Initial Storyline Idea

  1. Split screen (black), girl walking out the house in school uniform, versus, in tight skirt and laddered tights.
  2. Father in front of television, flashing blue lighting coming from TV (only) booming sound
  3. Empty fridge, match on action, crab/compartment shot in fridge. Blue tone.
  4. Broken shelf, weird jar of condiment 
  5. Over shoulder shot, opening card with £16 in change 'Happy Birthday, Dad.'
  6. Outside Newsagents looking for jobs
  7. Fish and Chip shop looking for job, woman standing outside.
  8. Handing out CV 
  9. Close up '16' cupcake, focal point = orange candle light (voice over, "so, how old are you?" "18." 
  10. Protagonist looks at cake.
  11. Zoom in onto candle flame.
  12. Quick fade: orange street lighting close up.
  13. Long shot of a street with the orange light.
  14. Protagonist walking to the toilet, woman outside. 
  15. POV shot of protagonist walking into toilet.
  16. Woman from outside comes to find her "You wanna earn some money?"
  17. Protagonist replies, shot reverse shot, "No, I'm fine."
  18. Protagonist in cafe asking for jobs again.
  19. Protagonist frustration in her bed.
  20. Extreme close up of protagonist rolling her eyes.
  21. Middle shot of protagonist leaving cafe, crying, starts to wipe her eyes.
  22. The woman approaches her again and puts an arm on the protagonist's shoulder.
  23. Shot of protagonists face, voices around her male and female, (pimp and woman) "she's gorgeous isn't she."
  24. Close up shot, side of protagonists face.
  25. The same close up shot at the side of the protagonists face, male hand holds her cheek, protagonist looking at it, uncomfortable.
  26. MONTAGE - lipstick; male arm around protagonists waist in a protective way; lipstick; same male arm pulling up protagonists skirt violently; lipstick; protagonist lying in bed; protagonist getting into a taxi; lipstick; protagonist in car whilst male stands and watches her leave; protagonist looking out of window uncomfortable; protagonist being pushed down; lipstick; over the shoulder shot of protagonists phone, text from 'daddy'; TBC LOUIS THEROUX; TBC LOUIS THEROUX; lipstick; protagonist washing herself in shower, stressed; "you don't wanna know what happens to girls like you."; close up shot of protagonist smoking, "you can't get out now it's too late"; zoom out to protagonist by brick wall, "it's never too late.".
  27. Shot of the back of the protagonists head in a crowd.
  28. Shots of feminist protest posters.
  29. Slow motion of protagonist turning around in the crowd.
  30. Close up of protesters screaming, there is no sound, slow motion.
  31. Protagonist turning to face the camera in the crowd.
  32. Close up shot of protagonists face.
  33. Extreme close up of protagonist blowing out candles on '16' cupcake.
  34. Black screen.

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