Script

The first major starting point of our film opening was our script, also known as a screenplay; it features lines of dialogue and directions for a film's characters, as well as camera movements and shots, e.g. panning, point-of-view shot. The script, which was written by my partner Amirah will be used when filming our opening so that we can effectively direct the actors playing the characters.
We had to remember to keep the script short so that the opening's duration would not be longer than two minutes, so I removed the protagonist's dialogue and the fighting parts, replacing it with the discovery of the jewel theft and the protagonist running out to see who stole it.

Script

Agent O’Connor is pacing up and down the corridor, staying close to the door, where the jewel is kept, like they are protecting it. They look tired; they look up at the clock to check the time. Enter the villain, Alex. First shot shows them slowly walking towards where Agent O’Connor is pacing. They are slightly crouched down, trying to hide themselves from O’Connor.

Alex throws a tennis ball across the floor, in front of O’Connor, to try and get their attention. O’Connor sees the ball roll across the floor in front of them. They immediately look around to see where it came from, a confused look on their face as they search the room for answers.

Agent O’Connor moves away from the door, and slowly goes after the tennis ball, to inspect it and get a better look. They turn a corner as they walk away, we can see them reaching down to pick up the ball. As they are doing so, the villain makes a move for it; they head towards the room where the jewel is kept.

Alex opens the door slowly, and looks around before entering at a slightly quicker pace. Alex moves towards the object, a pleased look on their face, showing how happy they are, as they have the jewel in their reach, literally. Alex puts down their bat, and reaches and takes the jewel and in a hurried manner, puts it into their bag.

As they are zipping up their bag, they pause; they hear a noise from outside the door. Alex turns around to see what’s going on. The camera cuts back to the spy and we see Agent O’Connor getting up after they have picked up the tennis ball and heading back towards the door, with the ball in their hand.

O’Connor notices that the door has been left slightly open, and, again with a confused expression on their face, they go inside to try and investigate. They walk into the room only to notice that the jewel is missing, from where they had left it. They have a shocked expression on their face.

Whilst O’Connor has their back to the villain, Alex sneaks past behind him fast. But as they leave, O’Connor notices something moving behind them so they turn around to see a glimpse of someone running away.

O’Connor then quickly runs out after them. We see mid-shots of the Agents feet as they run out of the door.

End of scene one