LO1: Script

Cal Sugden: A Football Journey

By

Sam Chubb

Keenen Smith

Salik Nawaz

1. INT. ENDCLIFFE PARK. DAY

CAL is doing kick ups in the woods of Endcliffe Park.

“Mistakes… are just the proof

that you’re trying”.

LONG SHOT, HIGH ANGLE

DRAMATIC MUSIC FADES IN

CAL is leaning on a tree in the woods.

MEDIUM CLOSE UP

PANNING

“My name’s Cal Sugden

and I’m a high standard amateur footballer”.

ZOOM IN USING KEYFRAMES

2. INT. CAL’S HOUSE. DAY

KNIFE SLASH SOUND EFFECT

CAL is playing in one of his matches.

“I’ve been playing

football for 15-16 years”.

“I play for the Caribbean FC First Team

in the Saturday County Senior league”.

CAL’S YouTube channel appears on screen.

“I have a YouTube channel

with my mates with over

11,000 subscribers”.

END OF FIGHT BELL RING SOUND EFFECT

SLOW MOTION SOIUND EFFECT

DRAMATIC MUSIC STOPS

3. INT. CAL’S HOUSE. DAY

CAL is looking straight down the camera.

“This is my story”.

MEDIUM CLOSE UP

DRAMATIC MUSIC RETURNS AND INTENSIFIES

Montage of CAL playing football.

TITLE SCREEN = CAL SUGDEN: A FOOTBALL JOURNEY

TEXT GLITCH

MUSIC FADES OUT

4. INT. WALKING TO CAL’S HOUSE (STREET). DAY.

CAMERAMAN asks CAL a question.

CAMERAMAN

“How did you get into

football”?

CAL responds with.

CAL

“His answer…”.

OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT

5. INT. CAL’S HOUSE. DAY.

CAL introduces us to the front of his house and says how long he’s lived there for.

“Introduces us to his

house…”

OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT

6. INT. CAL’S HOUSE .DAY.

CAL takes us inside his house

CAL

“Takes us to his room

with all his football items”.

“Shows us the achievements/trophies

he’s most proud of”.

MEDIUM CLOSE UPS OF CAL’S COLLECTION

CAMERAMAN picks out a trophy.

“How did you win this one”?

CAL lets out a long breath as he tries to remember how he won it.

“How he won and what he

did to win the trophy…”

7. INT. ENDCLIFFE PARK. DAY.

Clips of CAL doing tricks and skills in slow motion.

HIGH ANGLE

LONG SHOTS

8. INT. CAL’S HOUSE. DAY.

CAMERAMAN

“What do your parents think

about your football”.

CAL

Sits down on chair

“His answer…”

MEDIUM CLOSE UP

(Cuts to parents talking about Cal and his football)

CAL’S PARENT/CARERS

“Their responses”.

MEDIUM CLOSE UP

9. INT. CAL’S HOUSE. DAY.

SHOTS + SKILLS – CAL TALKING ABOUT MOTIVATION

“His talk…”

(Cuts to clip of Cal falling)

CAMERA ON FLOOR AS CAL FALLS

THUD SOUND EFFECT AS HE HITS THE GROUND

“Cal talking about

problems/injury trouble

and how it has affected

his footballing career…”

(Cuts between clips of Cal talking to the camera and clips of him playing football but struggling…)

TALKING ENDS AND CUTS TO CAL AND CAMERAMAN LEAVING HOUSE TO GO TO THE FOOTBALL PITCH WHERE CAL PRACTICED ON WHEN HE WAS YOUNGER.

10. EXT. CAL’S HOUSE (OUTSIDE). DAY.

CAL

“We’re going to go up to the

pitches where I can first remember

playing football”.

OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT

“They bring back a lot of memories

 for me and remind me a lot

 of my childhood.

OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT

11. INT. FOOTBALL PITCHES. DAY.

CAL

“Wow..”

   Deep sigh and smiles

OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT

CAMERA MOVES ROUND FROM BACK TO FRONT OF CAL

“It’s kind of surreal coming

back here and imagining

playing when I was younger”.

CAL

12. INT. WALKING TO GOODWIN SPORTS CENTRE. DAY.

“So now we’re going to meet

some of my mates for

a session of football”.

OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT

“We don’t normally do

drills in our own sessions,

only when we’re actually

at proper football practice

would we do drills and

set pieces”.

OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT

“We film tend to do as

many sessions of taking

shots as we can for our

YouTube channel, hence

the tripod and the

camera”. *(Laughs)*

OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT

CAMERAMAN

“Tell us more about your

YouTube channel”.

CAL

“Well we’ve got a channel

called Sheff Shooters

and we have over

11,000 subscribers”.

OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT

We upload montages of all

the best shots and saves

from our sessions”.

OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT

TRAILER OF BEST YOUTUBE CHANNEL MOMENTS

MUSIC OVER THE BEST MOMENTS

CUTS BACK TO WALKING ONTO THE FOOTBALL PITCH

13. INT. GOODWIN SPORTS CENTRE. DAY.

CAL

“I can see them..” (Laughs)

OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT

FRIENDS WAVE IN THE DISTANCE

(CAL AND CAMERAMAN APPROACH THE TEAM)

CAMERA ZOOMS INTO FRIENDS WAVING

FRIEND:

“Yes Cal”.

(Handshake)

OTHER FRIENDS

(Handshakes)

CAMERAMAN (TO CAL’S FRIENDS)

“What do you think of Cal

and his football”?

CAL’S FRIENDS:

“Their responses…”

REWIND TAPE SOUND EFFECT

(End on funny response to

cut to montage of shots

and goals scored at the session).

SHOTS AND GOALS SCORED AT THE SESSION

MUSIC OVER THE SHOTS AND GOALS

LEAVING THE FOOTBALL SESSION

SAYS GOODBYE TO FRIENDS

14. EXT. WALKING OUT FORM GOODWIN SPORTS CENTRE. DAY.

CAMERAMAN

“What are your plans for

the future”?

CAL

“His response…”.

OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT

Cameraman:

“If you could give any

advice to any young

footballers watching this

documentary, what would

you give them”?

CAL

“His response…”.

OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT

15. INT. UNDERGROUND TUNNEL, ARCHER ROAD. DAY.

SKILLS IN THE UNDERGROUND TUNNEL

CAL

“Talking about how to be

the best footballer you can be…”

…but as I said at the start,

mistakes are just the proof

that you’re trying”.

16. INT. CAL’S HOUSE. DAY.

(Cuts back to Cal talking to camera to end the video).

MEDIUM CLOSE UP