Audio:
'Should I' by Sir Chloe (2:28) with a 15 second introduction scene before song and 15 second outro narrative shot after song
Characters:
FAITH - main character, changes between serene graveyard surrealist scenes and rock performance and sacrifice scenes - played by Isabella
FLOCK - side character, background of graveyard scenes and sacrifice/guitarist in darker scenes - played by Matthew
DRUMMER - drummer in performance scenes - played by Evan
SISTER - seen sitting with FAITH in graveyard scenes, plays keyboard in performance scenes - played by Becky
Premise:
FAITH, a woman in a black dress/clothing with cross necklaces and earrings/jewellery, sits and stands in a graveyard (Minster Church) lip-syncing to the verses. Just as the chorus begins, she walks behind a church wall and appears in a dark stage with punk-goth makeup on performing the chorus with a band.
Then, the scene returns to the cemetery where FAITH begins sitting and laughing with SISTER, similarly dressed, and also seeing FLOCK, dressed smartly in black. She leaves SISTER to sit next to FLOCK on a bench and eventually drags him by the tie through the same transition as the chorus begins again, a knife seen in her hand and a direct smile to the camera
Before the chorus starts, there is an instrumental where we see closeups of knife running across skin, blood dripping, and a big leather book being read by a painted finger.
This chorus features the same band alongside FAITH covered in blood, FLOCK having his throat slit, and FAITH's mouth covered in blood.
As the chorus repeats for the second time, we see shots of FAITH and SISTER sitting behind a dead FLOCK on the floor, covered in blood, as they wipe blood from their mouths and laugh together.
As the song ends, there is a slow panning shot as FAITH and SISTER leave this scene where FLOCK, assumedly dead, opens his eyes, revealing red irises.
[SCRIPT STARTS]
EXT. GRAVEYARD - DAY
CLOSE UP - ZOOM OUT:
Shot opens on a black vintage corded telephone before following the phone's cord to zoom out to see FAITH, lying on her front in a grassy clearing of the graveyard, twirling the cord in her hands and appearing bored/ in wait, her other hand propping her head up
ZOOM IN - CLOSE UP:
FAITH lets out a sigh and sits up, letting go of the cord and turning to face a CD player to the other side of her, the camera follows her as she turns.
She presses play on the CD player and the song begins.
[SONG STARTS]
After the first beat of the intro, the name of the band and song appear overlayed as a 'title card'.
After the second beat:
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EXT. GRAVEYARD - DAY
FAITH sits in a different patch of grass, holding the telephone receiver to her ear, the telephone body resting on her knee/lap
FAITH
(direct address with camera, blank expression)
You call
FAITH turns her head to face the telephone that was pressed to her ear.
FAITH
I answer
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EXT. GRAVEYARD ENTRANCE - DAY
From a sideways angle, FLOCK walks up to the entrance of the graveyard as "open the door" is sung
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EXT. GRAVEYARD - DAY
FAITH, sitting in the same position as before, turns her head to face the camera, now filming her from a behind-side angle, a pair on black sunglasses that were previously on her head are now on her face, and she pulls them down to look at him
FAITH
(direct address, look of interest, changes to a grin)
I enter
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EXT. GRAVEYARD ENTRANCE - DAY
FLOCK walks up to the camera, looking around the graveyard, carrying a bible and rosaries as "the glow" is sung
FLOCK walks past the camera as "the candour" is sung, revealing FAITH standing behind FLOCK in the background of the shot.
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EXT. GRAVEYARD - DAY
FAITH sits in a different position, more upright
FAITH
(smiling and staring to the left of the camera)
A feeling like-
CUT TO CLOSE UP:
FAITH's hand behind her back/on the grass behind her tightens its grip on a knife as "no other" is sung. The knife is taken away from shot as "if I had-" is sung.
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EXT. GRAVEYARD TREE - DAY
FAITH sits beside a tree with SISTER, the two drinking cans of cola and laughing with each other.
FAITH
(laughing and smiling at SISTER)
Waited, nothing would have happened
Upon "happened", FLOCK walks past the camera, catching FAITH's gaze, his legs cover the camera, causing a cut.
CUT TO CLOSE UP:
Headshot of SISTER whispering into FAITH's ear
FAITH
(deadpan, direct address with camera, smiling on the word "wanted")
Nothing would have gone the way I wanted
As "if I had" is sung, FAITH looks to her left, the camera swinging right to follow her gaze, transitioning into a cut
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EXT. GRAVEYARD BENCH - DAY
Shot of FLOCK sitting on a bench through a compact mirror in FAITH's hand, her face in the top right corner looking through the mirror
FAITH
(look of admiration)
Waited, nothing would have-
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EXT. GRAVEYARD BENCH FROM TREE - DAY
Shot of FLOCK from behind on the bench, a tree in the left third of the shot, a vignette around the shot as "happened, nothing would have"
CUT TO CLOSE UP:
EXT. GRAVEYARD PATH - DAY
Close shot of FAITH dropping a handkerchief in the middle of the path as "gone" is sung
CUT TO EXTREME CLOSE UP:
EXT. GRAVEYARD - DAY
Shot of FLOCK's eye darting from looking left to direct address with the camera as "the" is sung
CUT TO EXTREME CLOSE UP:
EXT. GRAVEYARD - DAY
Shot of FAITH's mouth
FAITH:
Way
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EXT. GRAVEYARD CHURCH WALL - DAY
FAITH walks past the walls of a church, eyes straight ahead and the camera to her side with a smile as "I wanted" is sung, causing a transition
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INT. PERFORMANCE SPACE - NIGHT
FAITH walks in the same direction as before the cut, now wearing a goth-inspired grunge look. She stands in front of two fellow bandmates: DRUMMER, on drums; FLOCK on guitar. FAITH is carrying a microphone and singing. The room is lit by a bathing red light.
FAITH:
(singing passionately and messing up her hair)
I wanna climb inside,
Be someone impolite
FAITH turns to FLOCK and grabs his tie, the camera following them in a side-profile shot as she continues to sing, at him
FAITH:
(snarling at FLOCK)
Wanna eat you alive
FAITH quickly turns to the camera and makes direct address
FAITH:
(exaggerated)
Should I?
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INT. PERFORMANCE SPACE BED - NIGHT
sequence of punchy jump-cuts, first is FAITH lying on her back on a bed as she sings
FAITH:
(direct address)
Should I?
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INT. PERFORMANCE SPACE MIRROR - NIGHT
FAITH stares into a large mirror at herself
FAITH:
(looking at self in mirror)
Should I?
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INT. PERFORMANCE SPACE WALL - NIGHT
Longer shot of FAITH on her knees, the shot encompassing her portrait, as she sings
FAITH:
(unimpressed, bored look at camera)
Should I?
FAITH then stands up and walks to the righthand side of the cameraman, the camera does not follow
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EXT. GRAVEYARD - DAY
FAITH sits with SISTER, the two engaged in conversation. as FAITH sings the first line, SISTER passes her a book from behind them
FAITH:
(looking at CONFIDANTE, smiling)
I answer, to-
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EXT. GRAVEYARD - DAY
Over the shoulder shot of FAITH turning a page in the book as "words I wont" is sung, she then points on the page she turns to as "remember" is sung
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EXT. GRAVEYARD BENCH AND GRASS - DAY
Split screen shots of FAITH and FLOCK. FAITH whips her head up and to the left over her shoulder to make direct address with the camera as she sings, finishing on the word "surrender". FLOCK looks down and then moves his head up on the same word
FAITH:
The slow surrender
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EXT. GRAVEYARD GRASS - DAY
Wide shot of FAITH joining hands with SISTER as she sings
FAITH:
(Direct address with camera)
A feeling like no other
FAITH's smile becomes more and more wicked and twisted and takes the camera in her hand, throwing the lens upwards in a transition as her line ends
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EXT. GRAVEYARD PATH - DAY
Camera rolls down, continuing motion from previous shot. Low angled shot looking up at FAITH as she erratically sings and ruffles her hair/ acts with her hands
FAITH:
(manic direct address downwards)
If I had waited, nothing would have happened, nothing would have-
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EXT. GRAVEYARD - DAY
Triple layered shots of FAITH, then SISTER, then FLOCK's eyes appearing in a vertical stack of three, revealing one after another as "gone", then "way", and then "wanted" are sung
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In prechorus, FAITH from a low looking up angled camera shouts and raves
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Shot of SISTER sneaking a blind fold on FLOCK and raising a pair of scissors
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Goes into chorus similar to before but dragging FLOCK by his tie
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As Chorus continues, switch between shots of FAITH and FLOCK walking and running around the graveyard.
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Capture B-roll footage of the three frolicking in the graveyard and interacting (hand signs, laughing, running etc.)
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Ends with a fade to black, fading back in to an end-card as FLOCK stands up from the floor
