SCRIPT+-+Bahrain

**//Jackie, Jerry. Matthew//** **//[]//**
 * __HUMAN RIGHTS in Bahrain__**

// Fade in from black: // A camera pan shows protestors acting for the end of a communist government, in the streets with signs displaying peaceful acts. [Signs, indiscernible chants]
 * 1. EXT. CITYHALL COURTYARD - DAY **

Camera zooms into a handful of the signs that are explain their purpose of the protest. Signs include : //fall of the king, fall of government, the investagation of the death of the protestors//

Camera flies over city hall into a window through a house.

// Zoom into house // A woman sits in a chair, peering outside through a crack in her blinds. //*Screams in the distance//
 * 2. INT. HOME - NIGHT **

// Music becomes suspenseful // Camera cuts and zooms on from bird’s eye view (helicopter style)

//*A chopper is distinctly heard//

// ~Zoom in to darkness : // Citizens (Black stick figures) are being beaten with batons by the police (Black figures with blue hats & riot shields). Trucking shot made to give a close up from street level of the activities.
 * 3. EXT. STREETS - NIGHT **

Dolly zoom made on one fight presenting brutality of the police and the citizen that is not retaliating. // ~Slow motion, blur, // A concise definition of brutality melts in from the blur, the words are shakey and sharp. The sound of fighting is heard in the background //*Screams in the background, no music, wind//

Camera focuses and tilts back up into the apartment and fades

Woman now hugging a child, she is afraid and sad.
 * 4. BACK TO HOME **

//The screen blurs with increasing speed and sad music begins//

~ Informative messages appear out of the blur.

~The camera slowly sharpens and zooms in to the woman's face as she begins to tear up.

~The camera follows the tear as it drops slowly from her eyes

**5. EXT. Outside -** **Night** Camera cuts to a man approaching his car holding a sign just as the music begins to climax

A group of police enter.

The police detain the man and bring him to a room.

The man is beat with batons, words referring to the protest splash outwards in contact with the batons and the man's body.

The music quiets, though the sadness and misery of the tune remain.

The camera fades back to the tear falling as the music neutralizes.

**6. EXT. GRAVEYARD - DAY** Camera fades to a woman at a cemetery mourning the death of a loved one as the music returns. The police is on scene and the woman looks towards the police in fear.

//*Gun shot (echo) as the music ends.//

The camera fades to the tear, still falling. The music return with increase in tempo.

The woman is left on the street, motionless as more brutality and violence occurs around her.
 * 7. EXT. STREETS - DAY**

The camera cuts to the tear just as it splashes on the floor.

The TEAR arises and levitates forming an orb, the camera zooms until the orb encloses the whole frame

REVERSE - BACK TO STREETS // *sound cue, sharp, strong - it urges the viewer's attention: something similar to 528491 from the Inception OST starting from 0:59 // The homeless woman stands up as if she just fell down and walks away.

// ~cloud effect for transition //

REVERSE - BACK TO CEMETARY The graveyard empties of the funeral and birds fly in.

Sun shines into camera for transition

**8.** BACK TO GARAGE Reverse: The man is walking in reverse after exiting the police station, bruises fade Not Reverse: Man enters car as he would've normally done and returns home to his wife and child. Child runs into dad's arm for a sort of reunion.

Man and wife embrace.

EXT. COURTYARD – DAY The protesters continue to fight day to day and eventually win the battle as the egyptians have // sounds of ranting added //

Cheers everywhere. //sounds of cheer added//

Blurs close to white, but characters are still in view slightly in the background.

"How can you help to make this into reality?" "How can you save the lives of future victims?"

Sorry guys, my internet was dysfunctional all night so I couldn't save my changes.
 * Note from Matthew*

It's okay Matthew, we understand!
 * Note from Jerry*

http://www.filmschooldirect.com/sample_lessons/sample_lesson_format.htm __**Reference Video for Camera shots:**__ Resident Evil Degeneration Trailer ; zoom effect, 0:53 ; dolly, trucking shot, 1:33
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coming along nicely! **very clever adding video references noting the time**... remind me to mention this to class. : ) Ms. G.
 * good start! **
 * see my comments in the discussion area : ) **
 * Ms. Gulia. **