This document contains a script for a wedding trailer titled "Thorn Lane". It outlines 24 scenes showing the build up to a wedding between Eva and Marcus, with hints that Eva had a previous affair with the best man, Zach. The scenes show Eva's hesitation on her wedding day and uncomfortable glances between her, Zach, and Marcus. At the reception, Zach receives a text and storms out, and Marcus discovers something on Zach's phone that reveals the truth about Eva and Zach's affair. The trailer is meant to build intrigue and foreshadow the breakdown of Eva and Marcus' marriage.

1. St. Paul’s Catholic College
Unit G324: Advanced Portfolio in Media
Script
Name of Production: Thorn Lane
Group Members (Full names):
Sarah Hutton
Nathan Cordero
Ridgeway Mazvimavi
Charlene Fernandes
Key- * - Means area for potential shots
# - Make note of /IDEA
BOLD Italics – Very important
Bride- Eva
Groom-Marcus
Best Man- Zach
BridesmaidsVeronica and Anna
<Look in to ReelSEO on You tube>
Random shots to place within the trailer
- Mid shot of bride getting ready in front of mirror
- Close up of makeup + ECU Lipstick
- Bride looking guilty with hand on stomach in the preparation room.
- A rose on the
- SHOT OF THE BRIDE TEXTING ZACH NEEDS TO BE PLACED
SOMEWHERE IN THIS SCRIPT.
Scene: 1
Character name: Bride - Eva
Shot type/Camera Angle: Establishing shot / Static camera
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music: Piano beginning
Action: Eva near a car or church doors, contemplating whether to attend, since its an
establishing shot, no facial features will be seen. Body language will be closed off, with
a hesitation at door.

2. Scene: 2
Character name: Veronica and Anna – Bridesmaids
Shot type/Camera Angle: Tracking Mid shot of aisle (few secs)
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music: Piano beginning
Action: The bridesmaids walking down the aisle with flowers, side by side.
Scene: 3
Character name: N/A
Shot type/Camera Angle: POV shot of Bride,
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music: “When your dreams all fail, and the ones we hail,
are the worst of all…”
Action: Camera moving forward (through doors and curtains?) as if the bride, looking
at all the crowd in the church. All characters looking at the back of church as ‘Bride’
enters.
*any shots of shoes emerging from curtains?
Scene: 4
Character name: Eva
Shot type/Camera Angle: Wide/Long shot from the alter to back of church
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music: “...And the bloods run stale”
Action: Bride pauses at the aisle, looking unsure and scared. She holds a bouquet of
flowers. Petals falling? Doors still open
*ECU of petals on ground?
Scene: 5
Character name: Eva
Shot type/Camera Angle: Extreme close up ( cut in ) of ring or Medium shot of bride
with the emphasis on ring.
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music: “I wanna hide the truth…”
Action: Eva nervously moving engagement ring on ring finger?
*Manicured nails in focus/ or fake nails- to show how fake this wedding is.
*Lighting changes? Low key lighting if possible to show the concealment of truth
Scene: 6
Character name: Eva + crowd + Marcus

3. Shot type/Camera Angle: Long shot from back of church can see Marcus’ face and
Eva’s back.
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music: “… I wanna…”
Action: Slow walk down the aisle towards Marcus and priest at alter
Scene: 7
Character name: Eva
Shot type/Camera Angle: Frontal shot of Eva- Close up of Face
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music: “…shelter you …”
Action: Face turned to Left ( then right? )looking worried and scared.
*”But with the Beast inside”- shot of hand (with ring) on baby bump
Scene: 8
Character name: Crowd antagonists ( more girls? )
Shot type/Camera Angle: Camera stationed in aisle facing left- Mid shot of group
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music: “There’s nowhere we can hide”
Action: The antagonists tearing up pictures of Eva and Best man – Zach. Cruel facial
expressions- Varying from Distaste to Sympathy to downright Hostility ( * the one
holing images perhaps?)
*ECU high angle looking down on images on ground
*Cut-away to a flashback of the antagonist peeking on a moment between Eva and
Zach?
Scene: 9
Character name: Eva and Marcus
Shot type/Camera Angle: Tracking backwards- two in shot of Marcus and Eva. Also
camera should capture some of best man as well.
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music: “No matter what we breed”
Action: Eva comes to stand next to Marcus ( still below platform ) Looks at Marcus
Scene: 9.5
Shot type/Camera Angle : OTS shot to the best man
Scene:10
Character name: Zach
Shot type/Camera Angle: Mid to Close up

4. Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music: ”..We still are made of greed”
Action: Watching the Bride and Groom with Envy and resentment, eyes roving up and
down. Jaw clenched. Looking very uncomfortable.
*Close up of Bride and Groom briefly touching hands?
Scene: 10.5
Shot type/Camera angle: Mid shot- looking down the church between the bride and
grooms faces.
# Faces blurred – either Eva and Marcus or the rest of the church, depending on what
we are trying to portray.
Scene: 11
Character name: Eva
Shot type/Camera Angle: Cuts to a Close up of Bride watching the best man – another
OTS?
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music: This is my kingdom come
Action: Shaking head ( in regret? In denial? In plea that he doesn’t say anything of
their affair?) As watches the Best man near the Groom
Scene: 11.5
Shot type/Camera Angle: Mid shot high angle looking down.
Action: Best man looking away guiltily
*2-in-shot of bride and Groom -Mouthing of the words “ I do” ?
Scene:12
Character name: Zach
Shot type/Camera Angle: Cuts to a mid shot of the ring being pulled out of a pocket
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music: This is my kingdom come
Action: Ring being pulled out
Scene: 13
Character name: N/A
Shot type/Camera Angle: Close up / Tracking shot of the ring moving from the hands
of Zach to Marcus

5. Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music: When you feel my heat
Action: Ring being passed on reluctantly from Zack to Marcus
Scene:14
Character name: Marcus
Shot type/Camera Angle: Mid shot facing Marcus
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music: Look into my eyes
Action: Marcus looking down in concentration and then staring ( at Eva - viewers
cannot fully see) at his New wife as he place the ring on her finger.
Scene:15
Character name: Marcus and Eva
Shot type/Camera Angle: Low angle close up
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music: It's where my demons hide
Action: ring slipping on and hands joined
Scene: 16
Character name: Eva and Marcus
Shot type/Camera Angle: Cuts to a High angle Mid shot
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music: It's where my demons hide
Action: Couple leans in for kiss
(FADES OUT)
Scene : 17
Character name: N/A
Shot type/Camera Angle: Wide shot or Pan? Establishes the change of setting
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music: Don't get too close
Action: Everyone at Reception, laughing & drinking.
*Break the frame, by having guests walking around in front of camera (very short)
to show the upcoming break in marriage.
Scene : 18
Character name: Zach
Shot type/Camera Angle: Pan and mid shot to close?
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music: It's dark inside
Action: The camera stops on Zach (to his face) who pulls out his phone and checks his
messages, his brow furrows and his face registers shock, betrayal and then anger.

6. # To match the lyrics, a dark tinge to the surrounding after this scene
# Editing; Text message in air (Like Sherlock)or an OTS shot of phone
Scene : 19
Character name: Zach & others
Shot type/Camera Angle: From mid to wide, to take in the other characters around
Zach
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music: Change to BOOSH?
Action: Zach pushes aggressively away from the table, knocking his chair over in the
process, drawing gasps from his neighbors, he then sends a look of disgust towards
the bride.
Scene: 20
Character name: Zach
Shot type/Camera Angle: Tracking his departure (facing from front or back?)
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music: Booosh
Action: Angry purposeful strides to the door
Scene:21
Character name: Marcus
Shot type/Camera Angle: high angle looking down Midshot
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music: BOOSH
Action: Confused Groom pushes out to follow but catches a view of the phone and
picks it up. In the corner of frame a panicked bride?
*POV (Marcus) shot of the door and phone, moving to focus on phone- reflecting his
gaze.
Scene:22
Character name: Eva
Shot type/Camera Angle: Side Close up
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music: BOOOSH
Action: Panic on face as she views the phone in her hubbys hands
*ECU of nails digging in to the table
Scene 23: Quick Close up cut to Marcus’ face (ANGRY) to Brides face (GULITY) and to
other confused faces of guests.
Scene 24: Cutaway to dying petal on ground of church aisle?
FINI