Shot List:

Plan/Start of script:

Plan:

•       Wife (Femme Fatal) Ellythea sees her husband Mikayla with another woman Isla , out in public, holding hands.

•       Wife Ellythea pretends to be husband Mikayla and invites mistress Isla over by phone

•       Mistress comes to husbands apartment unaware of the femme fatale. She is shocked to see the femme fatale waiting for her in the apartment instead of the husband

•       Wife Ellythea kills the mistress Isla, strangled…seen in reflection

•       Witness Alex walks in on other woman Isla being strangled by wife Ellythea

•       Wife Ellythea convinces witness Alex to not tell anyone the husband what she has seen

•       Body is found by detective Serena,

•       Detective Serena integrates husband Mikayla, wife Ellythea and witness Alex about the murder

•       Wife Ellythea and witness Alex blame it on the husband Mikayla.

Characters:

1.      Ellythea Wahlstrom is - femme fatale

2.      Serena Vanstone is - the detective

3.      Alex Elliot is - the witness and the “side” guy

4.      Mikayla Kersten is - the husband

Script:

Husband and Mistress: Sitting at cafe holding hands and laughing with one another

Femme Fatale: watches through the windows of the cafe then turns to walk away

Femme fatale: arrives home through the front door (now night time), looks around the room and dials the mistresses number and invites her over

Mistress: comes through the door to the husband and femme fatales apartment to see the femme fatale waiting on the lounge for her arrival

Femme fatale: walks over to the mistress and begins strangling her (seen in the shadows of the wall)

-    mistress drops to the floor dead -

Witness: comes through the door to see the mistress dead on the floor (worked with the husband and explains how he was only there to pick up files for work) “I-I’m sorry - I just needed to pick up some files for work”

Femme fatale: tricks the witness into keeping quiet about what he saw and asks him to help move the body

Detective: comes to look for clues of the murder (since she knew the husband he…

Detective: … interrogates the husband, wife and witness about the murder. Sits them all down in the same room at separate times

-    To femme fatale: “Where were you last night at 11pm?”

-    “Were you aware of the relationship your husband had with this woman?”

Femme fatale: “No, i had no idea. Last night at 11pm I was at home, pouring myself a glass of wine to ease the long day of work.”

Detective: To husband

-    “Where were you last night at 11pm?”

-    “When was the last time you saw her?”

-    “Did your wife know about the relationship you had with her?”

Husband: “I was at the office, working late… The last time i saw her was when I met her at the cafe to talk. She didn't know about us, theres no way she could find out anyways.”

Detective: To witness

- “Where were you last night at 11pm?”

-    “Did you know your boss was cheating on his wife?”

Witness: “Uh no, I had no idea he would do this. He loves his wife! Last night at 11… I went home to pick up some files for work…”

*We could have flashbacks of what they are “supposedly” doing at this time whilst their voice plays over the top*

Props/costumes list

Production Title: Props Master:		Scene   to   . Director:
Scene # Name	Characters Required	Props/Costumes Required
1 - cafe	femme fatale- Ellythea husband- Mikayla mistress- Isla	femme fatale- dress, jacket, mid-heeled shoes, bag husband- jacket, shirt, pants, black lace-ups mistress- dress, jacket, mid-heeled shoes, bag
2 - phone call	femme fatale- Ellythea mistress- Isla	femme fatale- dress, mid-heeled shoes phone- old fashioned if possible mistress- dress, jacket, mid-heeled shoes, bag
3 - mistress arrives	femme fatale- Ellythea mistress- Isla	femme fatale- dress, mid-heeled shoes mistress- dress, jacket, mid-heeled shoes, bag
4 - strangled	femme fatale- Ellythea mistress- Isla	femme fatale- dress, mid-heeled shoes mistress- dress, jacket, mid-heeled shoes, bag
5 - Alex sees & convincing	femme fatale- Ellythea mistress- Isla man- Alex	femme fatale- dress, mid-heeled shoes mistress- dress, jacket, mid-heeled shoes, bag man- jacket, shirt, pants, shoes
6 - found by detective	detective- Serena	detective- coat, shirt, pants, shoes

7 - interrogation	detective- Serena husband- Mikayla femme fatale- Ellythea man- Alex	detective- coat, shirt, pants, shoes husband- jacket, shirt, pants, black lace-ups femme fatale- dress, jacket, mid-heeled shoes, bag man- jacket, shirt, pants, shoes
8 - crime is blamed on the husband	detective- Serena femme fatale- Ellythea man- Alex	detective- coat, shirt, pants, shoes femme fatale- dress, jacket, mid-heeled shoes, bag man- jacket, shirt, pants, shoes

Plan

•      Wife (Femme Fatal) Ellythea sees her husband Mikayla with another woman Isla , out in public, holding hands.
•       Wife Ellythea kills the mistress Isla, strangled…seen in reflection
•       Witness Alex walks in on other woman Isla being strangled by wife Ellythea
•       Wife Ellythea convinces witness Alex to not tell anyone the husband what she has seen
•       Body is found by detective Serena,
•       Detective Serena integrates husband Mikayla, wife Ellythea and witness Alex about the murder
• ·     Wife Ellythea and witness Alex blame it on the husband Mikayla.

Planning!

Today we found out which groups we will be in, I'm with Serena,Ellythea and Mikayla. We decided that we are going to have 2 main characters, one being a husband and another being a feme fatale. We are then going to have 2 other characters that will only appear once, these characters will be a dead girl and then a detective. We haven't worked out our storyline yet but we will be doing this next lesson.

Femme Fatale

A femme fatale is a character of a mysterious and seductive woman who charms her loves often leading them to compromising, dangerous and deadly situations. This woman usually has something to do with the series of events that are occurring or about to occur. These are the most direct attack on the stereotypical woman; as she does not play the devoted stay at home wife or mother. Majority of these femme fatales usually have very long hair usually red or black, very pale skin but they do not have to physically beautiful but majority of the time they are.

Film Noir

Film noir is a style or genre of cinematographic film marked by a mood, it’s a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas. Visual characteristics tend to use dramatic shadows, defined contrast, low-key lighting and usually black & white. Majority of films that have been made were shot in cities and nighttime shooting is very common. Close up shots on people’s faces are used to create a dramatic effect. It is well known for its use of low and wide angled shots, they usually use characters such as corrupt cops, alienated protagonist, misogynist men and femme fatale. Narrative elements include complex story lines, flashbacks, voiceover narration and usually from a first person point of view.