This production script outlines the scenes and shots for a short film about a student, Alex King, who takes a pill from a dealer outside of his school. The summary includes: 1) The film will begin with an establishing shot of Alex King's school before cutting to mid-shots and close-ups of the dealer approaching King and handing him a pill. 2) Following shots will show King putting the pill in his pocket and taking it inside the school. 3) The story will then cut between King going to class, his classmates noticing his strange behavior, and flashes to King in the hospital with the dealer continuing to confront him.

1. PRODUCTION SCRIPT
Preservation by Sundeep Singh
Video Audio
The first scene will involve an
establishing shot of the Heath Park
building and it will clearly identify the
short films setting.
There will be a mid shot and a close up
of the Dealer who is walking along the
street to the school.
After this there will be a POV, shot
Of Alex King who walks up the entrance.
At this point, King is handed the pill so
there is a close up shot of the POV,
when he is giving him the pill. This shot
will also pan back and forth to his face
and this will show King emotions, as he
is nervous and cautious about talking to
strangers.
This next scene will be a quick CU of
Kings face and his hand as he puts the
pill into his pocket still outside.
After this the next scene will be in the
entrance of the school and this INT. will
be a tracking shot of King, and he is
walking through the entrance in the
morning and he quickly takes the pill.
This will be a close up of King taking the
pill.
This shot will be King walking at a
moderately slow pace to his first lesson
(Spanish) and it will be a slow side pan
that goes into a close up shot of his
opening the door into the class
Dealer: ‘Hey, hey wait wait…’
Alex King: ‘Who are you?’
Dealer: ‘Just take it! Ok’
Dealer: ‘Hey, hey wait wait…’
Alex King: ‘Who are you?’
Dealer: ‘Just take it! Ok’
Alex King: “What did you say?’’
Adam Jones: “Mate, you're just
dreaming...'' -
Alex King: “What are we doing''
''Oh, Ok. Great''
Alex King: “This is just great, isn’t it’’

2. room.
This will be a close up shot of one of the
other students in the class as they are
having a conversation in the morning.
The next shot in school will be a cut
away after lesson and it will show a
general conversation
Mid shot as Jones speaking.
Close up of his facial expressions.
Mid shot as the teacher starts the next
lesson.
Cut back to the hospital sequence
Over the shoulder shot of the doctor in
the hospital as KING is in the hospital
bed – Flashback.
Cut to Coronation Road
Close up shot of King
POV shot from Kings desk.
Over the shoulder shot as the Dealer
spots Alex and he follows him.
Tracking shot as the Dealer spots Alex.
The teacher will be taking the register
and this will be a tracking shot in the
room and will be an over the shoulder
shot
Cut to the flash forward sequence back
in the hospital.
Close up of the sign of the building
Close up of the heat monitor as it slowly
Students: “What happened to KING,
where’s Alex....”
Teacher: ‘’Alex isn’t in today..Is he?...’’
Adam Jones: ''Nah, he's in hospital, Sir
Teacher: ''Poor child, he's completely
lost it'' -
' Alex King - 'Heey...'' - (speaking to
himself).
Dealer: ''You're not intelligent''
Alex King: '’Just can't do this anymore!''
The Dealer: ‘'I'm not surprised''
The Dealer: ''I'm just telling you that..''
Sound of the heart monitor.
Sounds of patients in the hospital.
Non-diegetic sounds of the outside.
environment as the wind is open for
example the traffic outside.
Sound of the ambulance approaching.
Sound of the door closing.

3. stops.
Fade to black as the door closes.
Dissolve to the credits.
Background music.