Shooting Script
Film Title: CAPTURED
Name: SOPHIE WATERS
Sho
t
No.
Shot Type
/Movement
Shot Description Shot
length
Sound – dialogue/music/sound
effects
1 LS Long shot of the school
where the girls are sat
talking about their birthday
plans. This shows the
audience where the location
is based and what the
school looks like.
10
secs
Background noise of school
chattering and laughing to show the
audience the content of the film and
what the location is like.
2 MS Medium shot of the girls sat
the bench, talking about the
birthday plans.
10
secs
Medium shot shows the girls around
a table and how they are still in the
same location. Dialogue from
Charlotte, Pheobe, Lucy
3 CU Now a close up of the girls
talking and chatting
together.
8 secs The close up becomes more
personal so we can get a feel for the
characters and what they look like.
4 POV Point of view from Charlotte
talking about staying at
home for dinner because of
her strict parents.
8 secs We get a feel for Charlotte’s
character and what she is saying
5 MS School bell rings and the
girls pause, before they say
goodbye to one another.
10
secs
School bell rings to split up their
dialogue as they leave for their
lessons.
6 LS Long shot of charlotte’s
house at night
10
secs
Noise of cars and street background
7 MS Medium shot of the living
room with mother and father
in the kitchen, appearing
irritated
10
secs
Television in the background and
the noise of a pan sizzling in the
background
8 CU Now a close up to Karen
and Michael when they are
bickering.
30
secs
Television in the background and
the noise of a pan sizzling in the
background. Parents bickering
9 CU Close up shot to Charlotte
when she interrupts the
argument.
10
secs
Television in the background and
the noise of a pan sizzling in the
background. Dialogue from
Charlotte
10 MS Shot of Charlotte running up
the stairs, and then
returning back to the
parents looking careless
10
secs
Television in the background.
Sizzling has stopped
11 CU Parents arguing with one
another
20
secs
Television has changed to slow
music now rather than talking, to
give the dialogue more attention.
Dialogue from Michael and Karen
12 MS Charlotte getting ready for
her night out, by doing her
hair and make-up etc.
1 min Loud music on her bedroom to block
out her thoughts and parents
downstairs
13 MS Medium shot of Charlotte
returning downstairs
10
secs
Television has returned
Shooting Script
Film Title: CAPTURED
Name: SOPHIE WATERS
14 CU Close up of Michael when
he’s directing dialogue at his
daughter
10
secs
No noise in the background.
Complete silence other than Michael
saying ‘bitch’ to his daughter
15 MS Karen shaking her head
disapprovingly at her
husband
10
secs
Silence
16 OSS Over the shoulder shot of
Charlotte walking to down
the road, in the dark
20
secs
Silence, except from the quiet noise
of birds screeching
17 POV Point of view of Charlotte
walking
10
secs
Silence
18 CU Close up of Charlotte’s face
as she looks around,
paranoid
10
secs
Bird screeches loud
19 OSS Walking faster to show the
paranoia and how she is
feeling
20
secs
Eerie music begins. Quiet footsteps
start
20 CU Charlotte turns around,
looking nervous
10
secs
Complete silence
21 OSS Begins to walk even faster
as she begins to breathe
heavy
10
secs
Footsteps. Heavy breathing
22 POV Phone is dropped and pace
of walking is picked up
10
secs
Silence. Then footsteps following
her
23 OSS We see someone in a black
balaclava is following her
10
secs
Footsteps. Heavy breathing
24 CU Close up of both their feet
running, adding suspense to
the film
10
secs
Footsteps. Heavy breathing
25 ECU Extra close up of both their
faces. Charlotte starts
weeping and we see a tear
10
secs
Footsteps. Heavy breathing
26 LS Long shot of the friends’
house
10
secs
Wind blowing
27 MS Medium shots of all the
friends concerned about
Charlotte
30
secs
Dialogue from Pheobe and Lucy
28 CS Close up of their facial
expressions after finding out
Charlotte has not appeared
or turned up
20
secs
Dialogue from Pheobe and Lucy
29 LS Long shot of charlotte’s
house and door
10
secs
Doorbell ringing
Shooting Script
Film Title: CAPTURED
Name: SOPHIE WATERS
30 MS Medium shots between
Karen and the girls
30
secs
Dialogue from Karen, Pheobe and
Lucy
31 MS Girls walking away from the
door
20
secs
Silence. Faint laughing
32 MS Parents’ door 30
secs
Doorbell rings. Dialogue between
Karen and Police Officer
33
LS Karen allows the Police
Officer to come into her
house and waves Michael in
30
secs
Dialogue between Karen, Michael
and the Police Officer
34 CU Karen and Michael speak
simultaneously but say
completely different things
10
secs
Dialogue from Michael and Karen
35 MS Police officer continues
talking, then later leaves
30
secs
Dialogue from Police Officer and
Karen
36 CU Trapped Charlotte 20
secs
Silence
37 MS Police officer returning and
talking to Karen
10
secs
Doorbell rings
38 CU Close up of Michael making
the cup of tea
5 secs Kettle boiling
39 ECU Extra close up of the
balaclava behind the kettle
10
secs
Kettle whistling
40 MS Black screen to show
tension
5 secs Silence

FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT

  • 1.
    Shooting Script Film Title:CAPTURED Name: SOPHIE WATERS Sho t No. Shot Type /Movement Shot Description Shot length Sound – dialogue/music/sound effects 1 LS Long shot of the school where the girls are sat talking about their birthday plans. This shows the audience where the location is based and what the school looks like. 10 secs Background noise of school chattering and laughing to show the audience the content of the film and what the location is like. 2 MS Medium shot of the girls sat the bench, talking about the birthday plans. 10 secs Medium shot shows the girls around a table and how they are still in the same location. Dialogue from Charlotte, Pheobe, Lucy 3 CU Now a close up of the girls talking and chatting together. 8 secs The close up becomes more personal so we can get a feel for the characters and what they look like. 4 POV Point of view from Charlotte talking about staying at home for dinner because of her strict parents. 8 secs We get a feel for Charlotte’s character and what she is saying 5 MS School bell rings and the girls pause, before they say goodbye to one another. 10 secs School bell rings to split up their dialogue as they leave for their lessons. 6 LS Long shot of charlotte’s house at night 10 secs Noise of cars and street background 7 MS Medium shot of the living room with mother and father in the kitchen, appearing irritated 10 secs Television in the background and the noise of a pan sizzling in the background 8 CU Now a close up to Karen and Michael when they are bickering. 30 secs Television in the background and the noise of a pan sizzling in the background. Parents bickering 9 CU Close up shot to Charlotte when she interrupts the argument. 10 secs Television in the background and the noise of a pan sizzling in the background. Dialogue from Charlotte 10 MS Shot of Charlotte running up the stairs, and then returning back to the parents looking careless 10 secs Television in the background. Sizzling has stopped 11 CU Parents arguing with one another 20 secs Television has changed to slow music now rather than talking, to give the dialogue more attention. Dialogue from Michael and Karen 12 MS Charlotte getting ready for her night out, by doing her hair and make-up etc. 1 min Loud music on her bedroom to block out her thoughts and parents downstairs 13 MS Medium shot of Charlotte returning downstairs 10 secs Television has returned
  • 2.
    Shooting Script Film Title:CAPTURED Name: SOPHIE WATERS 14 CU Close up of Michael when he’s directing dialogue at his daughter 10 secs No noise in the background. Complete silence other than Michael saying ‘bitch’ to his daughter 15 MS Karen shaking her head disapprovingly at her husband 10 secs Silence 16 OSS Over the shoulder shot of Charlotte walking to down the road, in the dark 20 secs Silence, except from the quiet noise of birds screeching 17 POV Point of view of Charlotte walking 10 secs Silence 18 CU Close up of Charlotte’s face as she looks around, paranoid 10 secs Bird screeches loud 19 OSS Walking faster to show the paranoia and how she is feeling 20 secs Eerie music begins. Quiet footsteps start 20 CU Charlotte turns around, looking nervous 10 secs Complete silence 21 OSS Begins to walk even faster as she begins to breathe heavy 10 secs Footsteps. Heavy breathing 22 POV Phone is dropped and pace of walking is picked up 10 secs Silence. Then footsteps following her 23 OSS We see someone in a black balaclava is following her 10 secs Footsteps. Heavy breathing 24 CU Close up of both their feet running, adding suspense to the film 10 secs Footsteps. Heavy breathing 25 ECU Extra close up of both their faces. Charlotte starts weeping and we see a tear 10 secs Footsteps. Heavy breathing 26 LS Long shot of the friends’ house 10 secs Wind blowing 27 MS Medium shots of all the friends concerned about Charlotte 30 secs Dialogue from Pheobe and Lucy 28 CS Close up of their facial expressions after finding out Charlotte has not appeared or turned up 20 secs Dialogue from Pheobe and Lucy 29 LS Long shot of charlotte’s house and door 10 secs Doorbell ringing
  • 3.
    Shooting Script Film Title:CAPTURED Name: SOPHIE WATERS 30 MS Medium shots between Karen and the girls 30 secs Dialogue from Karen, Pheobe and Lucy 31 MS Girls walking away from the door 20 secs Silence. Faint laughing 32 MS Parents’ door 30 secs Doorbell rings. Dialogue between Karen and Police Officer 33 LS Karen allows the Police Officer to come into her house and waves Michael in 30 secs Dialogue between Karen, Michael and the Police Officer 34 CU Karen and Michael speak simultaneously but say completely different things 10 secs Dialogue from Michael and Karen 35 MS Police officer continues talking, then later leaves 30 secs Dialogue from Police Officer and Karen 36 CU Trapped Charlotte 20 secs Silence 37 MS Police officer returning and talking to Karen 10 secs Doorbell rings 38 CU Close up of Michael making the cup of tea 5 secs Kettle boiling 39 ECU Extra close up of the balaclava behind the kettle 10 secs Kettle whistling 40 MS Black screen to show tension 5 secs Silence