Tuesday, 12 November 2013

Script: First Draft

Trailer Script 

Dear Lucy

By Nicole, Sophie and Sam

Cast:

Lucy

Ben


Amy


Luke

Social worker- Lorraine 

*Shows the foster home, camera tilts up as if it is being viewed from Lucy's perspective*

*panning of the scenery ( dull, dreary)*


Social worker:  'Hello, you must be Lucy, welcome to Five Rivers Foster Home, would you like to come in?
*Camera in front walking in front of Lucy walking into the foster home, she puts her bag down and walks into the living room*

CAPTION:  (wipes in from the left) "From the directors of The Runaway and Commitment to love" (fades out)
Ben: "Hi i'm Ben"

Lucy: *smiles*

Ben: I hate it here, why did you want to come?


Lucy: I didn't really have a choice


Ben: Come on, I'll show you where I like to get away

Lucy: 'This is magical' 


(CAPTION)- "A film that will melt your heart"


Social worker: Lucy, we have found you a foster family! They will be here in them morning!
Lucy: i'm being fostered Ben, i'm being picked up tomorrow

VOICEOVER- Ben: "I thought that was the end, I thought i'd never see her again"


(CAPTION)  'who knew it would be the start of something else'  


Ben: 'I think this belongs to you'

Lucy; Thank you


 Ben: Lucy Woods? Is it you? Its me, Ben Enright, from the foster home? three rivers?


(CAPTION) 'Two childhood sweet hearts reunited'


Lucy:  Oh..yes..hello, i didnt recognise you


Ben: well it has been 8 years, we should go for a coffee? to catch up on all these years?


Lucy: well, I'm actually just on my way to meet my boyfriend so..swap numbers and i'll ring you


Ben: erm yeah okay sounds good. have fun


Ben: 'you never called' 


Lucy: 'Sorry, i thought you was going to ring me'


(CAPTION)- THIS SUMMER


Lucy: (to a friend) 'we have so much history, he was my first love but now i've found him hes not going to go without a fight' 


CAPTION OF BEN WITH THE CHARACTER INTRODUCTION 'Joe Enright'- cuts to picture of him


CAPTION OF BEN WITH THE CHARACTER INTRODUCTION 'Sophie Jones'- cuts to picture of him


Lucy: 'you cant just walk back into my life and expect it to go back to the way it was before, its different now'


Ben: 'being apart has made me realised that she hasn't changed. She's still my Lucy'

Ben:- 'Lucy I need to see you'

Lucy: this is harder than i thought

Ben: 'what is'

Lucy: you and me getting along after all these years when i have James


Lucy: Thank you for a good night


 Lucy: 'me finding you has just caused so much drama and chaos, i just want to be happy'


 Ben: 'you can with me..Lucy 'i'll wait for you, i'm sorry'


Lucy: 'i'll see you tomorrow' 


Ben: 'same time and place'

James: ' I know you want him, just be honest and stop lying!'


Lucy: ' I don't know what I want'

*Lucy screams*


(CAPTION)- 'distance makes the heart grow fonder'


Logo and Storyboard

Tuesday, 5 November 2013

Shotlist (Including Stage Directions)

*TRACKING SHOT* - Shows Lucy pulling up at the foster home looking out the passenger seat car window up at the home 

*TILT UP SHOT*- Shows the foster home, camera tilts up as if it is being viewed from Lucy's perspective 

 *PANNING* of the scenery ( dull, dreary) 

 *CLOSE UP* of Lucy's facial expression, sad

 Sound of door opening and dialogue of social worker smiling *CUTAWAY SHOT* Lucy walks through the door, fades to black

CAPTION:  (wipes in from the left) "From the directors of The Runaway and Commitment to love" (fades out)

*TRACKING* camera in front walking in front of Lucy walking into the foster home, she puts her bag down and walks into the living room

*MIDSHOT* of Lucy looking ahead, then *CUTS* to Lucy looking up from her book *TILT DOWN* as from Ben's point of view 

(CAPTION)- "A film that will melt your heart"

*VERY WIDE SHOT* and *SLOW ZOOM* into Ben and Lucy running around the trees 

*MEDIUM CLOSE UP* Both speaking again
(CAPTION AS THEY CONTINUE TO SPEAK) 

*MEDIUM CLOSE UP* Social worker comes into Lucy's room and tells her she is being fostered

*CLOSE UP* of Lucy looking sad

*MID SHOT* of Lucy telling Ben she is being fostered

*VOICEOVER OF BEN* "I thought that was the end, I thought i'd never see her again"

*WIDE SHOT & TRACKING* of Lucy being driven away

(CAPTION)  'who knew it would be the start of something new'


*CLOSEUP AND TRACKING* Of Lucy writing in her diary, shows the date

*WIDE SHOT* of Lucy walking her dog and sitting on the bench, Lucy writing in her diary

*TRACKING SHOT OF DOG RUNNING OFF*

*MID & TRACKING SHOT* of Lucy running after the dog, calling her 

*QUICK CUT AND CLOSE UP* of the diary being left

*TRACKING SHOT* of Ben reading and *CLOSE UP* of him looking up as Lucy shouts after the dog

*TRACKING SHOT* of Lucy walking out the park with the dog and bag 

*MID SHOT* of Ben running after Lucy

*CLOSE UP* of Ben handing Lucy the diary

*CLOSE UP* of Lucy saying thank you, then Ben looks down and see's her name on the front *CLOSE UP* of his confused face

*OVER SHOULDER SHOT* of Ben

(CAPTION) Two childhood sweet hearts reunited

*OVER SHOULDER SHOT of Lucy

*OVER SHOULDER SHOT* of Ben

*OVER SHOULDER SHOT* Of Lucy
* MID SHOT* Ben: -face drops- 

*MID SHOT* of Ben

*CLOSE UP* 'of Lucy

(CAPTION)- THIS SUMMER

*CLOSE UP* Lucy- speaking to her friend about Ben 

*WIDE SHOT* Of Ben and James fighting 

*MIDSHOT* Of Lucy hugging Ben and crying

CAPTION OF BEN WITH THE CHARACTER INTRODUCTION 'Joe Enright'- cuts to picture of him

CAPTION OF BEN WITH THE CHARACTER INTRODUCTION 'Sophie Jones'- cuts to picture of him

*MID SHOT* of Lucy

*CLOSE UP* Ben with his head in his hands

*MID SHOT* of ben speaking to a friend

*MEDIUM CLOSE UP* 'of Ben

*WIDE SHOT* then *MID SHOT* of them in the restaurant speaking

*MID SHOT* Lucy thanking Ben for a good night and he kisses her on the cheek

**CLOSE UP AND TRACKING* of Lucy writing in her diary again about her day

*MID SHOT* Of Ben and another boy fighting


*CLOSE UP* Of lucy

OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT* of ben
*CLOSE UP OF HER SMILING* 

*CLOSE UP* Ben

*CLOSE UP* of Lucy crying 

*MEDIUM CLOSE UP* of Ben speaking to Lucy on the phone

*WIDE SHOT and TILT ANGLE* of Lucy giggling on the bed 
*MIDSHOT* of them watching a film

*MIDSHOT* of them walking the dogs, holding hands 

*MIDSHOT* of them having their first kiss

*MIDSHOT* of them cuddling on the sofa

*MEDIUM CLOSE UP* of them kissing and holding hands


(CAPTION) 'distance makes the heart grow fonder'

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