Stadiums: Head 2 Head

Script 3

The documentary will begin with both stadiums being presented on the screen, this will be a split screen shot and the title “Stadiums Head 2 Head” will fly in at the top of the screen. There will be a smooth transition into an introduction where Jamie being presented by a mid-shot will be introducing the documentary and what is going to happen in it. This will soon develop after roughly 15 seconds into a panning shot which will take place and it will show Jamie walking down a street on the way to the first stadium – Craven Cottage. Here the lighting will be natural and the only sound that will be heard is diegetic natural sound of passing cars and other people on the street.

There will be some information presented by Jamie through a close up, extreme close up and mid shot where smooth transitions will take place. We will also be using a tracking shot whilst Jamie is walking towards the stadium which will be developed after the mid shot. We have considered a Michael Jackson song as his statue stands outside the stadium to be playing in the background. From this there will be a transition into a wide angle shot showing the Fulham Megastore in the background, at this point the music will be continued throughout the scenes (a sound bridge) and the lighting will remain natural. Jump cuts will then occur and Jamie will be at the statue of Fulham’s best player in their history: Jonny Haynes, after discussing the reason for it being there through a series of shots including mid shots and close ups Jamie will then get inside the stadium on the pitch.

Jamie will explain some statistics about the ground e.g. its ticket prices, its capacity and average attendance. Once in the stadium Jamie will introduce the interview that is about to follow, the non-diegetic music will then cut off and a transition will take place and the camera will show a two shot between Jamie and a season ticket holder from Fulham in which shot-reverse-shots, an over the shoulder shot, two shots and a close up will take place. We will ask the season ticket holder a series of questions relating to the overall pricing of the stadium, the quality and the future prospect. The lighting will be slightly dimmed and the sound will be diegetic.

The interview will signal the end of the Fulham clip and a transition from a two shot into a panning shot will take place. The background sound will be non-diegetic as a song related to Chelsea FC will be played, lighting will be adjusted slightly. A wide angle shot will be evident as Jamie approaches the Chelsea Megastore. Once again the extreme long shot of the stadium will develop into a two shot and the Chelsea non-diegetic music will cut off. Over the shoulder shots, point of views and extreme close ups will take place. A final establishing shot will take place with facts summarising “which stadium is better?” overlapping the stadiums.