From Script to Screen Script

Author

Emily Friswell

Computer Animation Arts

Year 1

Story
From Script to Screen
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FADE IN FROM BLACK:
00:00:00
1. EXT. CIRCUS GROUNDS - DAY

Circus Grounds include the main large circus tent and

carriages scattered around which hold the circus equipment.
ESTABLISHING SHOT 00:00:01

Camera shows the carriages and circus tent

CUT TO:
00:00:04
2. INT. CIRCUS TENT - EVENING
WIDE ANGLE SHOT 00:00:04

Daisy performing really well in the circus ring

MID SHOT 00:00:07

Daisy on the tightrope

CLOSE UP 00:00:09

Daisys feet on the tightrope

MID CLOSE UP 00:00:10

Audience looking very happy and entertained

MID SHOT 00:00:12

Daisy's performance
PAN AND ZOOM TO:
00:00:14
3. INT.BACKSTAGE - EVENING
MID SHOT 00:00:16

Maisie standing in her cleaners uniform with a vacuum

cleaner propped up next to her
CLOSE UP SHOT 00:00:18

Maisie looking very unhappy and slightly angry

CUT TO:
00:00:20
4. INT. DRESSSING ROOM- EVENING
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MID SHOT 00:00:20

Maisie in Daisy's dressing room.

EXTREME CLOSE UP 00:00:22

Maisies face as she thinks

WIDE ANGLE SHOT 00:00:25

Maisie turns around and walks towards Daisys costumes

CLOSE UP 00:00:31

Maisie touches a red costume with her hand

EXTREME CLOSE UP 00:00:34

Maisies face changes when she has an idea

CUT TO:
00:00:35
5. INT. BACKTAGE- DAY
TWO SHOT 00:00:35

Maisie walks up to Daisy and leads her off screen

CUT TO:
00:00:41
6. INT. DRESSSING ROOM- DAY
WIDE ANGLE 00:00:41

Maisie leads Daisy into the room

MID SHOT 00:00:45

Maisie lets go of Daisy and quickly turns around and leaves

the room
CLOSE UP 00:00:51

Daisy pushes a chair against the door so Daisy to stuck

inside the dressing room
CUT TO:
00:00:56
7. INT. CIRCUS TENT - EVENING
ESTABLISHING SHOT 00:00:56
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Maisie performing badly as Daisy in the circus ring
EXTREME CLOSE UP SHOT 00:01:00

Maisie looks nervous

MID SHOT 00:01:01

Maisie performing
PAN AND ZOOM TO:
00:01:02
8. INT.BACKSTAGE - EVENING
MID SHOT 00:01:02

Ringmaster looking confused and puzzled by the bad

performance
PAN AND ZOOM TO:
00:01:05
9. INT. CIRCUS TENT - EVENING
CLOSE UP 00:01:07

Maisie struggling through the performance

CLOSE UP 00:01:11

audience members looking angry, confused and they start to

boo
MID SHOT 00:01:15

Maisie finishing her performance- she struggles at the end

EXTREME CLOSE UP 00:01:18

Maisie looks pleased with herself but also scared

MID SHOT 00:01:19

Ringmaster walks into shot

CLOSE UP 00:01:22

Ringmaster looks angryly up at Maisie and beckons for her

to get out of the circus ring
CUT TO:
00:01:27
10. INT. BACKSTAGE- EVENING
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MID SHOT 00:01:27

Ringmaster standing with Maisie looking very angry

CLOSE UP 00:01:28

Maisie looking upset and scared

CLOSE UP 00:01:30

Ringmaster looking angry

MID SHOT 00:01:31

Ringmaster points at Maisie and then points to the exit,

which means he is telling her to leave
CUT TO:
00:01:35
11. EXT. CIRCUS GROUNDS - EVENING
WIDE ANGLE SHOT 00:01:35

Maisie standing outside the circus tent

CLOSE UP 00:01:37

Maisie looking very upset

MID SHOT 00:01:38

Daisy walks into view

TWO SHOT 00:01:41

Daisy looks angry but puts her hand on Maisie in a

sympathetic way
WIDE ANGLE 00:01:43

Daisy takes Maisie by the hand and leads her back inside
the tent
CUT TO:
00:01:47
12. INT. CIRCUS TENT - NIGHT
WIDE SHOT 00:01:47

Daisy teaching Maisie her routines

EXTREME CLOSE UP 00:01:50

Maisie looks happy

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EXTREME CLOSE UP 00:01:51

Daisy looking happy

00:01:52
13. INT. CIRCUS TENT - EVENING
MEDIUM WIDE SHOT 00:01:52

Daisy and Maisie are seen to be performing together in the

circus ring
CLOSE UP SHOT 00:01:56

Maisie is seen to be dancing by using actions similar to

those of cleaning actions i.e. moving the vacuum cleaner
back and forth in sweeping motions

***. FADE TO
BLACK 00:02:00