HKIS HS DragonNet: Elements of Cinema (Stefan Scharff)

Sample Script Format

	PICTURE	SOUND
1.	Title: "The Clock"	Music.
2.	WS. Jane in school cafeteria looking anxious while walking toward camera. She stops and looks up (upper left of screen at unseen wall clock). Mary, sitting at table in background talks to Jane.	Music down. Cafeteria noise up. Mary: "Why don't you call him?"
3.	CU. Clock on wall. it's 3:07	Mary continues (VO): "School is over!"
4.	WS, new angle: Jane turns from looking at clock, walks away from camera toward Mary at table.	Jane: "No, I can't call him. What if he's still in the library?"
5.	MS. Mary in foreground and we see Jane walking toward her and sit down.	Jane, continues: "I should have said I'd meet him there."
6.	CU. Clock on wall, it's 3:08. Pan quickly to show Tom looking at clock in surprise. He hurriedly gather up his books.	Tom: "Oh, no! I was supposed to meet Jane in the cafeteria during last period!"
7.	MS. Tom's friends at table begin to laugh and tease him and start taking things from him so he can't leave.	Friend 1: "Jane? Jane who?" Friend 2: "I know who!" Friend 3: "Say her name really sweetly, Tom, or we won't let you go!"
8.	CU. Clock on wall. It's 3:10	Cafteria noise.
9.	MS. Mary in foreground (same shot as #4). Jane looking angry and pacing toward Mary.	Mary: "He's not coming. Let's go to the bus."
10.	MS. Tom has his books and is runing out of the library. Librarian stops him for running.	Librarian: "Tom! you know better than to run in the library! What's the matter with you?"
11.	MS. Jane stands at table near Mary, picks up her bag and turns to leave.	Jane: "You're right. I shouldn't have expected him to come. Let's go. I don't care if I ever see him again."
12.	WS. Tom bursts out of library doors and disappears down the stairs to the cafeteria.	Door noise and footsteps on stairs. Music in.
13.	WS. Mary and Jane walking up stairs. Tom comes around corner and runs into Jane. His books scatter down stairwell.	Footsteps of Jane and Mary. Books falling. Music up. Tom: "Jane!" Jane: "Tom!"
14.	Credits.	Music ends with fade.

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