Alan Marshall Bella Edwards Bob Howourth Brian Davis Brenda Cook Carol Chilcott Claude Rimmer David Conn David Glover-Kirk David Parry-Jones David Scott David Talbot faustus group Jack Mundy Jacky Long Joan Clews Joan Goodyear John Vowles Kathy Stewart Kevin Hogan Lizzie Lane Lyn Martin Mary Lansdown Nicholas Selway Peter Sutton Richard Edwards Robert Chapman Robert Tooze Royston Tanner Sarah McGreevy Stephen Canaby This River Winding Tina Kelly Tom Hodson georgeT
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Abbreviations / technical terms

CU = close up
Jib = equipment used to get camera in required position
L = Left
Mid CU = mid / medium close up
MS = mid / medium shot
Mid WS = mid / medium wide shot
Pan = panoramic shot, created by turning the camera from one side to the other
R = Right
Reverse = a shot that takes the opposite point of view from the one before
Slo-mo = slow motion
Track = camera itself moves around during shot
VO = Voice over
WS = wide shot
YBrenda = Young Brenda
Zoom = camera appears to move closer or further away during shot

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SCENE SHOT DESCRIPTION SOUND
9. GARDEN: Exterior day - SUMMER 1 MS jib – YBrenda lies in grass on back, cloud over Birds singing, Gate shutting VO Authoritative Voices –“she’ll never grow..” YBrenda – “Dad always called me his sunshine girl, You are my sunshine girl….” VO Dad – “You are my sunshine girl”
10. SCHOOLROOM WINDOWSILL: Interior day - AUTUMN 1 CU – clear jam jars on windowsill Birds singing, wood sounds, clock ticking
  2 MS – YBrenda painting jam jar purple, Maureen in background with clear jar VO Brenda – poem “they owned the land.. ..right to tell me”
  3 CU – Jar being painted

VO Teacher – “Time to go, time to leave”
  4 CU – Clock ticking; 11am  
11. SCHOOLROOM WINDOWSILL: Interior day - AUTUMN 1 WS – YBrenda & Maureen at windowsill looking at jam jar Birds singing, wood sounds
  2 MS – YBrenda & Maureen reach up & place jar on window, places white flower in, walk out VO Brenda – poem “They owned the land…it would put me back”
  3 CU – Jam jars on window, purple jar in middle  
12. SCHOOLROOM: Interior day - AUTUMN 1 CU – YBrenda doing sums Clock ticking, pens scratching, teachers footsteps, girls whispering, watch tapping
  2 WS – classroom, Teacher walks through, Maureen helping YBrenda VO Brenda – poem “It would upset…but I never got anywhere anyway”
  3 MS – Maureen & YBrenda whispering, YBrenda upset, teacher walks into shot  
  4 CU – Watch tapping  
  5 MS – teacher to YBrenda Teacher – “Are you tired Brenda?…”
  6 MS – YBrenda looks sad up to teacher Kids giggling
  7 WS – classroom, children giggling behind School bell ringing
13. EXTERIOR SCHOOLYARD day (pm)  - AUTUMN 1 WS – Children run out of school door Can drop this Kids running, school bell

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