Script (Director's Edition) Including All Camera Shots

Script:

Brotherhood

Mohamad: Voiceover: Hi I’m Mohamad, and I’m gonna tell you a little story about three step brothers who went to the same school. (A split screen between Me, Rahil & Tarek), wait before you say anything, I know what you're thinking, the answer is we all have different mothers but the same father, I know right. I was the brains of the family, Rahil was the serious one (or at least he thought he was) and Tarek, well Tarek was the clumsy one, and never really knew it. Recently Tarek & Rahil were seriously accused for something they didn’t do; well technically. You see they didn’t mean to make her fall; they were only trying to scare her, or so they told me, they were a little sketchy on the details. Any way, they ended up with the blame, and to get back at the staff, they came to me.

(While this whole voiceover is taking place, there will be various shots of the three of us sitting around and talking.)

(On the blue side bridge on top of the cafeteria, after making sure nobody is anywhere near below, will attempt to drop a plastic cup filled with water whilst having a girl walk towards the cup approximately 20 yards away from danger, when the cup lands she will have the fright of her life and drop to the ground.)

INT 2ND Floor Corridor PA - A Cold Winter's Day

Rahil: are you ready (to Tarek) Shot

- A two shot from behind them looking at the rest of the building in front.

Tarek: yep

- The same shot

Rahil: okay, a..n..d….. NOW!

Tarek: woops.

- High angle shot of Tarek and continues to watch them run away.

EXT On A Bench - A Cold Winter's Day

Mo: okay guys, have we got any ideas?　

- A first person shot of Mo looking at Rahil and Tarek and them looking directly at the camera. (They also give puffs of air to show nothing)

Tarek: what if we got a bat and knocked a teacher over the head with it.

- An over the shoulder shot of both Tarek and Rahil, (Tarek looks to Rahil as he says it so we can see his face.)

Mo: okay your turns over.

- A mid shot (chest and above)

Rahil: I know, what if we stole some important paper work from Ms Tomlinson’s office.

- Over my shoulder looking at the both of them

Mo: actually that’s not a bad idea.

- Over Rahil’s shoulder. (nodding as I approve)

Tarek: I still think my plan would have been better, because at the end of…. (Rahil cuts him)

- A slightly low angle shot with Rahil’s face being visible

Rahil: Shhhhh, no one cares.

- Same shot

voiceover, while this takes place.

INT A Closed Off Room - A Cold Winter's Night

Mo: all right listen up, I’m gonna need you two to go get a long detention for tomorrow night, can you handle that.

- Mid shot (of Mo pointing at them)

Rahil: what do I look like to you?

- A close up of Rahil shot

Tarek: I could do it with my eyes closed.

- A close up of Tarek

Mo: please don’t, please don't.

- A close up

This is followed by the scene where Tarek and Rahil are getting into trouble. (Future)

INT School Corridor - A Cold Winter's Day

Tarek: you know sir, I think that you’re a rubbish teacher.

- High angle shot

Rahil: you know miss, I think that you’re a rubbish teacher.

- Same shot

Miss & Sir: right, you’ve just earned yourself a detention.

(Back to the present)

Me: Yo pay attention (whilst clicking my fingers); I’ve got a programme set up on my phone that can track people within a hundred yards of any building.

- Mid shot (first sentence) Same shot then close up of my phone and programme.

Tarek: cool, where dya get

- Mid shot of him looking down at the phone and then at me.

Mo: Tarek, I work for the CIA.

- Over Tarek’s shoulder

Tarek: for real?

- Over my shoulder

Me: Noooo, you idiot, I got it off some Japanese guy.

- Over Tarek’s shoulder

Rahil: carry on…

- Mid shot

Me: alright these are your headsets to stay in touch (I hand the headsets out), put them on when your teachers leave the room and stay put until I get there.

- Over Tarek’s and Rahil’s shoulder as I give out the headsets and explain.

Rahil: How dya know there gonna leave the room.

- Over my shoulder

Me: jus leave that to me, once I cut the CCTV cameras, we’ll be good to go.

- Low angle

Tarek: won’t they realize what happened?

- Over my shoulder

Mo: this is a school not a bank; It doesn’t matter anyway, by the time they realize there’s a fault; we’ll be long gone.

- Over their shoulders

INT Classroom - A Cold Winter's Night

Tarek: sir, have you ever wandered why the earth spins.

- Over sirs’ shoulder

Sir: shut up Tarek.

- Over Tarek’s shoulder

The camera switches to Rahil looking at his watch in anticipation.

- Camera begins on Ms and pans to Rahil who looks at his watch and jogs his knee

EXT Street Corner - A Cold Winter's Night

The camera switches to me sending a text.

INT Classroom - A Cold WInter's Night

- A tracking id shot of me lowering to the ground outside the school as i reach for something, camera switches to a close up of my hand with a plier cutting something behind some plants.

Mo: CCTV is clear for 15 minutes (into the headset)

- Mid shot of me pulling the phone out and pressing a couple of buttons.

It then switches to Sirs’phone receiving a text, then misses and then a phone on a table which is yet to be revealed.

- First sirs’ phone vibrates then misses, and then the unrevealed phone. Then it goes back to sir picking it up and then Ms again. (Briefly reading and then getting up and leaving the classroom while watched by a panning shot).

They both read the text in a split screen and then again urgently leaving the room.

The camera then switches to Rahil and Tarek putting their headsets on (split screen). As the teachers leave they tell a prefect to guard the door on their way out.

- Long shot of them putting the headphones on as the door bangs. (so they are getting ready before the door even closes) Tarek picks something off of the table that is not quite clear to the audience

INT Corridor _ A Cold Winter's Night

As I walk through the hallway observing my phone, I suddenly jump to the wall as I see the teachers leave the premises.

- A long shot

I then communicate with my brothers and tell them to take out the two guards.

- First person shot of me watching them walk off

Me: there is a guard outside each of your doors, do whatever you have to do to take them out and get back to me.

- Then a mid shot of me telling them what to do

The camera switches to Rahil and then Tark nodding as a form of confirmation.

- Mid shot of Rahil and then of Tarek

Me (Voiceover): Rahil did what I expected him to do and that was to threaten the poor guy with his life, if he didn’t leave immediately and forget what happened.

- A long shot of the guard being taken (whilst pausing halfway for me to speak)

Tarek: and unexpectedly, Tarek thought on his feet for the first time and was able to bribe the guard in order for him to leave.

- Then the same again with Tarek

I will then watch one of the guards run for his life, and the other walk away cheerfully.

- A first person shot of me watching them leave

Rahil: I’m clear.

- Close up of Rahil and holding the earpiece to his ear

Tarek: me too.

- Same shot

Me: okay it’s clear out here, come on out.

- A very long shot (to show that nobody is around.

They both leave cautiously.

- A long shot of both of them leaving at once

We then join up and stand outside the principals office.

- Long shot of us standing outside the door

Rahil: so come on then what you waiting for?

- Over my shoulder

I give a sigh of disbelief.

- A slightly high angle

Me: I did everything according to plan, except for the card.

- Same shot

Rahil: so what now, there’s no way in, we’re screwed.

- High angle of all of us

Tarek: (whistles whilst holding the card).

- Low angle directly below the card dangling down

Me & Rahil: you gangsta.

- Long shot

Tarek: you know me.

- Same shot

INT Principal's Office

Me: you guys find anything.

- High angle of all of us searching (in one continuous shot)

Rahil: no luck here

- Same shot

Tarek: or here

- Same shot

Rahil looks through the draw.

- Same shot

Rahil: bingo.

- Same shot

I then notice the mobile on the table.

- A close up of the phone and me in the background looking puzzled

Me: hang on a minute, if the principals’phone is here….

- High angle shot

Rahil: that means she didn’t get the message.

- Same shot

Tarek: what?

- Same shot

Me: quickly come on, she could be here any minute.

- Same shot

Tarek moves to the door and glances out the window.

- Long shot of Tarek

Tarek: not so much minutes as in seconds.

- Same shot

Me & Tarek: come on.

- Long shot of all of us and Rahil crouched near the cabinet

Rahil: don’t, rush me.

- Low angle looking up at him and us behind

- (Next shot) A handheld view of his hands shaking as he tries to open the cabinet.

Match on action of Ms entering.

Me: yeah you see, I think that tile is gonna fall, don’t you agree.

- High angle from the door looking at us

Tarek & Rahil: yeah yes. (Confused)

- Same shot

I then pull out my phone as if to receive a call, and speak while passing Ms on the way out.

Me: yeah, sir you were completely right, that needs replacing.

- Low angle as we all pass Ms and leave

A face of relief comes across my face as I leave. As we walk down the corridor.

INT Corridor - A Cold Winter's Night

Me: so dya get it?

- Begins as a fairly long shot, and then he reveals as we near, and walk right into the camera to darken it to black

Rahil pulls his shirt up revealing the document, we all give each other five.

Lights Go Out

Mo: Tarek

Rahil: Tarek

Lights Out

Mo: Rahil? Tarek!

I Begin To Run (First Person)

EXT Street - A Cold Winter's Night

Deep Breathing