Presiding Officer Training module 2024 lok sabha elections
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Shooting script
1. Shot No. Shot
type/movement
Description Shot
duration
Sound –
dialogue/music/sound
effects
1 Establishingshot.
No camera
movement.
Establishingshotof Charlie standingatthe
frontof the lab,in frontof a whiteboardfull
of equations,facingthe camera.She is
lookingthroughamicroscope onthe desk.
3 secs No sound.
2 CU. No camera
movement.
Close upshotof Charlie looking througha
microscope,showingthe concentrationon
herface.She thenlooksuplookingslightly
above the camera to show a shockedbut
happyface.
3 secs No music/soundeffects.
Dialogue of Charlie gasping.
3 Establishingshot.
No camera
movement.
Luke is walkingtowardshiscarthat is
parkedoutside hishouse.He will be facing
away fromthe camera, andhas a calm look
on hisface.He reachesinhispocket,takes
out hiskeysandunlockshiscar.
6 secs Upbeatfunkmusicfadingin
and playinginbackground.
No dialogue.
4 Establishingshot.
Camerapans 180
degrees.
Scene thenfreezesandpans180 degreesto
showthe front of him. Shotis quite fastin
motionandmakesthe camera movement
slightlyblurred.
10 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin
the background.Narrator
saying“Thisis Luke.A typical
19 year old.He normally
wearsthe typical up-to-date
clothing.”
5 ECU. No camera
movement.
Extreme close upof Luke’sjacket. 2 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin
the background.Narrator
saying“jacket”
6 ECU. Nocamera
movement.
Extreme close upof Luke’sjeans. 2 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin
the background. Narrator
saying“jeans”
7 ECU. Nocamera
movement.
Extreme close upof Luke’st-shirt. 2 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin
the background. Narrator
saying“t-shirt”
8 ECU. No camera
movement.
Extreme close upof Luke’sshoes. 2 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin
the background. Narrator
saying“vans”
9 Long shot.No
camera
movement.
ShowsLuke wearingasecondoutfit. 1 sec Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin
the background. Narrator
saying“howeverhe also
likestochange it upeach
day.”
10 Long shot.No
camera
movement.
ShowsLuke wearingathird outfit. 1 sec Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin
the background.Narrator
saying“howeverhe also
likestochange it upeach
day.”
11 Long shot.No
camera
movement.
ShowsLuke wearingaforth outfit. 1 sec Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin
the background. Narrator
saying“howeverhe also
likestochange it upeach
day.”
12 Establishingshot.
No camera
movement.
Scene cutsback to establishingshotof Luke
by hiscar. Scene unfreezesandLuke
proceedstoget inthe car and shutsthe
door.
5 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin
the background. No
dialogue.
13 Wide shot.No
camera
Wide shotof Luke openingthe bootof his
car andgettinghisgolf equipmentout.
3 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin
the background. Narrator
2. movement. saying“Luke isa very
outgoingperson,whoevery
Tuesday,likestogoand play
golf at hislocal golfing
range.”
14 Wide shot.No
camera
movement.
Wide shotof Luke gettinghisgolf clubsout
of the bag.
3 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin
the background.Narrator
saying“Luke isa very
outgoingperson,whoevery
Tuesday,likestogoand play
golf at hislocal golfing
range.”
15 ECU. No camera
movement.
Extreme close upof the endof the golf club
hittingthe golf ball several times.
3 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin
the background.Narrator
saying“Luke isa very
outgoingperson,whoevery
Tuesday,likesto goand play
golf at hislocal golfing
range.”
16 Establishingshot.
No camera
movement.
Establishingshotof Luke lookingouttosee
where hisgolf ball haslanded.
3 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin
the background.Narrator
saying“Luke isa very
outgoingperson,whoevery
Tuesday,likestogoand play
golf at hislocal golfing
range.”
17 Mediumshot.
Camerapanning
ina circle.
Mediumshotof Luke and hisfriendssatat
the diningtable playingpoker.Camerapans
360 degreesinacircle aroundthem, several
timesandeverytimesitgoesround,their
drinksgo downandbottlesmultiply,
indicatingtime passing.
8 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin
the background.Narrator
saying“He wasalwaysthe
popularguyat school,
howeverhe neverreally
enjoyeditsonowprefers
the companyof justhisclose
friends,whoonce ina while
gettogetherto playpoker.”
18 OTS shot.No
camera
movement.
Overthe shouldershotlookingoverLuke
and downat himdoingcollege work.He
dropshispen infrustrationandscrunches
up the paper.
3 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin
the background.Narrator
saying“He’snot the
smartestof people…”
19 CU. No camera
movement.
Close upshotof scruncheduppaper being
throwninthe bin.Cameracuts several times
witheachtime the binfillingupuntil it’sfull.
5 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin
the background.Narrator
saying“He’snot the
smartestof people…”
20 Wide shot.No
camera
movement.
Wide shotof Luke sat at the table playinghis
guitar.
10 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin
the background.Narrator
saying“…but he can play the
guitarprettywell andhas
recentlystartedrecording
hisownmusic.”
21 Mediumshot.No
camera
movement.
Mediumshotof Luke sat at the table with
hisguitarin hishandsand editinghismusic
on hislaptop. Cameraisslightlytothe side
of him.
10 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin
the background.Narrator
saying“…but he can playthe
guitarprettywell andhas
recentlystartedrecording
hisownmusic.”
22 Establishingshot. Establishingshotof Miastandingonthe 5 secs Differentupbeatfunkmusic
3. No camera
movement.
shore,lookingoutatsea.Camera isbehind
her.
for Mia. Narratorsaying
“Now thisis Mia.”
23 CU. No camera
movement.
Close upshotof the side of Mia’s face
lookingoutat the seawiththe windblowing
herhair.
5 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin
the background.Narrator
saying“She’snotyour
typical 16 yearoldgirl.”
24 CU. No camera
movement.
Close upshotof Mia’s coat. 5 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin
the background.Narrator
saying“she wearsa black
coat,”
25 CU. No camera
movement.
Close upshotof Mia’s jeans. 3 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin
the background.Narrator
saying“withblackjeans,”
26 CU. No camera
movement.
Close upshotof Mia’s boots. 3 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin
the background.Narrator
saying“blackboots”
27 CU. No camera
movement.
Close upshotof Mia’s hat. 5 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin
the background.Narrator
saying“and occasionally…a
blackhat.”
28 Establishingshot.
No camera
movement.
Establishingshotof youngerMia,a couple
monthsprior,walkingoutof the school
gates,turningleftand walkingdownthe
pavementuntil she’soutof shot.
10 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin
the background.Narrator
saying“Now she’snever
reallyfeltlike she fittedinat
school so decidedtoquit
afterher GCSE’s.”
29 Establishingshot.
No camera
movement.
Establishingshotof Mia’shouse andher
neighbour’shouse.Miaisstandingoutside
the front doorof herneighbour’shouse and
herparentsare standingoutside the front
door of theirhouse.All lookingtowardsthe
camera.
5 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin
the background.Narrator
saying“and eversince then,
she has beenlivinginher
nextdoorto her parents’
house sittingforher
neighbours.”
30 CU. No camera
movement.
Close upshotof herparents’faceslooking
at the cameraand thenturning theirheads
insync to the leftto lookat Mia.
3 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin
the background.Narrator
saying“and eversince then,
she has beenlivinginher
nextdoorto her parents’
house sittingforher
neighbours.”
31 CU. No camera
movement.
Close upshotof Mia’s face lookingatthe
camera andthenturningright tolookat her
parents.She thenturnsaround,opensthe
door,walksinside andshutsthe door
behindher.
8 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin
the background.Narrator
saying“and eversince then,
she has beenlivinginher
nextdoorto her parents’
house sittingforher
neighbours.”
32 Birdseye view
shot.No camera
movement.
Birdseye viewshotof Mia washingher
hands.Onlyherhandsand the sinkare in
the shot.
5 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin
the background. Narrator
saying“Mia has alsobeen
diagnosedwithOCDbecause
of herobsessionwith
washingherhands…”
33 Birdseye view
shot.No camera
movement.
Birdseye viewshotof Mia openingakitchen
drawerto see onlyone spoon,one knife and
one fork.She grabs the spoonand shutsthe
5 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin
the background.Narrator
saying“and believingshe
4. drawer.Onlyherhandsand the drawerare
inthe shot.
onlyneedsone of everything
inlife.”
34 Birdseye view
shot.No camera
movement.
Birdseye shotof Mia puttingthe spoonina
bowl of cereal.Onlyherhandsand the bowl
are inthe shot.
3 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin
the background.No
dialogue.
35 Establishingshot.
No camera
movement.
Establishingshotof Miasat cross leggedon
the shore slightlyinthe water,lookingaway
fromthe sea.Wearingthe same clothes.
6 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin
the background.Narrator
saying“Everyday she likes
to watch the worldgo by
because she findsit
interestingwatchingpeople
justgoingabout theirdaily
livesandwonderswhatit’s
like tobe the stereotypical
normal person.”
36 Establishing
shot/pointof
view.Nocamera
movement.
Establishingshot/pointof view shotof
people walkingalongthe promof the beach.
Camerain the same place Mia was standing.
6 secs Upbeatfunk musicplayingin
the backgroundand fading
out. Narrator saying“Every
day she likestowatchthe
worldgo bybecause she
findsitinterestingwatching
people justgoingabouttheir
dailylivesandwonderswhat
it’slike tobe the
stereotypical normal
person.”
37 Establishingshot.
No camera
movement.
Establishingshotof Miawalkingalongthe
prom andsittingona benchbyherself.
5 secs No music.Nodialogue.
38 CU. No camera
movement.
Close upshotof Mia flippingacoininthe
air. Onlyherhandand the coin are in shot.
Coinflipsinslow-motionandcamerathen
focusesonCharlie inthe background.
10 secs No music.Nodialogue.
39 Establishingshot.
No camera
movement.
Establishingshotof Charlie walkingintothe
labroom and puttingherbag on the floor
nextto the frontdesk.Scene freezes.
Narrationcomesinonce scene has frozen.
20 secs Differentupbeatfunkmusic
fadingintothe background.
Narrator saying“Let’stake a
lookat Charlie.She is17 and
doesn’tparticularlylike to
wearthe latestfashion.”
40 CU. No camera
movement.
Close upshotof Charlie’st-shirt. 2 secs Upbeatfunkmusicin
background.Narratorsaying
“She wearsa t-shirt”
41 CU. No camera
movement.
Close upshotof Charlie’sjeans. 2 secs Upbeatfunkmusicin
background.Narratorsaying
“jeansand”
42 CU. No camera
movement.
Close upshotof Charlie’strainers. 6 secs Upbeatfunkmusicin
background.Narratorsaying
“trainersbecause she
preferscomfyclothesthat
she can move freelyin.”
43 CU. No camera
movement.
Close upshotof Charlie openingthe
envelopewithherGCSEresultsin2 years
ago.
8 secs Upbeatfunkmusicin
background.Narratorsaying
“She’sa verysmart girl who
got 9 A*sin herGCSE’s two
yearsago.”
44 CU. No camera Close upshotof Charlie writinginher 5 secs Upbeatfunkmusicin
5. movement. chemistrybook. background.Narratorsaying
“and iscurrentlytaking
chemistry,”
45 CU. No camera
movement.
Close upshotof Charlie writinginher
biologybook.
2 secs Upbeatfunkmusicin
background.Narratorsaying
“biology,”
46 CU. No camera
movement.
Close upshotof Charlie writinginher
physicsbook.
2 secs Upbeatfunkmusicin
background.Narratorsaying
“physics,”
47 CU. No camera
movement.
Close upshotof Charlie writinginhermaths
book.
5 secs Upbeatfunkmusicin
background.Narratorsaying
“and mathsat A – Level.”
48 Establishingshot.
No camera
movement.
Establishingshotof Charlie satinthe middle
of a benchby herself.
8 secs Upbeatfunkmusicin
background.Narratorsaying
“She’sa veryprivate person,
and as a resultdoesn’thave
manyfriends,anddoesn’t
like totake any risksout of
hercomfort zone.”
49 Establishingshot.
No camera
movement.
Establishingshotof Charlie inthe labwriting
equationsonthe whiteboardtofill itup.
10 secs Upbeatfunkmusicin
background.Narratorsaying
“she has spentthe lastyear
tryingto figure outa
scientifictheoryandisever
so close todoingit,however
she’shavingabit of trouble
withthe lastlittle bitsand
may needsome helpfrom
otherpeople…”
50 Establishingshot.
No camera
movement.
Establishingshotof Charlie inthe lab
standingbehindthe frontdesklooking
througha microscope.
10 secs Upbeatfunkmusicin
background.Narratorsaying
“she has spentthe lastyear
tryingto figure outa
scientifictheoryandisever
so close todoing,however
she’shavingabit of trouble
withthe lastlittle bitsand
may needsome helpfrom
otherpeople…”
51 CU. No camera
movement.
Close upshotof Charlie lookingupfromher
microscope inshockrealizingthatthe
actionsof otherpeople have given herideas
as to figure outhertheory.She looksslightly
above the camera.
3 secs Upbeatfunkmusicin
background.Charlie gasping.
52 CU and
establishing
shots.Camera
movement.
Filmrewindsandfocusesonslow-motion
shotsof Mia flippingacoinand it hittingthe
floor,andLuke hittinga golf ball withhis
club.Mia will be inthe background.
20 secs No music.Nodialogue.Slow
motionsoundof coinhitting
floor.
53 CU. No camera
movement.
Close upshotof Charlie still lookingupfrom
hermicroscope inshock.She realizesthat
the actionshaven’taffectedherworkand
looksback downthroughthe microscope.
5 secs No music.Charlie saying
“Nope.”Ina frustratingly
annoyedtone.