help sheets (c)

How to outline a short story.

• protagonist name and description - as it is not vital that she has a name I'm calling her the sleepless woman at the moment, she has pale skin, dark almost black hair, and dark eyes. Her complexion should look slightly worn down, for example bags under her eyes.
• What she wants to achieve - she finally wants to be able to have a good night sleep so she can function.
• what happens at the climax - I think I'm gonna use the Mr sleep scene as the climax as it will be the only time she talks throughout the film, this will also focus on trying to figure out what she's thinking and who/what she is actually talking about. Here she will hopefully lead the audience astray in who she is missing. This will also focus on the dynamic between the two characters.
• What happens at the end - i think that the ending will conclude on maybe a close up of her bedroom door, the lighting is warm and yellow/orange representing sun-light. This will be a new day and will show that she has finally been to sleep.
• where is it - I want to set this either only in one house or if i can only in her bedroom, that way there will be a feeling of being trapped and the setting will focus on aspects of sleeping.
• When - it will be modern day but the style will be that of a detective film noir, this will also only be done at night, once again to emphasise sleep. I think Mr Sleep will be bought in in the Mr sleep scene but The sleepless woman will always be there.
• Why - I want my scenes to not have a linear narrative or more accurately a narrative order as i want to simulate the state of being sleep-deprived when you can not fully understand what is happening and days seem to pass by while you're still like a zombie and can't function. I want the protagonist to act in a romantic way to sleep to not only catch the audience off guard but to also show her desperation in trying to get to sleep,  by acting almost like he is a physical person and she is seducing him i can really exaggerate her need for sleep and the impact its having on her. For example as if she's missing a lover and wants them back. This, i think, will really drive home the feeling of insomnia.