Working script Draft 1:

A2 Media Studies Short Film:

Draft 1:

This is not, by a long shot, my finished scrip this is simply a working draft. SOmething that I can refer to until I have a fully finished script to work with.

Character description:

-        Blue; short brown hair, slim fit suit

-        Red;  short brown hair, slim fit suit(will be filmed using a red filter)

-        Pink; casual clothing of a young woman (to be decided)

Scene:

Establishing shot tracking up from focus of the floor along the length of the bed to rest above the couple.

Birds eye view of a white sheeted bed, a couple (blue and pink) asleep wrapped in one another’s arms in the early morning. (Lighting; lighting appears to be natural from sunlight depending on time of shoot this could be organically achieved)

(Jump cut) Birds eye view mimicking previous shot however in place of the couple there is a man (red) laid upon a soiled bed cast in shadow.

(Jump cut) back to original shot of couple.

Mid shot Couple wake and blue rises form bed to sit at the end/edge (cut) Level with the bed, blue rubs his eyes, his wife is obscured from view and appears over his shoulder to kiss him on the neck before climbing out of bed and exiting shot.

(Jump cut) red is sat mimicking previous shot, alone head in hands.

(cut) profile shot of blue close up looking distant, pink walks out of the room wrapped in the sheet stolen from the bed.

(Jump cut) profile shot of red close up looking distant, a discarded sheet lay in the doorway.

(cut) Scene: Kitchen blue is now dressed in a sharp suit and preparing for work Long shot while pink, wearing a hoodie and leggings/jeans/joggers making breakfast for herself. Blue places a brief case on the kitchen table and begins filling it with folders and paper.

(cut) Close up of blues hand placing objects into the case.

(Jump cut) close up of reds hand grasping for a baseball bat.

(Jump cut) Close up return shot of blue grasping for the handle of the brief case.

Blue removes the case from the table and moves to the door (cut) sideways mid close up of blue, pink places a hand on blues shoulder turning him around to kiss him (cut) close up of blue running his hands down pinks side resting on her waist.

(Jump cut) Close up mimicking level of previous shot showing pink whimpering crouched, blood trailing from her lips, focus on reds knuckles dripping with blood.

(cut) return to mid sideways close up as blue recoils from his wife’s kiss in confusion for both participants. Facial expressions on both blue and pink mimic one another for a moment. Blue smiles shakes his head and kisses her again, blue exits the shot to leave the set and pink looking mildly worried.

Scene:

 Long shot Shadowed hall way opening out to the street, Blue walks past camera Low angle into the light. (cut) Establishing shot mid close up view up the street, blue in one “barn door” movement steps out of the door directly into frame reverse track.

Scene: Street

Close up on blues face tracking backwards keeping him constantly in shot as he adjusts his suit and puts in his iPod ear phones. (music begins to play as the ear phones are put in) (cut) Line of sight shot tracking the movement of red walking the opposite way up the street (music is distorted but recognisable or played in reverse) (Possibly slow motion shot). (cut) Close up on blues face looking puzzled at what he’s seeing. (cut) Close up on reds face looking back at blue (music is distorted but recognisable or played in reverse).  (cut) Close up on blues face out right confused/panic. (cut) Close up of red still gaze fixed on blues position jogging (cut) POV Random passer-by (probably female to comply with Mulvey’s theory) Close up tracking backwards, blue glances over his shoulder as the jogger runs by and back to the camera, rubs the bridge of his nose, random passer-by is visible over his left shoulder. (cut)Stationary cam Blue walking from right to left of frame into office building main entrance (probably use wyke entrance as its easy to accomplish but an unknown location would be better for student audience to view).

(Jump cut) Mimic shot red crawling crying towards the entrance (screaming from the actor is option but would be useful for B-roll footage)

(Jump cut) Mimic shot blue enters the building. (cut) Reverse track mid close up Blue walks towards the camera turning a sharp right through a door. (cut) Birds eye view pan Blue walking up stairs and past camera through another set of doors (cut) High angel stationary cam Blue walking along a corridor (Jump cut) Mimic shot red staggers along the corridor and slumps against the wall, rights himself and continues (Jump cut) Mimic shot blue still walking and steps into an office space (cut) Low angle long shot down the side of cubicles, Blue begins to walk to his cubicle taking the ear buds out of his ears (Jump cut) Mimic shot red is on his knees weeping reaching out trying to grasp blues leg that is not there (Jump cut) Mimic shot Blue turn to walk into his cubical (cut) high angle long shot of the cubical (trying to obscure all space outside to represent his small and enclosed existence) Blue places the brief case down by the side of his desk and sets himself up to work, mundanely typing over spreadsheets. (cut) extreme close up on keyboard blue types (to those attentive enough to notice his selection of letters spell out “I am in hell. Someone save my soul”) (cut) close up focus on blues face as he types sweat running down his face, blue rubs his eyes in discomfort (cut) high angle long shot of cubical Blue resting his head in his hands, thumbs through files then brings both hands to cover his face (cut) mimic shot Reds head wrenches backwards clawing at his face screaming inhumanly (shot broken by rapid jump cut editing, high pitched audio and black frames throughout the duration of the shot) (Jump cut) Extreme close up of reds eyes heavy panting with a demented and panicked look in his eyes, breathing increases becoming more frantic, begins screaming in panic (Jump cut) Extreme close up of “Esc” key, upon a finger striking the key the increasing build of sound produced form the scream halts to deafening silence. Camera holds over the hovering finger. A deep breath and the finger retracts from frame. (Jump cut) close up on a coffee cup being placed on a table (cut) Long shot of Blue drinking the coffee and reading a paper, lowering the cup to the table after taking a drink (cut) close up of Blues hands shaking as he puts the cup down, hovering in mid-air, the cup strikes the table (cut) close up, a whiskey glass is hammered onto his office desk, whiskey flows into the glass and blues hand picks it up off the top. (cut) Mid close up Late at night, Blue’s in the office alone leaning back in his chair running his fingers through his hair. He leans forward elbows on his knees. (cut) Mimic shot Red leans up from his slump (Jump cut) Mimic shot Red is stood leaning down to pick up his brief case, before he reaches it (Jump cut) Mimic shot Red has the brief case in hand and is reaching for his jacket (Jump cut) Mimic shot Red exits the cubical (cut) Camera is at floor level Blue is laid unconscious (Jump cut) Mimic shot Blue begins to lift his head (Jump Cut) Mimic shot Blue lifts himself from the floor grabbing at his effects laid around him (Jump cut) Mimic shot Blue is stood up only his legs are in view, he walks out of frame. (cut) Floor level longs shot Blue walks towards the door, slumped in posture and rough around the edges (Jump cut) Mimic shot Red walks with pride putting on his jacket (Jump cut) Mimic shot Blue pushes the door open and steps out and out of shot.(cut) Reverse track close up Blues face is in frame walking eyes closed/morbid look on this face (rapid cut editing) Mimic shot blues face distorting and malformed (high pitched tone) (cut) Close up reverse track mimic shot Blues head sways side to side a blurry look in his eyes (a faint buzz) Blue lifts a phone out of his pocket into view (cut) over the shoulder shot close up text reads to the effect “hey hun I know you’ve been working all day but I miss you, hurry back ;)” (cut) Close up Blue looks disdainful into the distance (cut) Mimic shot Red looks at the phone and smile (Jump cut) Mimic shot Reds look of blank disinterest continues (cut) waist height mid shot of blues arm falling to his side in slow motion the phone falling from his grasp to the ground (cut) Stationary cam long shot Blue walks up the street and into the distance illuminated in the late afternoon sun (cut) Mid shot high angle of previously seen stair well leading to house apartment Red begins to take the steps two at a time (Jump cut) Mimic shot Blue walks slowly up the steps (cut) Mid shot of a door Blues hand comes into frame focus on the hand devoid of wedding ring (Jump cut) Mimic shot Hand clawing at the door (Jump cut) Mimic shot Reds hand is now the focus with his wedding ring on pushes the door open (Jump cut)Mimic shot he’s inside hugging and kissing Pink who is delighted to see him, The door slowly closes (cut) Mid shot of blues face his arm outstretched, Face sullen and breathing heavily (cut) Mimic previous door shot Blue pushes the door open and steps inside (Jump cut)Mimic shot he’s silhouetted in the door as it closes shut behind him (cut) Mid shot of Blue facing past the camera back to the door, he reaches down beside the door to baseball bat propped up against the frame Camera pans to follow gesture (cut) Low shot Tracking behind blue baseball bat as his side as he walks towards pink, looking horrified she runs from the room into the bed room (cut) tracking shot reverse as pink pulls red into the room kisses him (cut) Mimic shot Pink stumbles into the room in a panic and trips falling to the ground and out of shot as Blue walks in bat at his side (cut) High angle POV Pink scrambles to her knees crying and praying (cut) Mimic previous walking in shot Blue raises the bat above his head (cut) over the shoulder shot framed between blues head and his raised arms camera pans with blues eye sight as he looks across to see pink and red kissing on the bed camera pans back (cut) Mid close up focus on blues face in rage as he swings the bat in slow motion before the blow lands (cut) Birds eye view close up Red kisses pink pause and kiss again (cut) Mimic previous bat shot Blue lifts the now bloodied bat still in slow mo for a side swing (cut) Close up profile shot pink roles on top of red and continues to kiss him unbuttoning his shirt and kissing his neck (cut) Mimic shot of blue now holding the bat head down and punching like a rifle butt, crying as he does so (cut) Close up profile of Reds face alone in frame, pink lowers herself and kisses him and lifts out of frame. Red opens his eyes (cut) Close up on blues face crying (cut) High angle long shot Blue on his knees leans down to lift Pink into his arms brushing his hand by her face now outright weeping in despair. His crying subsides. Lifting his head to look in to the camera he looks emotionally broken, his distraught look contorting into anger his breath quickening with a heavy expulsion of air he lunges at the camera (cut) Blackness… role credits.