Bingo, Bridesmaids and Braces

Interviews with Diana, Kerry and Josie at ages 14, 18 and 26 regarding how they saw life and themselves at 14. Shows footage of each at age 14 taken from Ò14's Good, 18's BetterÓ having a good time with friends and talking to camera. MS footage of Diana, Kerry and Josie talking about what they'd do if they found themselves pregnant.

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Interview with Diana at 26 talking about her teenage years with footage at age 14 taken from Ò14's Good, 18's BetterÓ describing herself and VS domestic scenes and CUs of Diana at 26 applying make-up and describing herself. Footage of Diana at 18, pregnant and tidying kitchen and being interviewed with her mother. MS Diana at 26 talking about how she would have liked her past to have been.

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Interview with Josie at 26 talking about her teenage years with footage at age 14 taken from Ò14's Good, 18's BetterÓ describing herself and VS domestic scenes and CUs of Josie at 26 applying make-up with daughter looking over her shoulder and describing herself. Footage of Josie at 18 with two small children.

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Interview with Kerry at 26 talking about her teenage years with footage at age 14 taken from Ò14's Good, 18's BetterÓ describing herself and VS domestic scenes and CUs of Kerry at 26 applying make-up and describing herself. Footage of Kerry at 18 at work in an office and MS at 26 talking about how she would have liked her past to have been.

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Interviews with Kerry, Josie and Diana at 14 taken from Ò14's Good, 18's BetterÓ discussing virginity and their parents' attitudes with CU's of each applying make-up. Footage of Josie at 14 discussing marriage and at 18 getting married. VS domestic scenes of Josie at 18 with two small children. Domestic life at age 26 with Josie's two children waking her up to go to work.

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CU Josie's fiancŽ drinking coffee and talking to Josie (at age 26) IN THE KITCHEN. Ms Josie in her dressing gown in her kitchen reintroducing her family after seven years. VS daughters Wendy, Rebecca and fiancŽ Wayne. CU Josie applying make-up with Rebecca assisting. VS Diana at age 14 discussing marriage and at 18 pregnant and with husband Keith talking about their marriage and work arrangement from Ò14's Good, 18's BetterÓ.

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Interviews with Kerry at ages 14 and 18 discussing marriage in footage taken from Ò14's Good, 18's BetterÓ and at 26 talking about meeting fiancŽ Neil. VS Kerry, Neil and friends swimming in sea and on beach and VS Kerry introducing them to camera. MS interviews with Diana at ages 14 and 18 taken from Ò14's Good, 18's BetterÓ talking about having children and expectations of being a parent. VS Diana and Keith dealing with court proceedings over Keith's assault charge.

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Interviews with Diana at age 18 taken from Ò14's Good, 18's BetterÓ introducing newborn daughter Amy to camera with husband Keith. Footage seven years later with tilt up from Amy's seventh birthday cake and VS of her birthday party. MS Diana and family with Keith introducing Amy and their other two daughters Tamara and Kylie to camera. VS Keith with girls playing musical chairs and VS Simon Says with Diana.

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VS Kerry at 26 still living at home and sitting down for meal with grandfather and mother. VS eating. MS Kerry and mother at sink washing up and drying while discussing wedding details. GS Kerry driving down street and VS at dressmakers with bridesmaids discussing bridal dress designs. CU's women being measured. CU Josie with daughter Rebecca and VS taken from Ò14's Good, 18's BetterÓ tending small children and interviewed at 18.

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VS Kerry in loungeroom discussing wedding details and looking at flower baskets with older woman. CU's dolls and wedding accoutrement and MS wedding bouquets. Footage of Josie at age 18 taken from Ò14's Good, 18's BetterÓ driving with small children, shopping and in baby health clinic. VS Kerry and girlfriends on a hen's night driving around Brisbane at night in double decker bus. Driver making lewd banter and MS Kerry and friends laughing.

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MS interview with Diana at 18 from Ò14's Good, 18's BetterÓ about marriage to Keith and at 26. VS Keith with daughter Amy getting milk and MS making breakfast. MS Keith ringing bell and children coming to table to eat breakfast. GS Diana in bed watching television. CU Keith cutting toast. VS children preparing for school with high shot over Kylie asking Diana for clothing advice and Diana brushing Amy's hair from bed. Photographs of Kylie as a premature baby.

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CUs Kerry and friends leaving bus during hens' night celebrations and MS dancing in disco. MS getting back on bus. GS Josie arriving home after night shift and with young daughters during breakfast. GS fiancŽ Keith leaving in car and driving away from camera. Pan from street to brown brick home owned by Josie and her girls. VS Josie ironing uniforms and writing lunch bags. CU Josie smoking and looking tired. VS farewelling girls at door.

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External track of double decker bus on Brisbane street at night and VS Kerry and friends inside during hens' night celebrations. CU Kerry inside disco. Footage of Diana at 18 pregnant and visiting Keith at work from Ò14's Good, 18's BetterÓ and talking about who the breadwinner should be. Diana at 26 expressing different views to work than those at 18 and VS of her waitressing in restaurant. MS Kerry taking photographs on bus during hen's night.

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GS man opening security gate to car at night. VS Josie working in car manufacturing plant wearing protective glasses and gloves. MS Kerrie and her friends on a double decker bus during her hen's night celebrations and dancing in disco. MS Kerry working as a credit clerk on telephone at desk in office. WS office. Kerry and friends during hen's night walking down city street at night singing drunkenly and entering The Venue night club. CUs drinking.

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CU interview with Diana at 14 then 18 from Ò14's Good, 18's BetterÓ about what rules she'd make for her own 14 year old daughter. Diana at 26 speaking about what she'd like for her daughters and WS walking home from school with them. Zoom out from CU of cattle dog to Diana's three girls sitting on table eating cake. GS backyard with girls on trampoline. MS interview with both Keith and Diana about their hopes for their girls.

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MS Kerrie and friends walking down city street at night during hen's party. Track down street and pan to double decker bus. CUs Kerry with friends. CU Josie at ages 14 and 18 from Ò14's Good, 18's BetterÓ talking about dating at 14 and then at 26 with Rebecca talking about what she wants for her daughters. MS helping Rebecca baking cake while talking about giving her girls a secure home life.

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Zoom out from chops grilling on barbecue to Wayne cooking them with VS of children playing with water in the backyard in swimming costumes. Josie and family eating. MS Kerry blindfolded in disco during her hen's night. CUs of Kerry with male erotic dancer in disco. CU man stripping and CUs of his backside in G-string. VS Josie in Bingo hall playing bingo with children. CU Josie kissing daughter Wendy.

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MS Kerry and friend in night club during hen's night singing along to music and toasting with cocktails. GS end of hen's night with Kerry's friends talking about what else they had planned for her before she passed out. CU to muck in bucket the friends had planned to throw over Kerry. Interview with friends about how they felt about hen's night. GS Josie at 18 arriving at grandmother's house to leave children and interview with both about her problems with her father from film Ò14's Good, 18's BetterÓ.

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MS Josie talking about her relationship with her father. CUs of Josie and father sitting at table in father's house discussing their past relationship. MS Rebecca and Wayne in background half listening. MS Josie smoking while talking to her father. Josie and her grandfather walking down the aisle to priest in church during rehearsal. CUs wedding party.

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VS Diana cleaning benchtops, Keith washing up, Diana cleaning glass table and making beds while telling camera that she doesn't clean so much anymore. VS Diana driving with three daughters to shops. MS Diana buying bubblegum for children at newsagent stand. VS women delivering wedding cakes to reception centre. CU Diana talking to camera about her relationship with husband Keith and footage from Ò14's Good, 18's BetterÓ of Diana pregnant at 18 walking along street with Keith.

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GS Diana and Keith at home playing darts. Pan to elderly woman arranging flowers in beakers for Kerry's wedding and ECU of pink carnations being made into corsages. VS Kerry and wedding party having hair done. WS parade floats down street and GS Josie and family sitting on sidelines waving. Good shots of large elephant on roller skates and MS Father Christmas waving from float. MS clown greeting crowds. Interviews with Kerry and Wayne separately.

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CU Rebecca applying lipstick. Zoom out to MS Rebecca and Josie smiling. VS Kerry's wedding party having hair done. VS Kerry opening wedding present with grandfather and friends watching. VS women applying nail polish before wedding. Track along suburban street past WS Keith, Diana and their three girls standing in front garden in front of house. VS Kerry and wedding party in kitchen eating and admiring delivery of flower baskets.

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Track along suburban street past WS Wayne, Josie and girls standing in front garden in front of their house. MS of the four of them with humorous image of Wendy holding the cat across her arms. MS Kerry preparing for wedding, looking at flowers arriving. Track down street of older houses to Kerry standing on footpath in front of her grandfather's house with mother and grandfather. MS of the trio with Kerry kissing her mother then grandfather.

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VS Kerry's wedding party getting prepared, Neil and his friends dressing and CU Kerry's grandfather having trouble putting on tie. VS Kerry's mother having make-up applied. VS Kerry, Josie and Diana being interviewed together on sex before marriage. VS Kerry in her wedding dress. CUs Kerry, Josie and Diana giving opinions on abortion. VS Kerry, family and friends getting prepared. CU Diana being put on the spot about abortion opinions.

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VS Kerry's wedding party in final stages of preparation with CUs of flowers being put in hair and corsages in lapels, flowergirls with baskets etc. CU Kerry putting veil on. Zoom out from Neil and groomsmen toasting in bar. VS people taking photographs before leaving for church. VS cars waiting and red carpet laid from footpath to car. CUs individual interviews with Kerry and Josie on what age is right for marriage.

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Kerry leaving house for church with VS being accompanied by grandfather and assisted into car and MS bridesmaids watching. WS Neil and groomsmen crossing road and rear view of them walking across grass towards church. MS Kerrie in wedding car with CU to her holding grandfather's hand. CU interview with Kerrie in car. Car arriving at church POV passengers.

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MS track of Kerry walking down aisle of church on grandfather's arm. Pan across guests in church and CU to Josie and others in congregation. VS Kerry and Neil exchanging vows. GS Neil and Kerry being congratulated as they walk back down the aisle together. VS Kerry outside church after service and MS of Josie and Diana showering her with confetti. MS Josie Diana and Kerrie on lounge together responding to question of what they'll be doing in seven years time. Closing shot of Kerry outside church being showered in confetti.

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