Tuesday, 16 January 2018

Sample script

 

Retrospect - By Light Beams Productions

 

 







Logo 2




Shot 1           
Screen Length: 0-2 seconds
There is no dialogue or sound just silence
High angle shot
Shot 2
Screen Length: 2-4 seconds
This is a mid shot the camera zooms at 3 seconds
A phone buzzing can be heard
Shot 3
Screen Length:4-5 seconds
Close up of the phone
Diegetic sound of the phone buzzing is also heard as well as William sitting up
Shot 4
Screen Length: 5-6 seconds
Mid shot showing a brief shot of him waking up
Phone buzzing can still be heard
No non-diegetic sound is used
Shot 5
Screen Length: 5-6 seconds
Extreme close up of William picking up the phone
Phone is still buzzing
Eye-line match
Shot 6
Screen Length: 6-9 seconds
Close-up of William’s eyes
Dialogue:
Will: Hey Dave, there a problem?
Dave: I’m sorry Will,, Laura went in her sleep
Fade from black into
Shot 7
Screen length: 10-12.5 seconds
Long shot of William looking at Laura’s grave sound of whistling wind is used until the music begins at 12 seconds 
Shot 8
Screen Length:13-15 seconds
Long tracking shot of William walking back from graveyard
Song intro playing
Shot 9
Screen Length: 15-17 seconds
Intro to song still playing
Mid-tracking shot
William stops walking at 17 seconds
Shot 10
Screen Length: 18-20s
Lyrics heard: ‘I heard there was a ‘
This is a Point of view shot from William’s perspective
This scene is also a flashback
Shot 11
Screen Length: 20-22 seconds
Lyrics heard: ‘Secret chord that David’
Black and white shot indicates that this is a flashback
High angle mid shots used
Shot 12
Screen Length: 22-24 seconds
Lyrics heard: ‘Played and it pleased the lord’
Long shot
Leads into match on action
Shot 13
Screen Length 24-25 seconds
Extreme close up and match on action of William Kicking the wall
Lyrics heard: ‘But you’
Shot 14
Screen Length: 25-27 seconds
Lyrics heard: ‘Don’t really care for music’
This again is a match on action to a mid shot as William’s body slumps against the wall
Shot 15
Extreme close up
Screen Length: 27-28 seconds
Lyrics heard: ‘Do ya?
The word ‘ya’ carries on into shot 15
Shot 15
Screen Length: 29-30 seconds
Mid shot of William walking down the street
Lyrics from previous shot are carried over
Shot 16
Screen Length:31-34 seconds
Lyrics heard: ‘It goes like this’
Mid shot of Will playing the song to Laura
At 0.33 Laura pushes the guitar away and climbs onto will
Match on action at 0.34
Shot 17
Screen Length: 35-37 seconds
Lyrics heard: ‘The fourth the fifth’
Close up from the side as Will continues to sing  The minor fall’
Shot 18
Screen Length: 38-40 seconds
Lyrics heard: ‘The major lift, the baffled king’
Over the shoulder shot is used as Laura pins William down
Shot 19
Screen Length: 41-46 seconds
Lyrics heard: ‘Composing hallelujah’
On the lyric ‘king’ William flips Laura over and another over the shoulder shot is used at the first ‘hallelujah’ the pair begin to kiss
Shot 20
Screen Length:47-48 seconds
Lyrics heard: Chorus
As the door swings open it cuts into shot 21
Eye line match
Shot 21
Screen Length: 50-52 seconds
Lyrics heard: 4 seconds into the 16 second long chorus
POV shot from William’s perspective
Shot 22
Screen Length: 53-56 seconds
Lyrics heard: 7 seconds into chorus
Will runs his hands over the sheets
An extreme close up is used
Shot 23
Screen Length: 57-59 seconds
Lyrics heard: 9 seconds into chorus
Will opens the cupboard door
Medium long shot
Shot 24
Screen Length: 60-62 seconds
Lyrics heard: 11 seconds into chorus
POV high angle shot looking over the guitar
Shot 25
Screen Length: 63-66 seconds
Lyrics heard: 14 seconds into chorus
Will goes to play chords but cannot bring himself to do it
Extreme close up
Camera focus pulled from left to right – Panning
Shot 26
Screen Length: 67-69 seconds 
End of chorus
Mid shot of guitar hung on the wall as will walks away
Shot 27
Screen length: 70-72 seconds
Start of stanza 2
Lyrics heard: ‘Your faith was strong, but you needed proof’
Wide shot pans down from white
Shot 28
Screen Length: 73-75 seconds
Lyrics heard: ‘You saw her bathing’
Side on mid-shot of William and Laura looking over the meadow
Shot 29
Screen Length: 76-79 seconds
Lyrics heard: ‘on the roof her beauty in the moonlight’
Over the shoulder shot and as will rests on one knee it will cut to shot 30
Shot 30
Screen Length: 80-81 seconds
Lyrics heard: ‘threw’
Wide shot of will proposing
Shot 31
Screen Length:82-84 seconds
Lyrics heard: ‘you’
William is out of focus, low angle shot of Laura’s reaction
Shot 32
Screen Length: 85-87 seconds
Lyrics heard: ‘she tied you to’
Close up of candles to portray the romantic feel of the occasion
Fade from black to dim lighting
Flickers in and out of focus
Shot 33
Screen Length: 88-90 seconds
Lyrics heard: ‘The kitchen chair’
A wide tracking shot of the hall to show the clothes scattered
Candle lit lighting
Tracking back and pans to the left
Shot 34
Screen Length: 91-93 seconds
Lyrics heard: ‘she broke your throne she
Continuation of tracking shot
Followed by slow zoom into the door
Dim light coming from crack in the door
Shot 35
Screen Length: 94-102 seconds
A cut away shot will transition smoothly from the door to the room where the image will return to colour.
Camera pans towards Will
When he blows out the candle it cuts to black
Lyrics heard: ‘she cut your hair and from your lips she drew the hallelujah’
Shot 36
Screen Length: 103-106 seconds
Lyrics heard; ‘Hallelujah’
Close up shot of will sleeping. Eyes open at 106 seconds
Shot 37
Screen Length: 107-110
Lyrics heard: ‘Hallelujah’
High angle wide shot of Will tossing and turning
Shot 38
Screen Length: 111-114 seconds
Lyrics heard: Hallelujah
Mid close up of will peering over his shoulder at the guitar
Shot 39
Screen Length: 115-118 seconds
Lyrics: ‘ Hallelujah’
Over the shoulder shot
Half of hallelujah
Shot 40
Screen Length: 119-122 seconds
Lyrics: ‘hallelujah’
High angle over William from the wall where the guitar is placed
Will pings one of the strings
Shot 41
Screen length:123-125 seconds
Lyrics: ‘baby I’ve been here before’
Tracking shot of the newly engaged couple.
Shot 42
Screen length: 126-129 seconds
Lyrics: ‘I know this room I walked this floor’
Tracking shot of Will alone, like he is following in their footsteps
Shot 43
Screen Length: 130-133 seconds
Lyrics: ‘I used to live alone’
Close up shot
Will takes a deep breath and walks out of shot
Shot 44
Screen Length: 133-135 seconds
Lyrics: ‘before I knew you’
Wide shot of Will sat on the river bank
Shot 45
Screen Length: 136-138 seconds
Lyrics: ‘I’ve seen your flag on the’
Extreme close up of the loan letter
The loan has been declined
Over the shoulder
Shot 46
Screen Length: 139-142 seconds
Lyrics: ‘Marble arch, and love is not a victory march’
Over the shoulder shot  of Will showing Laura the letter an argument ensues
Shot 47
Screen Length: 143-145 seconds
Lyrics: ‘It’s a cold and it’s a broken’
Extreme close up/slow motion of Laura pushing the picture to the floor
Shot 48
Screen Length: 146-148 seconds
Lyrics: ‘Hallelujah’
POV shot of young will turning over the picture frame
Shot 49
Screen Length: 149-152 seconds
Lyrics: ‘Hallelujah’
Extreme close up older Will’s eyes looking at the photograph
Shot 50
Screen Length: 153-155 seconds
Lyrics: ‘Hallelujah’
Extreme close up of older will looking at the photo that was once inside the frame
Shot 51
Screen Length: 156-159 seconds
Mid shot of Will placing the photo in his jacket
Shot 52
Screen Length: 160-162 seconds
Lyrics: ‘Hallelujah’
Extreme close up of Will leaving the room
Shot 53
Screen Length: 163-168 seconds
Lyrics: ‘There was a time when you ’
Wide shot to show the separation between them
Shot 54
Screen Length: 169-173
Lyrics: ‘let me know what’s really going on below’
Mid shot of Laura upset and will trying to comfort her
Shot 55
Screen Length: 173-175
Lyrics: ‘But now you never show that’
Close up of Laura becoming angry and pushing Will away
Shot 56
Screen Length: 176-177
Lyrics: ‘to me do’
POV shot of Will letting her leave
Shot 57
Screen Length: 178-179
Lyrics: ‘You?’
Extreme close up of Will’s eyes closing
Shot 58
Screen Length: 180-183 seconds
Lyrics: ‘Remember when I moved in you’
Mid shot of Will over Laura
Shot 59
Screen Length: 184-186 seconds
Lyrics: ‘The holy dove was moving too and ’
Extreme close up showing Laura scratching Will’s back
Shot 60
Screen Length: 187-189 seconds
Lyrics: ‘Every breath we drew’
Extreme close up of candles
Shot 61
Screen Length:190-192 seconds
Lyrics: ‘was hallelujah’
Crane shot over the bed where the couple are cuddling
Shot 62
Screen Length: 193-195 seconds
Lyrics: ‘Hallelujah’
Close-Up of Laura turning to alcohol
Shot 63
Screen Length: 196-199 seconds
Lyrics: ‘Hallelujah’
Crane shot of Will torn over what to do
Shot 64
Screen Length: 200-202 seconds
Lyrics: ‘Hallelujah’
Tracking shot
Shot 65
Screen Length:203-205 seconds
Lyrics: ‘Hallelujah’
Shot reverse shot between Will and Laura
Shot 66
Screen Length: 206-208 seconds
Lyrics: ‘Hallelujah’
Long shot of Laura at the river drinking
Shot 67
Screen Length: 209-211 seconds
Lyrics: ‘Maybe there’s’
Mid tracking shot of young Will trying to find Laura
Shot 68
Screen Length: 212-215 seconds
Lyrics: ‘A God above but all I’ve ever learnt’
Side on wide shot of Will approaching the bridge
Shot 69
Screen Length: 216-218 seconds
Lyrics: ‘from love was how to shoot at someone’
Long shot of Will seeing Laura with another man
Shot 70
Screen Length: 219-221 seconds
Lyrics: ‘Who outdrew you?’
Mid shot of Laura throwing the ring away
Shot 71
Screen Length: 222-224 seconds
Lyrics: ‘and it’s not a cry’
Over the shoulder shot as William sees the ring float away
Shot 72
Screen Length: 225-226 seconds
Lyrics: ‘you hear at night’
Over the shoulder shot of Laura looking at Will
Shot 73
Screen Length: 227-229 seconds
Lyrics: ‘It’s not somebody who’s seen the light’
Low angle shot looking up at Laura she goes to hit Will in a drunken state
Shot 74
Screen Length: 230-232 seconds
Lyrics: ‘it’s a cold and it’s a broken’
Extreme close up of Will’s face as he wakes up to the punch
Shot 75
Screen Length: 233-235 seconds
Lyrics: ‘Hallelujah’
Long shot of older Will feeling his face where the punch landed
Shot 76
Screen Length: 236-238 seconds
Lyrics: ‘Hallelujah’
Close up of older Will as he picks up his coat
Shot 77
Screen Length: 239-242 seconds
Lyrics: ‘Hallelujah’
Mid shot
At 2:41 Will turns his head


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