Film Trailer Script 1st Draft

Media Studies: Film Trailer

[The screen remains black where all that is head is a ticking noise, it then cuts to the source of the ticking noise, a close-up of a watch with a gun behind it, it stays there for 3 seconds before cutting to a close-up of Hayden in deep thought, it then cuts back to the watch, Hayden’s hand picks it up so he can look at it, he then grabs his gun and stands up]

[Ominous techno music begins playing]

[A Long-shot of Hayden walking down the street, cuts to a mid-shot]

Hayden: [Voice-Over] My name is Hayden Armstrong [Long Shot of him getting into a car] I’m a weapon designed by the government [A worms eye view behind the car driving away, then cuts to night time with the car stopping in front of a building] I’m assigned to assassinate wanted criminals [Cuts to him fighting a criminal, fast paced editing and mid-shots to close-ups] they’re considered dangerous…[Hayden throws the criminal onto the floor, we then get a POV from the criminal as he looks down the barrel of a gun]…I’m worse [Gun shot as a bright flash as it cuts to black]

[Music begins getting slightly more upbeat]

[An establishing shot of a government building]

Scientist: [Voice-Over] we’re working on a new experiment [Cuts to close-up of the Scientist] we’re sending our absolute best back in time [Montage of Hayden approaching a target and killing him as the Scientist speaks] finding criminals that we weren’t able to stop, and killing them [Cuts back to the scientist] simple enough [Cuts to close-up of Hayden listening]

[Music gets more intense]

[Mid-Shot of Hayden’s torso and arm as he checks his watch, the camera then tilts up to his face where he is stood against a wall]

Scientist: [Behind the camera] alright, transporting in 3…2…1…

[A bright flash then cuts to black for a few seconds, then an extreme close-up of Hayden as he wakes up lying on the ground, followed by a low angle shot of him sitting up and looking off into the distance, then a long shot of what he was staring at, the town below as he stands up and looks down at it]

Government Official: [Voice-Over] your mission is to hunt down seven men [Over the Shoulder Shot of one of the targets with Hayden behind him walking up to him] and kill them [Low Angle of Hayden as he hits the target in the head and falls down] [Cuts to night time, in an office with a close-up of another target is sat behind a desk when Hayden’s hand appears and grabs the target by the throat and brings him down] Agreeing to this mission means a great sacrifice for the greater good [Long-Shot of Hayden punching the target in the face, then a close-up of his hand as he pulls a knife out of his pocket]

[Close-Up of Target #2 with blood on his face]

Target #2: you think that we’re the enemies? [Close-Up of Hayden] you don’t have a clue to what they’re really up to [Target #2’s hand grabs onto the desk, followed by a close-up of his hand as he touches a remote control and a close-up of Hayden as he looks up and sees a bright light]

[Credits listing “From Rian Johnson, Director of Looper & Brick”]

[Close-Up of the Government Official on the phone]

Government Official: I don’t care how you do it! [Cuts to a mid-shot of Hayden running as fast as he can] I want that traitor found [Long-Shot of Hayden running and a car turns into the road and chases him] and I want him killed!

[Credits listing “And the Producers of Inception”]

[Montage of Action scenes, firstly Hayden fighting an assassin with a knife and then catching the knife, followed by Hayden in a car and doing a hard turn, Hayden pulling out a gun, An assassin grabbing him and throwing him against a wall, the scientist running down a hall and Hayden holding a gun against a woman’s head and the montage stops]

Woman: if you think that you can beat them…you’re wrong

[Montage continues, Credits listing the stars “James Rhys-Connor” followed by Hayden pulling out a knife and stabbing someone “Bruce Burton” and shows the scientist typing on a computer and then a different shot of him staring off into the distance “Quinn Pacey” shows the woman walking down a hall, then a shot of her kicking someone in the face “And Terry Lawson” and the montage ends with the Government Official]

[Close-Up of The Government Official sat at a desk talking to Hayden]

Government Official: you should know, agreeing to this mission, one way or another…you’re not coming back

[Close-Up of Hayden and he simply nods his head]

[Ends with three credit screens, the first saying the title of the film (still thinking of one), one saying “coming soon” and then a second with all the production credits, both screens with the studio companies at the bottom]

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