General Shooting Script
Of ‘Monroe’ opening sequence
Team: Gabby, Heather, Tatiana, Oleg
I Detective Office
Number of items we need on the first scene.
4 TV monitors (may be we need an extra one)
Lots of printed posters, newspapers and Monroe photos which are look like old one and saved from the 50’s.
One ashtray and the cigarette
1 laptop
One light desk
A pencil case and lots of pens, pencils, highlighters
A lamp bulb which is going to be a key lighting.
A window in office to provide a little of natural lighting.
A bin full of crumpled paper
Video with Monroe performances, her funerals, Marilyn songs and a special sound effects to create an exciting atmosphere
1) The camera is placed right behind the desk and can film office interior. Camera is standing on a tripod to give us a stable picture and the only thing moving is smoke of the cigarette in ashtray. Then we have a slight move to second shot.
2) Camera on a tripod moves to one of TV monitors with her video birthday congratulation to JFK. Sound will be placed separately with a bit effect of oldness like it was played from vinyl. Then, slight move to third frame to the room wall.
3) Slight pan to the posters and photos of Monroe. We move camera on a pan slightly to allow viewers to see all photos of 50’s superstar. After second poster/photo happy music changes to a bit exciting and thrilling to give a perception that there is something wrong and make viewer to worry. Then, slight pan to the next frame
4) After a few seconds we can see another TV monitor with Monroe’s funeral process and American broadcaster voice on the background which will tell about death of the star. Another pan to the fifth frame.
5) On this frame we can see detective’s office again and lots of newspapers and photos of Monroe death investigation and her photos of dead. Thrilling music is still in tact and continues until camera starts to move to the next frame.
6) We see Monroe’s photos and newspapers about her again where she was on a peak of her fame. Music changes to the good-mood and we can guess a first tunes of the song ‘Diamonds are a girls best friends’. Slight pan to the next frame.
7) We see the final TV monitor with Monroe performance in ‘Diamonds are a girls best friends’. We continue to move camera and zoom to exactly establish the TV monitor in the centre of the frame.
8) Wee can see the TV monitor with performance and start to zoom in to the monitor to move from the office to the 50’s real scene.
II 50’s Ball scene
During all Ball scene we need:
Red wall
Red stairs
Pink hearts
Lots of sources of light behind the scene.
1) Camera on a tripod. First frame starts with a low angle and it will underline the main role of Monroe who stands surrounded by fallen men bodies. So such aspects of mis-en-scene as, first of all, Monroe’s pink dress, men are wearing the same black suits and hold big red hearts that they will present to Marilyn. The lighting must to be very bright from behind to light all stage and accentuate all attention on Marilyn actress and her bright pink dress.
2) Dancing scene which performs in a stable frame because of 50’s so we can just pan a frame and zoom it. During this scene titles which shows Director’s, producer, sound director, costume designer appears. And after a dance scene we move to the final part of the opening sequence by zooming out and when we can see that all Ball scene was performed in a studio and we can see Director in his chair and cameraman we hear Director shouts: Cut!
III Filming crew
For scene with filming crew we need:
Old-fashioned camera
Director’s chair
Clapper board
Key lighting.
1) First frame shows us Director and cameraman who look at his viewfinder. The music is slightly fading out and we follow the small conversation between Director and cameraman. (OR if we would not find an old-fashioned camera, a cameraman will be replaced by film assisstant).
2) Second frame jumps to filming crew and their assistants who started to run around and collect red hearts. On the background we can hear Director’s voice who tells ‘Well done, buddies! This was a perfect scene’ Also, we can hear buzz of lots of voices.
3) Camera is slightly zooming out and we can hear Director again ‘Ok, print it. Let’s go to the next scene’. Clapping board claks and screen turns to black. Marilyn song starts to play and the film title ‘Monroe’ appears.
Of ‘Monroe’ opening sequence
Team: Gabby, Heather, Tatiana, Oleg
I Detective Office
Number of items we need on the first scene.
4 TV monitors (may be we need an extra one)
Lots of printed posters, newspapers and Monroe photos which are look like old one and saved from the 50’s.
One ashtray and the cigarette
1 laptop
One light desk
A pencil case and lots of pens, pencils, highlighters
A lamp bulb which is going to be a key lighting.
A window in office to provide a little of natural lighting.
A bin full of crumpled paper
Video with Monroe performances, her funerals, Marilyn songs and a special sound effects to create an exciting atmosphere
1) The camera is placed right behind the desk and can film office interior. Camera is standing on a tripod to give us a stable picture and the only thing moving is smoke of the cigarette in ashtray. Then we have a slight move to second shot.
2) Camera on a tripod moves to one of TV monitors with her video birthday congratulation to JFK. Sound will be placed separately with a bit effect of oldness like it was played from vinyl. Then, slight move to third frame to the room wall.
3) Slight pan to the posters and photos of Monroe. We move camera on a pan slightly to allow viewers to see all photos of 50’s superstar. After second poster/photo happy music changes to a bit exciting and thrilling to give a perception that there is something wrong and make viewer to worry. Then, slight pan to the next frame
4) After a few seconds we can see another TV monitor with Monroe’s funeral process and American broadcaster voice on the background which will tell about death of the star. Another pan to the fifth frame.
5) On this frame we can see detective’s office again and lots of newspapers and photos of Monroe death investigation and her photos of dead. Thrilling music is still in tact and continues until camera starts to move to the next frame.
6) We see Monroe’s photos and newspapers about her again where she was on a peak of her fame. Music changes to the good-mood and we can guess a first tunes of the song ‘Diamonds are a girls best friends’. Slight pan to the next frame.
7) We see the final TV monitor with Monroe performance in ‘Diamonds are a girls best friends’. We continue to move camera and zoom to exactly establish the TV monitor in the centre of the frame.
8) Wee can see the TV monitor with performance and start to zoom in to the monitor to move from the office to the 50’s real scene.
II 50’s Ball scene
During all Ball scene we need:
Red wall
Red stairs
Pink hearts
Lots of sources of light behind the scene.
1) Camera on a tripod. First frame starts with a low angle and it will underline the main role of Monroe who stands surrounded by fallen men bodies. So such aspects of mis-en-scene as, first of all, Monroe’s pink dress, men are wearing the same black suits and hold big red hearts that they will present to Marilyn. The lighting must to be very bright from behind to light all stage and accentuate all attention on Marilyn actress and her bright pink dress.
2) Dancing scene which performs in a stable frame because of 50’s so we can just pan a frame and zoom it. During this scene titles which shows Director’s, producer, sound director, costume designer appears. And after a dance scene we move to the final part of the opening sequence by zooming out and when we can see that all Ball scene was performed in a studio and we can see Director in his chair and cameraman we hear Director shouts: Cut!
III Filming crew
For scene with filming crew we need:
Old-fashioned camera
Director’s chair
Clapper board
Key lighting.
1) First frame shows us Director and cameraman who look at his viewfinder. The music is slightly fading out and we follow the small conversation between Director and cameraman. (OR if we would not find an old-fashioned camera, a cameraman will be replaced by film assisstant).
2) Second frame jumps to filming crew and their assistants who started to run around and collect red hearts. On the background we can hear Director’s voice who tells ‘Well done, buddies! This was a perfect scene’ Also, we can hear buzz of lots of voices.
3) Camera is slightly zooming out and we can hear Director again ‘Ok, print it. Let’s go to the next scene’. Clapping board claks and screen turns to black. Marilyn song starts to play and the film title ‘Monroe’ appears.
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