Shooting Script

Short Film Shooting Script

Timing Description of visuals Sound/Music

SCENE 1 SCENE 1 SCENE 1

00:00 – 01:00 Introduction + titles: Upbeat introduction music:
Close-up shots of flowers, surroundings of first
scene 00:00 – 02:10

01:00 – 01:10 Establishing/Long shot of couple walking away Add Foley of birds, trees
from camera
01:10 – 01:30
Switch between feet shots of couple and close- (Maybe add foley of footsteps)
ups of scenery

01:30 – 01:40 Close-up of couple linking arms

01:40 – 01:55 Man opens door for woman

01:55 – 02:05 Woman walks through the door, man follows

closing the door behind him

02:05 – 02:10 Door closing

------------------------------------------------------------------------ Romantic music (to merge at 02:10)
02:10 – 02:20 Couple go up to counter (cut into 2 shots) 02:10 - 03:35

02:20 – 02:25 Man puts money on counter

02:25 – 03:00 Couple go sit down (cut into 3 shots)

03:00 – 03:20 Person brings drinks on tray to table (cut into 2

shots)

03:20 – 03:25 Couple sat at table as person walks away

03:25– 03:35 Woman picks up drink and takes a sip (cut into 2
shots) Change of music – to suspenseful
------------------------------------------------------------------------ mixed comedic music
03:35 – 03:40 Man points behind her 03:35 – 05:30

03:40 – 03:45 Woman turns around

03:45 – 04:05 Man takes vile out of pocket

04:05 – 04:10 Man reaches to pour poison into woman’s drink

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04:10 – 04:20 Woman turns around and man hides vile

04:20 – 04:25 Woman Shrugs

04:25 – 04:30 Man smiles awkwardly then rolls his eyes

04:30 – 04:35 Man points again and woman turns around

again

04:35 – 04:45 He tries to pour poison again but woman turns

back around and he hides it

04:45 – 04:50 Man rolls his eyes again

04:50 – 04:55 Woman stands up and leaves

04:55 – 05:00 Man reaches for her cup

05:00 – 05:02 Shot of empty coffee cup

05:02 – 05:05 Shot of man’s face looking

exasperated/annoyed (cut into 3 shots)

05:05 – 05:10 Man puts cup down as woman comes back to

table (cut into 2 shots)

05:10 – 05:13 Woman points outside

05:13 – 05:15 Man nods

05:15 – 05:30 Couple leave café and part ways (cut into 3
shots) Music to die down to silence
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SCENE 2 SCENE 2 SCENE 2
05:30 – 05:40 *Black screen* Foley: trees, leaves rustling, birds
(OVER WHOLE SCENE)
05:40 – 05:55 Woman walking (cut into 2 shots)

05:55 – 06:00 Catch someone behind her (over the shoulder Change of music (Suspicious)
shot) 05:55 – 07:10

06:00 – 06:05 Side shot of woman walking

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06:05 – 06:15 Woman is walking but stops when she hears a Foley: twig snapping
twig snap

06:15 – 06:25 Woman turns her head

06:25 – 06:40 Man gets closer (cut into 3 shots with blackouts in
between)

06:40 – 06:50 Woman stops and looks at the trees and nature Nature sounds heightened (trees,
around her (2 shots) birds)

06:50 – 06:55 Man stood behind woman

06:55 – 07:10 Woman still watching the trees

07:10 – 07:12 Man looks at his watch *Silence*

07:12 – 07:15 Man looks up and raises arms at woman

07:15 – 07:17 Woman still watches nature

07:17 – 07:20 Man looks annoyed

07:20 – 07:23 Man taps woman on shoulder

07:23 – 07:25 Woman turns around and smiles

07:25 – 07:30 Man raises knife (2 shots)

Music (Suspenseful)
07:30 – 07:35 Woman screams and runs away 07:30 – 08:33

07:35 – 07:40 Man walks after her

07:40 – 07:55 While woman’s running, she falls and doesn’t get
up

07:55 – 8:00 Man walks up to woman

08:00 – 08:10 He shakes her to see if she’s alive (2 shots)

08:10 – 08:15 Woman’s face completely still (2 shots)

08:15 – 08:20 Mans shocked face

08:20 – 08:25 Man throws knife on ground

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08:25 – 08:33 Shot of man standing next to woman

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