A draft script for my documentary

1. The Motorbike Man
Written By
Maia Creed
A short documentary about the life of my granddad, the
British Motocross Championship Winner of 1966, and his
upbringing surrounding his interest of motorbikes.
This documentary is going to be an interview-based short
film, and I will ask my granddad questions about what
started his interest for motorbikes. You won't hear the
interviewers voice, just my granddad's responses, and he
will explain why he's been passionate about the for so long.
I'm also going to talk to his brother, Geoffrey (who runs a
motorbike school) to ask him about his opinions too, and
overall I want to find out about how being involved in a
dangerous sport has affected his life.
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2. 1
EXT. MOTOCROSS SCHOOL, CHIPPENHAM
WIDE SHOT - MOTORBIKE JUMPING OVER HILL - HAND-HELD
MID SHOT - MOTORBIKE GOING PAST CAMERA (RIGHT TO LEFT) -
HAND-HELD
MID SHOT - FREDDIE WITH HIS BACK TO THE CAMERA, HANDS IN
POCKETS, WATCHING THE MOTORBIKES GO BACK AND FORTH AROUND
THE TRACK - HAND-HELD
(UNHEARD DIALOGUE)
INTERVIEWER
What do you think started your
interest in motorbikes?
(HEARD DIALOGUE)
FREDDIE
[I think the fact that] My father
had a motorcycle and used to follow
motorcycle racing [started my
interest in motorbikes] because I
would go with him to watch from
when I was around eight years old.
FREDDIE - VOICE OVER RESPONSE
CLOSE UP - CUTS TO A CLOSER SHOT OF FREDDIE'S FACE, SIDE ON,
HIS EYES STILL FORWARD - HAND-HELD
CLOSE UP - PAN AROUND TO THE FRONT OF HIS FACE, STILL
LOOKING FORWARD - HAND-HELD
CUT TO - MOTORBIKES GOING AROUND TRACK - HAND-HELD
CUT TO - WIDE SHOT OF FREDDIE WALKING TOWARDS OFFICE
INT. OFFICE
MID SHOT - FREDDIE SITTING IN SEAT
CLOSE UP - FREDDIE'S HANDS - CRACKING KNUCKLES
(UNHEARD DIALOGUE)
INTERVIEWER
When did you get your first
motorbike (and the brief story
behind it)?

3. 2
(HEARD DIALOGUE)
FREDDIE
I got my first motorbike when I was
twelve. I had learnt to ride when I
was eleven on a 125cc BSA Bantam on
some private waste land. This was
just a normal road-going machine so
as I wanted to ride off-road we
brought an old bike and converted
it for off-road use.
CLOSE UP - FREDDIE RESPONSE
CUT TO - PICTURE OF YOUNG FREDDIE WITH BIKE(ARCHIVE PHOTO)
AND VOICE OVER OF FREDDIE
(UNHEARD DIALOGUE)
INTERVIEWER (CONT'D)
Did you have lessons or did you
teach yourself? When did you start?
(HEARD DIALOGUE)
FREDDIE
My father obviously told me what to
do [so I didn't want lessons], but
I found that riding a motorbike
just came naturally to me.
MID SHOT - FREDDIE SITTING IN SEAT - FREDDIE RESPONSE
CUT TO - CLOSE UP OF FREDDIE TALKING (TALKING HEAD)
PAN SHOT FOLLOWING FREDDIE'S DIRECTION OF GAZE, I.E TO
FLOOR, WALL, DOOR
(HEARD DIALOGUE)
INTERVIEWER
When did you start entering
competitions?
(HEARD DIALOGUE)
FREDDIE
I started entering competitions
when I was thirteen in Trials and
(MORE)

4. 3
FREDDIE (CONT'D)
then entered my first Scramble (now
called Motocross) when I was
fifteen.
CLOSE UP - FREDDIE FACIAL EXPRESSION
CUT TO - FREDDIE ON BIKE AROUND TRACKS AND VOICE OVER
RESPONSE
CUT TO - CLOSE UP OF FACE AS HE BIKES AND VOICE OVER
RESPONSE
CUT TO - SHOT OF WHEELS SKIDDING AROUND CORNER AND VOICE
OVER RESPONSE
(UNHEARD DIALOGUE)
INTERVIEWER
Was it difficult to juggle school
work,a social life, and everything
else, with a career that was
rapidly developing? Did you have to
prioritise?
MID SHOT - FREDDIE SITTING IN SEAT (RESPONSE)
CUT TO - ARCHIVE OF FREDDIE AGED 15 (VOICE OVER)
(UNHEARD DIALOGUE)
INTERVIEWER
Motocross is a dangerous sport. Did
you ever have an accident whilst
riding? Anything major/minor at the
start/peak/end of your career?
(HEARD DIALOGUE)
FREDDIE
I have had a few accidents. I broke
my leg when I was eighteen, a bone
in my back when I was twenty, and
my arm and nose when I was
thirty-three. They were the only
serious injuries.
MID SHOT - FREDDIE RESPONSE (IN CHAIR)
CUT TO - MID SHOT BIKE JUMPING OVER HILL (AND VOICEOVER)
CUT TO - MID SHOT - FREDDIE RESPONSE (IN CHAIR)

5. 4
CUT TO - WIDE SHOT - BIKERS GETTING READY/GETTING BIKES
CUT TO - FREDDIE HELPING BIKERS
(UNHEARD DIALOGUE)
INTERVIEWER
Why do you think those accidents
didn't put you off riding?
CUT TO - FREDDIE CLOSE UP RESPONSE
CUT TO - FREDDIE CLOSE UP RESPONSE
(UNHEARD DIALOGUE)
INTERVIEWER
Did you want to make motocross your
career or did you want to keep it
as a separate hobby?
(HEARD DIALOGUE)
FREDDIE
I always wanted to make racing
motorcycles my career.
MID SHOT - FREDDIE SITTING IN SEAT - RESPONSE
CUT TO - ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF FREDDIE RIDING WHEN YOUNGER
(VOICEOVER)
CUT TO - WIDE SHOT - FREDDIE WALKING TOWARDS RACE TRACK
(VOICEOVER)
CUT TO - CLOSE UP BACK VIEW OF FREDDIE'S HEAD, WATCHING
BIKES - ALTER FOCUS FROM BACK OF HEAD TO MOTORBIKES RACING
(VOICEOVER)
CUT TO - CLOSE UP OF FREDDIE'S FACE LOOKING STRAIGHT AHEAD
AND PAN DOWN TO HIM TAKING HANDS OUT OF POCKET AND PUTTING
THEM ON FENCE (VOICEOVER)(HAND-HELD)
(HEARD DIALOGUE)
INTERVIEWER
How did motocross influence your
future?

6. 5
(HEARD DIALOGUE)
FREDDIE
When I finished racing I was able
to open my own Motorcycle shop in
Cambridge, which I ran successfully
for ten years.
CLOSE UP - FREDDIE'S FACE - RESPONSE
CUTAWAY - TROPHY - CUT BACK TO FREDDIE'S FACE - RESPONSE
CUT TO - FREDDIE MID SHOT RESPONSE
(UNHEARD DIALOGUE)
INTERVIEWER
What did your father think about
all of this? Was he proud/did he
support you/go to all of your
races?
CUT TO - FREDDIE'S FACE - CLOSE UP (VOICE OVER RESPONSE)
CUT TO - ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF FREDDIE AND FATHER (VOICE OVER
RESPONSE)
CUT TO - FREDDIE'S FACE - CLOSE UP
(UNHEARD DIALOGUE)
INTERVIEWER
What about the rest of your family?
How did they feel about it all?
CUT TO - FREDDIE MID SHOT (RESPONSE)
CUT TO - ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF FREDDIE AND BROTHER/FAMILY
(VOICE OVER RESPONSE)
CUT TO - FREDDIE MID SHOT (RESPONSE)
(UNHEARD DIALOGUE)
INTERVIEWER
What was your most memorable moment
during your time you raced?
CUT TO - MID SHOT - FREDDIE RESPONSE
CUT TO - FREDDIE FLICKING THROUGH 'MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONS' BOOK

7. 6
(VOICE OVER)
CUT TO - PAN OVERVIEW ON FREDDIE'S PAGE IN BOOK (VOICEOVER)
CUT TO - ARCHIVE PICTURE OF PHOTO FROM BOOK (VOICEOVER)
(UNHEARD DIALOGUE)
INTERVIEWER
Did your father encourage you to
start racing or did you want to try
it anyway?
CUT TO - FREDDIE CLOSING THE BOOK AND PAN CAMERA UP TO FACE
(VOICEOVER RESPONSE)
CUT TO - CLOSE UP RESPONSE (TALKING HEAD)
(UNHEARD DIALOGUE)
INTERVIEWER
What was the process of preparing
for a competition?
(HEARD DIALOGUE)
FREDDIE
You have to be very fit for
Motocross, so I had to train and
keep fit during the off season.
Once the season started it kept you
fit by riding each week. Also, the
bikes had to be kept in tip top
condition each week.
MID SHOT - FREDDIE SITTING IN SEAT (RESPONSE)
CUT TO - CLOSE UP OF DIFFERENT PARTS OF A MOTORBIKE (VOICE
OVER)
CUT TO - RACERS PREPARING/CHECKING THEIR BIKES (VOICE OVER)
(UNHEARD DIALOGUE)
INTERVIEWER
What happened after you won British
Champion?

8. 7
(HEARD DIALOGUE)
FREDDIE
Winning the British Motocross
enabled me to have good contracts
from sponsors and good motorcycles
to race.
(UNHEARD DIALOGUE)
INTERVIEWER
How did it feel when you won?
CUT TO - FREDDIE SITTING IN SEAT - INITIAL EXPRESSION
RESPONSE BEFORE ANSWER
CUT TO - CLOSE UP OF FREDDIE'S FACE (VOICE OVER RESPONSE)
CUTAWAY - TROPHY (VOICE OVER)
CUT TO - FREDDIE WATCHING BIKES (VOICE OVER)
CUT TO - BIKES RACING
(UNHEARD)
INTERVIEWER (CONT'D)
Do you still ride bikes today?
(HEARD DIALOGUE)
FREDDIE
I am lucky enough to still be able
to ride bikes [today].
CUT TO - FREDDIE CLOSE UP RESPONSE
CUT TO - MID SHOT - FREDDIE LAUGHING IN SEAT
CUT TO - FREDDIE RACING - MID SHOT
CUT TO - CLOSE UP OF FREDDIE RACING