The meadows script
- 1. The Meadows written by Amy Clark Lucia Mancini Jasmin Alasadi Katie Lewis St Pauls Catholic college Sunbury TW16 6JE
- 2. SLOW MOTION USED THROUGHOUT CLOSE UP SHOT OF SHOES Non diegetic sound of music begins to play at a low level SLOW ZOOM UP TOWARDS THE MANS FACE MAN WILL HAVE HANDS IN POCKETS WITH FACE DOWN BUT AS THE CAMERA GOES UP SO WILL THE MANS FACE SO HE STARES DIRECTLY AT CAMERA WEARING BLACK WITH SLIGHT SMIRK FACIAL EXPRESSION Non diegetic sound of music begins to get louder as the mans face comes into the shot. CLOSE UP SHOT OF FACE CHARACTER WILL HAVE EERIE MEANINGFUL LOOK WITH EYES DARTED STARIGHT TOWARDS THE CAMERA CONTINUES EDITING BEHIND SHOT Actor standing in front of town on the road walking down the road towards pub SOME OF THE CHARACATERS INVOLVED WILL BE IN THIS SHOT. PUB WILL BE TO THE LEFT GETTING READY FOR THE SHOT WIHT THE TWO GIRLS CUT AWAY: LOW CLOSE UP SHOT Mans walking BROWN SHOES WITH A SLOW FORCEFUL WALK CUT TO BLACK TRANSITION Man walking
- 3. 2. BROWN SHOES WITH A SLOW FORCEFUL WALK (CONT’D) CUT TO BLACK TRANSITION SIDE SHOT PUB WILL BE IN VIEW WITH FEW OF THE HOUSES TO THE SIDE IN THE SHOT HOWEVER MAIN FOCUS IS ON THE PUB. INTRODUCE TWO FEMALE CHARACTERS WEARING BLACK CLOTHING HOWEVER LOOKING PRETTY BOTH GIRLS WILL BE LAUGHING AND HAVING A GOOD TIME UNTIL THEY SEE THE MAN CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF THE GIRLS BOTH GIRLS WILL GIVE MAN A DIRTY AND DISGUSTED LOOK AND THEN WILL TURN THEir BACK ON HIM. SLOW ZOOM CONTINUES EDITING MID SHOT-CLOSE UP Actor will give a smirky look,eyes slightly shut as he continues to walk MAIN MAN, WILL HAVE DARK SCARF AND THICK COAT ON CUT TO: POV SHOT FACING FORWARD IS THE REST OF THE ROAD WITH SOME OF THE CHARACTERS IN SIGHT Character continues walking down the street CONTINUES EDITING
- 4. 3. MID SHOT OF CAR Car drives past looking at the man, likewise the man will also look back. INTRODUCING NEW CHARACTERS CLOSE UP Both will give dirty and horrible looks PANNING SHOT The man will look away to her as car drives off WHIP PAN: LONG SHOT Actor walking down the road ACTOR WILL GIVE MENANCING AND DETERMINED LOOK CUT TO: EYELINE MATCH SHOT BUS STOP Looking at pregnancy test upset CUT TO: EXTREME CLOSE UP GIRL WILL BE UPSET CRYING HOLDING THE TEST. WILL THEN LOOK UP TOWARDS THE MAN CUT TO:
- 5. 4. CLOSE UP AND OR TILT SHOT Man will look at girl and then back to camera MAN WILL LOOK GUILTY AND CONFUSED MID SHOT ON FACE Man will look to the direction of the meadows WILL LOOK AS IF HE HAS HEARD SOMETHING CUT TO: LONG SHOT COUPLE IN THE MEADOW CUT AWAY: CLOSE UP OF RING BEING TAKEN OFF PULLING THE RING OF WITH FORCE CONTINUES EDITING MID SHOT The couple will be facing each other BOTH WILL BE DEEPLY UPSET BUT THE MAN WILL HAVE SLIGHT ANGER AND CONFUSION CUT TO: CLOSE UP Man will look towards the main actor on the street and go towards him, the women will then enter the shot stopping her husband THE MAN WILL BE EXTRMELEY ANGRY TOWARDS OUR MAIN ACTOR AND THE WOMEN WILL DESPERATE TO STOP HIM CONTINUES EDITING
- 6. 5. CLOSE UP Main actor will have face slightly down MAN WILL WALK SLIGHTY FASTER NOT WANTING TO LOOK BACK WITH A GUILTY LOOK CUT TO: SIDE SHOT Man will be walking towards the road BLANK EXPRESSION WITH HANDS IN THE POCKETS CUT TO: CLOSE UP Main actor walking down the road, hooded figure will appear MAIN ACTOR WOULD BE OBLIVIOUS TO THIS AND THE HOODED FIGURE WILL NOT REVEAL FACE CROSS CUT: POV SHOT From the hooded figures perspective as if main actor is being followed CUT TO: OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT FROM THE FRONT Both actors walking into the church entrance CROSS CUT: OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT NOW BEHIND THE ACTORS TYPOGRAPHY WILL APPEAR OVER THE SAME SHOT Non diegetic sound of the voice over CUT TO:
- 7. 6. Both actors will continue walking into the church MAIN ACTOR WILL STILL BE OBLIVIOUS TO HOODED FIGURE CONTINUES EDITING CLOSE UP Both actors will walk into the church CROSS CUT: EXTREME CLOSE OF HANDS COVERED IN BLOOD