CHARACTER PROFILES & NARRATIVE POINTSHOLLOWAY'S GARDEN SHORT FANTASY FILM

MS HOLLOWAY

• Name: Celia Holloway

• Age: ageless

• Occupation: Witch and Protector of Nature

• Personality: Good natured, Kind, Caring, Energetic, Spiritual, At One with the World, Charismatic Character

THE PAST STORY

• We first see Ms Holloway as a happy, young witch, doing her job: caring for nature/protecting the worlds, a job that she was born to do without question.

• One day she encounters a young man in the woods,a most charming artist. It was love at first sight and they spent all their time together, besotted with one another... causing Ms Holloway to be lost in love and to forget about her important duties.

• Though when the Artist proposes to Ms Holloway, reality hits hard... Breaking his heart, and her own, she rejects his proposal as she knows she must return to nature.

• Years pass by and Ms Holloway continues her job in her youthful and magical ways, helping those in both the real and fairy world. Though she never forgets the artist and the love they one had, but she knows she can never love again...

• Years also pass by for the Artist who does learn to love again, love his family of fairies. That is until one day in his old age, the fairies also break his heart. On his death bed, out of a broken heart and bitterness he curses the fairies world and Ms Holloway; causing her to start ageing...

• Ms Holloway hears of the curses through the wind that carry the tales to her. Knowing what she must do, she returns to her cabin...Taking out her magic spell book, Ms Holloway uses her strongest magic to cast a spell, calling upon a saviour to come: Victoria.

• When the spell is complete, she puts on her cloak, leaves her hut and heads to the woods. Expecting her arrival, she is greeted by a fairy who takes the medallion that Ms Holloway holds out in front of her. Knowing she has done all she can, both Ms Holloway and the fairies must now wait for their saviour to one day come.

THE PRESENT STORY • The effects of the Old Artists curse took its toll on Ms Holloway over

the years and with it she did age, old and fragile now; yet still some power lies within her.

• Victoria comes to help her move into the retirement home, or so she thinks. Ms Holloway knowing the real reason as to why she is here though feels some satisfaction as she, and the fairies, have been waiting for this day to come for so long...

• When Victoria finds the book and enters the fairies world, Ms Holloway watches through her scrying mirror as Victoria bravely beings her quest.

• Just as Ms Holloway knew she would, Victoria overcomes the challenges before her and is very close to defeating the curse as she enters the sheep skull. Though A surge of sadness strikes Ms Holloway as knows that to defeat the curse, not only must you defeat its challenges, you must also pay a price. A price of life.

• As Victoria begins to drown in despair, Ms Holloway uses all the strength and power she has left in her and casts one last spell, a spell of sacrifice. She takes her own life and passes it on to Victoria.

• As Ms Holloway takes her last breath, her appearance returns to that of once before and she sees herself as the young and beautiful witch she was for one last time.

• Good natured - she treats everyone and everything with a pure heart, she listens and speaks gently.

• Kind - she welcomes strangers and tries to help.

• Caring - she does all she can for nature, protecting both worlds.

• Energetic - she is full of movement and gestures.

• Spiritual - she is connected with the elements, she has moments of calm, but also the spirits build her energies.

• Eccentric - she has lived for many moons, her knowledge is powerful, she speaks with wisdom and control.

• Graceful - she carries herself with elegance and pride.

AT ONE WITH THE WORLD