Claire Olney - A2 Media Studies 'Soap Opera Script' -1186

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St. Andrew’s Catholic
School
Unit G324: Advanced Portfolio in Media
Script
Name of Production: ‘Park Rise’
Group Members (Full names):
 Claire Olney – Director - 1186
 Zoe Hickson – Director - 1033
 Phoebe Regnault – Producer - 1212
Cast Members:
 Phoebe Regnault – 1212
 Patrick Coll – 1102
 TJ Solango – 1220
 Jess Blundell – 1020
 Zoe Hickson – 1033
 Lucas Kirkland – 1159
 Imani Ayimba-Golding – 1012
Fade in:
Scene: 1
Character name: Phoebe
Shot type/Camera Angle: CU, EL
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Non diegetic music –
Standing in the way of Control (Soulwax – Nite Version)

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Action: Close Up shot of the Park Rise road sign to set the scene for
the audience
End
Scene: 2
Character name: none
Shot type/Camera Angle: CU, LA
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Non diegetic music –
Standing in the way of Control (Soulwax – Nite Version)
Action: Close up of the pub sign to establish another
scene location
End
Scene: 3
Character name: none
Shot type/Camera Angle: EST, LA
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Non diegetic music –
Standing in the way of Control (Soulwax – Nite Version)
Action: Establishing shot outside the front of the pub so the audience
know another location of the soap opera
End
Scene: 4
Character name: Phoebe
Shot type/Camera Angle: LS, EL

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Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Non diegetic music –
Standing in the way of Control (Soulwax – Nite Version)
Action: School girl (Phoebe) opening a set of double doors – camera
tracking her.
End
Scene: 5
Character name: Phoebe
Shot type/Camera Angle: LS, EL
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Non diegetic music –
Standing in the way of Control (Soulwax – Nite Version)
Action: Phoebe walks down the corridor.
End
Scene: 6
Character name: Jess, TJ
Shot type/Camera Angle: MCU, EL
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Non diegetic music –
Standing in the way of Control (Soulwax – Nite Version)
Diegetic sound: “You’re pathetic”
“Don’t touch me”
Action: A scene of abuse occurring between the couple. TJ grabs Jess,
and she shoves him off and walks away.
End
Scene: 7
Character name: Imani

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Shot type/Camera Angle: LA, slider shot
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Non diegetic music –
Standing in the way of Control (Soulwax – Nite Version)
Action: Camera moves from left to right. We see Imani’s feet under the
door of a bathroom cubicle.
End
Scene: 8
Character name: Imani
Shot type/Camera Angle: HA
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Non diegetic music –
Standing in the way of Control (Soulwax – Nite Version)
Action: High angle shot over the toilet cubicle. We see Imani sitting
on the toilet looking at a pregnancy test.
End
Scene: 9
Character name: Imani
Shot type/Camera Angle: MCU, EL
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Non diegetic music –
Standing in the way of Control (Soulwax – Nite Version)
Action: Imani continues to look at the pregnancy test, before putting
her head in her hands and crying.
End
Scene: 10
Character name: Imani, Phoebe

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Shot type/Camera Angle: LS, EL
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Non diegetic music –
Standing in the way of Control (Soulwax – Nite Version)
Action: Imani looking in the mirror, before Phoebe walks in.
End
Scene: 11
Character name: Imani, Phoebe
Shot type/Camera Angle: LS, EL
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Non diegetic music –
Standing in the way of Control (Soulwax – Nite Version)
Diegetic dialogue: Phoebe: “Are you ok?”
Imani: “You saw nothing.”
Action: Phoebe asks Imani if she is ok. Imani throws the pregnancy test
in the bin, pushes Phoebe out the way and says “You saw nothing.”
End
Scene: 12
Character name: Zoe
Shot type/Camera Angle: CU, HA
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Non diegetic music –
Standing in the way of Control (Soulwax – Nite Version)
Action: Zoe sends a text saying: “Staying after school for catch up
with Mr Coll.”
End
Scene: 13

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Character name: Patrick, Zoe
Shot type/Camera Angle: LS, EL
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Non diegetic music –
Standing in the way of Control (Soulwax – Nite Version)
Action: Patrick sits down on bench outside pub with Zoe.
End
Scene: 14
Character name: Patrick, Zoe, Phoebe
Shot type/Camera Angle: CU, HA
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Non diegetic music –
Standing in the way of Control (Soulwax – Nite Version)
Ambient sound: Phoebe: “I think something’s happening between Zoe and
Mr Coll.”
Action: Phoebe walks past and sees them holding hands. Hands break
apart.
End
Scene: 15
Character name: Patrick, Zoe, Phoebe
Shot type/Camera Angle: MCU, EL
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Non diegetic music –
Standing in the way of Control (Soulwax – Nite Version)
Diegetic Dialogue: Patrick: “I can’t pretend anymore”
Zoe: “What else can we do?”
Action: Patrick and Zoe argue about their situation.
End

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Scene: 16
Character name: Phoebe
Shot type/Camera Angle: LS, EL
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Non diegetic music –
Standing in the way of Control (Soulwax – Nite Version)
Action: Phoebe walking/running in the woods.
End
Scene: 17
Character name: Phoebe
Shot type/Camera Angle: LS, EL
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Non diegetic music –
Standing in the way of Control (Soulwax – Nite Version)
Action: Cuts between Phoebe in the woods and in the corridor.
End
Scene: 18
Character name: Phoebe
Shot type/Camera Angle: LS, EL
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Non diegetic music –
Standing in the way of Control (Soulwax – Nite Version)
Action: Music builds to climax as Phoebe starts running in the woods.
End

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Scene: 19
Character name: none
Shot type/Camera Angle: N/A
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Non diegetic music –
Standing in the way of Control (Soulwax – Nite Version)
Fade music
Action: Fade to black
End
Scene: 20
Character name: none
Shot type/Camera Angle: N/A
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Non diegetic music –
Standing in the way of Control (Soulwax – Nite Version)
Fading music
Voiceover: “Park Rise. Coming soon to BBC Two and BBC Two HD.”
Action: Park Rise logo appears in the centre of the screen as the
voice-over with point of call information starts.
End
Scene: 21
Character name: none
Shot type/Camera Angle: N/A
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Non diegetic music –
Standing in the way of Control (Soulwax – Nite Version)
Action: BBC Two ident appears, anchored by point of call information.
End