Monday 25 November 2013

SHOOTING SCRIPT - CHARLIE


Shot
Shot Description
Time (min:sec)
Audio / Dialogue
1
FILM BEGINNING:
Black background, red text showing the name of the production company.
0:00
BM
2
Character A lifts up phone to read text (The text is shown to the audience but the face of character A is not)
0:08
BM
3
Character A walks into the telephone box, only the characters legs and feet are shown in this shot as he opens the telephone box door.
0:13
Train passing in background.
 
BM
4
Mid-shot of character A in telephone box as the telephone mysteriously rings, he answers the phone.
0:18
Ambient Sound:
Voice of character A speaking on the phone to Character C – ‘I won’t let him get away’.
BM
5
Black background similar to shot 1, red text saying ‘presents....’
0:27
BM
6
Shot of Character B exiting the train and arriving on the train platform, the camera remains in the exact location until the character has walked out of the shot. The character is looking around suspiciously.
0:31
Train arriving on opposite platform.
 
BM
7
Establishing Shot as camera pans the exterior of Crystal Palace train station until it reaches character B.
0:39
BM
8
Mid-Shot of character B smoking cigarette outside train station, members of the public walking past.
0:46
BM
9
Long shot of Character A inside the train station, Character B walks past the camera unaware that Character A is present, camera then zooms and focuses on Character A.
0.50
BM
10
Black background with red text. Relates to shots 1 and 5. Final part of the sentence making up the words – ‘Playback Films Presents... Abducted!’
0:59
BM
12
Camera tracks Character B as he walks down pathway and goes out of camera pivot range, audience go from seeing the front of him to seeing the back of him
1:08
BM
13
Side-angle shot of Character B as he walks past children’s playground side on to camera. There is then a two second gap before Character A follows doing the same thing.
1:19
BM
14
When Character A walks out of camera view, the shot changes to a shot of Character A from behind as he walks past the camera (to link in with the previous shot).
1:24
BM
15
Two-shot of both Characters A and B, walking one behind eachother with Character B unaware of Character A’s presence. Character B is texting on mobile phone.
1:27
BM
16
Point-of-View Shot from Character A’s perspective, stalking Character B.
1:31
Character A heavy breathing
 
BM
17
Camera pans down to focus on Character A’s footsteps as he walks onto grassy field.
            1:41
BM
18
Long Shot of Characters B and C communicating from Character A’s Point-of-View, jump cuts into close up of Characters B and C.
1:43
BM
19
Character’s B and C shake hands (from Character A’s POV) Character B speaks.
1:46
Character B - ‘So what’s this all about?’
BM
20
Character C nods head to Character A whose hand grabs the back of Character B (from Character A’s POV, to imply violence is going to occur – screen cuts to black.
1:49
BM
21
Credits appear on black themed background with red text, film and directors names appear.
1:52
BM
22
Same themed background as shot 21, ‘Coming Soon!’ and the released date appear.
1.56
BM
23
FILM ENDS
2.03
SILENCE
Key:
BM – Background Music