Post 8; Decisions & Revisions

Creating and thinking of a storyline for our script was very difficult. We were just asked to think and put down some idea's of a main character. Keeping everything in mind from what we have learned from the session with Becky, i eventually came up with an idea of a female football player, based on one of my friends.

In the beginning, i had no idea of what i would do. Speaking to friends and family, i still couldn't come up with a basis for a storyline, and one that would be established within 7 minutes. I had to keep telling myself that i shouldn't come up with a complex story, because the time limit for the film was 7 minutes.
I knew the deadline was for the 1st of November, and was eager to get started and i still could not get a rough idea of an outline for the script.
My first initial idea, was to create script based on the journey of someones life, without dialogue. Then i remembered i had to fit it all in 7 minutes. Every story i was thinking of was too complex.
I was in the library working one afternoon, and i asked my friend if she had any ideas, so she would be able to help me. She then said confidently, "base your story on me", i thought she was just being silly at first, then i realised i could base my story on her, a female football player.

When we went to our next lesson we were asked to share our idea's to the person sitting next to us, and then we would read out each other's idea's. Carolyn's reaction to my story was positive, she said she particularly liked the idea, that she breaks her leg which shatters her dreams, she thought it was unexpected, and a good idea. After speaking to our partners about our stories we were told to explain the stories to the class.Then other students and our teacher would give feedback, and were asked what they thought of people's idea's. When Carolyn read put my idea, a peer asked the question "What is the turning point?" i then needed to think about what i could include to make my story more interesting, and appealing. Our teacher then said that for her the story needed to be thought about, and researched into more, to see it it would relate to real life issues. I decided to research into different female footballers and the stereotypes which come with them, as in today's society is it common for women football players to be negatively portrayed as apposed to men. I have researched into Kelly Smith the professional football player from Garston. I found a short interview from the newspaper "The independent" and the headline was the dialogue Kelly has said which was "i should have been a male football player, then I'd be a millionaire"

The phrase indicated the stereotypical views that occur today, and the stereotypes that come with them, it is saying that because she is a female she does not get highly paid as male footballers, yet she is just as good.

Other research i found showed that many female football players who had dreams of becoming professional footballers had their dreams destroyed due to injury's. Some research had suggested that this may be because they have had not enough training as Male's have had and women are more "delicate" then men.

My basic plot outline was originally girl has big dreams to play in FA cup, breaks her leg, dreams are devastated. After taking to Carolyn she said that i should have a twist, something like she wants to be noticed by the cleaner of her football club, and in the end when she breaks her leg, the man rushed over to help her.

I liked this idea, and came up with a new storyline which was....

Girl wants to play in the FA cup, and asks her parents for a day off school to try out for the FA cup team.

Her parents say no, and tell her that she is not good enough anyway, and she needs to concentrate more on her school work. (This knocks her confidence)

The coach ensures her she can do it, and if it makes her happy she should pursue her dreams.

The girl Lie's to her parents and misses school for the try outs, where the cleaner of the football club is watching, she wants to impress.

She breaks her leg, tacking someone harshly, and is devastated, the cleaner runs over to help her, and calls an ambulance.

Her parents find out she has lied and is disappointed in her behaviour.

The girl is devastated and very emotional, she then comes home from hospital to find out her parents have bought her tickets to the FA cup at Wembley Stadium.

In the last scene we see the girl sitting cheering her team on wearing an engagement ring with the cleaner.