Spider Diagram of Plot Ideas

In order to be ensure clarity within my work and process, I first made a list of my top 5 plot ideas; 

After considering all these 5, I then decided to develop and draw out the top 3 ideas that I preferred; 

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I then began to talk some of my peers and teachers through the 3 ideas to see what would work best within the short film period drama genre. I decided that Plot Idea 1 (A Woman has 2 lovers) worked the best in terms of levels of drama and narrative within 5 minutes. It also brought up themes of Class Division and Romance (which were preferred in my survey) as well as having pastoral elements and a definite ending. 

I then began to develop my script and advance towards production.