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St. Andrew’s Catholic School
Unit G324: Advanced Portfolio in Media
Script
Name of Production:- ‘Mulberry Way’
Group Members:
Giacomo Pisa – Director
George Barnstable - Producer
Tom Owen - Producer
Fade in:
Scene: 1
Character name: None
Shot type/Camera Angle: Mid shot + long shot
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: No dialogue, beginning
of Non-Diegetic music ‘Kaleo – Save Yourself’ which plays throughout
the entire trailer.
Action: Establishing shot of road sign saying ‘Mulberry Way’ the name
of the soap opera. Also establishing shot of Archie’s house which is
down the road
Scene: 2
Character name: Archie
Shot type/Camera Angle: Long shot, over shoulder shot + close up
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: No dialogue, Non-
Diegetic track still playing.

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Action: Archie takes out the bins at his house but is being
watched, cuts to OSS and Archie drops bin bags and spins round. Close
up on face to convey facial expression. OSS of phone which goes off
with text saying “you can run but you can’t hide”, goes back inside and
slams door behind him.
Scene: 3
Character name: John
Shot type/Camera Angle: Over shoulder shot
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Phone ringing
Action: John sitting at table with anti-depressants in front of him,
phone rings.
Scene: 4
Character name: Jess + killer
Shot type/Camera Angle: Tracking shot, close up, long shot
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: ”Hi, how are you?”
“Thank you very much see you soon”
Action: Jess and killer walk into doctors, close up on Jess’s face
sitting down, denoting happiness, gets up and leaves doctor’s room.
Scene: 5
Character name: Archie
Shot type/Camera Angle: Over shoulder shot
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Sound of phone going
off
Action: Checks phone, receives same text from killer.
Scene: 6
Character name: Archie
Shot type/Camera Angle: Over shoulder shot
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Sound of phone ringing
Action: Archie checks phone, receives same text again “you can run but
you can’t hide A”
Scene: 7
Character name: John

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Shot type/Camera Angle: Long shot
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Soundtrack in
background
Action: John walks out of hospital with head in hands, holding packet of
prescribed anti-depressant. Switches to OSS shot of bottle of pills.
Scene: 8
Character name: Killer
Shot type/Camera Angle: Static mid shot
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: No dialogue, soundtrack
in background
Action: Camera is behind the killer who is dressed in all black with
hood up looking at Archie’s house, holding knife.
Scene: 9
Character name: Jess and Archie
Shot type/Camera Angle: Long shot
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Jess cries out in pain
Action: Archie bumps into Jess – falls to the floor in pain clutching
stomach.
Scene: 10
Character name: John
Shot type/Camera Angle: Medium close-up, overhead, broken frame
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Sound of John’s phone
ringing
Action: John taking anti-depressant pill. John’s phone ringing, reaches
for it and spills bottle of pills.
Scene: 11
Character name: Archie
Shot type/Camera Angle: Over shoulder shot

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Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Backing sound
track
Action: Archie checks phone, receives same text again “you can run but
you can’t hide A”
Scene: 12
Character name: John
Shot type/Camera Angle: Mid shot, tracking shot
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: “No worries, I’ll see
you later should be fun.”
Action: Speaks to his friends on phone, pretending that everything is
normal. Puts phone down, takes deep breath, picks up bottle of pills.
Takes another pill.
Scene: 13
Character name: Archie
Shot type/Camera Angle: POV, tracking shot
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Backing track gets
louder. Sound of Archie running and breathing heavily.
Action: Archie running through woods, keeps checking over his shoulder.
Scene: 14
Character name: Jess and killer
Shot type/Camera Angle: Over shoulder shot, mid-shot
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Backing soundtrack
Action: Doctor talking to Jess and killer, audience can’t hear what he
is saying. Jess head in hands.
Scene: 15
Character name: Archie and Emily
Shot type/Camera Angle: Long shot, zooms in
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: “You’ve messed it all
up” backing track playing quieter.
Action: Archie + Emily talking, grabs her arm

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Scene: 16
Character name: Archie
Shot type/Camera Angle: POV, tracking shot
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Backing track gets
louder, sound of Archie running and breathing heavily.
Action: Archie running through woods again, checking back over shoulder,
worried facial expression.
Scene: 17
Character name: Archie
Shot type/Camera Angle: Broken frame, Over shoulder shot
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Backing track playing
loudly – crescendo.
Action: Archie lifts up sheet, face turns to shock, audience can’t see
what’s under sheet. Over shoulder shot of Archie checking phone again,
saying “you can run but you can’t hide”
Scene:18
Character name: Killer
Shot type/Camera Angle: Static mid shot
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Backing track playing.
Action: Shot of killer dressed all in black, unrecognizable, holding
knife
Scene: 19
Character name: No character
Shot type/Camera Angle: Mid-shot
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: End of backing track
Action: Camera zooms in on ’mulberry way’ sign to convey a cyclical
structure.