Mark finds a magazine left behind at a public bench. He takes it home and begins looking through it. He then retrieves a dress from under his bed and tries it on, seeming satisfied with how it looks in the mirror. He suddenly hears the front door slam and turns away from the mirror as the film title appears.

1. Script Draft 1
Location Video Audio Time
Studio Name Vanity Logo 00:00:04
Company Production Vanity Logo 00:00:04
Wallington
Shops
Exterior
(Daytime)
Mark (25) is dressed in a red checked
shirt and jeans. He is on his way home.
He walks past a male retail shop, but
does not attempt to look through the
window.
Natural diegetic background sounds 00:00:04
As Mark approaches a female retail
shop, he stops and gazes through the
window.
Natural diegetic background sounds 00:00:10
Public Bench
in Wallington
Exterior
(Daytime)
A woman (23) dressed casually, is
sitting on a public bench, reading a
feminine magazine.
Natural diegetic background sounds 00:00:04
The woman’s mobile phone interrupts
her reading.
She places the magazine on the bench,
as she begins to speak on her mobile.
Natural diegetic background sounds,
mobile ringing tone.
A muffled conversation between the
woman and her caller.
“Hi, Yes I can make it, what time
should I meet you?”
00:00:04
The woman stands up and begins to
walk away from the bench, still
conversing on her mobile phone. She
forgets to take her magazine with her.
Natural diegetic background sounds
and a continuation of a muffled
conversation between the woman
and her caller that will fade as she
exits the frame.
“Yes, I can make that, if I leave now.
Do you know the time for the last
train home?”
00:00:04

2. Mark walks towards the bench,
noticing the magazine.
Introduction of non-diegetic soft
mood music
00:00:03
Mark looks around the bench scene,
before lifting up the magazine. He then
opens it up and begins to flick through
the pages.
Continuation of the non-diegetic soft
mood music
00:00:04
Dylan (25) dressed casually, is in the
background, walking towards Mark.
Continuation of the non-diegetic soft
mood music
00:00:02
Dylan is now at the bench
Dylan interrupts Mark reading the
magazine.
Mark acting surprised, but
embarrassed, quickly rolls up the
magazine and hides it behind his back.
Dylan, has not noticed the genre of the
magazine and continues to embark on
with the conversation
Mark responses nervously
Dylan, casually responds
Mark hastily replies, shakes Dylan’s
hand and starts to walk away in the
opposite direction, still trying to
conceal the magazine.
Music fades and diegetic background
sounds are introduced.
“Hi Mark, how’s it going mate?
“Oh ...hi Dylan, Ok thanks and you?”
“Looking forward to tomorrow,
when we take on those Banstead
lot? Should be a good game.”
“Yeah, but I don’t mind being the
sub!”
“You’re always the sub mate; you
should let someone else take the
bench. Do you fancy a pint?”
“Sorry mate, another time. See you
tomorrow.”
00:00:20
Headley
Avenue,
Wallington.
Exterior and
Mark opens his front door and enters
his house.
Diegetic key sound 00:00:03

3. Interior
(Daytime) Mark closes the door.
He walks up the stairs, now flicking
through the magazine.
Diegetic door sound
Diegetic footstep sound and rustling
of magazine pages.
00:00:05
Headley
Avenue,
Wallington.
Bedroom
Interior
(Daytime)
Mark walks into his bedroom and
closes the door.
He places the magazine on his desk and
pulls his bedroom curtains.
Diegetic sound of footsteps and door
closing.
Natural diegetic sounds of the
magazine being placed on the desk
and the curtains being pulled.
00:00:05
Mark lifts the bed up and retrieves a
carrier bag.
He opens the bag and pulls out a dress.
Non diegetic mood music
commences.
Non diegetic mood music continues.
00:00:05
Mark takes his clothes off. (Only
selected close up shots will be
selected. For example top of shoulder/
lower bare leg.
He puts on the dress
(Again, only dignified close up shots are
to be selected)
Non diegetic mood music continues.
Non diegetic mood music continues.
00:00:15
Mark then turns to look at himself in
the mirror and it reflects him looking
quite satisfied.
Non diegetic mood music fades. 00:00:05
Mark suddenly hears his front door
slamshut and immediately turns away
from the mirror.
Diegetic sound of the
front door slamming.
00:00:02
Film title appears over Mark in the final
frame and then all fades away slowly.
00:00:04
Total calculated time for introduction 107 seconds ( One minute, forty-seven seconds), allowing me to
have an extra thirteen seconds to increase any unrealistic timing issue.