Laurie Powell

UCAS ID: 149-516-0606

Creative Portfolio
 Personal Screenplay
writing
Here is the synopsis and first page of a work in progress Screenplay I am writing - Personal
project (December 2020)

Synopsis:

Nicolo is a 14-year-old boy from Italy who has moved with his family to a coastal town in southern England.
He has short messy blonde hair and brown eyes. Both him and his family (His Mother, father and sister) share
a great fondness for the ocean and decided they wanted to live as close as they could to it when they moved
to England. Due to their closeness to the ocean Nicolo is often visiting it on his own to find interesting shells/
sea creatures. One evening when Nicolo is searching for his treasures he finds a beautiful and intriguing fish
like he had never seen before. He decides to bring it home which leads to his life getting a lot stranger. Mys-
teriously Nicolo starts to gain fishlike features and a craving for saltwater. When Nicolo starts noticing these
changes he decides to search for a cure and clues as to what’s happening. Within the search he makes new
friends and also realisations about himself.

OCEAN (Working title)

We see a young boy, NICOLO, walking along the beach. The BEACH
doesn’t span very far as it is part of a wider beach. The smaller
beach and the larger beach are separated by a large stream of water.
The beach is near to the town so the only things surrounding it are
grassy slopes and stone stairs. Nicolo is holding a yellow plastic
bucket and is picking up various shells and objects and putting them
in it as he walks. Nicolo is a short 14-year-old Italian boy with
short, messy blonde hair. He is wearing a puffy blue jacket and
green shorts. His hands and face are white due to the cold weather.
The beach is mostly empty except for a few families and couples. The
scene is set at sunset and as the scene progresses the lighting gets
darker. Nicolo walks closer to the shore.
1.EXT. THE BEACH - DAY
NICOLO 
(To himself) 
huh... What was that?
Nicolo crouches down as he notices a shiny object in the water.
NICOLO 
Is that a fish? All the way out here?! … Is it dead?
A sudden large wave appears. Nicolo is shocked by the wave, he
stumbles backwards and falls.
NICOLO 
Ah, no... what’s mum gonna say about this. I’m soaking!
Nicolo looks up from his clothes and looks at the fish is now out of
the water and flopping about in the sand.
NICOLO 
(Shouting) 
AAAHHH! It’s alive.
Nicolo walks closer to where the fish is lying.
 (To himself) 
huh... What was that?

Personal Screenplay
Nicolo crouches down as he notices a shiny object in the water.
NICOLO 
Is that a fish? All the way out here?! … Is it dead?

writing
A sudden large wave appears. Nicolo is shocked by the wave, he
stumbles backwards and falls.
NICOLO 
Ah, no... what’s mum gonna say about this. I’m soaking!
Nicolo looks up from his clothes and looks at the fish is now out of
the water and flopping about in the sand.
NICOLO 
(Shouting) 
AAAHHH! It’s alive.
Nicolo walks closer to where the fish is lying.
NICOLO 
Well, you probably won’t be for long if you just lie there... Here.
Nicolo tips out his bucket and the assortment of shells and objects
he found scatter on to the floor. He then walks closer to the shore
and fills the bucket with sea water. He walks back over to the fish,
picks it up and then carefully puts it in the bucket. He then sits
down and places the bucket on his lap.
NICOLO 
Let's see if this works
Nicolo sits and stares into the bucket. After a few seconds the fish
starts swimming around.
NICOLO 
(To the fish) 
AHA you are alive! ...Now what do I do with you. Hmm, if I was
strong enough, I’d throw you back into the ocean, you know? like the
fishermen do, but I can’t throw that far.
Nicolo puts his finger to his chin.
NICOLO 
I know! You could be my pet! I’ve got an aquarium at home and it’s
empty, you can stay in it if you want!
NICOLO 
(In his head, pretending to be the fish) 
Yes Nicolo I’d love to!
Nicolo smiles. He then gets up and walks back home.
 Film Screenwriting
The brief was to write a segment of a short film focusing on a big narrative change.
The full screenplay can be found here.
(Written in 2019 (AS Level))

4. INT. THE DINING ROOM - NIGHT

Percy and Finley are sitting at the table. The light in the room is weak so only the table can be
seen, and the rest is in shadows.

PERCY
Reports of a predator? What does that have to do with my dog?

FINLEY
I’m just saying since you lost her in the woods it’s not unlikely that she’s trying to find food.

PERCY
I… I guess you’re right. But why wouldn’t she just come home? We’ve had her for a month
now, so she’d know that there’s food here.

FINLEY
(Grinning)
I don’t know. Maybe she’s just returning to her primal instincts, you know, becoming a wolf
again.

PERCY
What? Finley this isn’t a time for jokes! My dog is missing… Or dead! Maybe this... predator
has got her! And you’re making jokes?!

FINLEY
Mate… She is the predator! Your dog is a murderous beast!

PERCY
Get. Out.
 Film Analysis
In the film studies class we also had the chance
to analyse different sequence’s from films.

Pan’s Labyrinth (Essay written in 2019 (AS Level))

“Del-Toro uses Mise-en-scene in Pan’s Labyrinth to convey subliminal messages and to help us better un-
derstand the characters. The opening sequence introduces the character’s and displays their personality.
After the first scene of the film where we see Ophelia dying, we are properly introduced to Ophelia and her
mother. One element of mise-en-scene in this sequence is their costumes. Ophelia and Carmen are wearing
green dresses this could be showing that they are part of the fantasy world as green is a colour associated with
magic and fantasy. The green dresses could also represent the bond between Carmen and her Mother and the
growth that both are experiencing, Carmen with her baby and Ophelia as a person.”

This is England (Essay written in 2019 (AS Level))

“Another way Shaun is represented is as a lonely character. We see the way Shaun feels through the cine-
matography and mise-en-scene used. Shaun’s repeatedly placed off the centre of the frame and is usually quite
small. This represents Shaun’s feelings about himself and how most other people see him showing that he
feels lonely and unimportant. Another way this is represented is through the camera movement. The camera
is never following Shaun showing that he is not important to most other people and as the viewer you feel
like you should be focusing on something else because of how the camera moves.”

Wild Tales (Essay Written in 2020 (A2 Level))

“Another scene within this film where a lot of meaning is created is the end scene. In the climatic over head
shot of the mafia leaders’ dead body at the end we see a pool of red blood. The amount of the frame the blood
takes up makes it clear to the viewer what has happened and makes them also consider the climax of the
events more deeply. In the end shot we see the waitress sitting next to the mafia leaders son. This use of place-
ment conveys the relationship between these two characters and makes the viewer think about the connec-
tion between them.”

La La Land (Essay written in 2020 (A2 Level))

“Later in the film we visit Mia’s place of work, The Warner Brother’s lot. This scene uses a combination of
active and passive spectatorship to engage the spectating selves of the viewer and display them within the
characters. In this scene we see Mia state that the window across the road from her work is the famed one
from Casablanca. We get a low angle shot, similar to the one in Casablanca, that shows Mia and Seb looking
up to it. This part engages the cultural self within the spectator who has seen Casablanca and allows them to
have a deeper connection with Mia and Seb who also share the cultural understanding of this moment. This
is a moment that encourages active viewing as the reference is one that engages the viewer. As Mia and Seb
walk around the Warner Brothers lot they walk past the set of a film. As they pass it there is a wide angle that
celebrates the process of filming and clearly shows Mia and Seb enjoying witnessing it. Due to the wide angle
I’d say that this scene is more passive as it shows Mia and Seb revealing their private selves and how they re-
late to what their watching. Due to the film being watched is a text-within-a-text it’s difficult for the spectator
to relate themselves to it so it’s more of a passive moment.”
 Storyboards
After finishing the screenplay’s we made Storyboards based on them.
Created in early 2020 (AS Level)
Storyboard images
Here are some images from the storyboard.

Shot in early 2020 (AS Level)

 Photography

Final shoot -
Created in 2020
(AS Level)

Landscape shoot - Created in 2019 (AS Level)

 Photography 2

Collage shoot 1 - Created in 2020 (A2 Level)

Rinko Kawauchi inspired shoot -
Created in 2020 (AS Level)
 Graphic Design

September 2020 A renovated Victorian Doors open out on to the patio between the annexe and the main
house so the residents can hold outdoor performances with
views of the mountains.

house with a musical "The clients purchased an 1880s Victorian residence in Aspen's
West End because of its proximity to the Benedict Music Tent

twist...
and their affinity for historical architecture," explained CCY
Architects.
American practice CCY
"B
"Both husband and wife are interested in classical architecture,
Architects has renovated and
design, and the arts; the wife is particularly passionate about
extended a house dating from
music, especially classical piano."
the 1880s in Aspen, Colorado,
adding a music room with a
piano-themed perforated metal
facade.

Cutouts in the facade are

arranged to trace out the notes
of Nocturne in E-Flat Major, Op
9, No 2 by famous
Romantic-era composer
Frédéric Chopin.

The project
p involved extensive
restoration work as the original
Victorian home had been
damaged by fire and lee empty
for 10 years.
CCY Architects preserved the
City Life original fire-charred beams in
the main gabled house and
redesigned the living spaces to
feel more spacious.
The original Victorian home had been
damaged by fire and lee empty for
The separate
s gabled extension,
called Music Box, holds a guest
house that doubles as a place to
hold piano recitals. 10 years...

The Jungle house

The project, with its solar panels, gardens and
pond for edible perch, was designed in response
to the climate emergency to be a model for more
sustainable urban living.

A complete roof structure was designed to hold

all the drainage for the open-air pond and
planters for beds of fruit and vegetables.

Nitrogen-rich wastewater from the fishpond,

which is located between the home's outer
facade and inner skin on the first floor, irrigates
and fertilisers the garden. Rainwater drains into
an underground tank, is filtered
and pumped back up to the pond.
Welcome to The Jungle House was built on the
site of a derelict house. The project involved
demolishing the original building and building
a new home on the wedge-shaped site.

At the front, the spackle-rendered facade was

designed to make the house fit within the
heritage area. A more modern panel-style facade
is at the rear.

One exterior wall of Welcome to The Jungle

House is covered in shiny black solar panels that
generate energy for the house and act as a
"billboard for sustainability", said CplusC
Architectural Workshop.

"The system was challenging to install," said

CplusC Architectural Workshop.

"But with a lot of collaboration between

our plumber, landscaper, home automation,
irrigation and weather-sensor contractors we were able to
ensure the system was set up fully integrated without any
major setbacks."

Sadly, climate change may have already negatively affected

the house's aquaponics system.

"The system has been set up so that the residents can indeed
harvest and eat the fish when they've grown to a big enough
size," CplusC Architectural Workshop told Arktitekt.

"Unfortunately during Australia's catastrophic bushfires

earlier this year a layer of ash settled on the open tank and
all the fish died," explained the studio. "We have to wait until mid-spring to be able to reintroduce fish to the system,
so the opportunity for harvesting the fully-grown fish is yet to happen!"

“Welcome to The Jungle House” has an The positions of the original window opening were recreated and framed in pre-rusted steel to contrast with the new
openings, which have metal frames with a glossy white powder coat.

aquaponic system connecting a pond for edible A projecting bay window has a wooden door that can pivot on its hinges to open to the outside. When closed, two

fish and rooftop garden...

other openings can be opened to frame views of the greenery beyond, complemented by decorative handles in the
shape of birds.

Magazine Task (Top Left + Top Right) - Created in 2020 (A2

Level)

Study of myself (Bottom Left) - Created in 2019 (AS Level)

 Graphic design 2

Penguin Book cover

task -
Created in 2019-
2020 (AS Level)

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This is outcome of the font which I have
named "Half-Time". The reason I named the
 Digital Illustration

This is some digital art that I’ve created within

photoshop.
All works created in 2020 - Personal project

Here is some digital art that I’ve created within

Illustrator.
All works created in 2020 - Personal project