script

1. The Meadows
written by
Amy Clark
Lucia Mancini
Jasmin Alasadi
Katie Lewis
St Pauls Catholic college Sunbury
TW16 6JE

2. SLOW MOTION USED THROUGHOUT
CLOSE UP SHOT OF SHOES
Non diegetic sound of music begins
to play at a low level
SLOW ZOOM UP TOWARDS THE MANS FACE
MAN WILL HAVE HANDS IN POCKETS WITH FACE DOWN BUT AS THE
CAMERA GOES UP SO WILL THE MANS FACE SO HE STARES DIRECTLY AT
CAMERA
WEARING BLACK WITH SLIGHT SMIRK FACIAL
EXPRESSION
Non diegetic sound of music begins
to get louder as the mans face
comes into the shot.
CLOSE UP SHOT OF FACE
CHARACTER WILL HAVE EERIE MEANINGFUL
LOOK WITH EYES DARTED STARIGHT TOWARDS
THE CAMERA
CONTINUES EDITING
BEHIND SHOT
Actor standing in front of town on the road walking down the
road towards pub
SOME OF THE CHARACATERS INVOLVED WILL BE IN THIS SHOT. PUB
WILL BE TO THE LEFT GETTING READY FOR THE SHOT WIHT THE TWO
GIRLS
CUT AWAY:
LOW CLOSE UP SHOT
Mans walking
BROWN SHOES WITH A SLOW FORCEFUL WALK
CUT TO BLACK TRANSITION
Man walking

3. 2.
BROWN SHOES WITH A SLOW FORCEFUL WALK
(CONT’D)
CUT TO BLACK TRANSITION
SIDE SHOT
PUB WILL BE IN VIEW WITH FEW OF THE HOUSES TO THE SIDE IN THE
SHOT HOWEVER MAIN FOCUS IS ON THE PUB.
INTRODUCE TWO FEMALE CHARACTERS
WEARING BLACK CLOTHING HOWEVER LOOKING
PRETTY
BOTH GIRLS WILL BE LAUGHING AND HAVING A GOOD TIME UNTIL THEY
SEE THE MAN
CUT TO:
CLOSE UP OF THE GIRLS
BOTH GIRLS WILL GIVE MAN A DIRTY AND DISGUSTED LOOK AND THEN
WILL TURN THEir BACK ON HIM.
SLOW ZOOM
CONTINUES EDITING
MID SHOT-CLOSE UP
Actor will give a smirky look,eyes slightly shut as he
continues to walk
MAIN MAN, WILL HAVE DARK SCARF AND
THICK COAT ON
CUT TO:
POV SHOT
FACING FORWARD IS THE REST OF THE ROAD WITH SOME OF THE
CHARACTERS IN SIGHT
Character continues walking down the street
CONTINUES EDITING

4. 3.
MID SHOT OF CAR
Car drives past looking at the man, likewise the man will
also look back.
INTRODUCING NEW CHARACTERS
CLOSE UP
Both will give dirty and horrible looks
PANNING SHOT
The man will look away to her as car drives off
WHIP PAN:
LONG SHOT
Actor walking down the road
ACTOR WILL GIVE MENANCING AND
DETERMINED LOOK
CUT TO:
EYELINE MATCH SHOT
BUS STOP
Looking at pregnancy test upset
CUT TO:
EXTREME CLOSE UP
GIRL WILL BE UPSET CRYING HOLDING THE
TEST. WILL THEN LOOK UP TOWARDS THE
MAN
CUT TO:

5. 4.
CLOSE UP AND OR TILT SHOT
Man will look at girl and then back to camera
MAN WILL LOOK GUILTY AND CONFUSED
MID SHOT ON FACE
Man will look to the direction of the meadows
WILL LOOK AS IF HE HAS HEARD SOMETHING
CUT TO:
LONG SHOT
COUPLE IN THE MEADOW
CUT AWAY:
CLOSE UP OF RING BEING TAKEN OFF
PULLING THE RING OF WITH FORCE
CONTINUES EDITING
MID SHOT
The couple will be facing each other
BOTH WILL BE DEEPLY UPSET BUT THE MAN
WILL HAVE SLIGHT ANGER AND CONFUSION
CUT TO:
CLOSE UP
Man will look towards the main actor on the street and go
towards him, the women will then enter the shot stopping her
husband
THE MAN WILL BE EXTRMELEY ANGRY
TOWARDS OUR MAIN ACTOR AND THE WOMEN
WILL DESPERATE TO STOP HIM
CONTINUES EDITING

6. 5.
CLOSE UP
Main actor will have face slightly down
MAN WILL WALK SLIGHTY FASTER NOT
WANTING TO LOOK BACK WITH A GUILTY
LOOK
CUT TO:
SIDE SHOT
Man will be walking towards the road
BLANK EXPRESSION WITH HANDS IN THE
POCKETS
CUT TO:
CLOSE UP
Main actor walking down the road, hooded figure will appear
MAIN ACTOR WOULD BE OBLIVIOUS TO THIS
AND THE HOODED FIGURE WILL NOT REVEAL
FACE
CROSS CUT:
POV SHOT
From the hooded figures perspective as if main actor is being
followed
CUT TO:
OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT FROM THE FRONT
Both actors walking into the church entrance
CROSS CUT:
OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT NOW BEHIND THE ACTORS
TYPOGRAPHY WILL APPEAR OVER THE SAME SHOT
Non diegetic sound of the voice
over
CUT TO:

7. 6.
Both actors will continue walking into the church
MAIN ACTOR WILL STILL BE OBLIVIOUS TO
HOODED FIGURE
CONTINUES EDITING
CLOSE UP
Both actors will walk into the church
CROSS CUT:
EXTREME CLOSE OF HANDS COVERED IN BLOOD