Struggle.

By Isaac Reeder.

Student No: S166317

Fda Visual Media

UCS

Module Screen Writing

00EXT. INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, DAY

A rural and run down industrial estate.

1. WIDESHOT OF LOCATION

We see battered buildings, cracked pavements, over run

grass.

/INT. RED VAN, DAY

2. MIDSHOT OF JED IN VAN DRIVING

JED sits in a battered red van casing the street.

/EXT. STREET, MOMENTS LATER. DAY

3. CLOSE UP OF JED FINISHING CIGARETTE

JED finishes his cigarette, butts it out and moves quickly

towards a BMX chained to a post.

4. MIDSHOT OF JED LEAVING VAN

5. LONG SHOT OF JED STEALING BMX

EXT. STREET, DAY

ALEX appears looking for his BMX, he wears thick black

glasses, a grey hoodie, a navy blue backpack, navy 3/4

shorts and some battered vans.

6. CLOSEUP OF ALEX’S FACE WHEN BIKE STOLEN

ALEX

Shhhhhit (whispered)

7. O.T.S SHOT OF VAN DRIVING OFF WITH BIKE

VAN speeds off down the road.

8. LONGSHOT OF ALEX CHASING THE RED VAN

ALEX notices and gives chase.

/INT. RED VAN, DAY

9. P.O.V SHOT OF JED LOOKING IN CAR MIRROR

JED looks back in his mirror at ALEX and continues driving.

2.

EXT. ROAD, DAY

10. LONGSHOT OF ALEX SPRINTING

ALEX sprints hard and fast, taking short cuts after the van.

11. LONGSHOT OF ALEX SPRINTING

EXT. ALLEY WAY, DAY

12. LONGSHOT OF ALEX SPRINTING DOWN ALLEY WAY

ALEX sprints down an alley way tracking the van.

13. P.O.V SHOT OF RED VAN

Eye balling the van as it turns he turns down the nearest

alley.

14. LONGSHOT OF ALEX SPRINTING DOWN ALLEY WAY

ALEX eventually loses sight of the red van.

15. P.O.V SHOT OF RED VAN GOING OUT OF SIGHT

/INT. RED VAN, DAY

16. P.O.V SHOT OF MIRROR

JED loses sight of ALEX in mirrors and begins to slow down

and drive at ease, puts radio on.

17. P.O.V SHOT OF DASHBOARD, SPEEDOMETER SLOWING DOWN

18. CLOSE UP OF JED DRIVING WITH RADIO IN BACKGROUND

EXT. ROAD, DAY

19. LONGSHOT OF ALEX WALKING OVER BRIDGE

ALEX wonders down road clutching backpack looking lost.

Walks over a bridge and see’s the red van pulled over in the

distance.

20. P.O.V SHOT OF VAN IN DISTANCE

ALEX begins to sprint over the bridge after the van.

21. MIDSHOT OF ALEX RUNNING OFF

3.

/INT. RED VAN, DAY

22. MIDSHOT OF JED WITH FFET UP IN RED VAN SMOKING

JED has his feet up on the dashboard of his red van, smoking

a cigarette, he then spot’s ALEX sprinting down the road

again

23. P.O.V SHOT OF ALEX RUNNING DOWN ROAD IN REAR VAN MIRROR

He puts his keys back in the ignition and rev’s off.

24. MIDSHOT OF JED STARTING UP CAR AND PULLING AWAY

EXT. ROAD, DAY

25. WIDESHOT OF ALEX CHASING RED VAN

Just as ALEX catches up to the van the van starts up and

spins off from its spot

26. LONGSHOT OF VAN PULLING AWAY FROM ALEX’S REACH

Looking around the area ALEX bends over in exhaustion and

breathes heavily, realising he is quite a distance away from

home.

27. MIDSHOT OF ALEX IN EXHAUSTION

28. P.O.V SHOT OF ALEX LOOKING AROUND

ALEX walks away in defeat.

29. LONGSHOT OF ALEX WALKING AWAY

FADE OUT

EXT. CORNER SHOP, DAY

FADE IN

30. MIDSHOT OF ALEX WALKING DOWN ROAD

ALEX spots a skateboard sitting outside of a corner shop

with no one else around.

31. CLOSEUP OF SKATEBOARD

32. CLOSE UP OF ALEX LOOKING AROUND

ALEX creeps towards the skateboard, gives one final look

around and snatches the skateboard from the shop.

33. MIDSHOT OF ALEX WITH SKATEBOARD

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 4.

34. CLOSEUP OF SKATEBOARD BEING SNAGGED

35. LONGSHOT OF ALEX PLACING BOARD ON FLOOR WHILST RUNNING

AND ATTEMPTING TO SKATE

ALEX doesn’t know how to ride a skateboard, owner comes out

the shop and see’s ALEX trying to ride away, catches him.

36. MIDSHOT OF SKATEBOARDER COMING OUT OF SHOP AND SEEING

ALEX ON HIS BOARD

SKATEBOARDER

Little fucker, oi!

37. O.T.S SHOT OF SKATEBOARDER CHASING AFTER ALEX

ALEX hears the owner and franticly moves his feet, getting

caught up he trips over the board and awaits the arrival of

the skateboarder.

38. LONGSHOT OF ALEX SKATING

39. CLOSEUP OF FEET GETTING IN A TANGLE

40. LONGSHOT OF ALEX FALLING OFF SKATEBOARD

Receiving a beating from the skateboarder who then skates

off, he gets up realising his glasses have been broken in

the scuffle.

41. P.O.V SHOT OF SKATEBOARDER BEATING UP ALEX

42. O.T.S SHOT OF SKATEBOARDER SKATING OFF

ALEX dusts himself off and looks at his watch.

43. MIDSHOT OF ALEX GETTING UP

44. EXTREME CLOSE UP OF WATCH

The time says 3:20.

45. CLOSE UP OF ALEX FACE

ALEX sighs and begins his long walk home after admitting

defeat.

46. WIDESHOT OF ALEX WALKING OFF DOWN THE ROAD

FADE OUT