Synopsis 3

Oblivious

As the family awake there will be a variety of shots as we see them heading down stairs, We can hear them express their joy for this special occasion. They all begin to open presents when the mother Rachel realises that Mel hasn’t come down yet so she calls her down. Through close up and extreme close ups we will see Katie open the present that her parents reveal she has been given due to her hard work and high achievements at school. They finish opening the presents and they all go to get dressed. We see Mel in the bathroom applying the finishing touches to her make up as we then hear her mum banging on the door asking her to hurry up. As Mel straightens her dress down through an over the shoulder shot we see her spot the pregnancy test as she picks it up and sees that it is positive. Mel leaves patting her mum on the stomach saying ‘I can’t wait for dinner’. Rachel is now in the bathroom and she goes to spray her hair with hairspray but the can is empty so she drops it down into the bin, when something falls out… the test. Once again through an over the shoulder shot we see her pick up the test and see that it is positive, she them hides it back in the bin. We move on to find Rachel now cutting vegetables in the kitchen, the sound of the knife slicing and family background noise in the other room can be heard. Mel joins her mum in the kitchen to get herself a glass of wine. Sly comments between Mel and Rachel continue over dinner as each other thinks the other is pregnant. At the dinner table we see and hear Rachel snap as she blames all on Mel who is offended that her mum presumes that it is her. Dad (Adam) roles his eye’s to suggest that this wouldn’t be the first time Mel has done something to cause the family trouble. Through shouting at one another Mel insists that it is not hers and her dad asks will whose it is then. At this point all goes silent as the family look at one another. Katie who has been out of the way all day reveals that it is hers. We see Rachel and Adams response through reaction shots. Rachel breaks down, and Adam shouts at her not to be silly, because of course it can’t be Katie their perfect innocent daughter but it is as she stands in frustration confirming so. We see her run off and the mum begin to breakdown