial expressions of pain and anger. Whilst his eyes are closed, in the background images of dead women, children and men In the Middle east will be shown (hence the pain and anger in his expression). The man will then open up his eyes and find himself in a dark meeting room with a muslim woman sitting at the other end of the table.

SOUND My short film will mainly use diegetic sounds such as the

dialogue between both actors and the off-voice of the omniscient narrator who is heard by both the actors and the audience.

The only form of non-diegetic sound that I will use will be soundtracks at the beginning when presenting the title credits.

CAMERA ANGLES/SHOTS Wide shot :- to present a clear view of the length of the

table when the actors are seated at each end. Close up :- to reveal body languages and actions each

actor expresses. Extreme close-up :-to reveal detailed facial expressions.