Screenplay by Jordan Reynolds

"The Courage of Men

Written and Directed by Jordan Reynolds










































Revised December 5
th
2011
Black Screen

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BIack Screen Text Fades on "Cowards die many times before their death. The valiant
never taste of death but once

Text fades back to black and the black fades into the first shot.


Establishing shot of leaves fallen off trees. Cut shot into a long shot showing where the
character is in a sloping valley up against a wall, non-diegetic soundtrack over the shots.
Low shot panning across a grave revealing the character behind, series of shots of
smoking a pipe and putting bullets into a magazine, while this series of shots are
happening credits of the cast and crew will appear. Close up of the characters eyes then
a flashback will occur and he will be with another character

Silence between the two characters

Edward CoIIins

don't know any more, don't want to do this

John Weaver

No one wants to do this Edward; those Nazis don't really want to bloody do what they
are doing. We need to carry on, remember why we are killing them and why we are
risking our lives out here.

(As these shots are on the V.O1 is playing over it) The story returns back to the main character
and a bullet hits him next to him, seeing the German soldier run away the chase beings very high
paced editing takes so quick movements

CONT'N) 'O1)

They will not stop, so we are the ones who will stop them, hunt them down and push
them back. Even though the others have died we can't just let them die in vain. We need
to kill them, every last one. n our darkest times as soldiers walking through the valley of
death, you need to must the courage and keep your spirits high,






ack to the shots of the two of them talking then John dies blood streaming from his
mouth. Shots of facial reactions then cuts back to presents Edward killing the German

CONT'N)
You have it in you have seen it but you have lost it since the start of the war.

t then cuts back and forth of the faces of the German and John creating an unpleasant
realization for Edward

CONT'N) 'O2)

t lies in all of us the courage of men of lions, we shall be victorious or deaths take us.

Edward shoots the German that is on the floor and as he does it cuts to black

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End of opening Scene