1. Shooting Script
James is driving down the road.
[LONG SHOT OF THE CAR. CLOSE UP OF JAMES.
OVER-SHOULDER SHOT OF JAMES REVEALING THE ROAD AND
SURROUNDINGS. PANNING MOVEMENT OF THE CAR DRIVING PAST]
He receives a text on his phone and has to decide whether to
read it whilst driving or pull over to read it.
[CLOSE UP OF JAMES, LEADING TO AN EXTREME CLOSE UP OF JAMES]
In a different scene, Ben is introduced. He is walking down
the path, bouncing his ball.
He then starts to cross the road.
[LONG SHOT INTO A MID SHOT. FROM THE SIDE, TRACKING MOVEMENT
OF BEN WALKING ACROSS THE ROAD]
Outcome (1) – James reads his text message whilst driving,
doesn’t see Ben crossing the road and knocks him over.
[MID SHOT OF JAMES – FROM SIDE. LOW ANGLE SHOT OF BEN CROSSING
THE ROAD TOWARDS THE CAMERA. LOW ANGLE SHOT OF CAR. THE CAMERA
REMAINS COMPLETELY STILL – LOCKED OFF. CLOSE UP SHOT OF JAMES]
Visual rewind of the previous actions up until James receives
the text; we now enter two parallel worlds showing different
consequences.
Outcome (2) - James makes the other choice to pull over and
read it.
[MID SHOT – SIDE ON OF JAMES. LOW LEVEL, CLOSE UP SHOT OF THE
WHEEL AS JAMES PULLS UP TO THE CURB. OVER SHOULDER-SHOT
SHOWING BEN IN THE DISTANCE, CROSSING THE ROAD SAFELY]
(2) Ben is shown reaching the other side of the road, holding
his ball in his hands.
[MID SHOT – SIDE ON – TRACKING BEN’S MOVEMENTS]
(2) Ben continues walking home.
[LOW LEVEL, CLOSE UP SHOT OF BEN’S FEET AS HE WALKS – TRACKING
SHOT USED TO FOLLOW HIS ACTIONS]
(1) The police walking to Ben’s house to inform his mother
about what has happened.
[LOW LEVEL, CLOSE UP SHOT OF THE POLICE OFFICER’S FEET AS THEY
WALK – TRACKING SHOT USED TO FOLLOW THEIR ACTIONS]
(2) Ben reaches his house and knocks on the door.
[MID SHOT TRACKING FROM BEHIND, LEADING TO A STATIC CAMERA
SHOT BEHIND BEN AS AN OVER-SHOULDER SHOT]

2. (1) The police officers reach Ben’s house and knock on the
door.
[MID SHOT TRACKING FROM BEHIND, LEADING TO A STATIC CAMERA
SHOT BEHIND THE OFFICERS AS AN OVER-SHOULDER SHOT]
(2) Carol opens the door and smiles as Ben runs into the
house.
[CLOSE UP OF CAROL’S FACE. MID SHOT, PANNING AS BEN RUNS INTO
THE HOUSE]
(1) Carol opens the door to the police officers and lets them
into the house.
[OVER-SHOULDER SHOT OF OFFICERS SHOWING CAROL. MID SHOT
PANNING AS THE OFFICERS WALK PAST CAROL INTO THE HOUSE. CLOSE
UP OF CAROL’S FACE]
(1) Carol sits on one sofa, the police officers on the other
as they tell her that her son has been killed in a road
traffic accident.
[WIDE, ESTABLISHING SHOT]
(1) Carol gets up and walks over to the shelf, picking up a
picture of Ben.
[WIDE SHOT, TRACKING CAROL’S MOVEMENTS]
(1) Carol sits, staring at the picture.
[CLOSE UP SHOT OF THE PICTURE]
(1) Leaving Carol on the sofa, the police officers walk out of
the room and out of the house, leaving Carol on her own.
[CLOSE UP SHOT OF CAROL TRACKING BACKWARDS SHOWING THE
OFFICERS WALKING OUT]
(2) Ben and Carol sitting at the table having dinner.
[WIDE SHOT, FROM OUTSIDE THE WINDOW, LOOKING IN. THE CAMERA
THEN TAKES ITS PLACE INSIDE THE HOUSE USING A MID/WIDE SHOT –
A DOLLY SHOT IS USED ROUND THE TABLE]
(1) Halfway round the table, the camera reveals that Ben isn’t
there and Carol is sat at the table by herself.
[MID/WIDE SHOT – A DOLLY SHOT IS USED ROUND THE TABLE, ENDING
FOCUSED ON CAROL, ALONE]