IN THUS LIFE- script - Research and Planning

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IN THUS LIFE                                                                                                      

DATE  WRITTEN 12 TH  DECEMBER  2014

DIRECTED  BY SHAUN  HARDWICK  AND  RYAN  PARSONS

PRODUCED BY SHAUN HARDWICK  AND  RYAN PARSONS

SCRIPTWRITER BY  TIM  LOWDON

SCRIPT 1

SCENE 1 – THE OPENING

ESTABLISHING  SHOT  OF THE SCENE – TUPTON BRIDGE

 

DURATION – 30 SECONDS

 

MAIN  MALE  CHARACTER  WALKING  FROM  THE RIGHT TO  LEFT. WALKING TO THE CENTRE OF THE BRIDGE, LOOKING  OUT TO  THE  TRAIN  TRACK..

CLOSE UP OF THE  MALE CHARACTER  AND  MID – SHOT IS USED IN THE FIRST 30 SECONDS OF THE OPENING TO THE THRILLER..

VOICEOVER:

JAMES GREEN:   WHY  AM  I  HERE ? (LOOKING  OUT TOWARDS THE TRAIN TRACK )

 

JAMES GREEN:   WHO  AM  I ?

 

FLASHBACK……..

 

GHOSTLY  CHARACTER  APPEARS IN A  DARK  ROOM  IS WALKING TOAWRDS THE CAMERA,

AND  SWINGS A KNIFE AT (TOWARDS) THE CAMERA.

 

FLASHBACK…    (BACK  TO THE BOY)

DURATION - 10 SECONDS

THE BOY  WHO  IS FAST ASLEEP IN A CHAIR IN A CLASSROOM, SUDDENLY WAKES UP FROM THE FLASHBACK  OF THE  GHOSTLY  CHARACTER.

THE TEENAGE BOY IS PUZZLED AND  LOOKING  AROUND TO SEE WHAT HAS JUST HAPPENED.

THEN FALLS BACK TO SLEEP IN THE CHAIR.

 

FLASHBACK…

 (HOLMGATE PARK)

 

DURATION – 20 SECONDS

TEENAGER  BOY  IS  WALKING  PEACEFULLY  THROUGH  THE TREES IN THE PARK..

THEN PASSES A TREE AND  LOOKS AT THE PATH  NEXT TO  HIM.

AS HE SEES THE GHOSTLY  CHARACTER  WALKING , LOOKS AT  HIM , THEN  RUNS TOWARDS  HIM.

 

HE TURNS  HIS  HEAD  FROM  RIGHT TO  LEFT THEN  LOOKS BACK  AND  SEE  NOTHING  IS THERE.

 

JAMES GREEN : AM… I  DREAMING , IF SO  WAKE  UP.

 

TITLING  SEQUENCE WITH FOOTAGE ON JAMES GREEN PHOTOGRAPHS, MEDICIAL REPORTS AND LOCATIONS

DURATION  - 25 SECONDS

BUS PARK

DURATION – 25 SECONDS

JAMES GREEN WALKING THE PATH TO  HIS OLD SCHOOL AS  HE IS  GOING  TO  WALK  DOWN TO A TREE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BUS PARK.

LONG  SHOT TO  CLOSE UP OF JAMES GREEN WALKING DOWN THE PATH AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PATH.

THEN 180 DEGREES ROTATION AS HE PASSES THE CAMERA..

MID SHOT OF HIM  WALKING  AND  STOPPING  AT THE TREE.

AS HE STOPS HE LOOKS TO  HIS LEFT- HANDED SIDE .

CAMERA  IS NOW  FOCUSED  ON THE FEMALES  LEGS WALKING  FROM  LEFT TO  RIGHT.

LOW ANGLE CLOSE UP OF THE FEET.

THEN, CLOSE UP OF THE FEMALES FACE  LOOKING  AT THE BOY WHO’S STANDING  AT THE TREE.

SHOT / REVERSE SHOT BETWEEN THE TWO  CHARACTERS.

 

JAMES GREEN : HELP  ME, PLEASE

 

ELLA SHORT : ARE YOU THERE? (DOESN’T  HEAR  HIM )

 

JAMES GREEN:  PLEASE DON’T GO. (RUNS TO  HER)

AS HE IS RUNNING TO  HER, HE SLOWS DOWN AS GHOSTLY CHARACTER RUNS TO  HIM.

ON THE  LAST SHOT, IT IS A TWO  SHOT WILL THEM  BOTH RUNNING  TO  EACH  OTHER.

THEN THE TITLE….

IN THUS LIFE.