Shooting script draft 3
- 1. Shot No. (correlated with script) Shot style Description Shot duration Sound effects 1 Close up Close up of the white clock hanging up on the wall. The clock shows 3:00pm. 5 seconds The school bell rings, when the hand hits 3. 2 Establishing shot We see an establishing shot of the school gates, as the children filter out. 5 seconds We hear mumbles and chatter of children. 3 Medium shot, face onwards We follow Jemima,in her school uniform, exiting the gates after the crowd. She is walking towards us. We follow her. She waves behind her. 4 seconds Dialogue - “bye Mrs. Brown, see you tomorrow”. The sound of children chattering continues. 4 Close up of wheels We see a close up of the van wheels. We then see Jemima being picked up by a black figure. 3 seconds We hear a rev of the engine. 5 Close up of exhaust pipe We see a close up of the exhaust pipe, as the van revs its engine. 4 seconds The revs of the engine continues. 6 Medium We see the title “secrets” appears letter by letter on the black screen. 5 seconds Dramatic ackground music. 7 Establishing shot We see a 4 bedroom house on Cliff road. 4 seconds Background music continues. 8 Long/medium shot We see Sebastian sat on his bed, sobbing. He is on his laptop while the TV is playing. 5 seconds TV noises 9 Close up We see the computer screen on a blank document. He types the title ‘missing child’. 10 seconds Clicks of the laptop keys. 10 Long POV shot We see Juliet knock and open the door from Sebastian’s Point of view. She begins to speak her dialogue. 15- 20 seconds Juliet’s dialogue.
- 4. Shot no. Shot style Description Shot duration Sound effects 11 Medium close up We see Sebastian sat on the bed, he wipes his tears away. 20 - 30 seconds Dialogue 12 Medium shot We see Sebastian continue to work on the poster, on his bed. 10 seconds We hear Juliet’s footprints going down the stairs & the sound of keyboard clicks. 13 Close up We are watching Sebastian create the poster on his laptop. 10 seconds We hear Sebastian’s voiceover dialogue. 14 Establishing shot We see the local town. We also see Sebastian and Kevin standing, wrapped up in warm clothing. 5 seconds Background music 15 Medium shot We see Kevin pinning up a missing person’s poster. Sebastian is holding the pins and remaining posters. 10 seconds 16 Close up Kevin is talking to Sebastian, trying to calm him down. 5-10 seconds dialogue 17 Establishing shot We see their house in an establishing shot, to show the change in the location. 5 seconds Background music 18 Long shot We see a red car pull up on the driveway, Sebastian is driving. 5 seconds The sounds of a car engine. 19 Medium shot We see Juliet open up the door. We briefly see someone standing in the hallway behind her. 5 seconds Th noise of car doors closing. 20
- 6. Shot no. Shot type Description Shot duration Sound effects 20 Medium- close up We see an inspector standing in the hallway. He is wearing a trench coat and a smart shirt. He smiles. 5 seconds Dialogue 21 Close up He nods towardsSebastianand Kevin. 3 seconds 22 Medium- close up He beginto speak, directingit to everyone. 10 seconds dialogue 23 Close up Sebastianrepliestothe inspector. 5-10 seconds dialogue 24 Medium- close up Juliet beginsto calm down Sebastian. Sheexplainsthat the Inspector isn’t blaming him, but wantsto help. 5-10 seconds
- 7. Shot no. Shot type Description Shot duration Sound effects 24 Close up Sebastian responds to his mother’s explanation. 5 seconds dialogue 25 Extreme close up Sebastian rolls his eyes out of frustration. 3 seconds 26 Long shot We see the lounge door open. The inspector enters the lounge with Sebastian following. 3 seconds 27 Medium shot We quickly see Juliet and Kevin run up the stairs. 3 seconds Footsteps up the stairs. 28 Close up We see the Inspector get out his notepad. 10-15 seconds we hear dialogue 29 Establishing shot We see Juliet and Kevin’s bedroom. 5 seconds 30 Medium shot We see Juliet and Kevin whispering, discussing something. 10 seconds We hear the inspector mumbling downstairs and whispers. 31
- 8. Shot no. Shot type Description Shot duration Sound effects 31 Close up We continue to see and hear Kevin and Juliet’s secretive conversation. 20-30 seconds dialogue 32 Establishing shot Whilst this conversation is happening between the parents, the inspector continues to question Sebastian in the living room. 20-30 seconds Dialogue 33 Close up We see the inspector call up his colleague. We hear his phone conversation. 20 -30 seconds Dialogue and sound effects on the phone dialling and ringing. 34 Establishing shot We see an establishing shot of the garden. 5 seconds The sound of Birds.
- 10. Shot no. Shot type Description Shot duration Sound effects 35 Long shot We see the inspector walking around the garden with a black Labrador retriever. They’re trying to find clues. We see no signs of anyone being home. 20 seconds The sound of birds and the dog sniffing. 36 Close up We see a pair of hands with a pearl bracelet on their wrist. They are placing a knife into a box. We then follow the box into the wardrobe. 30 seconds Background music – very intense. 37 Establishing shot We see a kitchen, assumed to be the neighbours. 5 seconds 38 Medium shot We see Juliet having a cup of tea at the kitchen table with their neighbour, Margret. 10 seconds We ear Kevin and Margret’s husband upstairs mumbling. 39 Extreme close up We see Margret lifting up her mug, and we see the exact same pearl bracelet. The scene cuts to black. 5-10 seconds Dramatic music, cuts off immediately. 40 Medium shot We are in the garden with the inspector and the dog. The inspector rewards the dog. 10 seconds The sound of dialogue, birds and the dog sniffing. 41 Medium shot We see the inspector give the dog a pink top to smell, we believe its Jemima’s. We then see the dog pulling on the lead, he’s found a scent similar. 20 seconds Background music 42 Long shot We see the Inspector and the dog pull towards a certain shed. The inspector pulls open the shed. 10 seconds Dramatic music builds. 43 Medium shot The shed is empty of Jemima. Just tools. 5 seconds Intense music 44 Medium shot – zooming in slowly. 3 days later…we see Juliet and Margret pin up a missing person’s poster in the same location hat Sebastian was at with Kevin. It zooms into the image. It’s of Sebastian. 15 seconds Background music 45 Flashback- medium shot We see Sebastian in his room, 3 days earlier. He is on his laptop. 10 seconds His phone rings. 46
- 11. Shot no. Shot type Description Shot duration Sound effects 46 Medium shot We see Sebastian answer his phone. He mumbles 10 seconds Dialogue and the sound effects of the phone ringing. 47 Long shot We see Sebastian running across the garden at night. 10 seconds 48 Medium shot We see Sebastian run towards the sheds at the back of the garden. 5 seconds 49 Close up We see Sebastian break the lock of the shed. The same shed in which the dog pulled towards. 10 seconds Sound effects of the lock breaking 50 Medium shot We see Sebastian open the door. There is Jemima sitting on the floor. She is dirty and her clothes are ripped. 10 seconds Dialogue
- 12. 51 Medium close-up shot Jemima looks worried. She remains quiet. 5 seconds 52 Medium Sebastian looks relieved and enthusiastic about getting Jemima inside. 10 seconds Dialogue. We hear footsteps. 53 Medium close- up We see Juliet standing behind Sebastian. She yells. 5 seconds Dialogue and dramatic music 54 55 56
- 13. Shot no. Shot type Description Shot duration Sound effects 54 Close up We see and hear Juliet lock the shed back up. 5-10 seconds We hear the sound effects of locks. We also hear Sebastian attempting to kick down the door. 55 Close up We see Sebastian getting frustrated. End of flashback. 5 seconds Dialogue. 56 Establishing shot We see Margret and Juliet talking whilst walking down the road. 20-30 seconds Dialogue revealing some information. 57 Establishing shot We see a large paddock filled with sheds. The screen fades out and blackens. 10 seconds Dramatic music building up. We then hear a scream. The music cuts. 58 Credits The credits appear. 30 -45 seconds Dramatic music.