Planning for Final Task: Sound Script and Shooting Script


Shooting script


Scene 1

  • Screen is completely black.

  • Titles of the studio and production company will be shown.

  • Diegetic Sound: Woman is breathing heavily in the background.

  • Non-Diegetic Sound: Suspenseful music starts after the woman’s breathing. 

Scene 2

  • Cuts to a woman running down the street. She looks behind her and keeps running until she reaches her house (long, medium, and cowboy shots w/ handheld camera movement).

  • Non-Diegetic Sound: Suspenseful music .

  • Diegetic Sound: Woman heavily breathing.

  • Lighting: Low-key lighting (a little bit lighter than this, but to this effect).

Scene 3

  • She opens the door, locks it and leans against it catching her breath (Shot with a tilt as well as a long shot, mid-shot, and wide shot).

  • Woman then will run up the stairs at the sound of the intruder thumping at the door (using the tracking movement as she does so and a high angle as well as a long shot).

  • Will use action match editing.

  • Non-Diegetic Sound: Suspenseful music. 

  • Diegetic Sound: Woman catching her breath, the sound of the door locking/ her fumbling to lock it, and thumping at the door.

  • Lighting: Low-key lighting.

Scene 4

  • Woman runs into the kitchen and looks behind her again. 

  • Grabs a notepad and pen from a drawer and writes something down very quickly.

  • Looks around for a place to hide the notepad and decides to kick the notepad under the fridge.

  • There will be continuous thumping at the door, as someone is trying to get in, and then a loud bang as the assailant enters the house.

  • Scene will use mid-shots, wide shots, medium shots, over-the-shoulder, closeups, high angles, cowboy shots, and maybe the tracking movement as well.

  • Eyeline match editing will be used.

  • Diegetic Sound: Breath of woman (low in volume, but still heard), the drawer opening/closing, loud thumping at the door and the scribbling of a pen in the notebook.

  • Non-Diegetic Sound: Suspenseful music.

  • Lighting: Low-key lighting. 

Scene 5

  • Woman starts running out of the kitchen to find somewhere to hide (tracking movement and long shot).

  • Woman makes it to the stairs (medium shot).

  • Closeup of the woman when she screams as the assailant catches up to her. 

  • Diegetic Sound: Footsteps as the assailant comes closer and the scream of the woman.

  • Non-Diegetic Sound: Suspenseful music.

  • Lighting: Low-key lighting.

Scene 6

  • Transition from the flashback, into the present. 

  • Establishing shot of the daughter walking down the street heading to her house (wide shot, high angle).

  • Girl continues walking to her house, looking withdrawn with her head downwards.

  • Girl looks up as she arrives at the entryway to her house.

  • Wide and long shots used for these parts.

  • Lighting: Bright and sunny to contrast the dark lighting of the past.

  • Diegetic Sound: The chirping of birds starts (will decide  if we should include it in the editing stage).

Scene 7

  • The girl sees her neighbor and starts walking a little faster.

  • Neighbor greets the girl, causing the girl to turn back around and respond with a greeting.

  • Neighbor references her mother’s sudden death and after the neighbor rambles on some more, the girl makes an excuse to leave.

  • The girl unlocks her door.

  • Will use shot reverse shot editing to show the reactions of the characters to the conversation.

  • Cowboy, over-the-shoulder, two-shots, mid-shots, and wide shots will be used throughout the interaction.

  • Diegetic Sound: Sounds of nature (Leaves rustling,etc.) and dialogue of the two characters.

  • Lighting: Bright and sunny.

Scene 8 

  • The girl enters her house and shrugs her backpack off as soon as she steps foot inside (cowboy shot).

  • She then pauses at the door, taking a breather the same way her mom did in the flashback. (cowboy shot and tilt).

  • The girl, after about 5-8 seconds, goes upstairs (long shot).

  • Diegetic Sound: Sounds of the girl sighing, backpack falling on the floor and the door locking.

  • Lighting: It will be much darker in this room, but not as dark as the first few scenes. There will still be plenty of light to see the actor’s face.

Scene 9

  • The girl enters the kitchen and goes to open the fridge.

  • She grabs a bag of carrots, closes the fridge, and then sets them on the counter.

  • She then goes and grabs a bowl from the cabinet and sets it on the counter next to the carrots (pan while she does so).

  • She pours the carrots into the bowl and then goes to put the carrots away in the fridge, but drops them, and they roll under the fridge instead. 

  • Low angle from the carrots POV after they are dropped and while she is trying to get the  carrots out from under the fridge.

  • Confusion forms on her face as she feels something unusual.

  • High angle over the girl (while she is crouching to get the notepad), letting the audience see the same notepad from earlier (earlier= the flashback with the mom).

  • Long shots, over-the-shoulder, mid-shots, medium shots, cowboy shots, and closeups will be used.

  • Diegetic sound: Sounds of fridge closing, cabinet opening/closing, and carrots clinging in the bowl, as well as dialogue of the girl after she drops the carrots all over the floor.

  • Non-diegetic sound: Sting after she feels something unusual (the notepad).

  • Lighting: Light will shine through the window, but it won’t be as bright as the previous scenes where the girl was outside.


Sound and Dialogue Script


Scene 1

  • No dialogue.

Scene 2

  • No dialogue.

Scene 3

  • No dialogue.

Scene 4

  • No dialogue.

Scene 5

  • No dialogue.

Scene 6

  • No dialogue.

Scene 7

  • Mrs. Maye (Neighbor): “Why, hello darlin’, how are you doin’?”

  • Girl: “Hey Mrs. Maye.”

  • Mrs. Maye (Neighbor): “I am so sorry about what happened to your mother. The car crash... It was so... sudden!” (pause) “She was such a lovin’ soul. And so young too!” 

  • Girl: “Yeah, thanks Mrs. Maye. I’ve got to go...”  

  • Mrs. Maye (Neighbor): “Why, of course, of course sweetie. Have a good day now dear.”

Scene 8

  • No dialogue.

Scene 9

  • Girl: (sigh) “Shoot.”

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