Coursework Format Pre-Summer Prep Task

Just before we broke up for summer, we were tasked to create a scene based off a given scenario, either in the form of a screenplay or a storyboard, to help us start to consider which approach we wanted to take with our coursework next term. I decide for this task I was going to choose screenplay in order to give myself a small heads up on the proper formatting used to write screenplays. That way, it wouldn't be completely alien to me if I were to choose to write a screenplay next term.

Below is the scenario I chose, followed by my scene; enjoy :)

Task

choose a single bullet point within the scenario you have chosen.

create ONE short scene for your chosen part of the short film following either a screenplay format or a storyboard format.

Scenario 1

§  A character is confined - some sort of imprisonment (psychological, physical). The character makes a decision to escape. The scene ends with his/her discovery of an opportunity for escape that sets up a deadline.

§  The planning and preparations for the escape have been made, but something goes wrong and the character is forced to adjust his plan.

§  Execution of the escape. What happens? Resolution. Did the character escape; is he okay? Was the escape a total success? 

Scene

INT/EXT. JADE’S HOUSE/JADE’S STREET – NIGHT 

      

FADE IN.  

  

POV. JAMIE: The living room is out of focus. We hear the INDISTINCT SOUNDS of a party. JAMIE is sitting on the sofa opposite the living room door. JADE moves to stand in front of Jamie. 

JADE 

(muffled) 

Jamie? 

POV. JAMIE: The Living room and Jade slowly come in to focus, and the SOUNDS of the party slowly become CLEAR. 

JADE 

(shouting over the noise of the party) 

Jamie? Jamie! 

POV. JADE: Jamie is sitting upright, his legs stiff together. His hands are together resting on his lap. He’s staring blankly at nothing. 

JADE (o.s.) 

Are you alright, Jamie? Can I get  

you some water or something? Jamie? 

Jamie, can you hear me? 

From side on, we see Jade click in Jamie’s face. Jamie takes a sharp intake of breath and starts to look around the living room franticly. Jamie stands. 

We are now behind Jamie. Jamie’s BREATHING becomes audible.  

JADE 

Jamie?  

We follow Jamie as he pushes past Jade is haste towards the living room door. 

JADE (o.s.) 

Jamie! 

We follow Jamie as he pushes his way out of the living room and stumbles down the corridor towards the front door. The SOUNDS of the party become MUFFLED again. Jamie’s BREATHING becomes more frantic and we can now HEAR his HEARTBEAT. The front door swims in and out of focus as he reaches it. He pulls the door and stumbles outside into Jade’s street.  

LS of Jade’s house. Jamie stumbles into the road. 

MLS: From side on we see Jamie stumble backwards and find the wall outside Jade’s house. We follow his movement as he sinks down to the pavement. The NOISE of the street and the distant SOUNDS of the party become clearer once more. Jamie puts his head in his hands. He starts CRYING.  

   FADE TO:  

EXT. JADE’STREET. OUTSIDE THE FRONT OF JADE’S HOUSE - MORNING 

LS of the outside of Jade’s house. Jamie is sitting up against the wall in exactly the same position as before. Jade opens her front door and walks to over to Jamie. She then goes back inside. Then she comes out with two cups of tea. Jade goes to Jamie and sinks down to sit next to him. She hands him a cup.  

MS: Jade leans her head on to Jamie's shoulder. Jamie leans his head on Jade's head.  

Jamie 

Thanks for the tea.