Archie Williamson's Blog

  ‘12:30? Cool.’ Written By Archie Williamson Directed by Archie Williamson DRAFT 1 16/09/22 Title Sequence Black screen with Directed, featuring, music by credit CUTS FROM BLACK SCREEN TO FIRST SHOT EXT: Afternoon Autumn Day — Sunny day, clear skies, Blackheath common on a bench in the middle of the grass, no roads or cars too near. We see two boys, TOM and BRUCEY sitting on a bench having a conversation. When we cut to a close up shot of them we hear a text notification.   IMESSAGE/WhatsAPP TEXT SOUND   BRUCEY: What's that Tommy boy?  Jaw drops from Tom, excited look on his face Tom: Mate, you’ll never guess who’s just secured a date with Grace… Brucey: Oh shit! When is it? Where are you gonna go — What are you gonna wear mate?!  Brucey is almost more excited than Tom   Tom: She said something about lunch (or cinema) tomorrow afternoon at like 12:30. God knows what I’m gonna wear but it has to be SICK! Dress to impress you know?  Brucey: As always ma...

  REFERENCES Edgar Wright Four Weddings and a Funeral Act 1 - blackheath common Wide angle establishing shot of boys on bench Mid close up of boys on bench  Shot of phone Over the shoulder shot of Tom from Bruce Shot of Tom - low mid close up Mid close up from Tom’s POV of bruce speaking Mid close up from Bruce of Tom replying Reverse shot^ Same shot until last line of dialogue After brucey's line ‘time for celebration’  Toms eyes extreme CU - swift edit after this To Brucey's hands with beer crate to brucey's face in a swift pan CU of hands cheersing beer Black Screen Act 2 Black screen with alarm font ‘12:08’ ECU of Tom’s face on pillow - decanted angle Shot of alarm clock Shot of Toms hand grabbing alarm clock CU of Tom’s face reacting to the Time Mid shot of Tom scrambling out of bed and hurrying out of the shot into the camera How to Make a SnorriCam with a Tripod and Two Belts Over the shoulder shot of Tom in the bathroom looking at the mirror - takes deep breathe f...