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BLOSSOMING ROOTS
BY DIYA BAGHA
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PRODUCTION SCHEDULE:

WHAT WHEN
Planning 17th November
Filming 1st December
Editing 8th December
Socials 12th December
Viewing, feedback, corrections 15th December
Evaluation 20th December

WHAT WHEN WHERE WHO

Script Tuesday 14th College Myself
Storyboards Wednesday 15th College Myself
Location Recces Thursday 16th College Myself
Actor Confirmation Thursday 16th College Myself
Prop List Friday 17th College Myself
Filming 18TH – 1ST Southall, Train Myself, Shasmi
December Station, Rotherfield
College Canteen
Foley sounds 18th – 1st Myself
December
Opening credits 4th December College Myself
Editing 4th – 8th December College Myself

FILMING WHERE WHEN WHO WITH

WHAT WHAT
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Julia Production Julia’s house, 22nd Julia, Sam, N/A

high Wycombe Olivia
Julia Production Reading, 23rd Julia, Sam, N/A
Olivia’s house Olivia
Scenes: Twyford 29th Shasmi Camera, tripod,
Opening, 1, 2, 4, 5, Station, bounce, bag,
9,10 Rotherfield headphones,
Campus samosa,
sandwich
Scenes: Southall 2ND / 3RD Shasmi, Camera, Indian
6, 7, 8 Elizabeth, suits, food,
Abbey, Iban, friends, bhindi,
Fiza, Dylan bounce, lights
Scenes: My house, 30TH Shasmi Camera, tripod,
Opening, 3 Slough box, heirloom,
bangles, letters,
tissues, lights
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SCRIPT:
OPENING CREDITS:
The train station is empty, it cuts between the empty
station, the clock and the trainline app to Southall. The
scene is just a few seconds long before a train speeds
across and then masks to a girl sat on a train by
herself. SHASMI is sat by herself, in an empty carriage
and she is looking at her phone. It cuts to the screen of
her phone, scrolling on Instagram. Her phone drops out of
her hand and then the screen turns black except for the
phone falling. Then a train smashing into it and the
titling being revealed. The title masks on and says
‘BLOSSOMING ROOTS’. The screen zooms into the gap in the
O and there’s Shasmi, she is in her room, it pans from
her reflection in the mirror to her straightening her
hair. The scene turns to black except for the
straighteners which stay in frame as it comes up with the
straighteners as an ‘A’ as it says ‘A PRODUCTION BY’ and
my logo comes up. The straighteners go across the logo
and masks it away.

MUSIC: A BLEND OF MUSIC – WESTERN AND PUNJABI.

FADE TO

SCENE ONE: INT. TRAIN CARRIAGE – EARLY AFTERNOON

SHASMI is back on the train, she picks her phone back up

and sits back in her seat. The scene cuts to the doors
opening, a centralised shot as she leaves through the
doors.

SOUNDS: TRAIN DOOR OPENING, BEEPING SOUNDS, SHASMI

GRABBING HER BAG AND LEAVING, FOOTSTEPS.

CUT TO

SCENE TWO: EXT TO INT. COLLEGE ENTRANCE TO CANTEEN -

AFTERNOON

SHASMI makes her way back into college. She walks into
the canteen and sits down, taking her food out of a
curry, STUDENTS around her get up and leave and give her
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dirty looks. She sighs and puts her food away, instead
getting up. It cuts to her sitting back down with western
food – a burger or a sandwich. She eats her food while
scrolling on tiktok, her for you page is full of the
western standards, she sighs and puts her phone down.
Finishing eating and then getting up and leaving.

SOUNDS: FOOTSTEPS, RUMMAGING THROUGH HER BAG,

CHAIR MOVING AGAINST THE FLOOR, PHONE BEING PUT
DOWN

CUT TO

SCENE THREE: INT TO EXT. HOME TO STREETS - LATE AFTERNOON

SHASMI receives a package from her grandma back in India.

The brown package is given to her by hands, we don’t see
who they belong too. She sits on the couch of her house
and opens the package up, revealing a box. The box is
full of bangles, clothing, letters and an heirloom.
Shasmi picks up the heirloom and examines it, it piques
her interest and she run out her house, a video of her
running down the street is shown, and then she reaches
her library.

SOUNDS: PAPER BEING RIPPED OPEN, BANGLES, TISSUE

PAPER.

MUSIC: UPLIFTING, UPBEAT.

CUT TO

SCENE FOUR: INT. LIBRARY – EARLY EVENING

She sits at the computer and searches ups a bunch of

things. Until it appears on screen, the picture clear as
day. A time lapse of Shasmi, she is looking at the
computer and the lights shine on her face as she changes
tabs, researches into the object. Shasmi turns to check
the time and it cuts to the clock. She realises it’s time
to go home and turns her laptop off. She leaves the chair
remains spinning.

SOUNDS: KEYBOARD TYPING, CLOCK TICKING.

MUSIC: FAST PACED, INTENSE, UPLIFTING.

CUT TO

SCENE FIVE: INT. TRAIN, EMPTY CARRIAGE - MORNING

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SHASMI is on the train again. She is getting on a train

to Southall again, her music no longer English, but
Bollywood/Punjabi music. Her head against the window as
she approaches the station. A centralised shot as she
gets off to station.

SOUNDS: TRAIN DOOR OPENING, TRAIN SPEEDING ALONG,

BEEPING FROM THE DOOR

MUSIC: MIX OF WESTERN AND PUNJABI MUSIC

CUT TO

SCENE SIX: EXT. SOUTHALL MAIN STREET – LATE MORNING

SHASMI is walking into the town. The scene is of the

bustling town, the people surrounding Shasmi as she
walks. She stops, watching a family/a group of people in
a restaurant, eating food and enjoying themselves without
any issues. She sighs turns around and walks past the
camera. Masks her into the streets, roaming around and
looking at the stalls, the shops and the street food,
watching people enjoy the food, looking at the jewellery.
A lot of scenic shots – the sky, the people, the food,
the jewellery, the clothes, fabrics, etc.

SOUNDS: CAR HONKING, BUSTLING PEOPLE (TALKING,

FOOTSTEPS), SIZZLING FOOD SOUND OF PAYMENTS
GOING THROUGH, BIRDS.

MUSIC: PUNJABI MUSIC, SLOW TO UPBEAT AS MORE

THINGS GET SHOWN.

CUT TO

SCENE SEVEN: INT. SHOPS - AFTERNOON

We see the outside of her shop and it’s a saari and

lengha shop. Shasmi looks around. At the colours and the
styles before going into the changing rooms. She emerges
and does a spin, looking at herself in the mirror. She
smiles at herself. She tries on a few more as well before
leaving.

MUSIC: UPLIFTING, WESTERN AND PUNJABI MUSIC MIXED

TOGETHER

SOUNDS: CURTAINS OPENING.

CUT TO
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SCENE EIGHT: EXT. PAVEMENT FLOOR - AFTERNOON

SHASMI and her FRIENDS are sat on the curb, enjoying

their street food, samosas, pani puree, spring rolls,
etc. A close up of Shasmi, happy and content as we zoom
out to show all her friends laughing and chatting.

CUT TO

SCENE NINE: INT. TRAIN CARRIAGE - MIDDAY

SHASMI is once again getting on the train, a bhindi on

and her western clothes. She is with her FRIENDS and she
pulls out a samosa and starts eating it. And no one looks
at her weird, no one says anything. She sits and happily
eats.

CUT TO

SCENE TEN: EXT. TRAIN STATION – MIDDAY

The train zooms past, and then the credits roll on.

END
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CONTINGENCY PLAN:

Issue Probability: Impact: Preparation

Camera runs 8/10 I will not be able to film and end I will make sure my camera is charged
out of power. up wasting a day. the night before and have my charger
with my, just in case.
Actor is 5/10 I will not have a main character I have not been able to find a
unable to make for my plot. replacement actor for this shoot, as my
it. other audition was unable to make the
locations needed, however, I do have
other dates available to film during,
which gives me other options in case
she cannot act on my dates given.
Weather is 6/10 Filming outdoors scenes will be I will film all outside scenes when it is not
bad. impossible to film, they won’t raining, and when the lighting is good.
suit my set idea.
I cannot 7/10 I won’t have time to showcase I have made a small props list,
make/have the my abilities in prop something that doesn’t require a lot of
props in time. making/finding, I won’t have time to make or find, most of the object
everything I need for filming. I have at home or one of my
actors/crew have.
Equipment 5/10 I won’t be able to use the I will be extra careful with equipment,
unavailable, equipment, which I might need keeping it close by and securing it when
damaged. might not be able to do create needed.
certain moods with lighting or
certain shots without a tripod,
etc.
Tripping 3/10 Someone could get injured. I will make sure the path is clear in
hazards movement shots and moving stuff out of
the way when needed.
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SOUND LIST:

SOUND WHEN

Western and Punjabi mix SCENES: OPENING, 5, 7, 9,

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Train door opening SCENES: 1, 5
Beeping sounds SCENES: 1, 5
Bag being grabbed SCENES: 1
Footsteps SCENES: 1, 2, 7
Phone being put on table SCENES: 2
Rummaging through bag SCENES: 2
Train moving through station SCENES: OPENING, 1, 5,
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Curtains opening SCENES: 7
Chair against the floor SCENES: 2,
Box being opened SCENES: 3
Tissues being moved SCENES: 3
Bracelets being jangled SCENES: 3
Keyboard typing SCENES: 4
Clock ticking SCENES: 4
Car honking SCENES: 6
Bustling people around SCENES: 6, 8
Sizzling food SCENES: 6
Birds SCENES: 6
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Payments going through SCENES: 6

Uplifting music SCENES: 3, 4, 8
Slow to fast music SCENES: 4
Mellow, sad music SCENES: 2

PROP LIST:

WHAT WHEN WHERE

Camera All three days Southall, College,

Rotherfield campus
Tripod All three days Southall
Lights All three days. Southall, College,
Rotherfield campus
Box House scene Southall
Bangles House scene Southall
Tikka House scene Southall
Indian Suits (lengha, House scene Southall
saari, etc)
Bounce All three days Southall, College
Rotherfield Campus
Straighteners House scene Southall
Phone Train, school scenes Train station, College
Rotherfield Campus
Samosa, pani puree, Southall scenes Southall, College
etc Rotherfield Campus
Headphones Train scenes Train station
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Computer College College Rotherfield

campus
Fabrics Southall Southall
Paper that looks like House scene Southall
letters
A family heirloom House scene Southall
Sandwich College scenes College, Rotherfield
campus
School bag Train and college Train station, College
scenes Rotherfield Campus