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1. The Motocross Man
Written By
Maia Creed
A five minute short documentary about the life of Freddie
Mayes, the British Motocross Championship Winner of 1966,
and his upbringing surrounding his interest of motorbikes.
This Documentary is based on the career of Freddie Mayes and
how he became the British Motorcycling Champion in 1966. I
have interviewed him about his career and how it has
affected him over the years. Additionally, it will include
archive footage to establish the context of the documentary.
This short will be an interview-based documentary and you
won't be able to hear the interviewers voice, and hopefully
this documentary and the questions I ask Freddie Mayes will
allow him to reflect on his career and all that he's
achieved.
Address: Long Road, Cambridge, CB2 8PX
Phone Number: 07539 232583

2. 1
1 - EXT. WILDTRACKS MOTOCROSS SCHOOL
WIDE SHOT - HAND-HELD
The sky is bright, and there is a motorbike jumping over a
hill, surrounded by other bikers in the distance, followed
by a shot of a motorbike going past the camera on another
(flatter) track, (from right to left)
MID SHOT - HAND-HELD
Freddie has his back to the camera, with his hands in his
pockets, and he is watching the motorbikes racing around the
track in front of him
INTERVIEWER (NOT TO BE HEARD)
What do you think started your
interest in motorbikes?
FREDDIE
[I think the fact that] My father
had a motorcycle and used to follow
motorcycle racing [started my
interest in motorbikes] because I
would go with him to watch from
when I was around eight years old.
CLOSE UP - HAND-HELD
Cuts to a closer shot of Freddie's face, now side on, with
his eyes still forward and motorbikes going past in the
background. Then there is a pan round to the front of his
face whilst he is still looking forward.
MID SHOT - HAND-HELD
Then it cuts back to the motorbikes going around the track
again, this time a closer shot so the bikes are easier to
see and there is less of the track in the shot.
CUT TO:
2 - INT. HOME, NEWMARKET
MID SHOT - HAND-HELD
Freddie is in the middle of the shot and he is sitting in a
comfortable purple armchair, with his arm resting on the

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side. There is a table next to him, on the left side of the
shot, in which has a trophy and old pictures of him riding
on it.
INTERVIEWER (NOT TO BE HEARD)
When did you get your first
motorbike (and the brief story
behind it)?
FREDDIE
I got my first motorbike when I was
twelve. I had learnt to ride when I
was eleven on a 125cc BSA Bantam on
some private waste land. This was
just a normal road-going machine so
as I wanted to ride off-road we
brought an old bike and converted
it for off-road use.
CLOSE UP - TRIPOD
The camera zooms in on Freddie's face as he responds, with
his name fading in for a moment on the bottom of the screen,
and then fading out again. There is a cut to an archive
photograph of Freddie racing on his bike when he was
younger. The photo pans from the top to the bottom, with
Freddie's voice-over monologue over the top of the shot
INTERVIEWER (NOT TO BE HEARD)
Did you have lessons or did you
teach yourself? When did you start?
FREDDIE
My father obviously told me what to
do [so I didn't want lessons], but
I found that riding a motorbike
just came naturally to me.
MID SHOT - TRIPOD
Freddie sits in the seat, still zoomed in, as he responds,
and then there is a cut to a closer shot of his face
(talking head)

4. 3
CUT TO:
3 - EXT. WILDTRACKS MOTOCROSS SCHOOL
MID SHOT - HAND-HAND
There are bikes going around the track again, with the focus
on one of the hills as motorbikes continuously ride over it.
There is a voiceover monologue of Freddie's response during
this shot.
INTERVIEWER (NOT TO BE HEARD)
When did you start entering
competitions?
FREDDIE
I started entering competitions
when I was thirteen in Trials and
then entered my first Scramble (now
called Motocross) when I was
fifteen. I actually wanted to road
race, but you had to be seventeen
at the time, so I thought I'd
switch to that. However, when the
time came, I was quite good at
Scrambling so I stuck at that
instead.
CLOSE UP - TRIPOD
The camera focuses on Freddie's facial expressions, and
there is a cut to the track again as motorbikes go around
the track (mid shot) and a cut to some motorbike wheels that
skid around the track (close up on the wheels), before
cutting back to Freddie's face (close up). While this is
happening, there is a voiceover monologue of Freddie's
response.
INTERVIEWER (NOT TO BE HEARD)
Was it difficult to juggle school
work,a social life, and everything
else, with a career that was
rapidly developing? Did you have to
prioritize?

5. 4
CUT TO:
4 - INT - LIVING ROOM - DAY
MID SHOT - TRIPOD
There is a shot of Freddie sitting in his armchair again
when he responds to the question. Then the shot cuts to
another archive photo of Freddie riding when he was younger
with a monologue voiceover.
INTERVIEWER (NOT TO BE HEARD)
Motocross is a dangerous sport. Did
you ever have an accident whilst
riding? Anything major/minor during
your career?
FREDDIE
I have had a few accidents. I broke
my leg when I was eighteen, a bone
in my back when I was twenty, and
my arm and nose when I was
thirty-three. They were the only
serious injuries. When I broke a
bone in my back, I was hospitalised
after my first outing on a Villiers
Starmaker-engined 250 bike, and the
racing conditions were treacherous.
MID SHOT - TRIPOD
Freddie is sitting in the seat and responding, his face
serious and he's looking straight at the camera. There is a
cut to the photo on the table next to him (hand-held), the
photo is in black and white and it's off him racing over a
hill back in his competing days. The shot then cuts back to
Freddie's face again.
CUT TO:
5 - EXT. WILDTRACKS LOCATION
MID SHOT - HAND-HELD
Freddie is walking towards the bikers, with the focal point
on him as he moves in the centre of the shot.

6. 5
INTERVIEWER (NOT TO BE HEARD)
Why do you think those accidents
didn't put you off riding?
CUT TO:
INT. AT HOME AGAIN
MID SHOT - TRIPOD
Freddie is at home again and the shot frame is the same as
before, but he is more relaxed in his expression and
posture.He laughs and looks to the right and out of the
window (the window is out of shot)
FREDDIE
The accidents didn't put me off
riding because it was something I
was passionate about, and I didn't
want to give up so easily because I
enjoyed it so much...I didn't want
to stop.
CUT TO:
EXT. WILDTRACKS LOCATION
WIDE SHOT - HAND-HELD
Most of the race track is visible: hills and turns in the
road
INTERVIEWER (NOT TO BE HEARD)
Did you want to make motocross your
career or did you want to keep it
as a separate hobby?
FREDDIE
I always wanted to make racing
motorcycles my career.
CUT TO:
WIDE SHOT - HAND-HELD

7. 6
The shot cuts to Freddie walking towards the track again,
his hands in his pockets. In front of him, in the distance,
bikes are racing
CUT TO:
CLOSE UP - HAND-HELD
The back of Freddie's head takes up half of the shot, and
the camera alters the focus between his head and the bikes
going around the track in the distance
CUT TO:
CLOSE UP - HAND-HELD
Freddie's face is looking straight ahead, and the camera
pans down to him taking his hands out of his pocket and
putting them on the fence.
INTERVIEWER (NOT TO BE HEARD)
How did motocross influence your
future?
FREDDIE
When I finished racing I was able
to open my own Motorcycle shop in
Cambridge, which I ran successfully
for ten years.
CUT TO:
6 - INT. AT HOME
CLOSE UP - TRIPOD
Freddie is looking at the camera as he replies, there is a
cutaway to a pan of the trophy on his right, before cutting
back to Freddie's face as he continues his response. Freddie
then looks outside as he speaks
INTERVIEWER (NOT TO BE HEARD)
What did your father think about
all of this? Was he proud/did he
support you/go to all of your
races?

8. 7
CLOSE UP - TRIPOD
Freddie's face as he replies. He is smiling to himself as if
he is remembering the memories of his father fondly
CUT TO:
WIDE SHOT - HAND-HELD
The shot cuts to Wildtracks and motorbikes going around
corners and over hills. There are parents and others milling
around the watching area.
INTERVIEWER (NOT TO BE HEARD)
What about the rest of your family?
How did they feel about it all?
CUT TO:
MID UP - TRIPOD
Freddie talks about his family, his hand is resting on the
side of the armchair and he is drumming his fingers, smiling
CUT TO:
7 - EXT. WILDTRACKS
Freddie is walking along a path towards a building that
looks like a caravan
CUT TO -
Freddie is in the cafe, with a cup of tea and cake on the
table in front of him, and the camera pans to his daughter
who he is talking to
CUTAWAY -
Cutaway to his granddaughter smiling and eating cake
CUT TO - MID-SHOT
Freddie is back at home, talking in his chair again
INTERVIEWER (NOT TO BE HEARD)
Did your father encourage you to
(MORE)

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start racing or did you want to try
INTERVIEWER (NOT TO BE HEARD) (CONT'D)
it anyway?
CUT TO:
MID SHOT
Freddie responds in his seat, smiling and looking at the
camera
Then the shot cuts to a close up shot of Freddie
INTERVIEWER (NOT TO BE HEARD)
What was your most memorable moment
during your time you competed?
CUT TO:
MID SHOT
The trophy is in shot as Freddie gives a voiceover response
over the shot. The shot pans down the trophy and cuts back
to a close up of Freddie as he finishes speaking
INTERVIEWER (NOT TO BE HEARD)
What was the process of preparing
for a competition?
FREDDIE
You have to be very fit for
Motocross, so I had to train and
keep fit during the off season.
Once the season started it kept you
fit by riding each week. Also, the
bikes had to be kept in tip top
condition each week.
MID SHOT
Freddie responds whilst sitting in his chair
CUT TO:
8 - EXT. WILDTRACKS
CLOSE UP

10. 9
The camera pans around the bike, close up and focused on the
details of the bike whilst Freddie is responding (as a voice
over)
CUT TO - MID SHOT
There is a small cluster of racers that are checking their
bikes, some starting the engines and some waking around with
them.
INTERVIEWER (NOT TO BE HEARD)
What happened after you won British
Champion?
FREDDIE
Winning the British Motocross
enabled me to have good contracts
from sponsors and good motorcycles
to race.
INTERVIEWER (NOT TO BE HEARD)
How did it feel when you won?
FREDDIE
The final race was an intense one.
I came 4th in the final round of
the 250 Championship at Builth
Wells, but my consistency
throughout the competition meant
that I won the Championship overall
by one point. It felt amazing and
relieving at the same time.
CUT TO:
MID SHOT
Freddie putting on his helmet and checking his bike (with a
voiceover response)
CUT TO:
9 - INT. HOME
CLOSE UP
Freddie's face, smiling, as he responds

11. 10
CUT TO:
EXT. WILDTRACKS LOCATION
CLOSE UP
Freddie putting on his gloves, cutting to a MID SHOT as he
checks his bike before taking it onto the track and sitting
on the bike, revving (with a voiceover response)
INTERVIEWER (NOT TO BE HEARD)
Do you still ride bikes today?
FREDDIE
I am lucky enough to still be able
to ride bikes [today]. I still
occasionally compete in the Pre-65
motocross competitions and I
participate in trials.
CUT TO:
INT. HOME
CLOSE UP
Freddie responding, smiling, and laughing as the camera
fades out
CUT TO:
10 - EXT. WILDTRACKS
MID SHOT
Freddie racing around the track, going around corners
CUT TO a close up of Freddie's face as he races
The documentary credits start to roll as the shot cuts to
another MID SHOT of Freddie racing around the track, this
time going over a hill
When the documentary credits finish rolling, and as Freddie
goes around the last bend in the track the shot begins to
fade. Freddie bikes towards the camera, the focus blurring
and the shot fading to darkness.