Draft Script

A Deathly Affair Genre: Conspiracy Thriller Set in an expensive mansion in Surrey, with large chandeliers, famous paintings framed and lots gold connotations in mise-en-scene, such as cushion, picture frames and wall lamps. 1) Extreme close ups on a letter of suicide, zooming into certain words which will slowly turn into credits through special effects, transitioning between each shot with bright flashes (approximately 5 varied shots) 2) From the last extreme close up of the letter the shot slowly zooms out to reveal a middle aged women’s hand (nails pained red to symbolize danger) writing the letter – credits appearing one at a time around the letter 3) A mid shot of her feet (wearing Louis Vuitton shoes) walking towards the balcony on the stair case and following her feet to a dead body of a middle aged man (wearing a tuxedo) with a large gash on his forehead – credits appearing one at a time in the scene 4) A close-up of my mouth saying ‘awww’ in a twisted patronizing way. – credits appearing one at a time in the scene 5) A eye-line match from the women’s to the body 6) A close up shot on the women folding the letter up and putting it in the man’s side tuxedo pocket and the pen which she wrote the letter with in his front pocket – credits appearing one at a time in the scene 7) Next shot is a wide shot from the back of the women walking down the stairs slowly with her hand gracefully ken on the banister. (lighting is going to be from the large front door, therefore showing her in a silhouette form) – credits appearing one at a time in the scene 8) An extreme wide shot of the door shutting– credits appearing one at a time in the scene 9) An extreme close up of the dead man’s eyes and zooming into the pupil transitioning to a black screen where the title will appear ‘A Deathly affair’.