Huntingdon Remembers Client

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World War 1 In Huntingdon
Written By
Louis Davis.
TREATMENT
My documentary will be about World War 1. This is an event
takes place in Huntingdon around September and its usually on
for two days. There are always events happening in the field,
tents, arena and so on. In this documentary you get to see
British, Austrians, Russians and Germans soldiers shooting in
the arena, soldiers riding horses and lots of interviews from
people in the tents to find out what it is that they're doing
to take part in this event to random people of the audience
which came to visit the major event.
The man theme of this documentary its obviously War and
History.
I'm hoping the documentary will be at least 6 minutes long.
It's common sense that the sepia effect gives any film an old
film sense which is why I added the effect on some of the
shots which I believe fitted with the storyline of the
documentary. There's an interview with a lady in one of the
tents which explains what happens to the soldiers when they
are seriously hurt and how they are taken care of.
I thought this was a really interesting and unique event to
film and make into a documentary as a lot of people will

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relate to the event. Quite a lot of people took part in this
event and actually dressed up and were happy to be interviewed
for this documentary along with the people who came to see it
and enjoyed it. There were people from a really young age to
an old age which was interesting. The event attracts different
audiences as there are guns which will be more likely to
attract men, either old or young and there were also horses
which pretty much attracts kids.
If I was to film this again I would make sure I'd have a
microphone shield as I didn't have one while we were out
filming because we forgot and the sond was actually a huge
problem when it came to editing the film as I didn't realise
how windy it actually was and I should have remembered to
bring it. I would also get some more cutaways and get more
interviews as the sound went dodgy from many interviews and i
could hardly use them all. Also make sure the microphone is
not in the shot as it makes it look really unprofessional.
I would hope that this documentary gets shown in different
kind of Film Festivals all around the world to have a wider
variety of audiences.
The budget would be minimal as I wont have to pay for anything
considering I can borrow the equipment and the event was free
and no one expected to get paid for appearing on a
documentary.
I'd pay for my own transport there but that's about it.
Logline
They will Remember WW1 and the tributes towards those who lost
their lives.
Synopsis
It's a documentary about World War 1 in Huntingdon where we
will show the germans, british, Austrians and russians get
ready for war. You get to see the costumes, experience and
weapons. You will be able to see how they lived and looked
after themselves.

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ETABLISHING SHOT - HUNTINGDON FIELD
Establishes the field in which the event is taking place.
CUT TO:
MID SHOT(s)- Tripod
Interview with Patrick
RICHARD
Hey Patrick, so what are you dressed
as?
PATRICK
I'm dressed in a uniform of an
Austrian/Hungarian and this is battle
dress for 1914. Even though its the sky
blue and the red.
CLOSE UP(S) - TRIPOD
Interview with Patrick
RICHARD
Right, lets have a look at some of
your equipment.So you went into war
with a savour?
PATRICK
Yes a savour. This is actually an
original.
CLOSE UP(S)- TRIPOD
Cuts to images of the equipment
RICHARD
Wow, so this is actually a really
vicious way of killing someone then?
MID SHOT - TRIPOD
Interview with Patrick
PATRICK
Most of them were made for the head and
shoulders.

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ESTABLISHING SHOT - TRIPOD
Establishes woman in a costume playing an old fashioned
guitar.
CUT TO:
MID SHOTS - HANDHELD
Interview with First aid woman
RICHARD
Hello, so we've got a woman here, what
are you doing with that?
WOMAN 1
Hello, yeah women went along to war as
well. I am actually playing this old
thing which is about 20 years old.
LONG SHOT - TRIPOD
Capturing people in the background as they attend the event.
CLOSE(S)-TRIPOD
Close up of music box spinning around
RICHARD
A music box... I haven't seen one of
those in years! would you mind
explaining how it works?
MID SHOT(S)/CLOSE UP - TRIPOD
Richard interviewing the man about the record player.
MAN 1
Yeah sure. We've got some tiny needles
in this box and you put it here then
you put it down to it touches the disc
which then it starts to play.
RICHARD
What happens to the needle?
CLOSE UPS)-TRIPOD
Close up of the record player
MAN 1
We throw it away as it wastes away as
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it plays the music, then we add another
needle to keep it playing.
MID SHOT - Tripod - FOCUS
Interview with Man 1 about record player
RICHARD
How long have you had this music box?
MAN 1
Oh God... I'd say about... 10 to 20
years.
CUT TO:
INT. HUNTINGDON TENT - DAY
Woman inside willing to explain to them what kind of tent it
is and what it was used for.
MID SHOTS/CLOSE UP(S)-HANDHELD
Interview with First aid woman.
RICHARD (O.S)
Hello, so this is a tent used in the
war right?
MID SHOT - HANDHELD
Interview with First aid woman
WOMAN 2
Hi, yes it is. It was mainly used for
the men that got hurt during battle and
they needed somewhere to rest and get
some looking after before going back,
so this is where they would come unless
it was something really serious and
complicated to treat then they would
get sent to the hospital where they
could get some further and more
professional help.
CUT TO:
EXT. HUNTINGDON ARENA - EVENING.
ESTABLISHING SHOT - HANDHELD
Establishes the arena and where the interview with the horses
takes place.

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MID SHOTS - HANDHELD
Medium shots of the horses and interview with Man 2
RICHARD
Excuse me, are these horses yours?
MAN 2
Only this brown one which is really
young, so he's not fully trained, which
makes today a big day for him.
RICHARD
So do you think he's going to be ready
to perform in front of people today?
MAN 2
(LAUGHS)
I hope so. It might take him a while to
get comfortable but yeah I think he
should be okay.
CUT TO:
Interviewing random people on the field about today's event.
MEDIUM SHOTS- TRIPOD
Richard interviews people around the event. All of the
following will be MEDIUM SHOTS.
RICHARD
Excuse me, what do you think about
today's event?
GIRL 1
Oh I think its going great so far, I
mean I come every year and I enjoy it.
Its nice what they're doing.
RICHARD
Okay, thank you. Hey what do you think
about today's event?

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MAN 3
Oh well, this is actually the first
time I attend this even as I don't
live in Huntingdon, but my daughter
wanted to come and see the horses and
my son is interested in all these guns
and war sort of stuff so I thought
it'd be interesting to take them to see
it.
RICHARD
And how far did you travel to get to
this Huntingdon event today then?
MAN 3
Well, we drove here so it only took us
about 30 minutes to 45 minutes as we
live in cambridge, so fortunately the
travel wasn't that long.
RICHARD
Okay, thank you for your time.
CUT TO:
EXT. HUNTINGDON ARENA - AFTERNOON
MID SHOT - Tripod
Shot of a woman and a man singing in a small carriage singing
along as they play instruments such as the piano.
MID SHOT - HANDHELD
Interview with couple who perform at these type of events for
WW1. All of the following shots will be MID SHOTS as it's an
interview.
MID SHOTS - HANDHELD
Interview with performance couple
RICHARD
Hey, so do you do this performance
every year?
WOMAN 3
Yeah we both do, we have been doing
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this for about...
MID SHOTS - HANDHELD
Interview with performance couple
MAN 4
4 years? Something like that.
RICHARD
How comes you do this every year?
MID SHOT - HANDHELD
Interview with performance couple.
WOMAN 3
Well I think its something to do, I
mean its different and its definitely
fun.
MAN 4
Yeah also I've always been passionate
about guns and war so this is something
that definitely interests me.
MID SHOTS - HANDHELD
Interview with performance couple.
RICHARD
Okay well thank you for your time,
great performance.
CUT TO:
INT. HUNTINGDON-KITCHEN - AFTEROON.
HIGH ANGLE - HANDHELD
We go inside to see the kitchen and what they used to cook
during war.
RICHARD
Hey, would you mind telling us why
you've got rice?

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GIRL 2
No of course not. We've got rice
because it was something that was easy
to obtain back then and it was also
healthy and easy to cook.
MID SHOT - HANDHELD
RICHARD
Not trying to be sexist but were women
more likely to cook back then?
GIRL 2
(laughs)
Yeah, it was more likely to see a woman
cooking than a man mainly because the
men were in battle so the women stayed
inside looking after the ones that were
hurt or just simply cooking.
LONG SHOT - TRIPOD
EXT. HUNTINGDON FIELD - AFTERNOON
Shot of british soldiers this time talking about their
equipment such as their costumes and what they consist of and
also about their weapons and how they were used during a
battle.
In the arena talking about their equipment such as costume and
also their weapons.
LONG SHOT - TRIPOD
EXT. HUNTINGDON-ARENA - AFTERNOON.
Shot of the soldiers on their horses doing a show such as the
soldiers getting their swords out and riding the horses past
the cabbages which they have to stab with their sword as they
go past them.
MID SHOT -HANDHELD
Interviewing soldier about horse riding.
RICHARD
Hey so what does this consist of?

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MID SHOT - HANDHELD
Soldier talking to Richard about.
SOLDIER 1
Well this is pretty much training for
both the horse and the man riding it.
They have to stab the cabbages and
bring them back and if they do they get
3 points. If they stab it and bring it
half way then that's 2 points but if
they stab it but it falls straight
away then sadly that's only 1 point.
MID SHOT -HANDHELD
Interviewing soldier about horse riding.
RICHARD
So have you attended this event every
year?
MID SHOT - HANDHELD
Soldier talking to Richard about.
SOLDIER 1
Yeah I have for the past 6 years or so.
MID SHOT -HANDHELD
Interviewing soldier about horse riding.
RICHARD
So what is it like working with horses?
MID SHOT - HANDHELD
Soldier talking to Richard about.
SOLDIER 1
(LAUGHS)
Well it can be a bit of a tough job as
they don't always do what they're
supposed to, but you know, they're
horses they don't act the same way as
humans.

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RICHARD
Do you own any of the horses?
MID SHOT - HANDHELD
Soldier talking to Richard about.
SOLDIER 1
Actually I don't, no, but I train my
friend's one over there with him and
its tough but its worth it, you know?
To think that pretty much everything
they learn its because of you.
MID SHOT - HANDHELD
Soldier talking to Richard about.
RICHARD
Yeah it must be rewarding. Anyway thank
you for your time.
EXT.HUNTINGDON FILED - DAY
Focus on the man making small soldier figures preparations a
short interview with him.
MID SHOT - TRIPOD
Interviewing man about toy figures.
LOUIS (O.S)
Hey, would you mind telling us how you
make these figures?
MID SHOT - TRIPOD
Man talking about his metal toy figures.
MAN 5
No, of course not. I have this metal
shaped soldiers and this hot liquid
which is a silverfish colour. I pour
it in and wait a few seconds until it
cools down and gets the soldier shape
and I just open it and get the soldier
out. Its really straight forward, it
just takes time to do it and make the
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liquid for it.
LOUIS (O.S)
Oh right so its not too complicated
then. Do you attend this event every
year?
MID SHOT - TRIPOD
Man talking about his metal toy figures.
MAN 5
I do yeah, when you get to this age
there's not much to do
(LAUGHS)
MID SHOT - TRIPOD
Interviewing man about figures.
LOUIS
(LAUGHS)
So what do you do with the little
figures then?
MID SHOT - TRIPOD
Man talking about his metal toy figures.
MAN 5
Well I keep some of them because i like
soldiers and the other ones i out them
on this table and sell them to people.
MID SHOT - TRIPOD
Interviewing man about figures.
LOUIS
How much do you sell them for?
MID SHOT - TRIPOD
Man talking about his metal toy figures.
MAN 5
£1.30 for 2 or 80p for 1.

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LOUIS
Okay thank you for your time.
CUT TO:
INT. HUNTINGDON-TENT - AFTERNOON.
ESTABLISHING SHOT - TRIPOD
Establishing the volunteer tent where people go and join the
war.
LONG SHOT - HANDHLED
Richard establishing the scene and why the interview is taking
place.
RICHARD (O.S)
Well I am now, in the recruiting tent
and this young man is going to sign up
for war.
MID SHOT - HANDHELD
Leader of the quad assigning Alex to the army.
MAN 6
Hello, what's your name?
MID SHOT - HANDHELD
Going through the process of joining the army.
ALEX
Alexander Purvis.
MID SHOT - HANDHELD
Leader of the quad assigning Alex to the army.
MAN 6
Right, then ill ask you the first
question. Are you willing to be
attested for the service in the
territorial force for the term of four
years provided his majesty should so
long require your service for the
country.

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ALEX
Yes.
MID SHOT - HANDHELD
Leader of the quad assigning Alex to the army.
MAN 6
Second question. Have you received
notice stating the liabilities by
enlisting and do you understand them?
MID SHOT - HANDHELD
Going through the process of joining the army.
ALEX
Yes.
MID SHOT - HANDHELD
Leader of the quad assigning Alex to the army.
MAN 6
Good. Do you now belong to, or have
you ever served in the royal navy army,
marines, special reserve, territorial
force, volunteers or army reserve? If
so , estate which unit.
MID SHOT - HANDHELD
Going through the process of joining the army.
ALEX
None.
MID SHOT - HANDHELD
Leader of the quad assigning Alex to the army.
MAN 6
Good. I will now state that under the
provisions of section 13 and 99 of the
army act of a person knowing that makes
false answer to any question contained
with this paper, he renders himself
liable for punishment. Next bit, I need
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you to sign this. So if you sign there
please.
CLOSE UP - HANDHELD
Camera focuses on the application form.
MAN 6
Thank you very much, and i am a
witness that you have been the one to
sign this. Now if you could take the
bible and hold it in your left hand,
and raise your right hand and repeat
after me. I, and state your name.
MID SHOT - HANDHELD
Going through the process of joining the army.
ALEX
I, Alexander Purvis
MID SHOT - HANDHELD
Leader of the quad assigning Alex to the army.
MAN 6
Swear by almighty God.
MID SHOT - HANDHELD
Going through the process of joining the army.
ALEX
Swear by almighty God.
MID SHOT - HANDHELD
Leader of the quad assigning Alex to the army.
MAN 6
That I will be faithful.
MID SHOT - HANDHELD
Going through the process of joining the army.
ALEX
That I will be faithful.
MID SHOT - HANDHELD
Leader of the quad assigning Alex to the Army.

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MAN 6
And by true and bear true allegiance.
MID SHOT - HANDHELD
Going through the process of joining the army.
ALEX
And by true and bear true allegiance.
MID SHOT - HANDHELD
Leader of the quad assigning Alex to the Army.
MAN 6
To His Majesty, King George the fifth.
MID SHOT - HANDHELD
Going through the process of joining the army.
ALEX
To His Majesty, King George the fifth.
MID SHOT - HANDHELD
Leader of the quad assigning Alex to the Army.
MAN 6
His heirs and successors.
MID SHOT - HANDHELD
Going through the process of joining the army.
ALEX
His heirs and successors.
MID SHOT - HANDHELD
Leader of the quad assigning Alex to the Army.
MAN 6
And that I will.
MID SHOT - HANDHELD
Going through the process of joining the army.
ALEX
And that I will.
MID SHOT - HANDHELD
Leader of the quad assigning Alex to the Army.

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MAN 6
As in duty bound.
MID SHOT - HANDHELD
Going through the process of joining the army.
ALEX
As in duty bound.
MID SHOT - HANDHELD
Leader of the quad assigning Alex to the Army.
MAN 6
Honestly and faithfully.
MID SHOT - HANDHELD
Going through the process of joining the army.
ALEX
Honestly and faithfully.
MID SHOT - HANDHELD
Leader of the quad assigning Alex to the Army.
MAN 6
Defend His Majesty.
MID SHOT - HANDHELD
Going through the process of joining the army.
ALEX
Defend His Majesty.
MID SHOT - HANDHELD
Leader of the quad assigning Alex to the Army.
MAN 6
His heirs and successors.
MID SHOT - HANDHELD
Going through the process of joining the army.
ALEX
His heirs and successors.
MID SHOT - HANDHELD
Leader of the quad assigning Alex to the Army.

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MAN 6
In person.
MID SHOT - HANDHELD
Going through the process of joining the army.
ALEX
In person.
MAN 6
Crown.
MID SHOT - HANDHELD
Going through the process of joining the army.
ALEX
Crown.
MID SHOT - HANDHELD
Leader of the quad assigning Alex to the Army.
MAN 6
And dignity.
MID SHOT - HANDHELD
Going through the process of joining the army.
ALEX
And dignity.
MID SHOT - HANDHELD
Leader of the quad assigning Alex to the Army.
MAN 6
Against all enemies.
MID SHOT - HANDHELD
Going through the process of joining the army.
ALEX
Against all enemies.
MID SHOT - HANDHELD
Leader of the quad assigning Alex to the Army.
MAN 6
According to the conditions of my
service.

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MID SHOT - HANDHELD
Going through the process of joining the army.
ALEX
According to the conditions of my
service.