Wednesday, 31 October 2012

Ordinary People (1980)

A drama film about a woman who actually loses her first son but is left with another which she can't stand. The film deals with a lot of emotional problems that can occur after the loss of a family member- Conrad, the surviving brother in this film starts out coming back from a psychiatric ward after attempting suicide. It also shows how losing one family member can destroy a family as the main story of the film is the family trying to get back to normal after losing the oldest son and the father trying to hold the family together.


This film poster has a black background, again mirroring the dark tone of the film The central image is a set of three family photos, depicting the surviving family members. This is a really good use of props on the poster, as the photos represent a little bit about the characters and the film itself. 

The image of the mother on the opposing end of the picture frames compared to the son represents the strain in their relationship. The fact that the father is placed in the middle shows us that he may be the central character of the film and that he is also the one who is trying to keep the family together and suggests he may be the mediator of the family. Lastly, there is the image of the younger son, Conrad. The glass on his frame is cracked, and this represents the strain the death of his brother has had on him, and how he has "cracked" from the grief. 



Thursday, 11 October 2012

Props & Costume list

Props list

  1.  Balloons
  2.  Kitchen knife
  3.  Photo album
  4.  Children toys
  5.  Baby bath
  6.  Children’s clothes
  7.  Pen
  8.  Computer
  9.  Photo frame of the son 
 Costume list

  1.  Dress 
  2.  Handbag 
  3.  Business suit
  4.  Tie
  5.  Briefcase
  6.  Coat

Shooting Schedule

Date//Time/Location
Shot Number and Shot Details
Props in the shot and where they need to be
Character(s) in scene

23rd October
  • Ext. Street. Outside house.







  • Ext. Garden? Outside house.














  • INT/ hallway





  • INT kitchen/balloon room

































































24th October

  •  



























  • 19/ she exits her house
  • 20/pivot shot of her walking along the street.
  • 28/mid tracking shot as she walks down the street
  • 29/ tracking shot as we follow a CU of the balloon with a note attached.
  • 61/mid cu of them holding hands as they are walking,
  • 62/mls as they look at each other, her holding bthe balloon.
  • 63/ mcu as she looks at the balloon and we see a note saying “goodbye” on it.
  • 64/ mid shot as he helps her release the balloon.
  • 65. Mid long shot as they release the balloon together.
  • 66/ long shot as the watch the balloon float away together.
  • 30/ long shot looking down from the stairs as she enters
  • 31/ long shot again as she walks over to the kitchen door.
  • Shots 37-39/ close ups of balloons
  • 41/Close up of her picking up the photo.
  • 43/ Close up of her hand holding the photo of her son
  • 42/Close up of her reaction as she realizes what has happened
  • 44/ extreme close up of her face.
  • 45/ midshot as she starts to cry.
  • 47/ David tries to comfort her/ mid, over the shoulder shot
  • 50/ Over the shoulder mid shot again as she begins to cry heavily
  • 48/ her beginning to look back at him.
  • 49/ close up of David as he tries to coax her away,
  • 51/ David begins to get quite angry
  • 53/CU of her face as she looks over to him
  • 52/CU of him picking up the kitchen knife.
  • 33/ mid shot of her back as she enters the room.
  • 34/ low angled shot of her feet as they abruptly stop at the door.
  • 35/ CU of her face.
  • 36/ long shot of her at doorway, looking into the room.
  • 40/ her walking into the room/ mls, at angle
  • 46/ Over the shoulder shot from husband, looking at mary in the room of balloons.
  • 54/ David starts popping the balloons/ mid shot looking over at her with him at the front
  • 55/ She starts to cry, hugging herself as he darts around.
  • 56/ she begins to sink to the ground/camera pans down with her.
  • 57/ long shot of her on the floor, him standing up/ balloons all popped.
  • 58/ he kneels down beside her.
  • 59/he goes to comfort her/ mid shot.
  • 60/ mid cu of her embracing him.



  • 1/CU of a photo album in her hands.
  • 3/ e.cu ofa photo of a little boy
  • 2/CU of her looking at the page
  • 4/long low angled of the room, and tracks into
  • 5/ over the shoulder shot of her husband(whos facing the camera) with her in the background.
  • 6/ longshot of her sitting down as he moves about the room.
  • 7/ close up of her still looking down/ him in background.
  • 8/ he looks over to her.
  • 9/ over the shoulder from him, she’s unresponsive.
  • 10/ mls as he sits down next to her.
  • 11/mcu over shoulder(her taking up most of frame) as he asks if he should stay at home.
  • 12/ ecu as she shakes her head.
  • 13/mls as he gets up, zoom sin to be a cu of hr as he begins to move around.
  • 14/ over shoulder as he’s at the door, she’s in the background unresponsive.#
  • 15+16/ long mls of her but then zooms in to extreme close up as she begins to smile.
  • 17/pivot shot as she gets up and exits thesitting room.
  • 18/ shot looking down from the stairs as she calls out to “George/”
  • 67/long shot as they enter the room and sit on the sofa.
  • 71/ long shot as they hold hands with the closed album.
  • 68/ mid shot as he picks up the album.
  • 69/mid two shot of the two of them looking at th album.
  • 70/close up as she closes the album.


  • Handbag.
  • Handbag

  • Balloon, handbag.

  • Balloon, hangbag.


  • Balloon.

  • Balloon


  • Balloon


  • Balloon

  • Balloon.


  • Balloon.


  • Balloon/handbag *dropped*


  • Balloon

  • Several balloons/picture frame/some clutter
  • Photo frame/balloon

  • Balloon/photo


  • Balloon/


  • Balloon

  • Balloon, picture frame

  • Balloon, picture frame


  • Balloon, picture frame


  • Balloon, picture frame

  • Na

  • Na

  • Balloon, picture frame

  • Knife

  • Balloon,

  • Balloon,


  • Balloon,
  • Balloons/several


  • Balloons/several

  • Balloons/several, frame



  • Knife, Balloons/several, frame


  • Balloons/several, frame, knife

  • Balloons/several, frame


  • Balloons/several, frame, popped balloons

  • Balloon, frame

  • Balloon, frame

  • Balloon, frame




  • Album,

  • Photo/album

  • Na

  • Clutter, album

  • Breifcase, folder



  • Folder, album


  • Album


  • Na
  • Album

  • Album/ briefcase

  • Album



  • Na

  • Album, briefcase


  • Album, briefcase



  • Album



  • Album, bag


  • Bag


  • Album


  • Album


  • Album

  • Album


  • Album




  • Mary







  • Mary/David















  • Mary



















  • David/mary





















































  • Mary







  • Mary/david




























  • Mary








  • Mary/David













Tuesday, 9 October 2012

Casting

This is an add I placed on StarNow, a website which can be used to find actors, crew and all sorts of talents for productions.

After putting up this add,  received a fair few applicants, but narrowed it down to four people, from which I picked two to be the final cast. After correspondence through the website, we arranged on a time to meet up at our school, where we held some table readings.



However our male lead dropped out during this time, so we were forced to search for a new male lead. however we have our female lead still.

Script 3


After some discussion, we decided that it would be better to change a few scenes in the script. The new script includes a new scene and dialogue in which David is a teacher, and his office scene is turned into a classroom.

New Script


CUT IN

INT. SITTING ROOM, DAY

MARY HIGGINS, looking much more frail then her 30 years, is sitting on a sofa in her sitting room. She is hunched over a beaten old album which she cradles in her lap, gently leafing through the pages of family photos. Around her are other similarly worn albums, as well as old books, clothes and general clutter left in piles. She finally stops flicking the pages, and stops at a page with a simple phot of a young boy. From outside the shot sounds can be heard and then her husband, DAVID HIGGINS, enters the room. He wears a smart suit and he is struggling with his tie while he scurries into the sitting room. Cheerfully, he begins to talk.

DAVID

Good morning dear! Did you have a good sleep? Sorry I’ve been so long, I was trying to track down my lesson plans.

MARY doesn’t respond to him, and instead keeps looking at the album, stiffly stroking the image of the little boy.

DAVID

I’ve got a horrible day ahead…that nuisance Ted in my class again today, I can never get that boy to listen. And a meeting about the inspectors coming in tomorrow. Bloddy inspectors, you’d think they’d just be happy to approve the school once and let us alone- but no, they have to come every year to check up on us.

DAVID continues to dart around the room, picking up various objects from the piles around him and putting them into a satchel.  Un perturbed, he continues to chatter to MARY.

DAVID

Have you eaten breakfast, dear? I’m going to grab brunch at the cafeteria but would you like me to get you anything from the kitchen?

Again, MARY is unresponsive.  DAVID now stops, and then he sits down next to her. He softly touches her shoulder to try and get her to respond, but she does not react. In a more serious but still loving tone, he asks her-


DAVID

Darling, are you alright? Would you like me to stay here today?

MARY does not look up, but shakes her head in response. DAVID gives a slight smile and then gets up and goes over to the door.

DAVID

Alright dear, I’ll see you later. Have a good day!

DAVID leaves the house. MARY is left in the room alone, and is still looking at the photo of the little boy. Quite suddenly, she stops hunching over and sits more upright, and she starts looking more lively and motivated. She briskly gets up, setting down the album, and goes over to the door and turns towards the stairs.

MARY

George, I’m going out to the shops!

She leaves the house.

STRAIGHT CUT TO


EXT, HOUSE & STREET, DAY

MARY begins to walk almost happily down the street with a slight smile on her face.

FADE INTO


INT. CLASS ROOM, DAY

DAVID is sitting at his desk in front of a class and flicking through some papers. He has a class full of students who are all chattering amongst themselves while they are meant to be working, but DAVID is too preoccupied to notice. One of the students speak up.

STUDENT 1

Sir? Sir can you help me with this problem please?

DAVID does not respond and is fiddling with his papers more, along with his wedding ring. He stumbles across a photo of his wife, which surprises him, and he freezes, staring at it. While he looks at it, sounds begin to play in the background.

WOMAN

[Laughter] Come on George!

CHILD

[Laughter]

[A sound of a car crashing]

[A scream]

DOCTOR

I’m sorry, but he’s passed away.

WOMAN

No, no, no! [Sobbing]

The voiceover builds as the camera zooms onto the photo, and then he suddenly snaps out of it, and gets up abruptly. His class are suddenly silent, and without a second look back he hurries out of the room.

CUT TO


EXT. STREET & HOUSE, DAY

MARY walks down her street again, but is now carrying a balloon with a small note addressed to GEORGE attached. She opens the front door and enters—

STRAIGHT CUT INTO


INT. HOUSE, CORRIDOR, DAY

Walks past and into the –

STRAIGHT CUT INTO


INT. KITCHEN, DAY

But freezes when she finds the room is filled with balloons of every colour, and each of them with a note attached. She looks around still quite confused until she spots a picture of the same little boy from before, but underneath the photo, there are the words “Rest in Peace, my beloved son”. She then breaks down in tears while standing, still clutching her balloon. Just then, DAVID enters the kitchen. He speaks, sounding both concerned and tired.

DAVID

Oh, dear, not again…

MARY quietens her sobs and turns around to him. He looks very worried for her, and continues in an urgent tone.

DAVID

Come now dear, we can’t do this again.

She avoids his gaze and once again starts sobbing quite loudly, which begins to frustrate him quite a bit.

DAVID

No, you cannot live like this anymore! You have to let him go, Mary!

In a fit of rage, DAVID grabs a kitchen knife and begins to dash around the room, popping the balloons. The loud noises startle MARY and she begins to cry louder, tightening her grip on the balloon string and slowly sinking to her knees.

[Sounds are heard of a woman screaming, louder shouts and cries as well as the same car crash noise.]

DAVID finishes popping every balloon, apart from the one MARY is clinging to. She is quietly sobbing on the floor, and he puts down the knife and comes to sit by her. At first he looks at her with his eyebrows furrowed in guilt, apology and concern, but then he reaches out to lightly hold her shoulder. To his surprise, she responds and holds onto him.

FADE INTO


EXT. GARDEN, DAY

The couple walk out, hand in hand, into their garden. MARY is holding the balloon with a goodbye note to GEORGE attached. They stop walking and MARY hesitates with letting the balloon go, but DAVID helps her, and together, they watch it fly off.

FADE INTO


INT, SITTING ROOM, DAY

The couple enter the sitting room once more, and sit side by side on the sofa from the beginning.  DAVID picks up the album form the beginning and looks at the open page, but MARY closes the album, and then looks up and gives him a faint smile.

Sunday, 7 October 2012

Sorting out props

Sorting out balloons-

  • Getting helium for balloons from an acquaintance who has a party planning business.
  • Arranged for the balloons to be dropped off on the day of filming.

Tuesday, 2 October 2012

Events List

A list of things that happen, to help us work out our storyboard.

  1. Mary is sitting leafing through the album
  2. She is looking through family photos and stops at the photo of the little boy.
  3. She is sitting on her sofa, surrounded by clutter.
  4. Her husband, David, comes downstairs, struggling with his tie.
  5. David begins talking to Mary while walking around.
  6. Mary does not respond.
  7. David asks her if she has eaten.
  8. Mary still ignores him.
  9. David sits down and ashs her if he should stay home.
  10. She shakes her head.
  11. He gets up and says goodbye, and goes to work.
  12. She keeps looking at the photo, but then suddenly becomes much more lively looking.
  13. She puts down the album and gets up.
  14. She goes to the door and says goodbye to someone called George.
  15. Mary walks down the street.
  16. David is in his office, trying to work/ write things down on a paper.
  17. David fiddles with his pen.
  18. David looks up at his screen and begins remembering the accident and Mary.
  19. David becomes quite agitated and puts down his pen.
  20. David grabs his coat and leaves the office.
  21. Mary continues down the street, goin back to her house.
  22. She is now carrying a balloon.
  23. She enters the house.
  24. She walks into the kitchen
  25. Mary stops dead when she finds multiple helium balloons in her kitchen.
  26. Mary then sees the notes on the balloons, just like the one she is holding.
  27. Mary then sees the photograph of the little boy.
  28. She remembers her son is dead and starts sobbing.
  29. David walks in.
  30. David worries about her, and tries her to come to him.
  31. Mary just turns around.
  32. David tries to persuade her some more.
  33. Mary only begins to cry louder.
  34. David now gets frustrated and shouts at Mary
  35. He grabs a kitchen knife and starts popping balloons.
  36. Mary begins sobbing louder and louder, beginning to hear the sounds from earlier(a woman screaming ect)
  37. She begins to sink to her knees, and is still clutching the balloon from earlier.
  38. David finishes popping the balloons and Mary is quietly sobbing on the floor.
  39. David sits down with her.
  40. He gently tries to coax her into coming to him.
  41. She actually responds and they hold each other.
  42. They are walking outside, hand in hand.
  43. Mary is holding onto a balloon.
  44. Mary holds out the balloon, but hesitates to release it.
  45. David helps her let it go.
  46. They watch it fly away together.
  47. They come back into the sitting room.
  48. They sit on the sofa from the beginning.
  49. David finds the album still open and picks it up to look at.
  50. He is looking at the page with George, but then Mary closes the book.
  51. She smiles at him.

Balloon Script 2


CUT IN

INT. SITTING ROOM, DAY

MARY HIGGINS, looking much more frail then her 30 years, is sitting on a sofa in her sitting room. She is hunched over a beaten old album which she cradles in her lap, gently leafing through the pages of family photos. Around her are other similarly worn albums, as well as old books, clothes and general clutter left in piles. She finally stops flicking the pages, and stops at a page with a simple phot of a young boy. From outside the shot sounds can be heard and then her husband, DAVID HIGGINS, enters the room. He wears a smart suit and he is struggling with his tie while he scurries into the sitting room. Cheerfully, he begins to talk.

DAVID

Good morning dear! Did you have a good sleep? Sorry I’ve been so long, I was  trying to wrestle this tie out of the back of the drawer.

MARY doesn’t respond to him, and instead keeps looking at the album, stiffly stroking the image of the little boy. DAVID continues to dart around the room, picking up various objects from the piles around him and putting them into a satchel.  Un perturbed, he continues to chatter to MARY.

DAVID

Have you eaten breakfast, dear? Would you like me to get you anything from the kitchen?

Again, MARY is unresponsive.  DAVID now stops, and then he sits down next to her. He softly touches her shoulder to try and get her to respond, but she does not react. In a more serious but still loving tone, he asks her-

DAVID

Darling, are you alright? Would you like me to stay here today?

MARY does not look up, but shakes her head in response. DAVID gives a slight smile and then gets up and goes over to the door.

DAVID

Alright dear, I’ll see you later. Have a good day!

DAVID leaves the house. MARY is left in the room alone, and is still looking at the photo of the little boy. Quite suddenly, she stops hunching over and sits more upright, and she starts looking more lively and motivated. She briskly gets up, setting down the album, and goes over to the door and turns towards the stairs.

MARY

George, I’m going out to the shops!

She leaves the house.

STRAIGHT CUT TO


, HOUSE & STREET, DAY

MARY begins to walk almost happily down the street with a slight smile on her face.

FADE INTO


INT. OFFICE, DAY

DAVID is sitting in his office, and writing down something on a paper. However, he keeps stopping and looking up at his computer monitor and fiddling with his pen. As he continues this, there is a voiceback/over:

WOMAN

[Laughter] Come on George!

CHILD

[Laughter]

[A sound of a car crashing]

[A scream]

DOCTOR

I’m sorry, but he’s passed away.

WOMAN

No, no, no! [Sobbing]

The voiceover builds up while DAVID continuously looks up to the photo of MARY, before the accident and then fiddles with his wedding ring. Finally he has enough, and gets up, grabbing his bag and coat on the way out.

CUT TO


EXT. STREET & HOUSE, DAY

MARY walks down her street again, but is now carrying a balloon with a small note addressed to GEORGE attached. She opens the front door and enters—

STRAIGHT CUT INTO


INT. HOUSE, CORRIDOR, DAY

Walks past and into the –

STRAIGHT CUT INTO


INT. KITCHEN, DAY

But freezes when she finds the room is filled with balloons of every colour, and each of them with a note attached. She looks around still quite confused until she spots a picture of the same little boy from before, but underneath the photo, there are the words “Rest in Peace, my beloved son”. She then breaks down in tears while standing, still clutching her balloon. Just then, DAVID enters the kitchen. He speaks, sounding both concerned and tired.

DAVID

Oh, dear, not again…

MARY quietens her sobs and turns around to him. He looks very worried for her, and continues in an urgent tone.

DAVID

Come now dear, we can’t do this again.

She avoids his gaze and once again starts sobbing quite loudly, which begins to frustrate him quite a bit.

DAVID

No, you cannot live like this anymore! You have to let him go, Mary!

In a fit of rage, DAVID grabs a kitchen knife and begins to dash around the room, popping the balloons. The loud noises startle MARY and she begins to cry louder, tightening her grip on the balloon string and slowly sinking to her knees.

[Sounds are heard of a woman screaming, louder shouts and cries as well as the same car crash noise.]

DAVID finishes popping every balloon, apart from the one MARY is clinging to. She is quietly sobbing on the floor, and he puts down the knife and comes to sit by her. At first he looks at her with his eyebrows furrowed in guilt, apology and concern, but then he reaches out to lightly hold her shoulder. To his surprise, she responds and holds onto him.

FADE INTO


EXT. GARDEN, DAY

The couple walk out, hand in hand, into their garden. MARY is holding the balloon with a goodbye note to GEORGE attached. They stop walking and MARY hesitates with letting the balloon go, but DAVID helps her, and together, they watch it fly off.

FADE INTO


INT, SITTING ROOM, DAY

The couple enter the sitting room once more, and sit side by side on the sofa from the beginning.  DAVID picks up the album form the beginning and looks at the open page, but MARY closes the album, and then looks up and gives him a faint smile.

Monday, 1 October 2012

Balloon Initial Script


Script
CUT IN:

INT. SITTING ROOM- DAY

A WOMAN  is sitting on a sofa, surrounding by various albums, books, clothes and other clutter. She is leafing through an album.

HER HUSBAND enters the room, and turns over to her.

HUSBAND

Good morning dear. Have you eaten breakfast? Would you like me to get you anything?

She doesn't respond. He comes over and sits next to her, touching her shoulder.

HUSBAND

Are you alright dear? Would you like me to stay here today?

She doesn’t react to him, and continues to look at the photo album. He seems quite dismayed and walks over to the door.

HUSBAND

Goodbye, dear.

The woman continues to stare at the picture , but then a change comes over her personality and she goes over to the door herself. She turns towards the staircase.

WOMAN

I’m going out shopping, George!

She exits the house—


EXT. HOUSE & STREET, DAY

And begins to walk briskly down her street.


INT. OFFICE, DAY

The husband is sitting at his desk. He is quite agitated and is fidgeting with his pen. He then looks up to his computer monitor and sees a picture of his wife as the background. He puts down the pen and grabbing his coat, he hurriedly walks out.


EXT. STREET, DAY

The woman is now walking down the street, tugging a helium balloon with her. She opens her front door and goes into—


INT. HOUSE, CORRIDOR, DAY

Which she walks into and then opens the—


INT. KITCHEN

Door, but she freezes when she finds that the room is filled with balloons. They all have messages attached and addressed to her son, similar to the balloon she is carrying. She then sees a picture frame with her son’s picture, and then begins to cry because she realizes he has passed away. Crouching on the floor, she is weeping and still holding the balloon when her husband comes in.

HUSBAND

Oh, dear, not again…

She slowly turns around and begins to get up.

HUSBAND

Darling, no come we can’t do this again.

She avoids his gaze, which begins to anger him.

HUSBAND

No, you can’t live like this anymore! You have to let him go.

He grabs a kitchen knife and begins popping the balloons, which makes her scream and begin cowering on the floor while he continues to pop all the balloons in the room. After he is finished, he crouches down next to her. She is still clutching the balloon she bought that day; he lightly touches her shoulder to try and get her to get up, and to his surprise she responds and actually hugs him. They hold each other for a brief moment.


EXT. GARDEN, DAY.

The couple walks out hand in hand, still clutching the balloon that was left un-popped. The woman holds it close to her, but the husband puts his hand around hers, and they exchange a quick but reassuring glance at each other, before setting the balloon off.


INT. SITTING ROOM, DAY

They both come back in and sit in the sofa from the beginning. The man picks up the open album and begins he begins to look at it, but she closes the album.

Treatment 5/final treatment

The film begins with a woman looking through a photo album, with a variety of family photos. She finally stops at a photo of a young boy, which she begins to stroke. She is sitting on a sofa and surrounded by other objects, such as more albums, knick knacks and children’s clothes. There is a sound from somewhere out of the frame, and then a man, her husband, turns up. He asks her if she has eaten or if he should get her anything. She doesn’t respond, he comes and sits down next to her and asks her whether she’s okay, touching her shoulder. She doesn’t respond at all, so he just gets up and says goodbye to her. After he leaves, she suddenly gets up and seems much more bright and cheerful. She goes to leave, but then calls out to someone upstairs.

The camera follows her for a short while but then switched to her husband. He is looking very agitated in his office, and looks up to see a picture of his wife as his background on his computer. He puts down his pen, picks up his coat and walks out the door hurriedly. Meanwhile the wife is going home and holding a balloon, which has a note addressed to her son. She walks in the door, and goes into the kitchen but then freezes, confused, as she sees the room is filled with balloons. She notices all the messages attached to the balloons which are addressed to her son, and notices a photo of her son with the lines “Rest In peace, my beautiful son”. At this she remembers her son has passed away and then begins to cry, still clutching the balloon.

At this point the husband comes in; looking quite worried, and sees his wife crying. Initially he tells her to get up and tries to comfort her, but she’s unresponsive. He then begins to get angry and says that she can’t keep living like this and she needs to let go. He picks up a kitchen knife and stabs the balloons, violently bursting them. While he is doing this, she begins to sink to the floor and cries out in shock and pain, still clutching that balloon she bought. After he’s finished, he comes and crouches down next to her, and he tries to hold her, and she actually responds and hugs him, back.

The next scene is the couple. They go outside, holding hands and she is holding a balloon. On the balloon is a note saying goodbye and a photo of her son. Initially, she is quite reluctant but her husband holds her hand and helps her to let go of the balloon and they watch it fly into the distance. Then they walk back into the sitting room, and sit down together on the sofa from the beginning. He picks up the album that was left open and looks at the picture, but then she closes the album, once and for all.

Treatment 4 with edits


Feedback from last treatment:
  • Husband and wife issue feels like an add on- it';s not clear enough that she's upset about her husband. 
  • Find a better way to show that she's in a fantasy
  • There is too much of the dad.
  • There needs to be a clearer resolution.



New Treatment:

The film begins with a woman looking through a photo album, where there are pictures of first a couple and their daughter, then the girl and her siblings, her grandparents, and then finally a little boy. The woman is surrounded by other objects such as more photo albums and knick knacks, as well as children’s clothes. There are footsteps in the background and then her husband walks into the room and he kindly suggests she puts the album away. She ignores him, so he continues to ask whether she’s eaten and whether she wants anything. She just shakes her head, and so he says he’s going to work and she doesn’t respond.  Just as he’s at the door, there’s a crash, and he turns around. She is now standing up and looking very concerned and hurriedly asks him is he wants anything or if she can do anything for him. He comes over to her and sits her back down and says that she should relax. He asks her whether or not he should stay back, but she just shakes her head and tells him to go to work. After he leaves, she slumps into the sofa and curls into a little ball, but then abruptly stands up. Her behaviour changes and she looks much livelier, so she goes to leave, but stops to say goodbye to an unknown person upstairs.

The camera follows her for a while as she briskly walks down the road. Then it cuts to her husband whose sitting quite agitated and fiddling with a pen in his office. He sees a picture of her on his desktop and then throws down his pen, picks his coat up and leaves. The scene changes again to the woman who stops outside her house with the balloon. She writes down a message for her son and attaches it to the balloon before coming into the house. Walking in, she opens the kitchen door but freezes when she sees all the balloons. On closer inspection she finds that they are all addressed to her son and for various different events in his life.

Then she spots a photo of the same little boy, but underneath it, there is the sentence “Rest in Peace, my beautiful son”. She suddenly realizes everything that has happened and breaks down in tears. At the same time her husband walks in and sees her on the ground, crying. He comes over to her and comforts her and says that everything will be alright. She only responds by clinging back onto him.  The final scene is the couple going outside hand in hand and holding a balloon. There’s a message on the balloon as well as a picture of the son. The wife holds on to the balloon but the husband coaxes her into letting it go, and so they watch it float into the sky together.