Script

Now that I know the structure for my own film and how the film would develop, I now need to focus on the opening sequence of my film and how to engage the audience into watching the rest of the film.  Therefore, I am going to plan a script for the opening of my film, including dialogue, scenes and camera shots.

Script

1. int house.

 

Ellie (eighteen year old girl who is wearing tight denim blue shorts with a sequin coloured top tucked in hair curly and down with average amount of makeup on with the eyes a bit too coloured where she has made an effort as she likes to impress) is inside making three cocktails starts as a close-up to the drinks she using on this will be the first title it then goes in to full view of the person pouring the drink so the audience get an idea of location (house party). Then proceeds to pick up another bottle then read the label, cuts to a point of view shot and the audience read the next film title. Then cuts back to medium shot of her drinking it placing it back and walking off. The camera stays in the same position whilst she goes to give the drinks to her friends, waits ten seconds before she returns as she has forgotten her phone.

ELLIE:

oh my God where is my phone.

 

Close-up on phone as she receives a message saying the next film title. She then receives another text from a friend saying 'I think someone’s following me!!!' but she ignores the text and continues drinking.

Sharp change of scene accompanied with tense music- camera is stationary whilst showing the scene of a girl (seventeen year old girl rather naive and is wearing a pair of colour jeans with a top tucked in as she is insecure about her self, she has a lot of make up on and has her hair curled with excess hair spray used to hold it in place) on her way to the party driving past the camera. The camera then moves down in height (medium shot) to show a second car's wheels following the girl with tense mood music.

 

Cuts back to a long point of view shot from the killer (twenty seven year old man dressed in jeans and a black top with a grey knee length coat) in the car watching the girl get out of the car and entering the party, being welcome by a very drunk Ellie.

 

Close up shot at floor level showing the killer getting out of the car. The camera then tracks the killer's shoes walking towards the party (when the camera is showing a close up of the door, there is a sticker showing another title.

 

Cuts to medium shot of Ellie, Carla( seventeen year old girl wearing a simple black dress not too short, with her hair which is boob length straight. She is wearing no makeup besides mascara but only a tiny but.), Billy (eighteen year old boy, rather attractive wearing red chinos and a grey shirt, his hair is gelled excessively and has deep blue eyes) and girl 1 partying doing shots, dancing and laughing amongst other people. Carla does a suicide shot and begins to feel extremely dizzy. Point of View shot, shaky camera blurry vision. She sees faint figure of a man in the window.

Over the shoulder shot of the killer looking into the window at Carla.

Cuts back to a close up of Carla's face looking confused at the killer as if she is trying to work out who he is as she slightly recognises him.

Cuts to a close up of the killers hand flicking out a knife and holding it by his side, next title is seen here.


Then changes to point of view shot from the killer’s perspective watching Carla leave the packed room with heavy breathing in the background.


Medium shot of Carla going upstairs in to a room, slams the door shut in the cameras face.

Match on action as the killer manages to go in through the front door past Ellie and girl 1 who are outside having a cigarette who are completely oblivious to the fact the killer has entered the building.


Medium shot of killer going up the stairs and waits outside the room. Looks round to make sure no one is looking.

Match on action shot of the killer opening the door and entering the room that Carla went in. This is then followed by the slam of a door and a scream.  It then goes into complete darkness which is when the film title is seen.