This document provides a scene breakdown for a documentary film. It outlines 12 scenes, describing what happens in each scene, the intended camera work, shot types, and character focus. The scenes establish the characters, their views on each other and the college, and show rising tensions between some of the students that ultimately leads to one student, Joe, being expelled from the college.

1. Scene Breakdown.
Scene
Number
What happens? Length Camera
work
TypeofShot.
1 All 4 students and
Mr. Lockfordare
sat around a table
being told they are
going to be
featured in a
documentary
about college
students.
30 seconds.
I want this to be
the establishing
shot. It will
mention whois
whoand what is
happening and
where they are.
The camera
is very
natural and
handheld.
Much like
the office,in
the
conference
room. If a
character
speaks, the
camera will
be on them.
A wide of
everybody sat
around the
table, with
zoom ins on
each character
as they talk.
2 Interview with Mr.
Lockford.He gives
his viewson the
documentary and
the selected
students. Set in his
office.
15 to 30
seconds.
This is the first
interview scene
in the film so I
also want this to
establish this
section of the
film.
The camera
will be
incredibly
still on Mr.
Lockford,
using a
tripod for
this scene.
Close up
portrait shot
With Mr.
Lockford.
His name and
occupationwill
be on screen
too.
Set in his Office
overlookingthe
car park.
(Mr. Lockford,
Tutor)
3 Rachel is being
interviewed and
complains about
the changes to the
college, with
boyfriend Ryan.
Who is just sitting
there pretending
to agree and care.
30 seconds.
This scene is
going to
establish who
they both are as
people and their
attitudes
towards the
college’s
changes.
The camera
will be just
the same as
Mr.
Lockford’s
interview.
Very still
with the use
of tripod. At
eye level
with the
characters.
Close up shot of
Rachel and
Ryan, their
names and
occupations will
be on screen.
(Rachel,
student)
(Ryan, student)
4 After being told
about Joe, it is his
turn to be
interviewed. Joe
tells us he is on his
last chancebefore
being expelled for
not being able to
controlhis
temper.
30 seconds
This is Joe’s
establishing
scene and how
the audience are
going to get to
know him.
Just like the
rest of the
interviews,
the camera
will be still
and eye
level with
Joe. The
tripod will
be used
once again.
Close up,
focused shot of
Joe set in The
Social Area. His
name and
occupationwill
be on screen at
tis point.
5 In this scene, The camera will

2. Rachel, Ryan and
Joe are in class.
Mr. Lockfordis
teaching and Joe
comes in 5
minutes late,
because he usually
takes the lift but
now the college
have endorsed
passes forthe lift
and only the
disabled or
injured can use
them. Joe sits
down and under
her breath, Rachel
turns to Ryan and
says “he should be
kickedout” Joe sits
there and
pretends to not
hear it.
37 seconds
In this scene, I
want it to define
whoall the
characters are
and whothey
are as people
and their views
on one another.
I want there
to be a pan
shot of Joe
coming to
the door and
Mr.
Lockford
telling him
to sit down.
I then want
it to cut to a
wide shot of
Joe, Rachel
and Ryan sat
at their desk
on their
computers
with their
backs to the
camera.
still lookvery
natural though
a lot of
techniques have
been used in
this scene.
6
Mr Lockfordis
getting
interviewed again
in his office. He
gives his opinion
on the lift
situation.
20 seconds Same as
before, the
camera will
be very still
at eye level
with
Mr.Lockford,
with a
tripod being
used.
One portrait
shot of Mr.
Lockford.,
talking to the
camera.
7
Joe is outside the
footballgrounds,
in this scene he is
asked about how
he feels about
girls, after the
situation with
Rachel and Ryan.
30 seconds The camera
will be very
natural with
Joe on the
left side of
the frame.
It will be a
portrait
landscape shot
as I want to fit
in the football
stadium.
8
It is the final lesson
of the day and Joe,
Ryan and Rachel
are together in
class again with
Mr. Lockford.Mr.
Lockfordmakes
the announcement
that the computers
have to have really
low brightness so
that the college
40- 60seconds After from
fading from
black, The
camera is on
Mr.
Lockfordas
he tells the
students to
turn on their
computers
and
continue
Pan shot around
Mr. Lockford
then a close up
of Rachel. The
camera
continues to be
very natural
and handheld.
Then it will
switch toa close
up of Mr.
Lockford.

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Rachel starts to
moan that it hurts
her eyes but Mr.
Lockfordis just
past caring. Ryan
just sits there
trying to get her to
calm down.
Meanwhile we can
see Joe getting
annoyed with
Rachel. And during
her rant she says
“it’s not like it
bothers Joe,he
doesn’t do
anything anyway”
and at that
moment, Joegets
out of his chair and
gets extremely
angry with Rachel
and storms out.
with the
morning’s
task and to
turn their
brightness
down. The
camera
immediately
turns round
onto Rachel
as she
begins to
moan. The
camera
needs to be
very natural
and
handheld to
show the
human side
of the film.
Then it will
quickly
show
Mr.Lockford
say he
doesn’t care.
Then the
camera will
switch toa
wide shot of
the students
working
whilst
Rachel
continues to
moan. We
can see Joe
getting
angry and
Ryan trying
to calm her
down.
Rachel then
criticises Joe
and the
camera
quickly
moves as Joe
gets out of
his seat and
has a go at
her. The
camera
Before a wide-
shot of the
students at
their desk.
Then a low
angle shot of Joe
and a high angle
shot of Rachel
simultaneously.
Then a natural
shot of joe
storming out
and the camera
followsthem.

4. should be a
low angle
shot of Joe
and a high
angle of
Rachel. The
camera then
followsJoe
out of the
classroom
as Mr.
Lockford
goes after
him.
9 This scene is just a
black screen with
the words
“epilogue” on
screen.
5 seconds N/A N/A
10 Mr. Lockfordgives
his opinion on
what happened
and tells the
camera that the
college had no
choicebut to let Joe
go.
30 seconds Close up
shot of Mr.
Lockord
giving his
interview.
Set in his
office.
Handheld,
naturalistic
portrait shot.
11 A silent shot of Joe
getting upset that
he has been let go.
10 seconds One shot
through the
door
window.
Handheld and
naturalistic, no
need for
composition.
This shot willbe
played over the
audio of Mr.
Lockford’s
interview.
12 The camera is
positioned in the
corridor. The
camera can see Joe
and Mr. Lockford
pass eachother in
the hallway and
give eachother a
hug.
10 Seconds One shot
using the
tripod
One wide shot
of the corridor
and the balcony
at the end of it,
the camera
fades to black
after.