Film opening script

KEY:-   DS - diegetic sound                     
            POV - point of view                    
            SRS - shot reverse shot             
            LS - long shot 
            MS - mid-shot
            WS - wide shot
            CU - close-up
            ECU - extreme close-up
            TS - tracking shot

(DS) Music begins to play - fades in from titles to the man opening doors - view of party scene in the background. The time of day is at dusk. 

MAN:- (POV) he opens doors. 
          - (SRS / LS) party scene in background - man walks through the doors. 
          - (MS) he continues walking outside then stops.
          - (WS) he reaches into his pocket and takes out his cigarettes.
          - (CU) he brings cigarette up to his mouth.
          - (ECU / CU) he lights cigarette then inhales.
          - (MS) he exhales and the billing shows up, emerging from the smoke. 

(DS) footsteps of the girl is heard by the man.

          - (CU) side of his face looks up and the eyes are fixed on the girl. 

GIRL:- (MS) from the waist down the girls skirt is seen walking around the corner of a street.

MAN:- (LS) he drops his cigarette on the floor. 
          - (CU) cigarette falls into shot and his feet slowly stubs out the ciggerette and he turns to walk away.
       
GIRL:- (LS / TS from side) she walks down the street and stands under a street lamp, leanig against it. 
          - (MS) she starts to warm herself up by rubbing both her arms, whilst looking around impatiently at the clock. 

MAN:- (LS) he starts to walk down the street then suddenly stops and reaches into his pocket and pulls out a piece of rough paper.
          - (CU) on the paper that has pictures of girls faces on it, each crossed out apart from one, which he gently puts his finger on.
          - (LS) he puts the paper back in his pocket and continues walking. 
          - (TS from front) he continues walking and reaches the corner of the street.
          - (CU) half of his face is behind he  corner of the wall and the other half is shown, looking towards the girl.

GIRL:- (MS) she looks into her hand-mirror to powder her nose.
          - (CU) she tilts the mirror slightly to one side and sees the man behind her.
          - (MS) out of fright she drops the mirror.

(CU / TS) mirror falls to the ground. (slow motion) 

(BLACKOUT)
(FADES IN)

MAN 2:  - (LS) he is on a horse and is looking for his wife and calling her name, 'Beatrice'.
             - (CU) of his face looking worried.
             - (LS) he looks over and sees the mirror lying on the floor, then suddenly jumps off the horse.
             - (CU) of mirror on the floor, then his hand moves into shot to pick it up.
             - (CU) of his face in the broken mirror.
             - (LS) of him jumping back on his horse and galloping into the distance.

(BLACKOUT)