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Inspiration - Music Video

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Plot Synopsis

A young woman is having troubles at home. So the filming starts with her walking through the streets, but with flashbacks of her being kicked out of her house by her dad. After the title screen, we see shots of her in the streets getting into trouble – stealing from a shop (already filmed). She discovers a dance audition pamphlet on the ground, picks it up, reads it. We cut to the clock in the waiting room of the dance audition, continuing to show more shots of people waiting for their auditions. The main judge appears in the waiting room and calls Phoenix’s name. Shots of Phoenix entering the audition room, then dancing. This is cross-cut with flashbacks to her previous troubles at home (fighting with parents). The final shot is Phoenix being slapped by her dad, when we also hear the judge’s clapping.
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Researching Protagonist Demographic Profile

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