Tuesday 25 January 2011

New script

There isn't any speech or diagetic sound in our opening so our script is all stage directions:

Location: muddy track with bleak weather, houses in the distance to indicate civilisation. Very rural, fields and lots of greenery to show the contrast of a city-like setting. The track needs to be fairly long so the build up of Lola walking towards the camera can be done gradually. There will need to be a hill so that Lola is hidden from sight at the very start of the film and then appears over it onto the track.
Location of flashbacks: dark, cluttered garage or lower ground room where there is a locked wooden (but sturdy) door. Ground space for Lola to move around is needed as she stuggles to escape.
Quote: "Life is pleasant, death is peaceful, it's the transition that's troublesome." - Isaac Asmitov. Black background with white writing in Times New Roman Font, filling most of the screen.

Begins with an establishing shot of the location where Lola is introduced by stumbling down the hill. It continues into a long shot where Lola begins to stagger, whilst clutching chest, towards the camera. This shot of Lola is from quite a distance so it takes a while for Lola to get closer to the camera. This shot follows Lola for a little while until there is a flash back;
Lola is tied up in a dark enviroment. There is an long shot of her struggling to get free.
Then return to the long shot of Lola staggering down the track as she gradually gets closer to the camera. Lola should be walking with difficulty, sometimes looking around to check she is not being followed. Then another flashback:
Mid-shot of Lola panicking as she tries to escape by the door.
Return back to long shot of Lola staggering down the track, again slightly closer than the previous long shot down the track. Another flashback:
High-angle shot of Lola, curled up on the floor from behind so that you can see her hands tied up behind her back. Back to long-shot of Lola staggering down the track until she is about 200 meters away from the camera where she trips clumsily and falls onto the floor. Flashback:
Lola struggles on the floor due being tied up, long shot. Goes back to the long-shot of Lola sitting on the ground. She begins to rock steadily backwards and forwards and pulls her knees up to her torso. She the hugs and rubs her knees in a distressed manner. Changes to a close up of Lola from infront of her as she continues rocking, focusing on her face to show her distressed emotions. Flashback:
High-angle shot from the front of Lola while she is tied up, lying on the floor. No movement as she is supposedly unconcious. Goes back to close-up of Lola rocking, continues for a few seconds then another flashback:
Long-shot of Lola is sitting up, with her hands bound together still. She looks around. Return to close-up of Lola rocking. Then there is a black screen which is held for a second then a flshback:
close up of Lola's face and extreme close up of Lola's eyes as she wakes up from being unconcious. Eyes dart around as she takes in her enviroment and panics. Returns to close-up of Lola rocking and after a few seconds she hangs her head then followed by another black screen, held for a second which leads into the quote that is there for seven seconds. Then there is a final shot of Lola sharing into the distance where you are given a clear shot of her face. Finishes with a black screen that continues for six seconds until the end of the film.
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