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Establishing shot

Close up

Sticking a polaroid picture of a place she has visited to a wall with other photos she has taken on it.

Close up of her face

Wide shot

Stepping back and looking at her pictures then picking up bag.

mid shot

laptop on desk. Girl walks past and turns the screen so we can see that she is looking at a website about abandoned buildings. She closes the laptop.

Tracking mid shot

Walking dog next to fence and talking to her friend on the phone

Girl: I know what I’m doing. I’ve done this before. It isn’t dangerous here anymore. Relax I’ve got Timmy with me

Tracking shot of dog

Wide shot of the girl tying the dog to a fence

Close up of dog barking at her as she walks away.

Close up of hands picking up padlock and close up of her face

mid shot

her legs jumping over a fence

wide shot

girl at entrance of one of the buildings

wide shot of room in darkness

torch switches on as she looks around the room

wide shot of her back as she is exploring and then something flickers past the camera and she turns round alarmed.

mid shot of dog running in

close up of her face looking relieved

tracking shot of her bending down to pat the dog

close up of face

girl: I thought I tied you up

over the shoulder shot

looks out of the tunnel and sees the gate swinging open

hears another sound behind her turns around

long shot of her walking back into tunnel

close up

torch starts flickering and she hits it

POV shot

light flickers back on and she sees a pristine baby blanket and picks it up

mid shot 

dog is scared

mid shot

she starts throwing the tennis ball for the dog

wide shot

dog comes back without the ball

close up tracking

it rolls round the corner

mid shot

she goes to investigate

wide shot

dog runs out

close up

girl: Timmy!

Sighs walks back into tunnel

Close Up

Focus is on dripping water, before being redirected to the girl as she steps in.

Wide Shot

Follows behind the girl’s shoulder as she walks into this room, she’s breathing fairly heavily.

Close Up

Of girl’s face as she looks around.

Wide Shot

The girl hears a sudden crash and she startles, falling over.

Low angle shot

The girl falls to the ground

Cut in

The torch rolls away

Mid-shot

The girl looks out, shocked. Slowly, a thick black liquid drips down onto her face. she touches a hand to her face, looking at her fingers.

Cut In Over the Shoulder Shot

girl looks at the black sludge on her fingers

Mid Shot

 she looks up.

High Angle Shot (Wide Shot)

The girl looks up at something dripping above her. Two feet approach from behind her. The girl slowly looks behind her

Extreme close up of her eyes.

ELLIE GILLINGHAM

AS MEDIA STUDIES BLOG

SCRIPT  SECOND DRAFT

The story follows a girl who is interested in exploring abandoned places. She decides to visit a less explored location against her friend's advice. She goes alone with only her dog, who she ties up outside before she enters the site. Strange things begin to happen as she is exploring the abandoned building and she realises that her friend may have been right. 

SYNOPSIS SECOND DRAFT

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