Planning for Final Task: Scripts

               

             Opening Sequence Script

                 Dialogue and Sound ONLY

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Scene 1
    - [Alarm]
    - [Videos playing in background]
    - Girl (V.O.): "Why do I even try" [Phone shuts off]
    - No dialogue
    - [Makeup tutorial audio] 
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Scene 2
    - No dialogue 
    - Girl (V.O.): "Wow...looks like this isn't an option"
    - [Laptop shutting]
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Scene 3
    - Girl: "UGH! I can't do this anymore!"
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Scene 4
    - [Radio]
    - Boy: "You look down, are you okay?"
    - Girl: "Yes, I'm fine. I'm just tired."
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Scene 5
    - [Ocean waves]
    - Boy: "Come on, let's get in the water."
    - Girl: "I'll be there in a second!"
    - No dialogue 
    - [Notification] 
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Scene 6
    - No dialogue
    - Boy (V.O.): "You can't let that stuff get to you."
    - Girl: "I don't."
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Scene 7
    - No dialogue 
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Scene 8
    - No dialogue
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    - Girl (V.O.) "It's not worth it."
    - No dialogue 
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Scene 9
    - No dialogue 
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    - Girl (V.O.): "It will never get better." 
    - [Phone slams]
    - No dialogue
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Scene 10
    - No dialogue 
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Scene 11
    - No dialogue
    - Girl: "What is wrong with me?"
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Scene 12
    - No dialogue 
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Scene 13
    - No dialogue 
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Scene 14
    - [Scissors cutting]
    - Girl: "Oh. My. Gosh. What did I just do?"
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Scene 15
    - No dialogue 
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Scene 16
    - Girl (V.O.): "I couldn't even begin to explain where this all started. I never got bullied when I was younger. Was it because I was prettier? Was it because people were just nicer?"
    - Girl (V.O.): "Look how happy I looked. I had no problems to worry about, the nicest friends, and I was never sad. What changed?"
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    - Girl: "Hey guys... It's me. I am making this video because I don't want anyone else to feel how I feel. I never understood why I get the mean comments I do, or what I did to deserve them. Just know, every comment means something, and does hurt people. If you're watching this, just be aware and mindful of what you say."
    - No dialogue 
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Scene 17
    - No dialogue 
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Scene 18
    - No dialogue 
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Scene 19 
    - No dialogue 
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Scene 20 
    - Girl: "Should I even do this... Will it even make me feel better?"
    - Boy: " What are you doing?! You are stronger than this!"
    - No dialogue 
  

                          Shooting Script 

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Scene 1
    - Diegetic sound: Alarm wakes up the girl sleeping.
    - The girl roles over to retrieve her phone to go on social media, but gets sad from the comments being received and questions why she tries.
    - Non-Diegetic sound: Soft music starts playing.
    - The girl gets up to look in the mirror, and compares to models she sees on social media.
    - Diegetic sound: Makeup tutorial starts playing as the girl tries to follow it. 
    - Lighting: Soft light from the sunrise. 
    - The girl feels pretty and decides to take a picture to post. 
    - The girl checks to see the negative comments on her recent post, and begins to feel sad. 
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Scene 2
    - The girl walks to her kitchen table and sits down with a laptop.
    - The girl searches how much it is for plastic surgery, but quickly realizes how expensive and unrealistic this is.
    - Diegetic sound: The laptop slams shut as the girl becomes upset.
    - Non-Diegetic: Soft music playing 
    - Lighting: Bright light from sunlight and chandelier. 
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Scene 3
    - Diegetic sound: The girl exclaims she can't take the criticism anymore as she cries. 
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Scene 4
    - The girl looks out the window, noticeably sad. 
    - The boy looks worried for the girl. 
    - Non-Diegetic sound: Boy asks girl if she is okay, and she replies with yes.
    - Non-Diegetic sound: Radio
    - Lighting: Warm lighting from sun through window. 
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Scene 5
    - The girl and boy arrive at the beach, but she is insecure of what people think about her body, so she hesitates to get in the water. 
    - The boy runs to the water wondering if the girl will join him.
    - The girl cheers up and takes a picture at the beach.
    - The girl sees notifications that make her sad, so the boy takes the phone away. 
    - Non-diegetic: The waves of the ocean
    - Non-diegetic: Phone notifications
    - Diegetic: The boy asking the girl to get in the water with him, and the girl saying she will in a second. 
    - Lighting: Sunshine
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Scene 6
    - The girl is on the way back home, still sad about the comments from her post. 
    - Non-diegetic: The boy tells the girl she can't let the bullying get to her. 
    - Lighting: Warm lighting from sun through window. 
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Scene 7
    - The girl stares at her front door
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Scene 8
    - The girl walks in the house and goes towards the kitchen. 
    - The girl goes to the medicine shelf and stares at the bottles of medicine, and grabs one off the shelf. After looking at it she puts it back. 
    - Non-Diegetic: The girl thinks to herself that it isn't worth it 
    - Lighting:Soft lighting from windows. 
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Scene 9
    - The girl goes back to her room and looks at herself in the mirror to boost her confidence. 
    - The girl takes a picture captioned "Last Picture", but checks her comments to see people did not care. 
    - The girl gets mad and trashes her room, throws her phone and clothes everywhere. 
    - Non-Diegetic: The girl tells herself the bullying will not get better. 
    - Diegetic: Objects being thrown around the room
    - Lighting: Soft light from window blocked by blinds. 
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Scene 10 
    - The girl storms out of the room and goes into the bathroom crying. 
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Scene 11
    - The girl assesses herself in the mirror to try to make herself feel prettier. She questions her confidence and beauty. 
    - Diegetic: The girl asks herself what is wrong with her. 
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Scene 12
    - The girl runs to the kitchen to grab scissors
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Scene 13
    - The girl walks back to the bathroom with the scissors in hand.
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Scene 14
    - The girl starts to cut her hair in hope of it making her feel better. 
    - Non-diegetic: The scissors cutting hair.
    - Diegetic: The girl stares in shock asking what she just did. 
    - Lighting: Warm light from dimmed lights. 
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Scene 15 
    - Feeling a bit better, the girl goes back to her room. 
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Scene 16
    - The girl lays on her bed, thinking about when she became "ugly" and why she is treated badly. 
    - The girl starts to look back at old photos of when she was happy. 
    - The girl decides that it is best for her to delete all social media off her phone, and starts to clean the mess she made earlier. 
    - After cleaning, the girl decides to make a video on how bullying has affected her and made her feel. She warns people of how their actions can really hurt someone, and advises them to think before they comment or say something negative. 
    - The girl gets dressed up to make herself feel better
    - Non-Diegetic: The girl thinks about when she was happy while looking through photos   
    - Diegetic: The girl makes a video about her feelings
    - Lighting: Soft lighting from Sunshine blocked by blinds. 
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Scene 17
    - The girl starts to walk towards the kitchen
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Scene 18
    - The girl grabs the medicine bottle from off of the shelf, and takes some out. 
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Scene 19
    - The girl brings the medicine into her bedroom. 
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Scene 20 
    - The girl contemplates taking the medicine while sitting on the bed. 
    - The boy is knocking at the front door waiting to come in. 
    - The girl ignores the boy trying to enter, still in deep thought.
    - The boy walks into the room and smacks the medicine out of the girls hand. 
    - Non-diegetic: Knocking, ambulance noises. 
    - Diegetic: The girl asking herself if she should take the medicine.
    - Diegetic: The boy asking the girl what she is doing and telling her she is stronger than this. 
    - Lighting: Soft light from sunshine blocked by blinds. 




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