St. Andrew’s Catholic School

Unit G324: Advanced Portfolio in Media

Script

Name of Production:- ‘Merland Rise’

Group Members (Full names):

Feargus Bracken– Director Bethany Vaughan - Editor

Keir Speirs- Producer

Scene: 1

Character name: none

Shot type/Camera Angle: ES, LE

Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Diegetic sound of muffled conversation from interior, glasses clinking.

Action: Camera is aimed towards pub sign, name of pub visible.

End

Scene: 2

Character name: All cast ( Named and Extras)

Shot type/Camera Angle: ES,OS

Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Previous sound cue, but louder and clearer as now in the interior.

Action: Camera is static in place, with very slight slow zoom towards two characters (Maximillian and Shannon)

End

Scene: 3

Character name: Maximillian, Shannon

Shot type/Camera Angle: MS, OS

Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Dialogue between Maximillian and Shannon, diegetic background is muffled.

Action: Maximillian starts to ‘hit on’ Shannon. Shannon brushes it off, initially.

End

Scene: 4

Character name: Maximillian, Shannon

Shot type/Camera Angle: MC, OS

Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Non diegetic sounds in background, Bang Bang (Nancy Sinatra) faintly plays in the background.

Not full volume.

Action: Shannon is visibly uncomfortable, Maximillian making uncouth advances. Reaches forward to touch Shannon.

End

Scene: 5

Character name: Maximillian, Shannon

Shot type/Camera Angle: MCU

Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Diegetic sound of being slapped, Nancy Sinatra still playing in the background. Starts to

slowly increase in volume during following shots.

Action: Shannon slapping Maximillian across the face

End

Scene: 6

Character name: Maximillian, Shannon

Shot type/Camera Angle: POV, Mid Shot

Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Slap, Nancy Sinatra

Action: Repetition of the slap, from a differing angle

End

Scene: 7

Character name: Maximillian, Shannon

Shot type/Camera Angle: CU, Low Angle

Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Slap, Bang Bang, Nancy Sinatra

Action: Repetition of slap from a differing angle.

End

Scene: 8

Character name: Extras

Shot type/Camera Angle: LS, HA

Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Nancy Sinatra, Bang Bang (Lyrics begin to fade away, become instrumental)

Action: Reaction of other pub goers is shown, humiliation of Maximillian

End

Scene: 9

Character name: Maximillian

Shot type/Camera Angle: MCU , LA

Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Laughter in background, diegetic. LDL – Bang-Bang Nancy Sinatra instrumental

Action: Visible frustration/anger on Maximillian’s face. Visibly tense

End

Scene: 10

Character name: Maximillian, Shannon, and James.

Shot type/Camera Angle: MLS, EL

Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Bang-Bang Nancy Sinatra Instrumental (Faint)

Action: Shannon turns to Love interest, Maximillian is out of focus in the background.

End

Scene: 11

Character name: Shannon, James

Shot type/Camera Angle: ES, EL

Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Diegetic sound effect, phone going off. Vibration.

Action: Shannon and James sitting together, Phone goes off. Both look towards phone.

End

Scene: 12

Character name: Maximillian

Shot type/Camera Angle: CU, HA

Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Bag is making rustling noise as filled, Bang Bang by Nancy Sinatra is playing instrumental

Action: A mysterious figure (Maximillian) is filling a bag with a number of items. The last two are a picture of the girl, and a handgun.

EndScene: 13

Character name: Shannon, James

Shot type/Camera Angle: ECU

Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Unsettling low tone/buzz

Action: Text notification from Shannon’s phone, screen lights up.

End

Scene: 14

Character name: Shannon

Shot type/Camera Angle: MS

Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: notification

Action: Shannon opens and reads text message.

End

Scene: 15Character name: Shannon, James

Shot type/Camera Angle: MLS, EL

Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Faint music track in background but inaudible (Nancy Sinatra Bang Bang)

Action: James and Shannon are sitting together, both characters comforting the other.

End

Scene: 16

Character name: Shannon

Shot type/Camera Angle: CU

Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: SFX for a louder impact (Drum) when phone hits cushion.

Action: Shannon dropping phone

End

Scene: 17

Character name: none

Shot type/Camera Angle: CU, HA

Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: iPhone notification noise

Action: A text message is visible on screen, it says ‘I am coming for youEnd

Scene: 18

Character name: Maximillian

Shot type/Camera Angle: MCU, HA

Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Bang Bang – Nancy Sinatra Instrumental begins to increase in volume

Action: Antagonist (Maximillian) is seen outside by the window, but not by Shannon and James.

End

Scene: 19

Character name: Maximillian

Shot type/Camera Angle: LS

Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Nancy Sinatra, lyrics fading in. Chorus

Action: Hooded figure in the dark raises gun towards window.Voiceover begins – “Murder..”

End

Scene: 20

Character name: Maximillian

Shot type/Camera Angle: LS, LA

Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: SFX of gun being cocked.

Voiceover “Is on the rise...”

Action: Different camera position, Antagonist (Maximillian) cocks and raises gun.

End

Scene: 21

Character name: None

Shot type/Camera Angle: Point of Call

Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Voiceover – “. Conflict is on the rise.

Merland Rise. Brand new soap, on BBC 2. Starting 8PM, Monday.”

End