1. SCRIPT BREAKDOWN SHEET
“The Phoenix”
Cast
• Priest
• Guests at funeral
• Suspect 1 - Joe
• Suspect 2 - Yunus
• Suspect 3 - Jake
Technical equipment
• Video camera to record all
footage
• Tripod – for pan movement
• Steady cam holder – for
tracking movement
• A microphone will be needed in
order to hear the priest talking
at the funeral ceremony in the
background.
Costume
• All the guests must be
wearing black clothing, as it
is tradition that most people
wear black clothing. This will
signify grief and misery and
connotes death and pain,
which represents what the
guests at the funeral, will be
feeling, as they will be upset.
• Toni wearing red lipstick and
wearing white
Props
• No props needed for scene 1
Location
• Feltham Cemetery, Feltham
Transport
• Car
Breakdown Sheet #
Scene #
1
Int / Ext Set:
Shot -2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 17, 18, 33, 34, 43
Day / Night
Day
Pages
Description: A long shot of people at a funeral with people gathered around a
gravestone. This will be filmed during the day as typically funerals take place in
daytime. These scene will also show mid-shots and close ups of the three suspects
and then into close ups.
Location
Graveyard
Studio
2. Notes: On Wednesday 2nd
December, all cast and actors will need to meet at 10:30
in the Feltham cemetery in costume so they are ready to start filming.
Cast
• Girl – Toni
• Suspect 1– Jake
Technical equipment
• Video camera to record all
footage
• Tripod –For panning movement
• A microphone and sound
equipment will be needed in
order to hear the priest talking
at the funeral ceremony in the
background.
Costume
• Suspect 3 will wear a red t-
shirt that connotes anger
• Girl wearing white clothes in
order to signify purity
Props
• Knife
Location
• This scene will be set at a house
in the kitchen
Transport
• Car
Notes: On Wednesday 2nd
December, all cast and actors needed after filming the
scene at Felltham graveyard will be taken to the house to film scene 4 at around
12:30
Breakdown Sheet #
3. Breakdown Sheet #
Scene #
2
Cast
• Girl (victim)
• Suspect 1 (drug dealer)
Technical equipment
• Video camera to record all
footage
• Tripod – for pan movement
• Steady cam holder – for
tracking movement
Costume
• Drug dealer wearing a long
black coat as the colour black
connotes darkness and can
give the audience an enigma
clue (Barthes) that something
bad is about to happen
Props
• Glass of water
• Tablets (drugs)
Location
• House-kitchen
Transport
• Car
Notes:
Meet actors at college in media room at 8:30am Wednesday 2nd
December to
collect camera and equipment needed to film scene and make our way to house
where scene 2 is being filmed. Characters to come in or with costume.
4. Cast
• Toni
• Suspect 2- Yunus
Technical equipment
• Video camera to record all
footage
• Steady camera holder
Costume
• Girl wearing white jeans and
black top
• Suspect 2 wearing jumper
and jeans
Props
• Phone
Location
• The location is in Sunbury just
by the path next to the river
Transport
• Car
Breakdown Sheet #
Scene #
3
Int / Ext
Ext
Set: Path long side the river Day / Night
Day
Pages
4
Description: Yunus, who is one of the suspects that supposedly caused the girl to
commit suicide by having an affair with someone else, is walking down the path
with Toni who is the main character and she finds out that he is cheating on her.
Location
River
Studio
5. Notes:
The scene is taken whilst the characters are walking, so the camera is constantly
moving with them. So to keep the camera steady we are going to use a steady
camera holder.
Cast
• Toni
• Suspect 2- Yunus
• Suspect 3 – Jake
• Suspect 1 - Joe
Technical equipment
• Video camera to record all
footage
• Steady camera holder for
tracking movement
Costume
• Girl wearing white jeans and
black top with red lipstick on
• Suspect 1,2 and 3 wearing
black / dark clothing
Props
• Phone
Location
• An alleyway
Transport
• Car
Breakdown Sheet #
Scene #
5
Int / Ext
Ext
Set:
Shot – 15, 29, 30, 31, 41, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 50, 51, 53
Day / Night
Day
Pages
Description: This scene will feature close ups on suspects feet running and a long
shot as suspect 2 follows the girl and she tries to get away
Location
Alleyway
Studio
6. Notes: Meet actors at college in media room at 8:30am Wednesday 9th
December
to collect camera and equipment needed to film scene and make our way to
Sunbury River. Characters to come in or with costume.
7. Notes: Meet actors at college in media room at 8:30am Wednesday 9th
December
to collect camera and equipment needed to film scene and make our way to
Sunbury River. Characters to come in or with costume.
