Key Frame 1:
-Emilia and Pandora are standing in an open field, mid-afternoon. In this frame there is natural daylight, slightly darkened atmosphere. They are smoking and laughing together. Both characters are wearing heavy coats and Emilia is drinking coffee. The girls are standing in front of leaf-less trees, creating a slightly eerie and surreal atmosphere.
Key Frame 2:
-Caleb, an unnamed male character and Ezra are conversing in the open-field, late-afternoon. The colours within the frame are warm autumn colours, as are Caleb and the unnamed male character. Ezra however, is an off-grey colour, representing his apathy towards the situation. Ezra is on his phone, completely uninterested.
Key Frame 3:
-The unnamed male character reaching down into his satchel to retrieve a book: "Exploring The World of Lucid Dreaming". The weather has slightly turned and made the atmosphere cold and full of anticipation. There are leaves scattered among the ground, further creating the mysterious and gradually darkening atmosphere.
Key Frame 4:
-Extreme close-up of the unnamed male character holding the book about lucid dreaming in his hand. The frame includes vibrant and enhanced colours, symbolizing that the group's lives are about to be shaken once they discover the possibilities of lucid dreaming.
Key Frame 5:
-The bright and vibrant colours are continued in this frame as the unnamed male character starts to read and explain parts of the book to the group. The girls are intrigued by what's being said, as is Caleb - Ezra is nowhere to be seen in the shot.
Key Frame 6:
-Emilia is looking at the unnamed male character intently, questioning the theories of this book. The brightness of the trees and background of this scene are exaggerated, symbolizing that they're adapting to the ideas of the dream world and hyper-reality
Key Frame 7:
The group are standing around a campfire, late afternoon. The sun is setting brightly in the background. Caleb is questioning parts of the book as the unnamed male character is explaining further. The girls are listening and looking down onto the campfire in front of them.
Key Frame 8:
-The unnamed male character is explaining more theories from the book of lucid dreaming to the girls; Emilia and Pandora are impressed and intrigued. The background in the frame appears to be glittering and sparkling, the dream world and hyper-reality becoming more apparent to the characters.
Key Frame 9:
-Caleb is lying in a room of darkness with the words "Hatred", "Lust" and "Misogyny" floating all around him. He is rubbing his eyes as he wakes up gradually
Key Frame 10:
-Projections of Ezra's past girlfriends and sexual encounters suddenly appear in the dark, enclosed space around him. Their faces and bodies are slightly blurred and distorted, representing his memory of them
Key Frame 11
-Ezra reaches out to touch one of the women, but she dematerializes/disappears.
Key Frame 12
-Extreme close-up of Ezra's bleeding hand as a result of trying to touch the projections of the women.
Key Frame 13
-Ezra has his head in his hands, distressed and frustrated, still in a floating state of darkness
Key Frame 14
-Adrian is sitting on the sofa of his Amber's apartment. He has a joint in his hand. Amber is in her pyjamas and Adrian is fully dressed. Amber is standing and observing Adrian as he tries to explain his dreams and sleeping pattern to her. It is the early hours of the morning and the sunrise is gradually creeping into the apartment. A cold-blue is dominant throughout the frame to represent the tension in the atmosphere.
Key Frame 15
-Medium close-up shot. Amber is now sitting next to Adrian on the sofa. She attempts to put her arm around him but he frees himself from her embrace. Amber looks confused, Adrian is uncomfortable. the colous in the frame are still a cold blue
Key Frame 16
-Adrian's dream; colours of warm orange and yellow are present throughout the frame. Objects in the background are curved and wavey. Adrian is preparing to talk to a passer-by but they all have no faces. The entire frame has a surreal feel with the bending and distortion of objects
Key Frame 17
-The colours of orange and yellow and significantly enhanced in this frame. The passers-by in Adrian's dream are facing him with their non-existant faces. Their features and other objects within the frame are distorted and out of balance.
Key Frame 18
-Amber is listening intently to what Adrian has to say. Adrian is looking into the distance as he's talking, avoiding looking at her. Amber is looking at Adrian with boredom and disbelief
Key Frame 19
-Adrian and Amber are sitting on the sofa of their apartment. Adrian is backing away from her in terror and disgust as she appears to have become a flickering cartoon. Amber continues to talk to Adrian, unaware of how he now sees her.
Key Frame 20
-Adrian has his head in his hands in despair and confusion as Amber puts her arm around to comfort him. The sun still gradually creeps through the apartment, the cold atmosphere of the room being lifted.
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