Movie plot summary:
This is a dystopia/thriller. Imagine a world where the government tries to lower the population by testing people on their ability to control themselves. As soon as an individual turns 16, they get a chip inserted in their neck and a regulation/rule to follow given (e.g. "you must never have children", "you must never speak", "you must never have a relationship" etc.). If people violate it - they die instantly (the chip releases a poison). Two sisters (18 y.o. and 23 y.o.) live in a poor apartment. Their parents died a few years ago (because of trying to go against the system by extracting the chip from their necks). One morning the elder sister (whose rule is not to ever cry) wakes up with a note in her hand, which says: "Someone in your town was murdered. In 5 days your sister will be framed for killing that person. You have this time to catch me". After waking up and reading this the elder sister starts freaking out and gets extremely anxious. Her younger sibling (who can never speak) tries to calm her down, but she accidentally drops a tear and dies immediately. After reading that note, the younger sister realises she has to find the person, trying to set her up in order to save herself from execution. Was this task given by the government or by a citizen? Should she start by looking for the body or tracing the person who wrote this? And, finally, will she eventually find a way to break the system and have an opportunity to speak again?
Opening title sequence shot types:
The scene, where the elder sister wakes up with a note in her hand. It should start with slow paced close-up shots to the arms of the sofa the sisters are sleeping on, the blanket they are covered with, the hand with the folded note, the necks with small scars (where the chip is inserted), the photo of their parents on a shelf in their room. A long shot and a close-up to the face captures the elder sister waking up (because of some flashlight coming from the window). A low angle shot with a rack focus, changing from the note in the hand to the girls on the sofa. This is followed by a tracking shot, as the elder sister brings the note closer to her. A mid shot reveals the terror on her face as she reads it. A long shot captures the younger sister waking up as well and a mid shot captures her asking if everything is okay with gestures (sign language, because she can't speak). The camera then shots the girls from the back, moving closer to the note they are holding. A close-up to the note, dropped by the younger sister on the floor (short duration, so that the audience can't yet understand what freaked the girls out). An over-the-shoulder and reverse shot to show that the younger sister is trying to calm the elder sister down (without words). The younger sibling gestures "everything will be fine, please, just don't cry", which is shown through a mid-shot. A close-up captures the elder sister dropping a tear and the next close-up captures the younger sister becoming scared. An ECU shows there is blood coming out of the elder sister's ear and a tracking shot captures her touching it and showing to her sibling. A long shot captures the elder sister passing out (and dying) and the younger sibling trying to wake her up. An over-the-shoulder shot shows that the elder sister has died, as her eyes are opened and she is not moving or responding. A tracking mid-shot turning into a close-up reveals the younger sibling covering her mouth, crying and screaming without making a sound.
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