My Opening Sequence Script & Story Board - The 5th Day

Neo-noir thriller movie script- The 5^th Day   by Hannah Constantine

[Establishing shot] A range of exterior shots of country lanes from a moving car, dark gloomy weather matches the non-diegetic soundtrack. Quick cuts between the cameras angles help fit the conventions of a thriller, building a mysterious atmosphere. The car slows down before coming to a stop. The soundtrack fades but does not go silent.

[INT. Car] Pan shot from the establishing shot to an over the shoulder shot of the female victim character- Amelia Smith. She is on the phone to a break down car service but is having difficulty with signal.

Amelia [in regards to the phone] Hello… Yes… Yes, I’m still here. No Wait! What... No. I can’t here you, you’re breaking up… Hello! [Takes phone away from her ear with a sigh of frustration]

[Close up shot of phone showing no signal]

Amelia [Sarcasm] Oh this is perfect, just great.

[Mid-shot side view of Amelia reaching for the car door]

[EXT. The road]

[Long shot showing Amelia walking away from the car towards the camera]

[tracking Close up shot of Amelia’s legs through the grass]

Amelia [grumbling] just great, I had better find signal out here…

[Diegetic snapping sound, most likely a twig]

[Close up shot of victim’s feet]

Amelia [afraid] hello, is somebody out there?

[Slow tilt shot from the victim’s feet to face]

This isn’t funny, who’s out here?

[Quick black screen]

Non-diegetic soundtrack stops

[Int. Detective Greg Grey’s Bed room] shot showing Grey sleeping uneasily, non-diegetic sounds of war, guns firing.


Sound of phone ringing

[Close up of mobile phone showing Captain Reid Calling, Greg reaches for the phone]

[Mid shot of answering the phone]

Greg [Sleep weary] you’ve got Detective Grey… uh huh, wait what? When was the body found? [Waking up slightly- sounds more alert]

[Pan shot of room whilst on the phone ending on wide shot of Greg]

 You’ve got to be kidding me, is it the same guy? Uh huh, yes. Give me half an hour

[Close up shot of his feet as he goes to step up from bed] shows empty bottle of vodka and a trilby hat.

[Int. bathroom]

[Close up of water tap as hands turn them on] diegetic sound of a shower running in the background.

[Over the shoulder mid shot of Grey whist looking through a medicine cabinet] he reaches for a bottle of pills

[close up of the pills showing them to be aspirin and Xanax]