Group 5 First Year Documentary Ren, Lex and Mike

‘My Hero’ Script

Picture Sync/CommSeq: Montage of iconic London scenes e.g. Gherkin, Canary Wharf, London Eye etc.

Comm: London 2014. As the daily hustle & bustle of commuting goes on, something else moves around under the skin of the English capital.

Seq: Fast paced/short cuts of C/Us, pans, tilts, of LoneDon and Strobe, posing as superheroes on street.

Comm: Meet the Real Life Superheroes, who have made it their life’s mission to help those in need. Are they just wannabes, or do they really make a difference to peoples’ lives?

W/S Rain City Superhero Movement (RCSM) members posing on street.

TITLE: My Hero (subject to change)

Seq: W/S LoneDon walking along a street where he lives, intercut with I/V at RCSM meet location.

LoneDon Sync: introduces and describes himself: how old he is, where he lives, what he does for a living etc.

Seq continues: LoneDon’s own videos from Comicon intercut with photos of RCSM.

Comm: LoneDon Knight has been a part of the Real Life Superheroes for X years now, and is the leader of the Rain City Superhero Movement in London.

Seq continues: I/V at RCSM meet location intercut with C/U of the feet of Strobe.

LoneDon Sync: talks about how he came up with the idea of starting the RCSM in London, and other members that have joined him.

ACT: W/S Strobe meeting LoneDon in the RCSM meeting location, greeting each other.

Comm: This is where LoneDon meets up with Strobe and the rest of the Real Life Superheroes operating in this area.

I/V: LoneDon and Strobe at RCSM meeting place intercut with own footage of Strobe at Comicon.

Strobe Sync: introduces himself, talks about how he met LoneDon and joined the RCSM and some of his own past superhero work.

ACT: W/S of other superheroes approaching LoneDon and Strobe, C/U of greeting each other.

Comm: LoneDon and Strobe have recently got in touch with a homeless charity and has volunteered themselves and the rest of the Rain City Superheroes to get involved.

ACT: C/U LoneDon briefing the team on their plan for the day, teams reactions and responses.

LoneDon Sync: So today, we will be doing handouts for the homeless… etc.

ACT: W/S of team setting off from the meeting location.

Comm: After LoneDon has finished briefing the team, they set off on their quest to help the homeless.

I/V: LoneDon walking down a street with the rest of the team, on their way to the homeless shelter.

LoneDon Sync: Why he chose to help the homeless, he used to fight crime but moved on to helping the needy instead.

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Group 5 First Year Documentary Ren, Lex and Mike

ACT: W/S members of the public staring and laughing.

Comm: Unfortunately, not everyone quite understands their rather unique façade.

ACT: W/S Members of the public shouting and making derogatory comments towards the RCSM as they walk by. M/S RCSM members’ reactions.

Sync: Members of the public heckling.

I/V: Strobe walking down the street. Strobe Sync: Talks about how regularly this happens to them.

I/V: LoneDon walking down street intercut with W/S of members of the public staring in their direction.

LoneDon Sync: Why they wear costumes, what they get from wearing costume, how they think members of the public feel about it.

I/V: Members of the public, intercut with W/S of the RCSM walking down the street.

Member of the public Sync: What they think of their costumes, and whether they think their costume reflects the charitable work they do.

ACT: W/S of homeless shelter, C/U over the shoulder of RCSM approaching the homeless shelter and going inside.

Comm: The Rain City Superheroes reach their destination; the X homeless shelter.

ACT: Inside the homeless shelter, intercutting between C/U of staff serving and the homeless eating, chatting, laughing etc.

Strobe Sync: talks about how he feels about helping the homeless.

I/V: Strobe outside homeless shelter. Strobe Sync: talks about how getting involved in the RCSM has impacted him and his life.

ACT: Homeless person being handed a blanket by an RSCM member.

Homeless person Sync: what they think of RCSM, whether they’ve made a difference to their life or not.

I/V: Homeless person sitting inside. Homeless person Sync: what they think of their costumes, and if they think it reflects what they do.

ACT: M/S RCSM leaving homeless shelter.

Comm: The homeless shelter has closed, so the superheroes call it a day.

ACT: W/S RCSM walking away from the camera in a row.

LoneDon Sync: talking about the day, its success, its drawbacks i.e. being heckled by members of the public.

I/V: LoneDon sitting on a bench alone. LoneDon Sync: talks about what he gets from helping those in need and how it’s shaped him to become a better person.

Closing credits N/A

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