Thursday, 9 February 2012

Initial Screenplay

                                      INT. Lumberjack Bed room

CLOSE UP CAMERA SHORT of lumberjack face, while he’s asleep dreaming of playing music to a large audience.

CUT TO his dream a pan shot of him playing to the audience from t he audience perspective.

CUT BACK to his face happily dreaming.

Morning comes around and lumberjack wakes up, sits up and gets out of bed, goes down stairs and speaks to his parents.  

TRACKING SHOT following the lumberjack leaving his home to go to town.

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CLOSE UP SHOT of the parents faces in shock.

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                                                   EXT. Outside


TRACKING SHOT of the lumberjack from behind making his way to town.

CLOSE UP SHOT of his hand hold a small amount of money, slowly zooming in to the money.

TRACKING SHOT of the lumberjack walking through the small town from the side.

CLOSE UP SHOT of the lumberjacks face having a good idea.

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A PAN SHOT of the lumberjack walking into the music shop.

                                                    INT. Music Shop

CAMERA FOCUSES ON the lumberjack looking around the shop.

CLOSE UP of the lumberjack was lighting up with joy.

CUT TO a trombone shining in the light.

CUT BACK TO the lumberjack picking up the trombone.

TRACKING SHOT of the lumberjack with his trombone walking to the counter.

CAMERA VIEW on the lumberjack shoulder as he approaches the counter.

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The lumberjack leaving the shop.

                                                        EXT. Town

PAN SHOT of the lumberjack walking through town.

CAMERA FOCUS ON the photo shop.  

CLOSE UP SHOT of the lumberjack’s hand pushing the photo shop door open with his right hand.

                                                    INT. Photo Shop

HIGH UP ANGLE SHOT of the shop from a C.C.T.V point of view, panning as the lumberjack makes his way to the photo booth.

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SHOP KEEPER CAMERA VIEW of the lumberjack trying to fit into the booth, but struggling to get in.......

                                                                                                                CUT TO:

A MID CAMERA SHOT of the lumberjack trying to get in the booth and the CAMERA starts to 
SHAKE slightly.

CLOSE UP SHOOT of the lumberjack finally squeezing in the booth.

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CLOSE UP FOCUS SHOT Inside the booth of the lumberjack face being in the centre of the shoot, 
putting down his trombone, and paying for his photo’s to be taken.

CAMERA FOCUSES ON the lumberjack still, but he decides he wants his trombone in the photo so bends and a flash goes off, the lumberjack pulls a face but gets ready for the next shot. He gets ready for the next shot, a few seconds pass and his seat falls and the photo is taken. Pulls a face and gets ready for the final photo, a few seconds passes and nothing happens, so the lumberjack leans forward to have a look with a confused expression his face and the photo is taken. Pulls a face again but decides the last one is good enough.

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CAMERA FOCUSES ON the booth and the lumberjack squeezing out of, CAMERA SHAKES ABIT, collects his photos.

TRACKING SHOT of the lumberjack leaving the shop. 


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