Could we possibly use the comments function to have a discussion about this script so we can try and get a final draft finished by the end of this evening. Thanks
Nick
THE STREETS RUN RED
There is a black screen and we hear a gun shot. Nothing else is heard for a few seconds.
Voice-Over: How did I get here?
We hear sirens start to fade in and so does the screen into a fast motion track into a dark, damp corner where we end up in an over shoulder shot of a tall man in a coat standing over another man on the ground. The surroundings are an old city rooftop, we can see large industrial fans rotating nearby and it is dark, the only light source from small lamps on the walls nearby. During this the music builds up with some very fast strings into a very grand chord when we reach the OTS shot. The tall man is wearing a trilby hat and is holding a revolver. The man on the ground has a gun shot wound near his heart, his hair is messy and his tie is wonky. It is obvious there has been some sort of struggle. The standing man goes to put his gun away. The music is now very calm and atmospheric.
We cut to an ECU of the gun being put in his holster/pocket and see his arm start to move up his coat.
Voice-Over: Here in the filthy, desolate…
We then cut to a MS of the man pulling a rose out of his jacket pocket.
Voice-Over: …Back alleys of this…
We then go back to the OTS shot and see him drop the rose which we can safely assume from general stereotypes is his calling card.
Voice-Over: God forsaken town.
We cut to an ECU downwards track of the rose falling which will be in slow motion. Over this there are titles appearing in the corners of the screen. The music is slowly but surely building up.
We get a Low Angle, LS of the killer from the man on the floor’s perspective and his face is difficult to see due to the lighting.
Voice-Over: Shot, in cold blood…
We go back to the OTS shot and see the villain lift up his foot to stamp on his victim.
Voice-Over: …by a man I no longer know.
As the foot comes down on the word “know” we cut to a close-up of the victim’s face as he cringes in agony. We can tell that the villain is stepping on his wound showing no remorse or mercy in his shooting. We go back to the Low angle LS of the killer and see him turn and start to walk off screen.
We now get a low angle wide shot of the pathway that the villain is walking down. We see him walking off away from the camera.
Voice-Over: It’s late…
On the word “Late” we change to a side-on LS from behind the industrial fans looking across at the villain walking.
Voice-Over: …the disease ridden rodents…
On the word “Rodents” we cut to a high angle VLS, from a few stories up in the building nearby looking down on the villain walking away past a staircase. He continues until he turns a corner.
Voice-Over: …have scurried back to the gutters from whence they came.
We see a LS of the villain turning a corner and entering a stairwell and then cut to another LS of him walking towards a lift. We get a CU of his finger pressing the button then change to a MCU of his head as he stares at the numbers above the lift awaiting its arrival. Over this the voice-over continues. As he enters the building the sirens fade out slightly but the music continues to build up.
Voice-Over: Their sinful ways have driven me to insanity, to the depths of hell itself.
We see the lift doors open from a LS looking at the villain’s back and he enters the lift. The door’s close. We cut to inside the lift where we can hear the mechanics working as the lift ascends and then cut to a MS of his chest where he reaches into a pocket to check if he has any cigarettes. We get a High angle OTS shot as he looks into an empty packet and puts them away again. Over this the voice-over continues.
Voice-Over: He should have listened. Can’t he see his destructive ways have brought about his own demise?
We cut to a MLS of outside the lift doors on a new floor and as they open he walks out.
Voice-Over: One thing’s for certain…
He exits the room and is now outside in a car park (VLS from far off). He walks in the direction of the camera and then turns right, the camera pans to follow him as he goes to the edge to look over. The music has almost got to a frenzy now of dissonance and very odd synthesized noises. The sirens are getting ever loud becoming almost disorientating.
Voice-Over: …as long as I’m alive…
We cut to a MLS where we track his movements as he looks over the edge and then gasps in astonishment. We track past him and look over the edge down to the dark corner to find the corner empty. The music comes to a stunning climax and suddenly without warning stops.
Voice-Over: …THE STREETS RUN RED!
The music now goes into a furious theme which is very fast paced to represent the fight that follows. We pan back to suddenly find our protagonist behind him who grabs the villain and shoves him against a wall. We cut to an OTS shot from behind the protagonist and see the villain struggling against the wall. We then cut to a VCU similar to the third shot of the film but this time he is trying to retrieve his gun, but we see the protagonist’s hand go in there and grab his wrist.
We go to a MLS of the two from side-on and the villain head butts the protagonist making him fall to the ground. We cut quickly to a high angle MLS of the protagonist on the floor and then to a low angle MLS of the villain. The villain pulls out the gun and the screen suddenly goes blank. At the very same instant there is the sound of a gun shot. The music yet again stops without warning.
There is silence again except for the sirens which carry on as the title logo “THE STREETS RUN RED” fades and zooms on the screen and then the sirens and title slowly fade to black.
END
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