A Spotlight on Darla Leigh Pittman Rodgers: Aaron Rodgers' Mother
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1. St. Paul’s Catholic College
Unit G324: Advanced Portfolio in Media
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Name of Production: Thorn Lane
Group Members (Full names):
Sarah Hutton
Nathan Cordero
Ridgeway Mazvimavi
Charlene Fernandes
Key- * - Means area for potential shots
# - Make note of /IDEA
BOLD Italics – Very important
Bride- Eva
Groom-Marcus
Best Man- Zach
BridesmaidsVeronica and Anna
<Look in to ReelSEO on You tube>
Random shots to place within the trailer
- Mid shot of bride getting ready in front of mirror
- Close up of makeup + ECU Lipstick
- Bride looking guilty with hand on stomach in the preparation room.
- A rose on the
- SHOT OF THE BRIDE TEXTING ZACH NEEDS TO BE PLACED
SOMEWHERE IN THIS SCRIPT.
Scene: 1
Character name: Bride - Eva
Shot type/Camera Angle: Establishing shot / Static camera
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music: Piano beginning
Action: Eva near a car or church doors, contemplating whether to attend, since its an
establishing shot, no facial features will be seen. Body language will be closed off, with
a hesitation at door.
2. Scene: 2
Character name: Veronica and Anna – Bridesmaids
Shot type/Camera Angle: Tracking Mid shot of aisle (few secs)
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music: Piano beginning
Action: The bridesmaids walking down the aisle with flowers, side by side.
Scene: 3
Character name: N/A
Shot type/Camera Angle: POV shot of Bride,
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music: “When your dreams all fail, and the ones we hail,
are the worst of all…”
Action: Camera moving forward (through doors and curtains?) as if the bride, looking
at all the crowd in the church. All characters looking at the back of church as ‘Bride’
enters.
*any shots of shoes emerging from curtains?
Scene: 4
Character name: Eva
Shot type/Camera Angle: Wide/Long shot from the alter to back of church
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music: “...And the bloods run stale”
Action: Bride pauses at the aisle, looking unsure and scared. She holds a bouquet of
flowers. Petals falling? Doors still open
*ECU of petals on ground?
Scene: 5
Character name: Eva
Shot type/Camera Angle: Extreme close up ( cut in ) of ring or Medium shot of bride
with the emphasis on ring.
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music: “I wanna hide the truth…”
Action: Eva nervously moving engagement ring on ring finger?
*Manicured nails in focus/ or fake nails- to show how fake this wedding is.
*Lighting changes? Low key lighting if possible to show the concealment of truth
Scene: 6
Character name: Eva + crowd + Marcus
3. Shot type/Camera Angle: Long shot from back of church can see Marcus’ face and
Eva’s back.
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music: “… I wanna…”
Action: Slow walk down the aisle towards Marcus and priest at alter
Scene: 7
Character name: Eva
Shot type/Camera Angle: Frontal shot of Eva- Close up of Face
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music: “…shelter you …”
Action: Face turned to Left ( then right? )looking worried and scared.
*”But with the Beast inside”- shot of hand (with ring) on baby bump
Scene: 8
Character name: Crowd antagonists ( more girls? )
Shot type/Camera Angle: Camera stationed in aisle facing left- Mid shot of group
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music: “There’s nowhere we can hide”
Action: The antagonists tearing up pictures of Eva and Best man – Zach. Cruel facial
expressions- Varying from Distaste to Sympathy to downright Hostility ( * the one
holing images perhaps?)
*ECU high angle looking down on images on ground
*Cut-away to a flashback of the antagonist peeking on a moment between Eva and
Zach?
Scene: 9
Character name: Eva and Marcus
Shot type/Camera Angle: Tracking backwards- two in shot of Marcus and Eva. Also
camera should capture some of best man as well.
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music: “No matter what we breed”
Action: Eva comes to stand next to Marcus ( still below platform ) Looks at Marcus
Scene: 9.5
Shot type/Camera Angle : OTS shot to the best man
Scene:10
Character name: Zach
Shot type/Camera Angle: Mid to Close up
4. Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music: ”..We still are made of greed”
Action: Watching the Bride and Groom with Envy and resentment, eyes roving up and
down. Jaw clenched. Looking very uncomfortable.
*Close up of Bride and Groom briefly touching hands?
Scene: 10.5
Shot type/Camera angle: Mid shot- looking down the church between the bride and
grooms faces.
# Faces blurred – either Eva and Marcus or the rest of the church, depending on what
we are trying to portray.
Scene: 11
Character name: Eva
Shot type/Camera Angle: Cuts to a Close up of Bride watching the best man – another
OTS?
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music: This is my kingdom come
Action: Shaking head ( in regret? In denial? In plea that he doesn’t say anything of
their affair?) As watches the Best man near the Groom
Scene: 11.5
Shot type/Camera Angle: Mid shot high angle looking down.
Action: Best man looking away guiltily
*2-in-shot of bride and Groom -Mouthing of the words “ I do” ?
Scene:12
Character name: Zach
Shot type/Camera Angle: Cuts to a mid shot of the ring being pulled out of a pocket
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music: This is my kingdom come
Action: Ring being pulled out
Scene: 13
Character name: N/A
Shot type/Camera Angle: Close up / Tracking shot of the ring moving from the hands
of Zach to Marcus
5. Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music: When you feel my heat
Action: Ring being passed on reluctantly from Zack to Marcus
Scene:14
Character name: Marcus
Shot type/Camera Angle: Mid shot facing Marcus
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music: Look into my eyes
Action: Marcus looking down in concentration and then staring ( at Eva - viewers
cannot fully see) at his New wife as he place the ring on her finger.
Scene:15
Character name: Marcus and Eva
Shot type/Camera Angle: Low angle close up
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music: It's where my demons hide
Action: ring slipping on and hands joined
Scene: 16
Character name: Eva and Marcus
Shot type/Camera Angle: Cuts to a High angle Mid shot
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music: It's where my demons hide
Action: Couple leans in for kiss
(FADES OUT)
Scene : 17
Character name: N/A
Shot type/Camera Angle: Wide shot or Pan? Establishes the change of setting
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music: Don't get too close
Action: Everyone at Reception, laughing & drinking.
*Break the frame, by having guests walking around in front of camera (very short)
to show the upcoming break in marriage.
Scene : 18
Character name: Zach
Shot type/Camera Angle: Pan and mid shot to close?
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music: It's dark inside
Action: The camera stops on Zach (to his face) who pulls out his phone and checks his
messages, his brow furrows and his face registers shock, betrayal and then anger.
6. # To match the lyrics, a dark tinge to the surrounding after this scene
# Editing; Text message in air (Like Sherlock)or an OTS shot of phone
Scene : 19
Character name: Zach & others
Shot type/Camera Angle: From mid to wide, to take in the other characters around
Zach
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music: Change to BOOSH?
Action: Zach pushes aggressively away from the table, knocking his chair over in the
process, drawing gasps from his neighbors, he then sends a look of disgust towards
the bride.
Scene: 20
Character name: Zach
Shot type/Camera Angle: Tracking his departure (facing from front or back?)
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music: Booosh
Action: Angry purposeful strides to the door
Scene:21
Character name: Marcus
Shot type/Camera Angle: high angle looking down Midshot
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music: BOOSH
Action: Confused Groom pushes out to follow but catches a view of the phone and
picks it up. In the corner of frame a panicked bride?
*POV (Marcus) shot of the door and phone, moving to focus on phone- reflecting his
gaze.
Scene:22
Character name: Eva
Shot type/Camera Angle: Side Close up
Voiceover/Non-Diegetic Music: BOOOSH
Action: Panic on face as she views the phone in her hubbys hands
*ECU of nails digging in to the table
Scene 23: Quick Close up cut to Marcus’ face (ANGRY) to Brides face (GULITY) and to
other confused faces of guests.
Scene 24: Cutaway to dying petal on ground of church aisle?
FINI