Script
- 1. ‘mf’ 1 St. Andrew’s Catholic School Unit G324: Advanced Portfolio in Media Script Name of Production:- ‘Mulberry Way’ Group Members: Giacomo Pisa – Director George Barnstable - Producer Tom Owen - Producer Fade in: Scene: 1 Character name: None Shot type/Camera Angle: Mid shot + long shot Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: No dialogue, beginning of Non-Diegetic music ‘Kaleo – Save Yourself’ which plays throughout the entire trailer. Action: Establishing shot of road sign saying ‘Mulberry Way’ the name of the soap opera. Also establishing shot of Archie’s house which is down the road Scene: 2 Character name: Archie Shot type/Camera Angle: Long shot, over shoulder shot + close up Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: No dialogue, Non- Diegetic track still playing.
- 2. ‘mf’ 2 Action: Archie takes out the bins at his house but is being watched, cuts to OSS and Archie drops bin bags and spins round. Close up on face to convey facial expression. OSS of phone which goes off with text saying “you can run but you can’t hide”, goes back inside and slams door behind him. Scene: 3 Character name: John Shot type/Camera Angle: Over shoulder shot Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Phone ringing Action: John sitting at table with anti-depressants in front of him, phone rings. Scene: 4 Character name: Jess + killer Shot type/Camera Angle: Tracking shot, close up, long shot Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: ”Hi, how are you?” “Thank you very much see you soon” Action: Jess and killer walk into doctors, close up on Jess’s face sitting down, denoting happiness, gets up and leaves doctor’s room. Scene: 5 Character name: Archie Shot type/Camera Angle: Over shoulder shot Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Sound of phone going off Action: Checks phone, receives same text from killer. Scene: 6 Character name: Archie Shot type/Camera Angle: Over shoulder shot Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Sound of phone ringing Action: Archie checks phone, receives same text again “you can run but you can’t hide A” Scene: 7 Character name: John
- 3. ‘mf’ 3 Shot type/Camera Angle: Long shot Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Soundtrack in background Action: John walks out of hospital with head in hands, holding packet of prescribed anti-depressant. Switches to OSS shot of bottle of pills. Scene: 8 Character name: Killer Shot type/Camera Angle: Static mid shot Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: No dialogue, soundtrack in background Action: Camera is behind the killer who is dressed in all black with hood up looking at Archie’s house, holding knife. Scene: 9 Character name: Jess and Archie Shot type/Camera Angle: Long shot Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Jess cries out in pain Action: Archie bumps into Jess – falls to the floor in pain clutching stomach. Scene: 10 Character name: John Shot type/Camera Angle: Medium close-up, overhead, broken frame Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Sound of John’s phone ringing Action: John taking anti-depressant pill. John’s phone ringing, reaches for it and spills bottle of pills. Scene: 11 Character name: Archie Shot type/Camera Angle: Over shoulder shot
- 4. ‘mf’ 4 Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Backing sound track Action: Archie checks phone, receives same text again “you can run but you can’t hide A” Scene: 12 Character name: John Shot type/Camera Angle: Mid shot, tracking shot Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: “No worries, I’ll see you later should be fun.” Action: Speaks to his friends on phone, pretending that everything is normal. Puts phone down, takes deep breath, picks up bottle of pills. Takes another pill. Scene: 13 Character name: Archie Shot type/Camera Angle: POV, tracking shot Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Backing track gets louder. Sound of Archie running and breathing heavily. Action: Archie running through woods, keeps checking over his shoulder. Scene: 14 Character name: Jess and killer Shot type/Camera Angle: Over shoulder shot, mid-shot Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Backing soundtrack Action: Doctor talking to Jess and killer, audience can’t hear what he is saying. Jess head in hands. Scene: 15 Character name: Archie and Emily Shot type/Camera Angle: Long shot, zooms in Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: “You’ve messed it all up” backing track playing quieter. Action: Archie + Emily talking, grabs her arm
- 5. ‘mf’ 5 Scene: 16 Character name: Archie Shot type/Camera Angle: POV, tracking shot Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Backing track gets louder, sound of Archie running and breathing heavily. Action: Archie running through woods again, checking back over shoulder, worried facial expression. Scene: 17 Character name: Archie Shot type/Camera Angle: Broken frame, Over shoulder shot Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Backing track playing loudly – crescendo. Action: Archie lifts up sheet, face turns to shock, audience can’t see what’s under sheet. Over shoulder shot of Archie checking phone again, saying “you can run but you can’t hide” Scene:18 Character name: Killer Shot type/Camera Angle: Static mid shot Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Backing track playing. Action: Shot of killer dressed all in black, unrecognizable, holding knife Scene: 19 Character name: No character Shot type/Camera Angle: Mid-shot Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: End of backing track Action: Camera zooms in on ’mulberry way’ sign to convey a cyclical structure.