Shooting script
- 1. SHOT SCRIPT ACT 1 Music starts quietly in the background, (Possibly Feet Scuffing) Fade in from black to shot of girl sat with back to camera on bed/bench. Mid shot/ showing whole body, and feet down to the ground. Shot from the floor, with the fore ground of the floor out of focus.Slow Pan onto subject. Cut to Shot of Feet swinging backwards and forwards, scuffing the floor. Feet in focus, foreground/background bokeh. Cuts to Shot of Girls back again with the slow panning. Close up of eyes from the side looking straight forwards. Close up of clock ticking, extreme close up of second hand ticking, wavering, then moving again Cuts to feet swinging again, close up, but this time feet stop. Cuts quickly to back of the girl again who slides/gets up (matching the feet stopping.) Close up shot of toy/item of importance. Girl can been seen walking past in the background, picking up item on the way past. Cuts to shot of outside bedroom door, which opens. Arguing can be heard just coming in from background. Mid shot of the face peeking round the door. Arguing can be heard more clearly. Wider shot of door again, other side to the girl, who then shuts the door again, putting the camera in darkness again. ACT 2 With the sound of the door shutting cuts to back of girl again, mid shot, this time sat in a playground on a bench. Toy is next to the girl. Children can be heard playing in the background though none can be seen. Close up of eyes, looking out straight again, not seeing anything. Shot along bench to item, with girl sat on the other side of it. Cuts to mid shot of girls back again, slowly zooming as previous. ACT 3 Long static shot of girl walking along a street, shot from the other side. Holding Item. Cuts to tracking shot of feet from behind.
- 2. Mid shot of girl when she sees the tree Cut to close of face showing subtle wonder or surprise. Item drops from hand. Close up of item hitting the ground, view from the floor. Girl can be seen starting to walk towards the tree. Head/shoulder shot as girl approaches the tree curiously Low to high shot of girl and tree, making the tree look bigger. Girl goes to reach out. And cuts to shot of hand meeting the bark of the tree, which is then slowly dragged round the tree, camera angle shot from the back. ACT 4 Cuts to shot of hand dragging round the bark, this time from the front. It is important that only the hand/glove and bark can be seen. Cut to shot including both the bark and the girl, and then manually zooms out, revealing the woods, as girl steps away from the tree in wonder. Close ups of leaves, grass and other points of visual interest can be included throughout this next act. Cuts to long shot of girl walking towards camera, looking around her. She ‘twirls’ at end of shot which… ..Then cuts to a close up of head and sholders finishing the twist. Point of view shot of the trees above her. Mid shot of girl, then pans round as she runs off away from the camera. Cuts to long shot of girl who runs towards the camera, then slows down as she runs her hand along a branch which is in the foreground of picture, focus changes to this. Close up of girls eyes which seem more alive. Cut to long shot of girl who looks up, smiling. Slight zoom away. Fades to black. ACT 5 Fades from black to shot of the item on the floor. Girl sat on the floor just behind it out of focus. Cuts to shot of the girl from side on who stands up and progresses towards the item, starts to bend down. Cuts to close up of the item, which a hand encloses round and picks up. Fade To Black
- 3. Fade to shot of girl led on bed from above, Her eyes open as arguing can be heard faintly in the background. Fade to black Fade to feet walking across floor, Arguing increases. Fade to black again Final fade to girl listening against the door. Close up of face expressions as ear is pressed against the door. Arguing reaches break point. Cuts to black as door can be heard slamming. ACT 6 Cuts to shot of girl running down street. Cuts to her looking up at tree, item drops again. Approaches tree, Drags hand rapidly round it. Cuts to wood, running into the wood somewhat blindly. Close up of facial expressions as she’s running. Collapses onto a tree Close up of face as she buries her head in her hands. Close up of girl sat in Corner of room Flickers between slowly zooming shot of girl on tree and bedroom corner. Fades to black. Credits.