1. MATILDA
by
EMMA SUGARMAN & GEORGIA WILSON
JANUARY 2013

2. EXT. (WS) Panning from left to right along a river.
Unsaturated colours with a film grain affect. Slow
motion.
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EXT. (WS) Tilting from floor to sky on field with trees
in the background. Unsaturated colours with a film grain
effect. Slow motion.
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EXT. (CU) Slow motion shot of a bird flying off of its
perch in a tree. Unsaturated colours with a film grain
effect.
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EXT. (WS) Gradual close up of a woodland area.
Unsaturated colours with a film grain effect.
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EXT. (WS) Dog running in slow motion. Unsaturated colours
with a film grain effect.
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EXT. (CU) Foot treading into a puddle with water
splashing in slow motion. Shot is reversed and played
backwards in slow motion. Unsaturated colours with a film
grain effect.
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EXT. (WS) Horse running in field in slow motion.
Unsaturated colours with a film grain effect.
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EXT. (WS) Sun coming up behind town. Time lapse shot.
Unsaturated colours with a film grain effect.
Drums come in.
EXT. (WS) Car driving by in big city (Ldn) in slow
motion. Saturated colours and high definition resolution
(from now on).
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EXT. (WS) Boat on river in slow motion.
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3. EXT. (MS) Man selling big issue magazines. Calling to
people and waving them.
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EXT. (WS) Man riding push bike in big city. Shot is
reversed and played again.
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EXT. (HAS) Cars driving on road. Time lapse.
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EXT. (WS) Time lapse of the London eye, going round at
night.
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EXT. (WS) Panning the streets of Camden. Hustle and
bustle of market place. People walking on by. Time lapse.
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INT. (WS) Zoom in through the tunnel of graffiti. People
spraying on walls. Pedestrians walking through. Time
lapse.
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EXT. (WS) Time lapse of clouds rolling by.
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EXT. (WS) Regents park. Someone snoozing on bench.
Pedestrians walking past. Time lapse.
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EXT. (WS) Liverpool Street tube station. People walking
past camera and getting on the train. Train moving in and
out of station. Time lapse.
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EXT. (MS) Tilting shot of St James park arch. Cars
driving past. Pedestrians walking past. Time lapse.
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EXT. (WS) Time lapse shot of boat on the river Thames.
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4. EXT. (WS) Panning of the O2 at night. Pedestrians walking
past. Time lapse.
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EXT. (WS) Trafalgar square including fountain. Pedestrian
walking past. Cars driving past. Time lapse.
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EXT. (WS) Air port. Planes landing and taking off far
away. Night time so the plane lights are bright. Time
lapse.
Joe Newman
Just like Johnny Flynn said, ‘the breath I’ve taken and
the one I must’ to go on.
EXT. (WS) Liverpool street station. Pedestrians walking
past casually. Time lapse.
Joe Newman
Put the grenade pin in my hand, so you understand who’s
boss (VO)
EXT. (WS) Millennium bridge at night. Pedestrians walking
across it. Time lapse. (MS) One pedestrian taking a photo
of St Paul’s Cathedral. Slow motion.
Joe Newman
My defeat sleeps top to toe with her success (VO)
EXT. (WS) Panning of Brick Lane. Pedestrians walking in
to shops. People selling things on their stalls. Time
lapse.
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EXT. (CU) Man’s face. Blinking in slow motion.
Joe Newman
This is from, this is from (VO)
EXT. (CU) Man and woman laughing. Slow motion.
Joe Newman
This is from Matilda (VO)

5. EXT. (CU) Woman’s face. Blinking in slow motion.
Joe Newman
And she needs you. This is for Matilda (VO)
EXT. (WS) Man selling I love London t-shirts from stool.
Customers going up to him. Man giving merchandise to
customer.
Joe Newman
And she needs you. This is for Matilda (VO)
EXT. (EWS) Man walking away in slow motion. He walks in
to a crowd of pedestrians.
MUSIC FADES OUT.
SHOT FADES TO BLACK.