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1. St. Andrew’s Catholic School
Unit G324: Advanced Portfolio in Media
Script
Name of Production:- ‘Merland Rise’
Group Members (Full names):
Feargus Bracken– Director
Bethany Vaughan - Editor
Keir Speirs- Producer
Scene: 1
Character name: none
Shot type/Camera Angle: ES, LE
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Diegetic sound of
muffled conversation from interior, glasses clinking.
Action: Camera is aimed towards pub sign, name of pub visible.
End
Scene: 2
Character name: All cast ( Named and Extras)
Shot type/Camera Angle: ES,OS
2. Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Previous sound cue, but
louder and clearer as now in the interior.
Action: Camera is static in place, with very slight slow zoom towards
two characters (Maximillian and Shannon)
End
Scene: 3
Character name: Maximillian, Shannon
Shot type/Camera Angle: MS, OS
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Dialogue between
Maximillian and Shannon, diegetic background is muffled.
Action: Maximillian starts to ‘hit on’ Shannon. Shannon brushes it off,
initially.
End
Scene: 4
Character name: Maximillian, Shannon
Shot type/Camera Angle: MC, OS
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Non diegetic sounds in
background, Bang Bang (Nancy Sinatra) faintly plays in the background.
Not full volume.
Action: Shannon is visibly uncomfortable, Maximillian making uncouth
advances. Reaches forward to touch Shannon.
End
Scene: 5
Character name: Maximillian, Shannon
Shot type/Camera Angle: MCU
3. Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Diegetic sound of being
slapped, Nancy Sinatra still playing in the background. Starts to
slowly increase in volume during following shots.
Action: Shannon slapping Maximillian across the face
End
Scene: 6
Character name: Maximillian, Shannon
Shot type/Camera Angle: POV, Mid Shot
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Slap, Nancy Sinatra
Action: Repetition of the slap, from a differing angle
End
Scene: 7
Character name: Maximillian, Shannon
Shot type/Camera Angle: CU, Low Angle
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Slap, Bang Bang, Nancy
Sinatra
Action: Repetition of slap from a differing angle.
End
Scene: 8
Character name: Extras
Shot type/Camera Angle: LS, HA
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Nancy Sinatra, Bang
Bang (Lyrics begin to fade away, become instrumental)
Action: Reaction of other pub goers is shown, humiliation of
Maximillian
4. End
Scene: 9
Character name: Maximillian
Shot type/Camera Angle: MCU , LA
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Laughter in background,
diegetic. LDL – Bang-Bang Nancy Sinatra instrumental
Action: Visible frustration/anger on Maximillian’s face. Visibly tense
End
Scene: 10
Character name: Maximillian, Shannon, and James.
Shot type/Camera Angle: MLS, EL
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Bang-Bang Nancy Sinatra
Instrumental (Faint)
Action: Shannon turns to Love interest, Maximillian is out of focus in
the background.
End
Scene: 11
Character name: Shannon, James
Shot type/Camera Angle: ES, EL
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Diegetic sound effect,
phone going off. Vibration.
Action: Shannon and James sitting together, Phone goes off. Both look
towards phone.
End
5. Scene: 12
Character name: Maximillian
Shot type/Camera Angle: CU, HA
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Bag is making rustling
noise as filled, Bang Bang by Nancy Sinatra is playing instrumental
Action: A mysterious figure (Maximillian) is filling a bag with a
number of items. The last two are a picture of the girl, and a handgun.
End
Scene: 13
Character name: Shannon, James
Shot type/Camera Angle: ECU
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Unsettling low
tone/buzz
Action: Text notification from Shannon’s phone, screen lights up.
End
Scene: 14
Character name: Shannon
Shot type/Camera Angle: MS
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: notification
Action: Shannon opens and reads text message.
End
Scene: 15
Character name: Shannon, James
Shot type/Camera Angle: MLS, EL
6. Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Faint music track in
background but inaudible (Nancy Sinatra Bang Bang)
Action: James and Shannon are sitting together, both characters
comforting the other.
End
Scene: 16
Character name: Shannon
Shot type/Camera Angle: CU
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: SFX for a louder impact
(Drum) when phone hits cushion.
Action: Shannon dropping phone
End
Scene: 17
Character name: none
Shot type/Camera Angle: CU, HA
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: iPhone notification
noise
Action: A text message is visible on screen, it says ‘I am coming for
you
End
Scene: 18
Character name: Maximillian
Shot type/Camera Angle: MCU, HA
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Bang Bang – Nancy
Sinatra Instrumental begins to increase in volume
Action: Antagonist (Maximillian) is seen outside by the window, but not
by Shannon and James.
7. End
Scene: 19
Character name: Maximillian
Shot type/Camera Angle: LS
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Nancy Sinatra, lyrics
fading in. Chorus
Action: Hooded figure in the dark raises gun towards window.
Voiceover begins – “Murder..”
End
Scene: 20
Character name: Maximillian
Shot type/Camera Angle: LS, LA
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: SFX of gun being
cocked.
Voiceover “Is on the rise...”
Action: Different camera position, Antagonist (Maximillian) cocks and
raises gun.
End
Scene: 21
Character name: None
Shot type/Camera Angle: Point of Call
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music/Diegetic Dialogue: Voiceover – “. Conflict
is on the rise.
Merland Rise. Brand new soap, on BBC 2. Starting 8PM, Monday.”
End