As I have established in previous blogs, me and my partner completed the story board for our final project “The Hornet’s Nest”. Now my film teacher advised the group to create a screen play for the film. However, neither me nor my partner Michel knew how to make a screen play.
So I did as any person would when they don’t know something; I searched it up. After about a full class of research I was able to gather some information on how to write a screenplay. Some of the information that I learned about screenplays was pretty interesting and it will definitely be beneficiary for my final exam. The picture that I put above is an image that I saw online when researching about screenplays and it helped me write my screenplay for my film. After looking at different images I decided to as well look at a video which explained other things on how to write a screenplay and how long they typically are, etc. I’m putting the link to the video below because I think it has some valuable information that could prove useful to others.
My Screenplay, “Hornets Nest”
Hornets Nest Screenplay
Shot One
Time-0:00-0:10
Shot: Closeup to Mid
Sound:
Starts with a close up shot of (Rafael B) face, slowly zooms out of a very serious looking face to a mid shot,then shows him on a bridge looking at his reflection in the water below, then takes his wedding ring off and throws it in the water in anger…
Shot Two
Time-0:10-0:20
Shot: Mid to closeup
Sound:Background sound of hornets to intensify the scene
Shows (Rafael B) sitting on the floor and staring at a hornets nest that has been abandoned, it then slowly zooms from his face closer into the hornets nest and while this is being done there is an edited sound of hornets flying around
Shot Three
Time:0:20-0:35
Shot: Cloesup to Semi Closeup
Sound:There will be no sound to build suspense/tension
Starts with a closeup shot of a family walking in the park, then slowly zooms out to a semi closeup shot to reveal to the audience that (Rafael B) is looking at the family. While doing this he will have a cynical look on his face and he will be thinking evil thoughts.
Shot Four
Time:0:35-0:40
Shot:Closeup
Sound:Loud sound of hornets
Starts with a closeup shot (Rafaeal B) to show to the audience all the emotion in his face and to show how cynical he is
Shot Five
Time:0:40-50
Sound:Clip of hornets nest with them flying around
This will be a clip that will be edited into the film and it will be there to build suspense and tension in the audience
Shot Six
Time:0:50-1:10
Shot:Ultra Wide
Sound:voiceover of main actor
Scene will start as an ultra wide shot and it will show (Rafaeal B) walking up to (Andres M) and killing him
Shot Seven
Time:1:10-1:20
Shot:Mid shot
Sound:Loud footsteps and screaming
It will show (Justin E) running across a field trying to find his lover (Andres M)
Shot Seven
Time:1:25-1:30
Shot:Upper mid shot
Sound:No sound
It will be a shot which is above, will start as a closeup of Andres and it will slowly zoom out to show his whole body on the ground dead and covered in blood
Shot Eight
Time:1:30-1:35
Shot:Closeup
Sound:
It will start with a closeup shot from the ground and in it you will see (Justin E) facial expression as he sees the body of his dead lover
Shot Nine
Time:1:35-1:45
Shot:Mid shot
Sound:Silence transitions to hornets
Starts with a mid shot which will show (Justin E) and (Rafael B) sitting on the same floor from the first scene together and looking up at then transitions to a closeup shot of the abandoned hornets nest
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