Plan

After much trouble coming up with a storyline for my film trailer, with some help, I have decided on one storyline, but will have several different ideas of what to put into the trailer.

Storyline:
Both male & female character go to same high school girl is unpopular and a loner, male is popular and surrounded by friends. Several years later Female and male work for competitive newspapers, attempting a collaboration both are assigned the same story to do together (the story for both is the 'big one' in terms of promotion: editors role) They have to get the latest scoop on the new band who will be touring up and down the country. The female & male couple go on a road trip to find the scoop. Half way through, the male gets too drunk on a late night out and arrives with a broken leg. He becomes entirely dependant on her, as they struggle to get through their story and not fall for each other.

Opening of trailer
idea 1)

• open with an establishing shot of a school location
• MLS of a girl walking alone through the busy school
• group of jocks mocking her from afar

idea 2)

• Establishing shot of a car driving down a main road, isolated
• OTS of male character dialogue 'You know not all men are like this'
• reverse shot of female- dialogue 'I highly doubt it'

Next I will have the production and disruption company credits. I will show these by showing a car driving down an empty road (similar to the opening shot in idea 2) and the names of both companies appearing after it.

After that:

• an Establishing shot of a newspaper production building
• MS of a boss (male, old, experienced)  dialogue: 'You have a chance to be editor in chief'
• over the shoulder shot of female looking excited 'I won't let you down'
• Female and other friend walking through a park. Friend says 'So you have to follow the band, with a representative from the rival company? for 6 weeks?'
• cutaway to male character receiving a phone number off a girl
• cut back to female and friend. female says 'shouldn't be too hard'
• Long shot of two main characters standing either side of the car packed for trip. Male is on crutches.
• CU of female displeased 'you're kidding'
• MS of females boss on the phone 'You don't do this well, you don't get the job'
• MCU of female 'If you're going to be difficult- this is going to be a long 6 weeks'
• LS of female falling onto a (hotel) bed in frustration
• [upbeat music start montage of clips]
• CU of male trying to reach something
• two shot- female walks past struggling male
• LS of male and female standing either side at the bottom of a tall staircase
• XLS of female storming away from male on a hillside
• two shot of both characters standing right at the back of a concert for the band
• LS of the rest of the crowd enjoying themselves in front
• [montage music gets a little softer]
• OTS of female driving 'I wasn't good around people as a kid'
• MLS of female helping male up from the floor
• MS of female look smitten
• MCU of male smiling whilst closing boot of the car
• CU of couple leaning in together
• 'In cinemas soon' screen
• MS of female slapping male

Here is a rough visual representation of the scenes described above.