Script
- 1. St. Paul’s Catholic College Unit G324: Advanced Portfolio in Media Script Name of Production:- The Corner Group Members (Full names): Jordan Brace - Producer Eleanor Watson - Producer Brenda Bokoe – Director Scene: 1 Character name: Unnamed female Character (Brenda) Shot type/Camera Angle/Camera movement: Worms eye view/Long shot to make it unclear who it is/Tilt up Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Crunching of leaves, background noise birds, wind etc. ambient sound Action: As Brenda walks along the path, use a tilt shot and follow Brenda walking out only focusing on her face, which is covered by her hair to hide her face Scene: 2 Character name: Unnamed characters (Pub extras) Shot type/Camera Angle/Camera movement: Medium close-up/Eye line shot/Pan left to right Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Ambient sound, laughter conversation Action: Pan shot moving from the left to the right in the local pub to show multiple groups of people in the pub sitting around tables and at the bar having a good time. Scene: 3 Character name: Unnamed female Character (Brenda) Shot type/Camera Angle/Camera movement: Medium close-up/Worms eye/Still shot to Pan Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Ambient sound, car engine, background noise Action: worms eye view of the road as a car drives past, Still shot and pans across as the car drives out of view, only focusing on the moving wheels of the car Scene: 4 Character name: Unnamed female Character (Brenda) Shot type/Camera Angle/Camera movement: Extreme close up/over the shoulder/Still shot Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Music UNDECIDED Action: Mirror shot from behind the drivers seat as Brenda puts on lipstick. Only seeing the back of Brenda’s head and her lips in the mirror as she is putting on lipstick.
- 2. Scene: 5 Character name: Unnamed female Character (Brenda) Shot type/Camera Angle/Camera movement: Worms eye view/Medium close up/Still shot Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Music, undecided Action: Worms eye camera shot close to the side of the car focusing on the place that Brenda will step out. As Brenda steps out of car, only able to see her shoes in the shot and then follow her feet as she walks away from the car and towards the pub Scene: 6 Character name: Unnamed female Character (Brenda) Shot type/Camera Angle/Camera movement: Point of view/High angle/Tilt shot Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Music, undecided Action: Point of view tilt shot looking down into Brenda’s bag as if she was checking her bag, camera focusing mainly on the gun inside Brenda’s bag Scene: 7 Character name: New unnamed male character (Liam) Shot type/Camera Angle/Camera movement: Wide shot/Birds eye/Still shot Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: heavy drum beat Action: Change of scene to a new character that is running down an alley to an unknown place. High angle shot looking down at his head so we only see him run underneath the character. Scene: 8 Character name: Unnamed female Character (Brenda) Shot type/Camera Angle/Camera movement: Medium close up/Eyelevel/Tracking shot Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Music, undecided Action: Cuts back to a shot of Brenda walking down the street towards the pub, tracking shot as she walks with an eyelevel shot of her hand Scene: 9 Character name: Unnamed male character (Liam) Shot type/Camera Angle/Camera movement: Medium close up/Eyelevel/Still shot Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Heavy breathing, Music, undecided Action: Camera leaning against wall flat focusing on the corner of the wall as Liam runs around the corner, still shot as he runs past the camera after jumping around the corner, trying to capture the speed of his running. Scene: 10 Character name: Unnamed female Character (Brenda) Shot type/Camera Angle/Camera movement: Medium close up/Eyelevel of back/Tilt shot Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Music, undecided Action: Shot from behind Brenda as she is walking to the pub focusing only on her back and then a tilt shot up as she is walking past the pub to show the pub name “the corner”
- 3. Scene: 11 Character name: Unnamed male character (Liam) Shot type/Camera Angle/Camera movement: Medium close up/Eyelevel/Tracking shot Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Music; heavy drum beat Action: Following Liam as he climbs over a fence with a slow motion tilt camera shot as he climbs up the side of the fence Scene: 12 Character name: Unnamed female Character (Brenda) Shot type/Camera Angle/Camera movement: Close up/High angle/Still Back shot Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Music, undecided Action: Back shot following Brenda as she walks into the pub but mainly focusing on her hand as she opens the door Scene: 13 Character name: Unnamed Characters (Brenda & Pub-goers) Shot type/Camera Angle/Camera movement: “Selfie” shot/High angle/Still shot Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Laughter; camera flash noise, ambient sound and Music, undecided Action: Two people in the pub taking a “Selfie” shot as Brenda walks into view in the background of the picture. Use front facing camera to focus on the shocked look on the two peoples faces as they notice Brenda in the background of the picture. Scene: 14 Character name: Unnamed character (Liam) Shot type/Camera Angle/Camera movement: Medium close up/Eyelevel/Tracking shot Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Heavy drum beat Action: Tracking shot of Liam as he makes his final run down the road by the pub as he approaches the pub entrance Scene: 15 Character name: Unnamed female Character (Brenda) Shot type/Camera Angle/Camera movement: Shot reverse shot/High angle/Still shot Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Music, undecided Action: The two people who were taking the “Selfie” shot realize it was Brenda. Use a reverse shot reverse to capture their shocked faces and Brenda standing in the background of the “Selfie” picture Scene: 16 Character name: Unnamed female Character (Brenda) Shot type/Camera Angle/Camera movement: Point of view/Birds eye/Zoom out Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Music, undecided Action: Point of view shot looking down into her bag as she pulls out the gun from her bag and begins to point the barrel at someone in the pub
- 4. Scene: 17 Character name: Unnamed female Character (Brenda) Shot type/Camera Angle/Camera movement: Medium close up/Eyelevel/Still shot/Switch shot Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Music, undecided mixed with heavy drum beat Action: Switch to a side view of Brenda with the gun in her hand, still avoiding Brenda’s face in the shot, as she pulls it fully out of her bag and aims the gun at someone in the room Scene: 18 Character name: Unnamed male & female Characters (Liam & Brenda) Shot type/Camera Angle/Camera movement: Shot reverse shot/Eyelevel/Still shot Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Music, undecided & heavy drum beat (heart beat) Action: As Liam enters the pub from the side door the camera will switch between Brenda holding the gun and Liam’s shocked and scared face as he tries to stop what is going on. Scene: 19 Character name: Unnamed female Character (Brenda) Shot type/Camera Angle/Camera movement: Extreme close up/Eyelevel/Still shot Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Music, undecided & heavy drum beat Liam; “NOOOO!” , Gun sound Action: Straight on view of Brenda’s face but only focusing on Brenda’s lips as she begins to smile using a black bars effect out cut out the rest of her face. Scene: 20 Character name: Unnamed female Character (Brenda) Shot type/Camera Angle: Extreme close up/Eyelevel/Still shot/Fades out to black Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Music, undecided (fades out) Action: Still focused on Brenda’s smile from the previous shot as it fades out into a black screen ready for the ending credits and voiceover End