Script - One night, One life - Alice Nutter

 

 One Night, One Life Script:

Scene 1:

A long shot panning of the street with Ash and Darcy zooming past on their bikes, then we cut to a long shot straight on to Ash and Darcy on their bikes, down the street with their hands in the air screaming “wohooo” laughing and generally being happy. The voice over takes place in this scene with Ash saying “I may look happy now but this wasn’t me 24 hours ago…”   We pan upwards to the sky and rewind into a fade transition (Fades to black) which then provides a smooth transition to the next scene.

Scene2:

At the front door of Ash’s house. Cuts to Mid shot of Ash opening the door and then to a close up of Ash’s face putting her earphones into her ears. Then the music begins to play. Finally you then see her closing the door and beginning her journey to college.

Scene 3:

 As she is walking to college we cut to a close up of ash’s feet walking to the end of her drive. Followed by another voice over of Ash saying;

“I’m Ash and… I’m an Art student at Longsands sixth form.”

Whilst the voice over is taking place you have a long shot of Ash walking past the camera on her way to college;

“I would say that I’m the dullest person you will ever have the misfortune of meeting, sorry about that…”

Followed by a birds eye view shot of Ash kicking a can and a credit will appear where that can once was, another Mid shot of Ash’s continuation of walking to College.  

 “You know that unpopular kid that everyone considers a weirdo, yeah that’s me,”

 We then cut to a long shot that’s pans Ash crossing a road, An Extreme long shot of Ash walking into the college grounds and surrounded by cars and students this is where she will meet Darcy and the voice over pauses and Darcy shouts “Ash!” whilst waving at her, voice over starts again where it left off.

“That girl you just saw that’s Darcy, I hate everyone with the exception of one person and that’s her. At age 14 I was diagnosed with major depression disorder and Darcy was the only one there to help me through it.”

  Followed by a midshot of Ash smiling at Darcy but it looks forced almost like it’s hard to smile its actually hurting her to smile.

 “College… well that’s another story,”

Whilst Ash and Darcy are walking past the camera into college.

Scene 4:

Mid shot /Long shot panning of Darcy and Ash walking down the corridor to class (As it pans it turns form a long shot into a mid-shot.) The voice over continues;

  “The schools queen bitch Helen spread the news and ever since then my life has been hell.”

 Mid shot of Hellen leaning against the wall saying

“Oh smile today won’t you” In a sarcastic tone.  Carry on with Ash’s voice over. Whilst there is a long shot of Darcy and Ash walking pat Hellen both of them being agitated from her comment.

 “Teachers on my back every second, I soon realised that you have three types of teachers when it comes to news like mine, the ones who just stay away, the ones who try to help but just make it 10 times worse and the ones who simply don’t care”  Mid shot/ Long shot of Ash and Darcy walking into class.

Long shot of Ash walking into the centre of the class room as the voice over continues.

“Art class has always been my reason to keep going.  There is something therapeutic about painting or drawing you heart out on a blank white page, ruining something so fresh.”

Cuts to a close up of Ash’s face from behind the screen (Her face starts off blurred but eventually becomes focused.)  Silence a break in the voice over to emphasise the significance of this moment. 

Cuts to a close up of the board showing the competition to the audience.

“Another competition to add the endless failed activities he desperately wants us to be involved in. Little did I know that this competition would change my life.”

End of Opening sequence.