the storyline in more detail

Scene-The film will start with Abdul looking in a bathroom mirror. He is wearing a white t shirt.He is pretending to hold a gun. He stares into the mirror for a long time before turning the gun underneath his own chin.
Music- in the background the following noises will be heard: a ticking clock, sirens, traffic. Clair De Lune commences when he puts the gun to underneath his chin.
Notes- the point of the first scene is to show Abduls confused personality. His actions are meant to portray what is going on in his mind. The pretend gun is a symbol of control however when he turns it on himself, it shows that he infact is not in control. He wants to be someone else but ultimately cannot. This will also forshadow what happens later on in the film.

whilst Abdul has the gun to underneath his chin, a spilt second shot appears of 3 pills in an open palm.
The shot is infact a split second shot of what will happen later on the film. Although it appears for a spilt second, viewers will question what they have just seen, as it appears to be completely random. However when later on in the film they see the same image happening in the drug scene, they are reminded of the bathroom scene where they saw the image the first time. This is to give the feeling that the when the drug scene is taking place, the viewer has seen it all before. It also adds a sense of confusion.

A short montage of the London suburbs scene commences. It shows an estate, a railway and an alleyway before changing to a shot of an open doorwar and then an empty hallway, with the kitchen at the end of it. Abdul then walks across the kitchen.
Clair de lune can only be heard now. The beginning of this song is reflective and light. Background noise and the ticking clock stop completely once the montage starts.
The shots of London are simply there to set the location of where the story takes place. It shows areas that signify the working class: estate, railway, alleyway.

Shots of beer cans and cigarettes appear on a table.
These shots appear about a minute into Clair De Lune. This is where the music becomes alot more punchy. It becomes bold and heavy in contrast to the opening.
The scenes of beer and cigarettes acompany the music and are shown to be a bad sign.

Abdul steps into the front room and sits next to a scruffy looking teenager drinking alcohol. Abdul looks around the room and sees his friends drinking, smoking, playing about. Abdul looks nervous. The teenagers around him are scruffy, anti-social and all wear black. The scruffy teenager next to Abdul gives him drugs. He stairs at them in an open palm. He notices his friends all take the drugs.
The music at this stage is agressive and bold. It increases in volume.
Abdul's white t shirt contrasts with his friends black hoodies. This shows that he is good and his friends are bad. His friends do not talk to him. This is to show that they are not real friends and just there to hang out. When the scruffy teenager gives Abdul the drugs, Abdul isn't forced to take them. He sees his friends do it and wants to be part of the gang (against his better judgement) I want Abdul to be partly responsible for his downfall. He takes it upon himself to take the drugs, knowing full well the consequences.
The part where Abdul sees the pills in his hand is the same shot at the beginning. This is instantly meant to be recognisable to the viewer.

Abdul takes the drugs. He then becomes disjointed from the rest of the room. His friends carry on drinking and messing about without him. Instead he just sits there in the same position. His friends drink more and more.
Clair De Lune is still being played with no other background noise. This is the bit in the song that is played fast and inspires a sense of beauty. This carries on for around 40 seconds.
This is meant to show how Abdul does not fit in with his friends. He has made a wrong decision but is too late to go back. He feels detached from himself. The scene also shows the level of alcohol that the teenagers are drinking.

Abdul exits out of the room. He stumbles down the hallway. He has blurry vision and cannot walk straight. His heart rate is increasing and he starts to hear a ticking clock. He walks to the kitchen sink where he throws up.
Clair De Lune volume slowly decreases while the following sounds slowly increase: deep vibrations(rumbling), heart beat, ticking clock.
The part of the music that is slowly being decreased in volume is when the song starts to slow down. It is the aftermath of the beautiful bit halfway through. This will represent Abdul's come down from the drugs. Abdul walking through the corridor shows these effects. The ticking clock that is increasing is the same ticking noise as in the beginning. The sound of the heart beat is his own hearbeat.

After Abdul throws up he starts to clench his head and shout in pain. He then throws up again and then pretends to hold a gun with his hands, points it to underneath his chin where he pretends to pull the trigger. It goes black.
The music has died out completely and his now only replaced with the rumbling noise and the ticking clock. The heart beat can be heard faintly in the background. When Abdul pulls the trigger a gun shot can be heard. When it goes black there is no sound.
When Abdul clenches his head, this shows that maybe the ticking is in his mind. The only way he can get rid of it is too shoot himself. The gun shot is only in his mind and once again his actions represent how he feels inside. This is a replica of the first scene in the bathroom. He is insecure, lost and ultimately wants to pull the trigger.

Abdul is shaking on the floor. He is having a fit. His friends only just notice what is happening and run over to save Abdul. Abdul is shown lying with his friends surrounding him in the kitchen. The camera is placed at the end of the hallway. This is similar to the shot early on in the film
Once the picture comes back after the blackout, Clair De Lune starts from where it left off. It is soft and calm.
The shot of the hallway is the same as the once at the beginning of the film where Abdul is walking in the kitchen.

A short montage of shots of London are shown again. The alleyway and the estate. It then cuts to shots of inside the house when it is dark. First you see the empty cans of beer on the table, an empty kitchen, empty doorway, empty bathroom and then the final shot; the empty hallway where Abdul was laying.
Clair De Lune carries on playing with a reflective sort of mood. Sirens can also be heard in the background until shots inside the house start.
The shots of London are shown to be similar to the shots inside the house. E.g The alleyway is similar to the hallway. This represents that one cause of the anti-social behaviour (drinking, drug taking, Abdul downfall at the end) is there social economic status; the places where they are brought up and their class.
The empty shoots of the house afterwards are at night time, after the days events. It shows a sense of emptyness and loss. The rooms where there was once a presence are now empty. The last shot of the empty hallway is the third time it appears. It also emphasises emptiness and loss. As this shot appears regularly it is a reminder to the audience of a once filled space that is now empty.