Script For Preliminary Film

Camera shows a close up of Stephen…

1 .Stephen: I’m going to ask you one more time… (Hands file over to Alex)

Mid shot, Match on action on folder being passed

2. Alex: Listen, I’m telling you everything I know…

Stephen cuts in midway through Alex’s sentence, tilts up to head/shoulders.

3. Stephen: You have two options, (Over the shoulder shot), now you either tell me the truth or I’m going to have to call my associate (Places hand on walky talky) 

Shot reverse shot

Alex: Please… I’m innocent.

Shot reverse shot

Stephen: Send him in… (Picks up walky talky, extreme close-up on walky talky)

4. (Alex looks worried as he turns slowly towards the door as ‘Mr Small’ enters)

5. Extreme close up of door handle, mid shot of Alex. 

6. Cameron is blurred out in the background.

 7. Stephen: This here is Mr Small.

8. (Cameron places his hand on Alex’s shoulder, Alex begins to look worried)

(Close up on Alex’s face)

 Stephen: You seem like a nice guy so I’m going to give you one final chance. (Mid shot on Stephen) If you don’t comply (Camera tilts up at Mr Small), then my associate gets to ask the questions. 

Alex: Please, i'm innocent.

Stephen: Okay, he's all yours...

9.Alex: Fine… fine, I’ll tell you everything, I did it okay? (Point of view shot) Could I just have a glass of water?

Shot reverse shot

Stephen: You chose correctly. (Mid shot on Stephen), Mr Small, get this guy a glass water, I think we’re in for a long night…

Shot reverse shot

(Camera fades out on a bird’s-eye view of Alex and Stephen…)