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- 1. Shot No. Shot type/movement DescriptionShot duration Sound – dialogue/music/sound effects 1 Establishingshot. No camera movement. Establishingshotof Charlie standingatthe frontof the lab,in frontof a whiteboardfull of equations,facingthe camera.She is lookingthroughamicroscope onthe desk. 3 secs No sound. 2 CU. No camera movement. Close upshotof Charlie looking througha microscope,showingthe concentrationon herface.She thenlooksuplookingslightly above the camera to show a shockedbut happyface. 3 secs No music/soundeffects. Dialogue of Charlie gasping. 3 Establishingshot. No camera movement. Luke is walkingtowardshiscarthat is parkedoutside hishouse.He will be facing away fromthe camera, andhas a calm look on hisface.He reachesinhispocket,takes out hiskeysandunlockshiscar. 6 secs Upbeatfunkmusicfadingin and playinginbackground. No dialogue. 4 Establishingshot. Camerapans 180 degrees. Scene thenfreezesandpans180 degreesto showthe front of him. Shotis quite fastin motionandmakesthe camera movement slightlyblurred. 10 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin the background.Narrator saying“Thisis Luke.A typical 19 year old.He normally wearsthe typical up-to-date clothing.” 5 ECU. No camera movement. Extreme close upof Luke’sjacket. 2 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin the background.Narrator saying“jacket” 6 ECU. Nocamera movement. Extreme close upof Luke’sjeans. 2 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin the background. Narrator saying“jeans” 7 ECU. Nocamera movement. Extreme close upof Luke’st-shirt. 2 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin the background. Narrator saying“t-shirt” 8 ECU. No camera movement. Extreme close upof Luke’sshoes. 2 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin the background. Narrator saying“vans” 9 Long shot.No camera movement. ShowsLuke wearingasecondoutfit. 1 sec Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin the background. Narrator saying“howeverhe also likestochange it upeach day.” 10 Long shot.No camera movement. ShowsLuke wearingathird outfit. 1 sec Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin the background.Narrator saying“howeverhe also likestochange it upeach day.” 11 Long shot.No camera movement. ShowsLuke wearingaforth outfit. 1 sec Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin the background. Narrator saying“howeverhe also likestochange it upeach day.” 12 Establishingshot. No camera movement. Scene cutsback to establishingshotof Luke by hiscar. Scene unfreezesandLuke proceedstoget inthe car and shutsthe door. 5 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin the background. No dialogue. 13 Wide shot.No camera Wide shotof Luke openingthe bootof his car andgettinghisgolf equipmentout. 3 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin the background. Narrator
- 2. movement. saying“Luke isavery outgoingperson,whoevery Tuesday,likestogoand play golf at hislocal golfing range.” 14 Wide shot.No camera movement. Wide shotof Luke gettinghisgolf clubsout of the bag. 3 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin the background.Narrator saying“Luke isa very outgoingperson,whoevery Tuesday,likestogoand play golf at hislocal golfing range.” 15 ECU. No camera movement. Extreme close upof the endof the golf club hittingthe golf ball several times. 3 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin the background.Narrator saying“Luke isa very outgoingperson,whoevery Tuesday,likesto goand play golf at hislocal golfing range.” 16 Establishingshot. No camera movement. Establishingshotof Luke lookingouttosee where hisgolf ball haslanded. 3 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin the background.Narrator saying“Luke isa very outgoingperson,whoevery Tuesday,likestogoand play golf at hislocal golfing range.” 17 Mediumshot. Camerapanning ina circle. Mediumshotof Luke and hisfriendssatat the diningtable playingpoker.Camerapans 360 degreesinacircle aroundthem, several timesandeverytimesitgoesround,their drinksgo downandbottlesmultiply, indicatingtime passing. 8 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin the background.Narrator saying“He wasalwaysthe popularguyat school, howeverhe neverreally enjoyeditsonowprefers the companyof justhisclose friends,whoonce ina while gettogetherto playpoker.” 18 OTS shot.No camera movement. Overthe shouldershotlookingoverLuke and downat himdoingcollege work.He dropshispen infrustrationandscrunches up the paper. 3 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin the background.Narrator saying“He’snot the smartestof people…” 19 CU. No camera movement. Close upshotof scruncheduppaper being throwninthe bin.Cameracuts several times witheachtime the binfillingupuntil it’sfull. 5 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin the background.Narrator saying“He’snot the smartestof people…” 20 Wide shot.No camera movement. Wide shotof Luke sat at the table playinghis guitar. 10 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin the background.Narrator saying“…but he can play the guitarprettywell andhas recentlystartedrecording hisownmusic.” 21 Mediumshot.No camera movement. Mediumshotof Luke sat at the table with hisguitarin hishandsand editinghismusic on hislaptop. Cameraisslightlytothe side of him. 10 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin the background.Narrator saying“…but he can playthe guitarprettywell andhas recentlystartedrecording hisownmusic.” 22 Establishingshot. Establishingshotof Miastandingonthe 5 secs Differentupbeatfunkmusic
- 3. No camera movement. shore,lookingoutatsea.Camera isbehind her. forMia. Narratorsaying “Now thisis Mia.” 23 CU. No camera movement. Close upshotof the side of Mia’s face lookingoutat the seawiththe windblowing herhair. 5 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin the background.Narrator saying“She’snotyour typical 16 yearoldgirl.” 24 CU. No camera movement. Close upshotof Mia’s coat. 5 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin the background.Narrator saying“she wearsa black coat,” 25 CU. No camera movement. Close upshotof Mia’s jeans. 3 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin the background.Narrator saying“withblackjeans,” 26 CU. No camera movement. Close upshotof Mia’s boots. 3 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin the background.Narrator saying“blackboots” 27 CU. No camera movement. Close upshotof Mia’s hat. 5 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin the background.Narrator saying“and occasionally…a blackhat.” 28 Establishingshot. No camera movement. Establishingshotof youngerMia,a couple monthsprior,walkingoutof the school gates,turningleftand walkingdownthe pavementuntil she’soutof shot. 10 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin the background.Narrator saying“Now she’snever reallyfeltlike she fittedinat school so decidedtoquit afterher GCSE’s.” 29 Establishingshot. No camera movement. Establishingshotof Mia’shouse andher neighbour’shouse.Miaisstandingoutside the front doorof herneighbour’shouse and herparentsare standingoutside the front door of theirhouse.All lookingtowardsthe camera. 5 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin the background.Narrator saying“and eversince then, she has beenlivinginher nextdoorto her parents’ house sittingforher neighbours.” 30 CU. No camera movement. Close upshotof herparents’faceslooking at the cameraand thenturning theirheads insync to the leftto lookat Mia. 3 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin the background.Narrator saying“and eversince then, she has beenlivinginher nextdoorto her parents’ house sittingforher neighbours.” 31 CU. No camera movement. Close upshotof Mia’s face lookingatthe camera andthenturningright tolookat her parents.She thenturnsaround,opensthe door,walksinside andshutsthe door behindher. 8 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin the background.Narrator saying“and eversince then, she has beenlivinginher nextdoorto her parents’ house sittingforher neighbours.” 32 Birdseye view shot.No camera movement. Birdseye viewshotof Mia washingher hands.Onlyherhandsand the sinkare in the shot. 5 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin the background. Narrator saying“Mia has alsobeen diagnosedwithOCDbecause of herobsessionwith washingherhands…” 33 Birdseye view shot.No camera movement. Birdseye viewshotof Mia openingakitchen drawerto see onlyone spoon,one knife and one fork.She grabs the spoonand shutsthe 5 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin the background.Narrator saying“and believingshe
- 4. drawer.Onlyherhandsand the drawerare intheshot. onlyneedsone of everything inlife.” 34 Birdseye view shot.No camera movement. Birdseye shotof Mia puttingthe spoonina bowl of cereal.Onlyherhandsand the bowl are inthe shot. 3 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin the background.No dialogue. 35 Establishingshot. No camera movement. Establishingshotof Miasat cross leggedon the shore slightlyinthe water,lookingaway fromthe sea.Wearingthe same clothes. 6 secs Upbeatfunkmusicplayingin the background.Narrator saying“Everyday she likes to watch the worldgo by because she findsit interestingwatchingpeople justgoingabout theirdaily livesandwonderswhatit’s like tobe the stereotypical normal person.” 36 Establishing shot/pointof view.Nocamera movement. Establishingshot/pointof view shotof people walkingalongthe promof the beach. Camerain the same place Mia was standing. 6 secs Upbeatfunk musicplayingin the backgroundand fading out. Narrator saying“Every day she likestowatchthe worldgo bybecause she findsitinterestingwatching people justgoingabouttheir dailylivesandwonderswhat it’slike tobe the stereotypical normal person.” 37 Establishingshot. No camera movement. Establishingshotof Miawalkingalongthe prom andsittingona benchbyherself. 5 secs No music.Nodialogue. 38 CU. No camera movement. Close upshotof Mia flippingacoininthe air. Onlyherhandand the coin are in shot. Coinflipsinslow-motionandcamerathen focusesonCharlie inthe background. 10 secs No music.Nodialogue. 39 Establishingshot. No camera movement. Establishingshotof Charlie walkingintothe labroom and puttingherbag on the floor nextto the frontdesk.Scene freezes. Narrationcomesinonce scene has frozen. 20 secs Differentupbeatfunkmusic fadingintothe background. Narrator saying“Let’stake a lookat Charlie.She is17 and doesn’tparticularlylike to wearthe latestfashion.” 40 CU. No camera movement. Close upshotof Charlie’st-shirt. 2 secs Upbeatfunkmusicin background.Narratorsaying “She wearsa t-shirt” 41 CU. No camera movement. Close upshotof Charlie’sjeans. 2 secs Upbeatfunkmusicin background.Narratorsaying “jeansand” 42 CU. No camera movement. Close upshotof Charlie’strainers. 6 secs Upbeatfunkmusicin background.Narratorsaying “trainersbecause she preferscomfyclothesthat she can move freelyin.” 43 CU. No camera movement. Close upshotof Charlie openingthe envelopewithherGCSEresultsin2 years ago. 8 secs Upbeatfunkmusicin background.Narratorsaying “She’sa verysmart girl who got 9 A*sin herGCSE’s two yearsago.” 44 CU. No camera Close upshotof Charlie writinginher 5 secs Upbeatfunkmusicin
- 5. movement. chemistrybook. background.Narratorsaying “andiscurrentlytaking chemistry,” 45 CU. No camera movement. Close upshotof Charlie writinginher biologybook. 2 secs Upbeatfunkmusicin background.Narratorsaying “biology,” 46 CU. No camera movement. Close upshotof Charlie writinginher physicsbook. 2 secs Upbeatfunkmusicin background.Narratorsaying “physics,” 47 CU. No camera movement. Close upshotof Charlie writinginhermaths book. 5 secs Upbeatfunkmusicin background.Narratorsaying “and mathsat A – Level.” 48 Establishingshot. No camera movement. Establishingshotof Charlie satinthe middle of a benchby herself. 8 secs Upbeatfunkmusicin background.Narratorsaying “She’sa veryprivate person, and as a resultdoesn’thave manyfriends,anddoesn’t like totake any risksout of hercomfort zone.” 49 Establishingshot. No camera movement. Establishingshotof Charlie inthe labwriting equationsonthe whiteboardtofill itup. 10 secs Upbeatfunkmusicin background.Narratorsaying “she has spentthe lastyear tryingto figure outa scientifictheoryandisever so close todoingit,however she’shavingabit of trouble withthe lastlittle bitsand may needsome helpfrom otherpeople…” 50 Establishingshot. No camera movement. Establishingshotof Charlie inthe lab standingbehindthe frontdesklooking througha microscope. 10 secs Upbeatfunkmusicin background.Narratorsaying “she has spentthe lastyear tryingto figure outa scientifictheoryandisever so close todoing,however she’shavingabit of trouble withthe lastlittle bitsand may needsome helpfrom otherpeople…” 51 CU. No camera movement. Close upshotof Charlie lookingupfromher microscope inshockrealizingthatthe actionsof otherpeople have given herideas as to figure outhertheory.She looksslightly above the camera. 3 secs Upbeatfunkmusicin background.Charlie gasping. 52 CU and establishing shots.Camera movement. Filmrewindsandfocusesonslow-motion shotsof Mia flippingacoinand it hittingthe floor,andLuke hittinga golf ball withhis club.Mia will be inthe background. 20 secs No music.Nodialogue.Slow motionsoundof coinhitting floor. 53 CU. No camera movement. Close upshotof Charlie still lookingupfrom hermicroscope inshock.She realizesthat the actionshaven’taffectedherworkand looksback downthroughthe microscope. 5 secs No music.Charlie saying “Nope.”Ina frustratingly annoyedtone.