A level media studies soap opera script

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St. Andrew’s Catholic School
Unit G324: Advanced Portfolio in Media
Script
Name of Production: - ‘Hanging Hill Lane’
Group Members:
 Maryasiye Kircin – 1158 – Director
 Jess Blundell – 1020 – Director
 TJ Salango – 1220 – Producer
 Jack Connell – 1103 – Producer
Fade in:
Scene: 1
Character name: None
Shot type/Camera Angle: Eye level, Close up
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: NON DIEGETIC MUSIC
‘House of the Rising Sun’ – Animals
Action: Camera focuses in on small details of the village to establish
setting
Fade in:
Scene: 2
Character name: None

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Shot type/Camera Angle: Low Angle, Establishing Shot
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: NON DIEGETIC MUSIC
‘House of the Rising Sun’ – Animals
Action: The brewery pub will be in full view with a slight pan to the
right
Fade in:
Scene: 3
Character name: None
Shot type/Camera Angle: Eye level, Establishing Shot
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: NON DIEGETIC MUSIC
‘House of the Rising Sun’ – Animals
Action: The corner shop will be in complete view with a pan to the
right
Fade in:
Scene: 4
Character name: None
Shot type/Camera Angle: Eye level, Establishing Shot
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: NON DIEGETIC MUSIC
‘House of the Rising Sun’ – Animals
Action: The whole village will be in view with a pan from the bottom
upwards
Fade:
Scene: 5
Character name: Jess/Mary
Shot type/Camera Angle: Eye level, Long Shot

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Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: NON DIEGETIC MUSIC
‘House of the Rising Sun’ – Animals
Action: From a distance you will see the girl walking directly towards
the camera
Cut:
Scene: 6
Character name: Jess/Mary
Shot type/Camera Angle: Low Angle, Close Up
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: NON DIEGETIC MUSIC
‘House of the Rising Sun’ – Animals
Action: The camera will track the girl’s shoes while she walks down the
street
Cut:
Scene: 7
Character name: Jess/Mary
Shot type/Camera Angle: Low Angle, Medium Close Up
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue:
NON DIEGETIC MUSIC ‘House of the Rising Sun’ – Animals
Diegetic dialogue:
TJ: Keep this between us
Action: The two people will be in view, the camera pans quickly to the
left as if it is the view of someone walking past.

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Fade in:
Scene: 8
Character name: Jess/Mary
Shot type/Camera Angle: Eye Level, Close Up
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: NON DIEGETIC MUSIC
‘House of the Rising Sun’ – Animals
Action: You will see the facial expression of the girl as she looks
uncomfortable, slight pan upwards
Fade:
Scene: 9
Character name: Jess/Mary
Shot type/Camera Angle: Eye Level, Medium Close Up
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: NON DIEGETIC MUSIC
‘House of the Rising Sun’ – Animals
Action: The camera will track the girl walking from behind
Cut:
Scene: 10
Character name: Jess/Mary, One male (Jack/TJ/Patrick)
Shot type/Camera Angle: Eye Level, OSS

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Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: NON DIEGETIC MUSIC
‘House of the Rising Sun’ – Animals
Diegetic Dialogue:
Mary: I hate you – Just get out of my life!
Action: The camera will track from behind so that the arguing couple is
in view
Dissolve:
Scene: 11
Character name: Jess/Mary, One male (Jack/TJ/Patrick)
Shot type/Camera Angle: Eye Level, Close Up
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: DIEGETIC SOUND OF
DIALOGUE: “HOW COULD YOU DO THIS?” “WHY DON’T YOU LISTEN TO ME?”
Action:The arguing couple will be framed showing the expression on
their faces and them arguing
Fade in:
Scene: 12
Character name: Jess/Mary
Shot type/Camera Angle: Eye Level, Close Up
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: NON DIEGETIC MUSIC
‘House of the Rising Sun’ – Animals
Action: The girls facial expression will be shown, girls face in deep
focus
Cut:
Scene: 13

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Character name: Jess/Mary
Shot type/Camera Angle: Eye Level, Medium Close Up
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: NON DIEGETIC MUSIC
‘House of the Rising Sun’ – Animals
Action: Camera tracks girl as she walks past looking intimidated
Fade:
Scene: 14
Character name: Jess/Mary
Shot type/Camera Angle: Eye Level, Medium Close Up
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: NON DIEGETIC MUSIC
‘House of the Rising Sun’ – Animals
Action: The camera tracks the protagonist as she continues walking,
slowly zooming in.
Fade:
Scene: 15
Character name: Jess/Mary
Shot type/Camera Angle: Eyelevel, Close Up
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: NON DIEGETIC MUSIC
‘House of the Rising Sun’ – Animals
Action: There is an alcoholic sitting on the floor holding a beer can
and looks up at the girl angrily
Cut:
Scene: 16

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Character name: One male
Shot type/Camera Angle: Eye level, static zoom in and close up
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: NON DIEGETIC MUSIC
‘House of the Rising Sun’ – Animals
Action: The girl freezes and looks at him scared and then turns to
walk to the end of the alley
Cut:
Scene: 17
Character name: Jess/Mary
Shot type/Camera Angle: Low angle, and static close Up
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: NON DIEGETIC MUSIC
‘House of the Rising Sun’ – Animals
Action: Floor shot of girl walking over a beer can
Cut:
Scene: 18
Character name: Jess/Mary
Shot type/Camera Angle: Eye level, tilt and medium close up
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: NON DIEGETIC MUSIC
‘House of the Rising Sun’ – Animals
Action: The girl continues walking looking afraid
Cut:
Scene: 19
Character name: Alcoholic

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Shot type/Camera Angle: Low angle, static and long shot
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: NON DIEGETIC MUSIC
‘House of the Rising Sun’ – Animals
Actin: The alcoholic can be seen looking at the girl as she walks away
he has a concerned look on his face and goes to reach for a phone
Cut:
Scene: 20
Character name: Jess/Mary
Shot type/Camera Angle: Eye level, tracking and Close Up
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: NON DIEGETIC MUSIC
‘House of the Rising Sun’ – Animals
A phone dialing sound can be heard very clearly
Action: The girl can be seen walking away, she has her head down and is
walking quite fast
Cut:
Scene: 21
Character name: Jess/Mary
Shot type/Camera Angle: Eye level, tilt and close up
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: NON DIEGETIC MUSIC
‘House of the Rising Sun’ – Animals
Diegetic dialogue:
Alcoholic: (Talking into phone) We have a problem
Action: The alcoholic has his phone up to his ear
Cut:
Scene: 22

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Character name: One male
Shot type/Camera Angle: Low angle, tilt and Long shot
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: NON DIEGETIC MUSIC
‘House of the Rising Sun’ – Animals
Action: A man is standing against a wall and puts his phone away, he
does then acknowledges the girl and stares at her
Cut:
Scene: 23
Character name: Mary/Jess
Shot type/Camera Angle: Eye level, zoom in and medium close up
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: NON DIEGETIC MUSIC
‘House of the Rising Sun’ – Animals, DIEGETIC sound of girl gasping
Action: The girl looks past the camera at the man, she looks concerned
and afraid
Cut:
Scene: 24
Character name: One male
Shot type/Camera Angle: Eye level and static long shot
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: NON DIEGETIC MUSIC
‘House of the Rising Sun’ – Animals
Action: The man is looking directly into the camera, giving an
intimidating look
Cut:
Scene: 25
Character name: none

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Shot type/Camera Angle: Eye level and static long shot
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: NON DIEGETIC MUSIC
‘House of the Rising Sun’ – Animals
Action: The alleyway is shown where the girl will try and escape
Fade:
Scene: 26
Character name: One male and Mary/Jess
Shot type/Camera Angle: Eye level, close up
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: NON DIEGETIC MUSIC
‘House of the Rising Sun’ – Animals
DIEGETIC DIALOGUE: “You shouldn’t have come here”
Action: After the man follows the girl the girl can be seen with a hand
put over her mouth, she looks afraid
Fade:
Scene: 27
Character name: none
Shot type/Camera Angle: N/A
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: NON DIEGETIC MUSIC
‘House of the Rising Sun’ – Animals starts to fade quieter
Action: The camera fades to a black screen
Scene: 28
Character name: One female

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Shot type/Camera Angle: Low angle, tilt, and Medium close up
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: NON DIEGETIC MUSIC
‘House of the Rising Sun’ – Animals fades completely, then a sound
effect and a voiceover is heard
NON DIEGETIC Thud sound
Dialogue: ‘Once you’re in, you’re never out…’
Action: A girls feet can be seen hanging
Fade:
Scene: 29
Character name: none
Shot type/Camera Angle: none
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: NON DIEGETIC voice over
“New Hanging Hill Lane, weekdays at 8…once you’re in your never out’
Hanging Hill Lane logo seen on screen as well as the BBC 2 logo and the
dates/times it will broadcast.
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