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1. 1  EXT. COUNTRY ROAD - DAY


1
o Super Wide drone shot of woodland
A BMW cruises down a long, o Wide shots of silent woodland area
straight road, keeping to the speed empty
limit.
o Slow pull out as the car comes to a stop
It pulls up at the edge of some
woodland. 45 angle

A man in his early-thirties


(CALLUM) climbs out, closely o Steadicam close up of tire coming to a
followed by another man, also in his stop and then tracking shot of Perry’s feet
early-thirties (PERRY). getting out the car and walking to the
boot, and then meeting Callum’s feet and
Perry wears a leather jacket, white T. then pushing out to fit them in frame
Shirt, a silver crucifix around his
neck.

Callum wears a red tracksuit,


baseball cap and white, Adidas
trainers.

They go to the boot, each lifting out


a large, heavy kit-bag. Close the
boot, start walking towards the tree-
line.

2. 2  EXT. WOODLAND - DAY 2 o Inside the boot mid shot of their faces,
picking up the kit bags
Callum and Perry walk along a path, o Wide car in foreground as they cross the
a bright canopy of leaves above road and walk into woodland area
them.

Callum has a hand-drawn map in his


hand.
o Steadicam low angle looking up at Callum
They arrive at a tree, a white with the map and Perry following close
handkerchief nailed to the trunk. behind. Tracking from Callum looking
confused at map to Perry looking left and
Callum pulls it free.
right and then back to Callum.
He and Perry leave the path, walking
into the undergrowth. o Wide shot of them walking through
woods
3. 3  EXT. WOODLAND - DAY 3 o Steadicam over shoulder shot at map and
Perry and Callum push through the then fast pan up to tree with
trees. handkerchief on as Perry pulls it off.
Before them, covered in leaves and
branches, is a large safe. Perry o Wide shot of the walking off from the
marked tree
removes the branches, brushing the
leaves aside.

He runs his fingers along the safe’s o Close up, side on tracking shot as they
edge. push through trees and reach the pile of
branches covering the safe
PERRY Different make.
o Low shot as they drop their kit bags into
foreground of the shot and start to
CALLUM You what?
remove the branches
PERRY o Wide, low shot with the two robbers
Than the one you said. This is a either side of the safe taking off the last
branches. Safe central in frame with a
Gottling 340. It’s German. A thing of slow push in.
beauty, she is...
o Close up of fingers on the safe track his
CALLUM face as he stands up
So? You can still open it, right? o Close up of Callum as he questions Perry

PERRY
Any safe can be opened. Take a bit o Mid shot, from behind the safe at the two
either side of it as Perry explains to
more time, is all.
Callum
CALLUM
Yeah, well, they need it done now. o Close up of Perry

PERRY Best crack on, then.


o Back to close up of Callum.
CALLUM
Oh, very good. Like that, yeah.

He produces two pairs of gloves, hands a set


to Perry. They put the gloves on. o Over shoulder shot of conversation
Perry produces a sledgehammer from his
kit-bag. Callum does the same.

They position themselves either side of the


safe, hammers raised.

Perry nods. Callum nods back.

Perry swinging first, after which they begin


taking it in turns, the dull, connecting thuds
rising up towards the tree- tops.
o Close up of Callum
4. 4  EXT. WOODLAND - DAY 4

Through the woods, the sound of the


o Back to low shot with kit bag in
hammers rings out, a steady, foreground as Callum gets gloves
repetitive meter. o 180 of Perry in the foreground with kitbag
pulling out sledgehammer, focus pull to
5. 5  EXT. COUNTRY ROAD - DAY Callum doing the same
5 o Back to mid shot, from behind the safe as
they start hitting safe
Out on the road, three teenage kids
o Close up of hammer
(ALICE, SEAN and LEON) cycle
along on bikes.
o Close up of head nod from Perry side and
They call out, laughing, trying to pull focus to see Callum nod back
overtake each other.
o Mid shot from behind, slowly pushing out
2. as they start to hit the safe
o Close up of hammers hitting the safe
They pass Perry and Callum’s BMW.

Further on, they leave the bikes, climbing


over a fence, heading through long grass
towards the trees.
o Shots of woods multiple angles wides,
6. 6  EXT. WOODLAND - DAY 6
mids, close ups
Callum and Perry stop hammering.
They stand back, examining the state
of the safe.
Although thoroughly dented, it
remains intact.

CALLUM
Fuck me. That’s a feat of o Wides of them cycling the bikes

engineering, that is... o Mids tracking shot alongside them as they


cycle
7. 7  EXT. WOODLAND - DAY 7

Alice, Leon and Sean walk along a o Close ups of each character faces only
path, swinging branches, smoking
cigarettes, talking amongst
themselves.
o Side shot of them cycling past the car
8. 8  EXT. WOODLAND - DAY 8
o Steadicam shot from behind as they cycle
Perry is smoking a cigarette of his past the car tracking them as they drop
own, blowing thick plumes up into their bikes and walk off into the woods
the air.

CALLUM
Look, all I’m saying is, if we do
o Mid shot from behind still, some
have to make the call, let’s do it movement
sooner rather than later, yeah?

PERRY
We’re on track, don’t worry. o Callum close up as he is sweaty from
hammering
CALLUM
Oh, I do, though. Born worrier,

mate, that’s me. o Close up of dented safe

Perry lights a blowtorch, aiming the


flame at the safe’s hinges.

9. 9  EXT. WOODLAND - DAY 9 o Steadicam tracking shot in-between


Leon lights a spliff. characters as they walk along. Finish shot
on a puff of smoke going into the canopy
He takes a toke, hands it to Alice.
Sean leans forwards, kissing Alice
on the cheek.

3.
o Match cut from the smoke to Perry also
She smiles, keeps walking, smoking.
smoking a cigarette mid shot Callum
The boys follow, pushing and shoving each
other. stood beside him

10. 10  EXT. WOODLAND - DAY 10


Callum is hitting the hinge with a
lump hammer, to no avail. He stands
up.

CALLUM
That’s a tough nut. Seriously,
o 180 conversation over the shoulder
though. Is this normal? Cos this between Callum and Perry
should’ve happened by now... o Mid shot with both framed between safe

Perry cocks his head, listening. They


hear the teenagers approaching.

PERRY Shit...
o Mid shot, as Callum is talking Perry, Perry
11. 11  EXT. WOODLAND - DAY 11 picks up a blowtorch from his bag

The teenagers walk along, Alice out o Close up of Perry as he pops back up into
in front. frame with the blowtorch and starts it

She stops, putting a flower in her


hair.

The boys pass her, drinking from o Close up on Leon


cans, talking among themselves. o Movement left to right mid shots of the
group
Alice watches them go. All is quiet.
She frowns, listening.

12. 12  EXT. WOODLAND - DAY 12

Perry and Callum peer through the


trees, see Alice on the path, less than
twenty feet away.
o Steadicam shot from 45 angle from
Callum pulls a sawn-off shotgun behind
from his kit-bag.

Perry’s eyes widen in horror. He o Side angle mid shot


gestures to Callum, as if to say
‘What are you doing with that?’
o Back to mid from behind the safe
Callum ignores him. Slowly,
deliberately, aims the shotgun at
Alice.

4.

13. 13  EXT. WOODLAND - DAY 13


Alice steps forward, peering past the o Sticks dialogue sequence
branches.
She stops, listening again.
Steps forwards.

Callum remains still, primed.


His finger curling around the trigger.
o Sudden close up cut as Perry’s head turns
LEON (O. S.) to see Alice
Hey!
Alice turns, sees Leon beckoning.

She looks back at the trees.


Runs to join her friends.
Callum waits a moment, looks over
at Perry. Stands down. o Steadicam sequence
o Mid shot, on sticks or slider to show
14. 14  EXT. WOODLAND - DAY 14 location in woods
Perry lights the blowtorch again, sets
to work.
After a minute, he stops, picks up
the lump hammer, using it to strike
the hinges.
o Mid shot on sticks still as Alice hesitates
Still nothing doing. o Close up of facial reaction
He stands back, lights another
cigarette. Callum produces a mobile
phone.

CALLUM
That’s it. I’m making the call.
o Handheld close up showing both Perry,
Gotta be done. Callum and Alice, from the robber
perspective
PERRY
Close, now. Just needs a bit more
o Camera shakes on handheld, extreme
time. close ups of Callum pulling gun out and
hiding
CALLUM o Perry extreme close up
Right, which we’re out of, I’m

saying.
He puts the phone to his ear.

5.
o Over shoulder shot of him aiming up
PERRY shotgun
You don’t wanna do this. Believe

me.

CALLUM
I do believe you. Only, you ain’t
o Mid shot
the one...(Into phone) Hello. Yeah, it’s me.
Yeah, that’s right. Basically where we’re at. o Close up of Alice
Alright, yeah, yeah. Understood...

He pockets the phone, shrugs.


o Front on at Callum
CALLUM (CONT'D) On his way.
o Close up of finger curling around gun
15. 15  EXT. WOODLAND - DAY 15
Perry and Callum walk back the way
they came in.

16. 16  EXT. COUNTRY ROAD - DAY


16 Perry and Callum are at the
BMW.
o Close up of Alice
Perry sits on the front seat with the
door open, reading a newspaper.

Callum is by the side of the road o Over shoulder shot of Alice walking off
with a football, doing kick- ups.
from Callum’s perspective
o Close up of Callum breathing out
Overhead, a kestrel hovers.
Perry peers up at it.
The football hits the side of the car.
Perry glances sharply towards
Callum. o Close up of blowtorch again
Callum retrieves the ball, starts
doing more kick-ups. Perry looks
back up into the sky. o Small movements around the safe as they
The kestrel has gone. continue to break it.

17. 17  EXT. COUNTRY ROAD - DAY


17 The sun is lower in the sky.

Perry still reading his newspaper.


Callum lying on the backseat,
o Mid shot from behind safe
smoking.

6.

Perry looks up from his tabloid.

In the distance, far down the road, a moped o Close up on Callum


is approaching.

Perry gets out of the car.

Callum looks up, gets out too. o Close up on Perry

They stand, watching as the moped makes


its way towards them, the hum of its tiny
engine getting louder and louder.
o Close up on Callum
Finally, the moped arrives, a lone rider at
the helm.

The rider takes his helmet and sunglasses


off, revealing the smiling face of a man in
his man-twenties (LEONARD).

LEONARD Alright?
o Close up on Perry
18. 18  EXT. WOODLAND - DAY 18
Perry, Callum and Leonard make
their way along the path. Leonard
has a bag with him.

LEONARD
Done the right thing, lads,
o Mid shot from higher up of the two in
bringing us in. Nothing to be frame as Callum speaks on the phone.
ashamed of.

PERRY
On the clock, is all...

LEONARD
Old school, see. These designs from

back in the day, built to last, they


were. Real craftsmanship. You got
your Chinese, your Japanese...
CUT OUT
CALLUM Your German...

LEONARD
That’s right, yeah. You got your

German. And that lot? They weren’t


fucking about, believe you me... o Mid Shot of Perry reading the paper push
out from photo of robbers, as he is
19. 19  EXT. WOODLAND - DAY 19 reading it
Leonard, Perry and Callum are o Callum playing around with football close
gathered around the safe. Leonard up
has attached some plastic explosives
to its front.
STOCK FOOTAGE
7.
o Close up of Perry looking up at it
PERRY
Listen...Sorry, what’s your name? o Mid shot of ball bouncing off car
LEONARD
o Close up of Perry look over at him and
Relax, mate. Safe as houses, eh?
then back up at the sky
He chuckles at his own joke.
o Mid shot Callum picking ball back up
LEONARD (CONT'D) Probably wanna
back up, though...
STOCK FOOTAGE
He sticks the charge into the putty, and the
o Shot of sky and sun
three of them move away, taking the wire o Extreme wide of van from down the road
with them.
o Mid shot of Perry
They crouch down behind some bushes a
few feet away. Leonard produces a small
o Legs on the seats lying on the floor of the
detonator in his hand. Looks at Perry and
van track from his feet to his face, as he
Callum.
hears the sound of the motorbike
Ready?

LEONARD (CONT'D) o Close up of Perry looking over to the


sound too
CALLUM
Go on, then. Let’s have it.
CUT OUT
Leonard turns the switch.

20. 20  EXT. COUNTRY ROAD - DAY o


20

Alice, Leon and Sean are at the edge


of the road, sitting on their bikes,
CUT OUT
talking amongst themselves.

Suddenly, the boom of an explosion.


Startled, they turn to look.

From the nearby woods, clouds of


thick black smoke rise up into the
air.
o Mid shot of motorbike riding into frame
21. 21  EXT. COUNTRY ROAD - DAY
21
o Close up of Leonard’s face
The BMW starts its engine, draws
slowly away, leaving Leonard’s
moped behind.

22. 22  EXT. WOODLAND - DAY 22

Alice, Leon and Sean walk to the


edge of the path, looking through the
trees.

Acrid smoke hangs in the air.


o Next to safe on one knee mid shot low
8. angle as you are head height to him. Whip
pans for the conversation
The contents of the safe scattered far and
wide: bonds and banknotes, burned at the
edges.

23. 23  EXT. COUNTRY ROAD - DAY


23 The BMW makes its way along
the road.

24. 24  EXT. WOODLAND - DAY 24

Leon and Sean run into the trees,


start grabbing up everything they
can, stuffing the blackened
banknotes into their pockets.

Alice looks down, picks up


something lying at her feet. A
diamond necklace.
She stares at it, transfixed. o Looking down at Leonard still on one knee

25. 25  EXT. COUNTRY ROAD - DAY


25 The BMW continues on, moving
steadily towards the horizon.

26. 26  INT. BMW - DAY 26 Inside,


Perry, Callum and Leonard, Perry at
the wheel.
o Mid shot from safe door side
Perry clamps a handkerchief over
one eye.

Next to him, Callum is burned, the


side of his face blistered and raw, his
tracksuit top now a makeshift
bandage, wrapped around his arm
and hand.

On the backseat, only Leonard’s legs o Preparing explosives close up pan to Perry
are visible. His trousers partially
burned away.
One of his shoes missing. o Looking down at Leonard
27. 27  EXT. COUNTRY ROAD - DAY
27
o Close up of Leonard
Alice, Sean and Leon run to their
bikes, jumping on and riding away.

A few tattered banknotes blowing in


their wake.
o Mid shot from safe door side as they all
FIN. step back

o Close ups fear in some of their eyes, and


Leonard excited and eager.

Mid head shot grouped together

o Handheld shots mid shots over shoulder


shots and then camera shake for
explosion

o Close ups of each character looking


confused

o Wide shot smoke rises up into the air

CUT OUT
o Mid shot of kids running into woods and
whip pan to van leaving

o Side shot through trees handheld

o Steadicam low shot showing the teen


groups reaction to the of burning bank
notes and jewellery leading up to the
flipped safe as they start stuffing bags
with riches

o Handheld interior shots in van reactions


of robbers in pain
o Steadicam shot of them riding away with
cash flying behind them fade out
Motor bike

Car intro scene

Everything woodland with robbers

Everything with teens

Burns outro

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