Teaser Plan
ECU of Main character’s Venetian/Masquerade mask lying on a table, sharp focus on it with the rest of the items on the table are in soft focus. The camera pans out till it’s just a CU of the characters mask rather than an ECU. The main character’s hand then comes into shot and grabs the mask
Cut to the back of his head as he puts on the Mask, his head is currently focused down, as he finishes tying his mask or just applying it to his face he looks up. There is a mirror in front of him but it’s in soft focus so his face in unclear for now.
Previous shot fades into a MS of him doing up his waistcoat. The camera pans up his waistcoat slowly till we get to a CU of his face with the mask on
While the camera is panning up the music will play a series of beats quickly, during these fast beats there will be fast cuts of CU’s of various characters in the film showing their facial expression. This first montage of aces will show them all with smiles or happy faces.
After the fast cuts the scene will return to panning up his waistcoat to get to his mask. Once at a CU of his mask. The shot will then zoom in
As the shot is zooming in another series of fast beats will happen. This time the same character’s faces will appear on screen but either with a more aggressive face or some with masks on. These shots will again be in CU
After the series of fast beats the scene will return to a CU of the characters face before fading into a LS of him
The LS will be of the back of him as he is exiting the door aiming to exit the door
Another series of fast beats will play and this time all the characters will be wearing masks with CU shots of all of them.
The scene will then return to a LS of him walking out the door.
As he opens the door light increases from the door and soon the whole screen turns to white
The screen fades in from white to see a LS of him walking through the door into an open ball room.
The camera cuts to an over the shoulder shot focused in on the empty ball room. There is a girl in the middle dancing on her own. At first she is in soft focus but it changes to sharp focus with soft focus now on his shoulder. The shot will be slowly zooming into the girl
The scene’s will fade into a LS of the girl dancing on her own
A cut will then go a medium shot of her dancing, she was previously looking down at her feet and now is starting to notice him
Cut to a CU of his face with a mask on looking at her.
Cut to a CU of her looking at him seductively. Shot fades to white
Fade from white of a LS of the two dancing together in the middle, Shot fades into a MS of the two before fading into an ES of the two dancing in the open room.
Cut to a CU of him getting ready to spin her
Cut to her as she is spun
Cut to him pulling her back in, fades to white
Fades from white to reveal the rest of the party goers all their in fancy dress, LS.
Cuts back to the two dancing together
A montage then is played, shot’s will include:
LS of the main male character and his group of friends.
MS of some drunken party goers in a fight
CU of the main female character with her mother in the background in soft focus
MS of the main character and one of his friends arguing
CU of some of the masks falling to the ground
MS of various couples kissing
CU of the main male character running
CU of the main female character crying
Will then end with the title reveal, the film’s name “Welcome To The Masquerade” will slowly zoom into the camera then fade away like fog.
