Shooting Script

Latitude
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1 Begin with black then cuts to POV of Nick running Faced paced running footsteps, painting heavy
through the carpark. (Panicked and scared) breathing and heartbeat.

2 Cuts to 7 am alarm. Nick slaps the alarm. Gets out Plays fast paced, light hearted background music.
of bed. Camera pans room, Nick gets out of bed. He Hear sounds of Jack brushing his teeth, jamming his
changes from pyjamas into casual clothing. He work into his bag and sounds of him changing
rushes to get ready for college, then stuffs his work clothes.
into his bag then quickly brushes his hair. Camera
continues to pan on his desk where the focus is on
the father and son photo. Camera pans to Nick
rushing down the stairs then opens the door rushing
to his car, gets in the car then drives off rushed.

3 Nick drives through town eager to park the car. Nick Crowds murmuring, sounds of cars passing, birds
parks the car and leaves to go on foot. He rushes sound effects.
through the centre, whilst walking past his
stalker/father. The stalker/father is sitting on a
bench, with an open newspaper covering his face.
The stalker/father turns his head as the camera
changes focus from Nick to stalker/father who is
wearing a distinctive hat. Nick not taking any notice
of this.

4 Nick arrives at college, he checks his watch and Lights flickering, computer typing, door creaking
continues to rush to get into class. When arriving he and door slam. Students talking in the background,
sits at a table and begins to do college work. The school bell, footsteps of pupils leaving, sound effect
class pupils leave the room whilst Nick carries on of message (pop up). Sellotape peeling. Tense
and stays behind to work. While working on an suspense background music.
essay he receives a mysterious pop up message on
his screen saying “Look under the desk” Nick looks
around the room, then slowly bends down on his
chair to look under the desk. There is a note taped
on the underside of the desk he peals the note off
slowly and reads the piece of paper that has random
numbers on it. The light starts to flicker, the door
slams and locks Nick in the class. All the computers
begin to glitch out. Then the student walks into the
class and the lights return to normal. Nick grabs his
bag feeling spooked and rushes back to his car.
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5 Transitions to stalker/dads planning room by Pen marker, ominous background music, breathing,
framing the previous scenes door. The room is dark sound of hat being picked up and footsteps.
dull and the only source of light comes from the
projector. The projector is playing footage of Nick
the stalker goes to a whiteboard where he has
collected data on Nick and continues to add
information. Slight movements of finger tapping. He
walks over to his desk and picks up his distinctive
hat. Walks out of shot.

6 Nick wakes up to an alarm, establishing shot of the Alarm sound, footsteps, dog barking, dog panting,
house. Cuts to him going down the stairs, putting his grunting swooshing, dramatic orchestral sound
shoes on and jacket. Then he grabs the dog lead effect. Back ground music. Mystery background
hooks it with the collar leading with the dog shutting music. Sound effects of phone keypad dial. Dramatic
the door behind him. Nick walks in the alley way heavy breathing sound effect.
with a dog on a leash. The stalker/dad is seen at the
end of the alleyway path walking across as Nick
walks down the alleyway. Nick takes no notice of
him. Nick arrives at the field/park and takes of the
lead. Nick throws a tennis ball, dog chases the ball,
the ball lands out of sight so the dog follows. When
the dog comes back with the tennis ball Nick leans
down to retrieve the tennis ball but notices a note on
his collar when he picks up the ball. Nick finds the
second note which he looks around suspiciously.
Nick takes out his phone and dials 999 however
does not press the call button. Close up of camera as
he breathes slowly and heavily to put emphasis on
his emotions (decision). He is holding the note in
one hand and the phone in another he chooses the
put the phone away into his pocket. And walks off
alarmed with the dog. This slowly cross dissolves
into the next scene.

7 Cross dissolves from the previous scene to Car sounds, people talking, city noises, ventilation
establishing shot of the Fish and Chip Shop. noises, wiping sound effects, heartbeat sound effects.
Daytime and quiet in the Fish Shop. Nick begins his Background Fish and Chip sound effect music.
work at the shop. Making boxes, cleaning up plates, Plates sound effect. Dramatic background music,
setting up machines, cutting potatoes, sweeping the heavy breathing and heartbeat sound effects.
floor. The stalker/dad walks exits the shop without Doorbell sound effect. Car sound effect (door and
Nick paying attention. Nick cleans a table with starting up car).
plates and cups when he finds another note on the
table, with numbers on it. On the other side of the
note it says 6pm tomorrow. He puts the note in the
pocket. Nick leaves in a hurry from work and gets
into his car. His heart rate rises as he panics in his
car. He turns on the ignition and stops panicking.
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8 Cuts to Nick pulling into his house in his car. Nick Dramatic rising background music. Typing, paper
walks to the house. Nick opens the door and closes rustling, door opening and closing, chair sounds.
it behind him. He walks up stairs fatigued walks into
his room and notices the 2 other notes on his desk.
The camera pull focuses from the notes to Nick, he
then pulls out the note he found earlier, rushes to his
desk chair and starts to figure out what the notes
mean. Mini bird’s eye-view of the entire notes in the
shot. Nick attempts to google his answers but then
he goes in an old cupboard and grabs and old man.
We see him locating coordinates on the map which
correspond with the numbers and letters on the
notes. He triumphantly finds the coordinates on the
map, the camera focuses on the location, Nick
checks the time on the note. Camera fades to black.

9 Cuts to Nick in a wide open space long shot of the Wind sound effect. Car tiers rolling and deep engine
multi-story carpark. The blacked out SUV pulls up sound effect. Heart rate sound effect. Dramatic
dramatically into the carpark. The camera goes to a background chase music. Heavy breathing sound
close-up of Nick expression of fear. Camera goes to effects, running footsteps, metallic footsteps. Car
a low angle of the floor positioned from the back of engine beeping and screeching. Thud on the floor
the car facing the stalkers/dad back as he gets out of falling over and grappling sound effect. Ending
the car. Nick gets a flashback of all the appearances background music.
of the stalker in the previous scenes. He starts to run
away. Nick runs across the carpark and down the
stairwell to the lower floors, he runs to the floor
below and looks over his shoulder, runs out in front
of a moving car, he freezes in front of the car and
the stalker, dad pushes him out of the way of the car
saving him. The camera goes to POV while out of
focus, as he recovers the shot goes into focus. There
is then a long duration shot of a POV of the
characters looking at each other. The stalker is then
revealed as his father, the camera pans down to the
photo of them together when they were younger.
THE END.