UNTITLED OPENING SEQUENCE

                  INT.LIVING ROOM.NIGHT

          WS      Toby has dozed off in the armchair. He is suddenly woken up by a strange sound
          MCU     (banging of a drum). He wakes up completely and turns the lamp on. He then gets up
          CU
          MS
                  from his chair and turns on the light switch, but the light doesn't turn on. He then goes
          MS      over to the cupboard and opens the draw and pulls out some matches.

        OTS       Toby then strikes the matches and lights the candle which is next to the lamp and the
        POV       drink. He then puts the matches down by the lamp and picks the candle up. Toby then
                  walks towards the hallway.

                  INT.HALLWAY.NIGHT

            MS    Toby walks through the hallway into the study.

                  INT.STUDY.NIGHT

MS                Toby then walks over to the desk, moves documents out the way and clears space for
HA
POV
                  the candle and puts the candle on it. He sits down in his chair and again looks down
POV (pack shot)   and pulls open the draw and pulls out this time a plastic pouch with powder in it.
MCU               Toby empties the contents of the pouch onto the desk near to the candle. He then
ECU               looks down and closes the draw. He then focuses on the powder once more and
CU                arranges the powder into a single straight line.

            CU    He snorts the powder.

                              TOBY:

                    CU    (Squeals in pain)


      CU
      FS          Toby then jerks his head forward then soon becomes alerted again by the same sound.
      POV         He grabs a pen and notepad and blows out the candle. He gets up out of his chair and
      CU          gets his coat and puts it on. He then puts his keys, pen and notepad in his coat pocket.
      MS          He then walks out of the study into the study.
      FS
                  INT.HALLWAY.NIGHT

          FS      Toby walks through the hallway into the kitchen.

                  INT.KITCHEN.NIGHT

            FS    He then walks straight through the kitchen to the outhouse.

                  INT.OUTHOUSE.NIGHT
          FS      He walks straight through the outhouse to outside.
EXT.DRIVEWAY.NIGHT

       FS   Toby jogs towards the driveway and past it down towards the lane.

            EXT.ROAD.NIGHT

  FS        Toby turns right and runs up the lane. He meets traffic and keeps running up the lane.
            He then runs across the road.

            EXT.GATEWAY/FIELD.NIGHT

      FS    He runs into the gateway and climbs over the gate into the field.

            EXT.FIELD.NIGHT

LA          Toby runs into the field and falls onto the floor. He then gets up and gets out his pen
FS          and notepad. He then scribbles down some ideas and hears the same noise again. He
CU          drops his pen and notepad on the floor and looks in every direction. He starts pawing
OTS         at the ground and crawls around on all fours. He then shakes like a dog does when he
            is wet and goes back to his pen and notepad and pens more ideas.

            THE END.

Untitled opening sequence shooting list

  • 1.
    UNTITLED OPENING SEQUENCE INT.LIVING ROOM.NIGHT WS Toby has dozed off in the armchair. He is suddenly woken up by a strange sound MCU (banging of a drum). He wakes up completely and turns the lamp on. He then gets up CU MS from his chair and turns on the light switch, but the light doesn't turn on. He then goes MS over to the cupboard and opens the draw and pulls out some matches. OTS Toby then strikes the matches and lights the candle which is next to the lamp and the POV drink. He then puts the matches down by the lamp and picks the candle up. Toby then walks towards the hallway. INT.HALLWAY.NIGHT MS Toby walks through the hallway into the study. INT.STUDY.NIGHT MS Toby then walks over to the desk, moves documents out the way and clears space for HA POV the candle and puts the candle on it. He sits down in his chair and again looks down POV (pack shot) and pulls open the draw and pulls out this time a plastic pouch with powder in it. MCU Toby empties the contents of the pouch onto the desk near to the candle. He then ECU looks down and closes the draw. He then focuses on the powder once more and CU arranges the powder into a single straight line. CU He snorts the powder. TOBY: CU (Squeals in pain) CU FS Toby then jerks his head forward then soon becomes alerted again by the same sound. POV He grabs a pen and notepad and blows out the candle. He gets up out of his chair and CU gets his coat and puts it on. He then puts his keys, pen and notepad in his coat pocket. MS He then walks out of the study into the study. FS INT.HALLWAY.NIGHT FS Toby walks through the hallway into the kitchen. INT.KITCHEN.NIGHT FS He then walks straight through the kitchen to the outhouse. INT.OUTHOUSE.NIGHT FS He walks straight through the outhouse to outside.
  • 2.
    EXT.DRIVEWAY.NIGHT FS Toby jogs towards the driveway and past it down towards the lane. EXT.ROAD.NIGHT FS Toby turns right and runs up the lane. He meets traffic and keeps running up the lane. He then runs across the road. EXT.GATEWAY/FIELD.NIGHT FS He runs into the gateway and climbs over the gate into the field. EXT.FIELD.NIGHT LA Toby runs into the field and falls onto the floor. He then gets up and gets out his pen FS and notepad. He then scribbles down some ideas and hears the same noise again. He CU drops his pen and notepad on the floor and looks in every direction. He starts pawing OTS at the ground and crawls around on all fours. He then shakes like a dog does when he is wet and goes back to his pen and notepad and pens more ideas. THE END.