Wednesday 7 November 2012

Script 1

http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/scripts/inspector-george-gently-s5-ep2-gently-with-class.pdf
IGG6. Film 1. PINK AMENDMENTS. 20.03.12 1.

COUNTRY ROAD - NIGHT 1. 01:50 1
A car flashes through the frame. Too fast.
2 EXT. A BEND IN THE RIVER - NIGHT 1. 01:52 2
A hill with a bend and a bridge at the bottom. We hear the
sound of the car approaching on the far side of the hill. Its
beams light up the sky.
3 EXT. COUNTRY ROAD - NIGHT 1. 01:53 3
The car gathers pace as it crests the hill heading away from
us and down towards the bend in the river and the bridge.
CAPTION: NORTHUMBERLAND 1968.
4 EXT. A BEND IN THE RIVER - NIGHT 1. 01:54 4
The car comes downhill towards us. The bend in the road, the
low bridge parapet, the cold water - all arrive too soon for
the unseen DRIVER. A scream of brakes.
5 EXT. THE RIVER - NIGHT 1. 01:55 5
The car is upside down in three feet of water. The still
unseen DRIVER is kicking at the door from the inside. That’s
the only sound in the quiet night. The buckled metal of the
door starts to give way to the blows and it starts to edge
open. We hear a feeble voice, dazed, pleading.
ELLEN (O.S.)
I’m stuck. Help me. I’m stuck.
6 EXT. DURHAM - DAY 2. 10:00 6
An establishing shot of the cathedral on this sunny morning.
7 INT. A DOCTOR’S SURGERY - DAY 2. 10:01 7
GENTLY is having his annual check-up. A stethoscope on his
back, under his vest, as he takes deep breaths, his mind
elsewhere. It’s a nice room. You can see the cathedral
through the window. The stethoscope belongs to DOCTOR ARNOLD.
8 INT. A DOCTOR’S SURGERY - DAY 2. 10:05 8
A few minutes later. GG is tucking in his shirt, replacing
his cufflinks and putting on his jacket as ARNOLD (60)
scribbles notes at his desk.
IGG6. Film 1. PINK AMENDMENTS. 20.03.12 1.
(CONTINUED)

This scrip has a lot of information on the edits which will be show at the start of the tv drama. It tells us how long each edit will last and what each character will say at this time. It also says what time of day each edit will be based on and which day the clip is meant to represent this makes it easy to picture the scene. It tells us what kind of camera shots will take place and a lot of stage directions. All the text is wrote from the left hand side but excluding the margin's and the numbers are in the margin's at either side of the scrip. The important text is wrote in bold so it stands out from the rest of the text.

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