shooting script

 SHOT
CAMERA/ACTION
TIME (approx.)
AUDIO
1
Back of killer to camera, standing in a field/wood. Extreme long shot. Very slow zoom in.
4 seconds
Tense, slow music. Voice over “She deserved it”
2
Jump cuts to victim running away-keeps on looking back. Hand-held shot from killer’s point of view.
3 seconds
Sounds of leaves on floor as victim runs and as killer follows. Heavy breathing/out of breath.
3
Jump cut back to killer-continuing from shot 1. Still zooming in slowly.
4 seconds
Music. Voice over “I didn’t see it coming”.
4
Jump cuts to victim still running. Hand-held camera shot from killer’s point of view.
2 seconds
Same sound as shot 2.
5
As victim screams it jump cuts back to killer-continuing from shot 3. Still zooming in slowly.
4 seconds
Music. Voice over “No one saw it coming”.
6
Jump cuts to victim again, still running. Hand-held shot from killer’s point of view. Camera closer to victim-medium long shot.
3 seconds
Same sound as shot 2. Victim screams.
7
Jump cut back to killer-close up. Still frame.
4 seconds
Music.
8
Jump cut back to attack. Victim close up/mid close up now. Worm’s eye view-slightly tilted.
2 seconds
Victim looks horrified and then screams “No!”.
9
Black screen.
2 seconds
Voice over “But she did”.
10
Black screen.
4 seconds
Slow heavy breathing fades in.
11
Black screen.
3 seconds
Voice over “All men have crimes”.
12
Close up of killer.
3 seconds
Voice over “It’s just most of them…(fade to black) are hidden”
13
Black screen
2 seconds
Silence.
14
Title sequence
Around 10-12 seconds
Crime drama background music.
15
Sister of victim sticks a poster on a tree. Hand-held camera shot, long shot.
4 seconds
Only natural sounds of walking.
16
Straight cut to the missing poster of victim. Medium close up, eye level shot-zooms in slowly.
4 seconds
Slow/tense/sad background music.
17
Panning shot of field.
3 seconds
Music continues.
18
Panning shot of wood.
3 seconds
Music continues.
19
Focus on bin bag containing body, hidden. Picture zooms out slowly.
3 seconds
Music continues with a slightly different tone to it once body bag is seen.
20
Long shot of a walker walking towards body. They see it and then step back.
10-15 seconds
Natural sounds of walker walking through a wood, e.g. whistle, leaves crunching, etc.
‘Gasp’ from walker.
21
Women (sister of victim) sitting at dining table, head in hand. Grieving. Eye level and long shot. When the phone rings, she looks at it and then picks it up.
8 seconds
Natural sound in that moment, e.g. breathing. Fairly silent. Then telephone rings. Apart from that, silence.
22
Medium close up-close up of sister’s face. Eye level shot. She looks tired and weak, and looking slightly down. After she speaks her face suddenly looks in shock, and gradually looks up to make eye contact with camera.
6-8 seconds
Music continued. Sister says “Hello”. From then on music gradually gets louder then stops instantly when shot finishes.
23
Black screen
2 seconds
Tense music comes backs in again immediately.
24 (End)
Black screen with film title on.
2 seconds
Music fades out.

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