The Cellar
1. Close up shot of the girl being taken down the stairs of the cellar with Mary in front of Olivia, camera stays eye level with Olivia so we see her emotion. Mary holds her hand.
2. Medium shot from behind coming down the stairs, see the back of them, see them walking further and further into darkness.
3. Match on action shot of their feet hitting the bottom step.
4. Medium shot of Mary and Olivia reaching the bottom of the stairs.
5. Extreme close up/Match on action shot of Mary’s and Olivias hands as Mary lets go of Olivia’s hand, showing that the bond has been broken.
6. Close up shot of Olivias face with a sad look, her head is tilted up showing her emotion.
7. Medium shot of Mary turning round (face still not shown), Olivia is in the bottom of the shot. This shows Mary leaving Olivia.
8. Medium shot of Mary walking up the stairs from behind, she walks up slowly and calmly.
9. Extreme wide shot of the cellar, showing Olivia at the bottom of the stairs and Mary walking up the stairs (still no face).
10. Extreme close up of Olivias face, showing a tear running down Olivias face.
11. Wide shot from Olivias point of view watching Mary go up the stairs.
12. Birds eye view shot of Mary leaving through the doorway.
13. Medium shot of Mary’s silhouette.
14. Close up of bottom of the cellar door, showing Mary’s shoes, this demonstrates what kind of woman she is as she is wearing high heels, the door shuts.
15. Medium shot of Olivia standing, she looks around.
16. Bird’s eye shot/Extreme wide shot of the cellar, camera moves round as if we are Olivia.
17. Medium shot of Olivia standing up showing her slowly sitting down and curling up into a ball.
18. Match on action shot of Olivia putting her head into her knees. Shot fades into black.
[White writing fades on the black background, ‘5 YEARS LATER’. Text fades after 3 seconds.]
19. Shot fades from black onto older Olivia’s bloody and scarred hand. This shows that she has suffered through the past 5 years.
20. Close up of scars on the neck.
21. Close up of her battered feet.
22. Extreme close up shot of her bloody eye. The camera then zooms in very fast.
[White writing fades on the black background, ‘5 YEARS LATER’. Text fades after 3 seconds.]
19. Shot fades from black onto older Olivia’s bloody and scarred hand. This shows that she has suffered through the past 5 years.
20. Close up of scars on the neck.
21. Close up of her battered feet.
22. Extreme close up shot of her bloody eye. The camera then zooms in very fast.
The Living Room (Flashback)
23. (Black and White) Close up shot of young Olivia’s hand turning on the television.
24. Match on action shot of Olivia’s hand turning on the television.
25. Wide shot of Olivia sitting down to watch the television.
26. Point of view shot from Olivia watching the television (she is watching a violent film)
27. Close up to extreme close up of Olivias face/eyes as she watches, this puts the focus on her eyes as they are widely opened, can tell she is quite stunned as to what she sees.
28. Close up to extreme close up shot going towards the television, the television is getting bigger, creating suspense.
29. Extreme close up of Olivias wide eyes.
30. Extreme close up of the television.
31. Over the shoulder shot of Olivia, her mum walks in (not shown,) Olivias mouth is open as she is shocked.
32. Medium shot of the floor in the doorway with Mary’s shoes and dress in the shot, a plate is dropped on the floor by Mary’s feet, this creates dramatic effect.
33. Shot on the floor of Olivia and Mary’s feet, Mary walks over to Olivia
34. Wide shot of Mary walking over to Olivia and Mary reaching her arm out.
35. Match on action shot of Mary grabbing Olivia’s wrist.
36. Medium shot of Olivia being dragged by Mary with Mary having just exited this shot.
37. Wide shot of Mary and Olivia walking to and approaching the cellar door with Marys hand on Olivia’s wrist, shot from behind.
38. Birds eye view shot of Mary and Olivia approaching the cellar door, Mary uses the other hand to open the door.
39. Match on action shot of Mary’s hand going towards to door handle and opening it.
40. Shot of Olivia and Mary going down the stairs from behind with the door shutting in front of the camera. Shot fades to black.
Character Outlines
Olivia Arc - Innocent 12 year old from strict Christian background. Goes to Sunday school and is a member of the church choir. She always obeys her parents and recites passages from the bible daily. She has very long mousey-brown hair with blonde highlights.
Mary Arc - Strict Christian, she's a typical housewife and expects everything to be perfect. She always wears a dress and apron and refuses to leave the house without her crucifix necklace. She has long brown curly hair and forbids the use of straighteners and make up as they're against God's will and believes you should love the way God made you.
John Arc - Strict Christian priest. Makes the family pray at least twice a day. Only wears his clerics and takes a bible everywhere with him. He is tall, skinny and weedy and always slicks his hair back. He also wears rounded glasses.
Jeffrey Fletcher - Only recently moved into the neighbourhood but has already volunteered for the neighbourhood watch scheme. Comes across as nosey and interfering. The Arc family don't approve as he does not believe in God. He always jokes around and has never been seen without a smile on his face.
Linda Fletcher - Chilled out tomboy. Also not approved of, refuses to wear dressed and believes children should be allowed to play as they're only young once. She is an avid believer that women are equal to men and should not just stay at home.
Character Outlines
Olivia Arc - Innocent 12 year old from strict Christian background. Goes to Sunday school and is a member of the church choir. She always obeys her parents and recites passages from the bible daily. She has very long mousey-brown hair with blonde highlights.
Mary Arc - Strict Christian, she's a typical housewife and expects everything to be perfect. She always wears a dress and apron and refuses to leave the house without her crucifix necklace. She has long brown curly hair and forbids the use of straighteners and make up as they're against God's will and believes you should love the way God made you.
John Arc - Strict Christian priest. Makes the family pray at least twice a day. Only wears his clerics and takes a bible everywhere with him. He is tall, skinny and weedy and always slicks his hair back. He also wears rounded glasses.
Jeffrey Fletcher - Only recently moved into the neighbourhood but has already volunteered for the neighbourhood watch scheme. Comes across as nosey and interfering. The Arc family don't approve as he does not believe in God. He always jokes around and has never been seen without a smile on his face.
Linda Fletcher - Chilled out tomboy. Also not approved of, refuses to wear dressed and believes children should be allowed to play as they're only young once. She is an avid believer that women are equal to men and should not just stay at home.
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