Script for the Detective Angelo

 Hey! Finished writing the script for Detective Angelo! Writing really allowed me to get ideas flowing and look at everything in my head, especially on how I want to film. I did a little storyboarding in the script, here and there, but it's not for sure that I'll be using those techniques, when filming. Here it is: 

Angelo Opening Script 

 

A detective named Angelo is sitting on his desk. He’s stressed. He’s trying to figure out who this notorious serial killer could be. 

A master shot of detective Angelo, sitting at his desk. The camera is behind him. The camera pushes in on him, slowly.  

Camera focuses on his desk, which move horizontally to show stacks of paper.  

Angelo: There’s no way....if he was there before 8:51 pm...how did he have time to go the gas station and get the equipment?  

Various insert shots take place of the papers on desk, which are clues and evidence. 

 

Angelo: No, no...that can’t be it.... (pulls his hair) (Medium close-up, from the side) 

A close-up of detective Angelo’s eyes.  

Insert shots of his wall are also shown, he has maps on his wall showing the location of where the serial killer murdered his victims.  

Angelo: No, no, no....that can’t be it either. Ugh. I’m never going to find this guy. (throws papers off his desk, aggressively.) 

A photo frame drops. Angelo picks it up from the floor, carefully. Dusts it off. He places it back on his desk. He stares at it, sentimentally.  

His partner walks through the door, abruptly.  

Julia: Boss, we got’em, the goon, we got em! 

Angelo: (stands up from his desk) What?! (pause) What do you mean?  

Julia: Busted taillight, off 169th.  the fuzz recognized him as soon as he rolled the window down. 

 

Angelo: Impossible...he’s not stupid enough to get caught...especially because of a busted taillight. (pauses to think) It must be a mistake. It can’t be him.  

Julia: (shrugs) I don’t know, boss. They have him in questioning now. They sent me here to let you know. They know how important this case is to you. You’ve been trying to catch this guy for the past 5 years. Especially since... you know...  

Angelo: Yes, I know... (he turns back and looks at the photo frame, picks it up)  

Julia: (hesitantly) You miss her, boss?  

Angelo: (looks up, smiles melancholically, while looking at the picture frame) Yes...I do. Every day, actually. (looks up at Julia) Well, enough of that. Let’s get going. Time to interview a killer. (smiles) 

Angelo picks up and puts on his fedora hat. He follows Julia out the door.  

Storyboarding Part 1 for Preliminary Task (Fail)

I decided to go with the crime film idea. I shall call it, Detective Angelo (working title).  I want to do something fairly simple that wasn't to complex. This is my first time doing something like this, so hopefully I don't butcher it. 

Ok, well I have part of the storyboard finished. 

This is how I plan to start the scene. 

I am the worst illustrator. I'm actually having trouble storyboarding. It's like I see the images in my head but I'm unable to put it on the paper. I'm going to try a different route and start off with writing a script FIRST and then storyboard. I'm more of a writer then an illustrator. Writing helps me think. My plan right now is to write the script and THEN storyboard. I get my ideas flowing that way. 

Ideas for the Preliminary Task

SCARY MOVIE IDEA FOR PRELIMINARY TASK OPENING : 

The protagonist wakes up in the middle of the night from a nightmare. He hears a weird noise in the kitchen and goes to investigate. He looks over his shoulder to the right and sees nothing. He looks over to the left and sees a little boy playing with his pet bird, who is in a cage. The boy soon disappears from his vision. The protagonist then hears a loud knock at his door. He slowly walks to towards the door and opens it. 

CRIME MOVIE IDEA FOR PRELIMINARY TASK OPENING : 

Audience see a detective stressing over a homicide crime. He's trying to connect the dots, murmuring things to himself, pinning evidence onto his wall, etc. He get's really upset and ends up knocking over a picture frame. He picks up the frame, places it back on his desk, he stares at it sentimentally. His train of thought is interrupted by his partner barging in through the door. His partner says they've caught the culprit. The detective is confused. They continue to converse about the investigation.