shooting script {2nd draft}

“Straight Edge” – Alisia Belov and Yashna Lotun

Draft 2 – 06/03/12

Shot No.

Location Shot Type

Angle Movement Length Dialogue Music & Sound Effects

Description of Action

Actors Equipment

1 Graphic 4 secs none Production logo fades in and then flashes out on a black background

2 Graphic 8 secs Voiceover saying what's on the screen

none Dictionary style definition of the term straight edge in white typography on the centre of the screen and on a black background

3 High road

Mid/Long Shot

High angle

Handheld 3 secs None Song - Straight Edge

Person sitting on the road, drinking from a bottle of vodka. Ivan walks past the camera.

Alicia Belo, Ivan Agrenich

Camera, tripod, vodka bottle, costume.

4 Close Up

straight Handheld 2 secs none Song - Straight Edge

Shot of Ivan looking uncomfortable, and he walks down street.(camera tracks him for 2 seconds)

Alisia Belov, Ivan Agrenich

Camera, tripod, vodka bottle, costume, headphones

5 Graphic 3 secs Song - Straight Edge

Black background, white Helvetica font, cantered 'IVAN AGRENICH'

6 High road

Mid/Long Shot

Straight Handheld 3 secs None Song - Straight Edge

Side on shot of Ivan as he walk past an alleyway, where two men are in one corner

Ivan Agrenich, Sophie Willison,

Costume, bag of cocaine, roll of money, headphones

Dimitry 7 High

roadExtreme Close Up


Close Up of the drug and money being exchanged

Sophie Willison, Dimitry

Costume, bag of cocaine, roll of money

8 Graphic 3 secs None Song - Straight Edge

Black background, white Helvetica font, cantered 'VIOLET BOGDANOVA'

9 High road

O/S shot Straight Handheld 3 secs None Song - Straight Edge

Ivan walking, man walks past him smoking a cigarette. Man throws away the butt at a crossing where man has already gone, Ivan reaches the crossing

Ivan Agrenich

Cigarette, costume, camera, tripod, headphones

10 High road

Extreme Close Up

Straight Static 2 secs None Song - Straight Edge

side view of the cigarette butt and we see Ivan stamp it out

Ivan Agrenich

Cigarette, costume

11 Graphic 3 secs None Song - Straight Edge

Black background, white Helvetica font, cantered 'HARRY PAYNE'

12 High road

Long shot

Straight Handheld 3 secs none Song - Straight Edge

Camera in front Ivan walking down the street with headphones in

Ivan Agrenich

costume, camera, headphones

13 High road

Close Up

straight Handheld 2 secs None Song - Straight Edge

Bust shot of Ivan's tattoo (chin to chest)

Ivan Agrenich

costume, camera, headphones, tattoo

14 Violet room

Mid shot straight Handheld 4 secs none Ambient/ natural sound

Side shot of Violet half out her window smoking a cigarette.

Violet Bogdanova

Cigarette, costume, camera.

15 High long straight Handheld 3 secs None Song - Side shot of Ivan Ivan costume,

road shot Straight Edge

walking down street Agrenich camera, tattoo, headphones

16 High road

Close Up


Close Up of X tattoo on hand, side on.

Ivan Agrenich

costume, camera, tattoo, headphones

17 Violet room

Mid shot Slightly High

Static 2 secs None Ambient/ natural sound

shot of her from behind sitting at her small table, next to bed, reaches for drugs under mattress

Violet Bogdanova

costume, (fake) drugs, tripod, camera

18 Violet room

Close Up

Slightly High


closer shot of her from behind getting drugs from under her bed

Violet Bogdanova


19 Violet room

mid shot High angle

3 secs Ambient/ natural sound

Sitting at her small table with the drugs, she turns to look at door

Violet Bogdanova


20 Council flat

long shot

straight static 3 secs None Song - Straight Edge

shot of Ivan's back as he goes towards council flat

Ivan Agrenich

costume, tattoo, headphones, camera, tripod

21 Council flat

Extreme Close Up

straight Static 2 secs None Song - Straight Edge

Close Up of his ‘sXe’ neck tattoo

Ivan Agrenich

costume, tattoo, headphones, camera, tripod

22 violet room

straight Static 9 secs None Ambient/ natural sound

Shot of her sitting and taking out the drugs from the packets and laying them out. After 4 seconds she looks

Violet Bogdanova


back, Then at the end of the shot she looks back again.

23 council flat

long/mid-shot

low angle

Static 2 secs None Song - Straight Edge

jogging up the stairs of the council flats

Ivan Agrenich

costume, camera, tripod

24 graphic 5 secs none "Straight Edge" in plain white Helvetica font appears, aligned left on black

25 council flat

O/S high angle

Handheld 2 secs None Foley sound of key turning in lock.

He puts the key into the lock and turns

Ivan Agrenich

costume, camera

26 Violet's Room

mid shot straight Static 2 secs None Foley sound of door opening

She looks back towards door hearing open

Violet Bogdanova


27 Violet's Room

Extreme Close Up

straight Static 2 secs None none Focuses on lines of cocaine on table, brushes away.

Violet Bogdanova


28 Violet's Room

mid shot Straight


Grabs all other bags and puts into the sandwich bag frantically wrapping it up tightly.

Violet Bogdanova

costume, (fake) drugs, sandwich bag, tripod, camera

29 Violet's Room

Close Up

Eye Level/ Straight


from behind her we see her trying to stuff the drugs back under the bed

Violet Bogdanova


30 Violet's Room

mid shot Eye Level/ Straight

handheld 3 secs None Ambient/ natural sound

With her diagonally facing the camera, we have a focus pull of

Violet Bogdanova, Ivan

costume, (fake) drugs, tripod,

her still trying to stuff drugs under bed to Ivan in the doorway.

Agrenich camera

31 Violet's Room

O/S Eye Level/ Straight

steadicam 9 secs "What the fuck is this Mel?" quietly, but angrily

natural sound/ dialogue

From behind of Ivan, he walks in and sees her with the bag of drugs near the bed, camera follows him then moving to be a two shot of him and Violet.

Violet Bogdanova, Ivan Agrenich


32 Violet's Room

Long shot

low angle

Handheld 3 secs "What the fuck?"


Long shot from behind both of them. He throws the drugs behind him towards wall



33 Violet's Room

Close Up

Eye Level/ Straight

Static 4 secs “I trusted you! I fucking trusted you bitch!"


Camera in line with wall and Violet is pushed against the wall by Ivan (hand on her neck)


costume, tripod, camera

34 Violet's Room

O/S High angle

Handheld 2 secs "I-I-I…." natural sound/ dialogue

She starts to justify herself


costume, camera

35 Violet's Room

Close Up

Eye Level/ Straight

Static 3 secs "SHUT UP! HOW COULD- ARGH"


Camera in line with wall, he slams her back and scream in her face.


costume, camera, tripod

36 Violet's Room

Close Up

High angle

Handheld 1 sec None ambient/natural sound

Close Up from his POV looking at Violet, who looks terrified

Violet Bogdanova

costume, camera

37 Violet's Room

Long shot

low angle

Track 5 secs None ambient/natural sound

Turns around in rage, puts hands on head and goes to window

Violet Bogdanova, Ivan

costume, camera

Agrenich total: 120

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