This shooting script is for a short film titled "Un-Heard" and contains 109 shots describing scenes between characters Molly and Ian. It begins with Molly making tea while watching news of a terrorist attack. Ian then arrives home and reassures Molly before leaving for a work trip. Upon his return, flashbacks reveal that Ian has been abusive towards Molly. The script climaxes with Ian finding Molly dead by suicide in their bedroom after struggling with the abuse.

1. Shootingscriptfor‘Un-Heard’ By Luke du Preez
Shot no. (to
correlate
with script)
Shot type Description Shot duration
(seconds)
1 CU Close upof a kettle boilingandthenitbuzzingto
say ithas boiled.
5
2 MCU Close upof Mollythenusingthe kettle andmaking
a cup of teawitha picture of her and Ian inthe
background.
3
3 MS Mollythenwalksintothe livingroomandsits
downon the sofaand turns the TV on.
3
4 OTS We see the newsinthe TV andthe presenterstart
to talkabout the terrorist attack inLondon.
10
5 CU Mollyisdrinkingherteaand listeningtothe news
reportconcerned.
7
6 WS Switchto Ianwalkingdownthe stairsand placing
hisbag by the door.
8
7 LS He thenwalksintothe livingroomandsitsnextto
Molly.
4
8 MS He thenputshisarm around her. 3
9 CU Molly leansintoIanand the two start to speakto
each otheraboutIan leaving.
10
10 OTS MollyisspeakingtoIan aboutthe taxi coming. 3
11 OTS Ian isspeakingtoMollyansweringherquestion. 2
12 OTS MollyisspeakingtoIan abouthow longhe will be. 3
13 MLS Ian isreassuringMollyabouthistripwhile there is
a beepof a taxi hornin the background.
7
14 MS Ian and Mollyembrace a kiss. 7
15 MCU Mollyquicklystandsupand hugsIan before he can
go.
4
16 LS Ian letsgoof Mollyand theysaytheylove each
otherbefore he leavesthe house forthe taxi.
8
17 CU Mollywatchesfromthe door and wavesgoodbye. 10
18 CU Ian wavesbacksand theysmile ateachother 10
19 LS The taxi leavesandit goestoa blackscreenwith
the title of the film.
6
20 WS The taxi comesup the road and Ian getsout the
car.
10
21 CU Mollyiswaitingpatientlyatthe window
downstairsandwhenshe see himshe smilesand
goesto frontdoor.
7
22 OTS We see mollycome outthe house andrun and
jumpintoIan arms.
9
23 OTS Ian speakshisline while Mollyishugginghimtight. 3

2. Shootingscriptfor‘Un-Heard’ By Luke du Preez
24 MS Ian putsMollydownand closesthe taxi door. 3
25 LS Mollytriesto holdIanhands as theywalkinside. 7
26 MS Mollyturnsand speaksto Ianabout wantinga
drink.
5
27 OTS Ian replieswithno. 2
28 OTS Mollyquestionshisanswer. 6
29 OTS Ian givesintohavinga drink. 3
30 OTS MollyisexcitedandasksIan if he is okay. 4
31 OTS Ian triestoexplainwhyhe isactingstrange. 3
32 OTS MollyagreeswithIanand asks if he wantsto put
anythinginthe wash.
4
33 OTS Ian nodshisheadin agreement while Mollywalks
of.
2
34 WS Ian looksaroundthe entrance hall lookinglost. 7
35 MS Ian decidestoheadupstairstohisroom. 5
36 MS Ian entershisroomand placeshisbagdownnext
to hisbed.
4
37 Low angle-
MS
Ian opensuphisbag and starts to sorthis stuff. 7
38 POV We see Ianpull outa dirtyt-shirtwithablood stain
on it.
5
39 CU We see Ianreactionand thengointo a flashback
scene.
3
40 N/A Flashbackscene 30
41 WS Ian isnextto hisbag and thenturnsaroundto face
Molly.
4
42 MS He thenputsMollyup againstthe wall. 6
43 CU We see Mollybeing veryscaredandwe hearIan
start to talk
3
44 CU Ian continuestotalkaggressively,andwe see how
angry hisfacial reactionsare.
4
45 MCU MollyrepliestoIanveryupsetandscared forwhat
he is goingto donext.
3
46 LS Ian pushesMollyoutthe room andslamsthe door
behindhim.
5
47 CU Mollyisoverwhelmedwithwhathappenedand
starts to cry.
5
48 MS Mollyrushesintothe bathroomand locksthe door
behindherandthe scene fadesout.
5
49 MS Mollyissat downstairs,andwe can see she has red
scratch marks on herneckand isstill upset.
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50 L angle- MS Ian walksdownthe stairsand intothe livingroom. 4
51 LS He walksovertoMollyand standsdirectlyinfront
of her.
6
52 MCU We see Mollytryand lookawayfrom Ian as she is
intimidatedbyhim.Ianforcesherface to hiseyes.
4
53 L angle- MS Ian starts tospeakand warnsMollyif she repeats
anythingthathappened.
5
54 CU Mollydoesn’treplyandwe see how scaredshe
reallyis.Iangetsangry and tightenshisgriponher.
3
55 LS We see a wide shotwhile IanisshoutingatMolly
again.
2
56 CU Mollynodsher headquicklyinagreementwithIan
and thenturnsaway fromhimas he letsgo.
4
57 MCU Mollyshedsa tear as Ianwalksawayinto the
kitchen.
3
58 LS Ian issleepinginbedandMollywalksintothe
room andgoesto her side of the bed.
6
59 L angle-MS Mollygetsintobedand triesto getsome sleep. 3
60 H angle-LS Ian istossingandturningin bedandhe is
mumblingsome wordsquietly.
6
60 MS Mollytriesto comfortIan andtriesto walkhimup
to say everythingwill be okay.
4
61 MS Ian suddenlywakesupandturns toMollyand
stranglesher.
3
62 CU Mollyisstrugglingtobreathand triesto stopIan
doingwhathe isdoing.
2
63 MLS Ian thenstopswhathe’sdoingand getsupand
exitsthe roomendingthe scene.
4
64 MCU Ian goesto the spare room and putssome spare
clothesonquickly.
6
65 MS Ian walksdownthe stairsto the door. 5
66 CU Ian takesall the keysandput theminhis jumper. 5
67 MS Ian goesoutthe frontdoor andslamsit behindhim
makingsure he locksit.
4
68 WS Ian getsinhiscar and thendrivesoff quickly. 6
69 Seriesof
MCU
We see Ianat the pubovertime drinkingloadsof
beers.Each shothe will weara differentshirt.
13
70 MS SwitchestoMollyat home cryingwithbruiseson
herface and scars andlookingreallydepresses.
7
71 WS Ian iswalkingoutthe pub after a nightof drinking. 3
72 LS Kat and Joe are walkingpastthe pub laughingand
holdinghands.
4
73 MS Ian focusesinonthe couple andwhat theyare
doing.
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74 MS Kat and Joe stopwalkingfora secondandJoe
starts to speaktoKat who replies.
5
75 MCU Kat and Joe kissandjoe starts to speakagainto Kat 3
76 MS Kat and Joe close withanotherkissandwalkoutof
shot.
4
77 MS Ian ismovedbythe couple andwhattheyhave. 3
78 PS Ian walkstowardsthe shops. 4
79 MS He entersthe shops. 3
80 CU He buyssome flowersandabottle of wine before
exitingthe shop.
3
81 WS He getsinhiscar and starts to drive home with
excitementinhiseyes.
4
82 CU We see a picture of Mollyand Iantogetherwhen
theywere bothhappy.
3
83 MCU Mollyislookingatthe picture veryupsetandis
crying.
3
84 MS Mollygetsangry and throwsthe picture of them
on the flooraggressively.
3
85 CU Mollywipeshertearsawayand triesto compose
herself.
4
86 MLS She thenstandsup and walksoutthe room to the
kitchen.
5
87 MS Mollywalksintothe kitchenandturnsthe kettle
on.
2
88 POV She noticesthe doorof the cleaningcupboardis
slightlyopen.
4
89 MS Mollystarts to getupsetand opensthe cleaning
the cupboard.
5
90 CU We see a bottle of bleachat the frontof the
cupboardand see Mollyfreeze and thenwipe her
tearsaway.
3
91 MLS Mollypicksup the bottle andheadsoutthe
kitchen.
3
92 CU She passesa picture of Ian on the fridge andthe
camera focusinon the picture.
4
93 MS She walksintoherbedroomandclosesthe door
behindher,turningthe bedroomlightoff.
4
94 DS Ian ispullingintothe drivewaywithhiscar. 4
95 WS Ian stopsthe car and getsout,and walksintothe
house excited,withhisgiftsfor Molly.
6
96 MS Ian walksintothe house andturnsthe downstairs
lightonwhichis normallyonwhenhe comes
home.
7
97 MWS Ian takesoff hiscoat and placesiton the hookand
starts callingforMolly.
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5. Shootingscriptfor‘Un-Heard’ By Luke du Preez
98 MWS Ian hearsthe kettle gooff and goesinthe kitchen
lookingforMolly.
7
99 MS As he entersthe kitchenhe noticesthe cleaning
cupboardis wide open.
5
100 MCU He looksconfusedandthenclosesthe cupboard. 3
101 MS Ian headsoutthe kitchenheading upstairs. 6
102 MS Ian headsupstairscallingforMollymore
concernedforwhere she is.
5
103 MLS Ian getsto the top of the stairsmore concerned
and confused.
3
104 CU Ian noticesthe onlydoorthat isclosedistheir
bedroomdoor.
4
105 MS Ian starts tocall forMolly. 4
106 MS He opensthe doorcautiously. 3
107 CU Ian turnsthe lightoninthe room. 2
108 ECU Ian isshockedbywhat he sees. 2
109 SM The wine andthe flowersdropouthishandand
fall to the floor.The scene blacksoutas this
happens.
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