Planning for Final Task: Scripts

Shooting script

Scene 1

• Screen is completely black.

• Titles of the studio and production company will be shown.

• Diegetic Sound: Woman is breathing heavily in the background.

• Non-Diegetic Sound: Suspenseful music starts after the woman’s breathing. 

Scene 2

• Cuts to a woman running down the street. She looks behind her and

                    keeps running until she reaches her house (long, medium, and cowboy shots w/ handheld                                camera movement).

• Non-Diegetic Sound: Suspenseful music .

• Diegetic Sound: Woman heavily breathing.

• Lighting: Low-key lighting (a little bit lighter than this, but to this effect).

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Scene 3

• She opens the door, locks it and leans against it catching her breath

                        (Shot with a tilt as well as a long shot, mid-shot, and wide shot).

• Woman then will run up the stairs at the sound of the intruder thumping at the

                    door (using the tracking movement as she does so and a high angle as well as a long shot).

• Will use action match editing.

• Non-Diegetic Sound: Suspenseful music. 

• Diegetic Sound: Woman catching her breath, the sound of the door locking

                / her fumbling to lock it, and thumping at the door.

• Lighting: Low-key lighting.

Scene 4

• Woman runs into the kitchen and looks behind her again. 

• Grabs a notepad and pen from a drawer and writes something down very quickly.

• Looks around for a place to hide the notepad and decides to kick the notepad

                        under the fridge.

• There will be continuous thumping at the door, as someone is trying to get in,

                        and then a loud bang as the assailant enters the house.

• Scene will use mid-shots, wide shots, medium shots, over-the-shoulder,

                        closeups, high angles, cowboy shots, and maybe the tracking movement as well.

• Eyeline match editing will be used.

• Diegetic Sound: Breath of woman (low in volume, but still heard), the

                        drawer opening/closing, loud thumping at the door and the scribbling of

                        a pen in the notebook.

• Non-Diegetic Sound: Suspenseful music.

• Lighting: Low-key lighting. 

Scene 5

• Woman starts running out of the kitchen to find somewhere to hide

                        (tracking movement and long shot).

• Woman makes it to the stairs (medium shot).

• Closeup of the woman when she screams as the assailant catches up to her. 

• Diegetic Sound: Footsteps as the assailant comes closer and the scream of the

                        woman.

• Non-Diegetic Sound: Suspenseful music.

• Lighting: Low-key lighting.

Scene 6

• Transition from the flashback, into the present. 

• Establishing shot of the daughter walking down the street heading to her house

                       (wide shot, high angle).

• Girl continues walking to her house, looking withdrawn with her head downwards.

• Girl looks up as she arrives at the entryway to her house.

• Wide and long shots used for these parts.

• Lighting: Bright and sunny to contrast the dark lighting of the past.

• Diegetic Sound: The chirping of birds starts (will decide  if we should include it in the

                         editing stage).

Scene 7

• The girl sees her neighbor and starts walking a little faster.

• Neighbor greets the girl, causing the girl to turn back around and respond with a greeting.

• Neighbor references her mother’s sudden death and after the neighbor rambles on some

           more, the girl makes an excuse to leave.

• The girl unlocks her door.

• Will use shot reverse shot editing to show the reactions of the characters to the

            conversation.

• Cowboy, over-the-shoulder, two-shots, mid-shots, and wide shots will be used throughout

            the interaction.

• Diegetic Sound: Sounds of nature (Leaves rustling,etc.) and dialogue of the two characters.

• Lighting: Bright and sunny.

Scene 8 

• The girl enters her house and shrugs her backpack off as soon as she steps foot inside

            (cowboy shot).

• She then pauses at the door, taking a breather the same way her mom did in the flashback.

            (cowboy shot and tilt).

• The girl, after about 5-8 seconds, goes upstairs (long shot).

• Diegetic Sound: Sounds of the girl sighing, backpack falling on the floor and the door

            locking.

• Lighting: It will be much darker in this room, but not as dark as the first few scenes.

            There will still be plenty of light to see the actor’s face.

Scene 9

• The girl enters the kitchen and goes to open the fridge.

• She grabs a bag of carrots, closes the fridge, and then sets them on the counter.

• She then goes and grabs a bowl from the cabinet and sets it on the counter next to the

            carrots (pan while she does so).

• She pours the carrots into the bowl and then goes to put the carrots away in the fridge,

            but drops them, and they roll under the fridge instead. 

• Low angle from the carrots POV after they are dropped and while she is trying to get the

              carrots out from under the fridge.

• Confusion forms on her face as she feels something unusual.

• High angle over the girl (while she is crouching to get the notepad), letting the audience see

            the same notepad from earlier (earlier= the flashback with the mom).

• Long shots, over-the-shoulder, mid-shots, medium shots, cowboy shots, and closeups will be used.

• Diegetic sound: Sounds of fridge closing, cabinet opening/closing, and carrots clinging in

            the bowl, as well as dialogue of the girl after she drops the carrots all over the floor.

• Non-diegetic sound: Sting after she feels something unusual (the notepad).

• Lighting: Light will shine through the window, but it won’t be as bright as the

            previous scenes where the girl was outside.

Sound and Dialogue Script

Scene 1

• No dialogue.

Scene 2

• No dialogue.

Scene 3

• No dialogue.

Scene 4

• No dialogue.

Scene 5

• No dialogue.

Scene 6

• No dialogue.

Scene 7

• Mrs. Maye (Neighbor): “Why, hello darlin’, how are you doin’?”

• Girl: “Hey Mrs. Maye.”

• Mrs. Maye (Neighbor): “I am so sorry about what happened to your mother.

                        The car crash... It was so... sudden!” (pause) “She was such a lovin’ soul.
                        And so young too!” 

• Girl: “Yeah, thanks Mrs. Maye. I’ve got to go...”  

• Mrs. Maye (Neighbor): “Why, of course, of course sweetie. Have a good day now

                        dear.”

Scene 8

• No dialogue.

Scene 9

• Girl: (sigh) “Shoot.”