Script

'Loving Someone'- The 1975

by

ASA Productions

FADE FROM BLACK

00:00

EXT: Outside a church – The weather is overcast. There is little greenery outside the church and a long pavement leading to the door.

Establishing long shot of church. 

CUT TO 0:06

INT: Inside a church – The church has long aisles with chairs on either side. A large stage is at the front of the church and stained glass windows on either side. The room is dimly lit, and completely empty. This will create an ominous atmosphere.

Establishing long shot of church aisles.

CUT TO 0:10

Yeah, you should be loving someone

Oh, oh, loving someone

Yeah, you should be loving someone

Oh, oh, loving someone

Yeah, you should be

INT: Dark room with black background. Room will not be shown due to extreme close up shots. 

Extreme close up of various peoples faces, which transition through cuts. High key lighting on face. Face changes after each 'loving someone’ in song.

CUT TO 0:32

EXT: Outside a church - The weather is overcast. There is little greenery outside the church and a long pavement leading to the door. 

Tracking low angle long shot of three teenagers walking towards the front of the church. There are no other people around, creating an eerie atmosphere.

CUT TO 0:34

Extreme close up of teenager opening door to church.

CUT TO 0:37

Low angle long shot of the three teenagers entering the church, shot from behind them.

CUT TO 0:40

INT: Inside church – The church is empty and a little light is shining in through the stained glass window as the teenagers enter.

Teenagers walk into church in a low angle tracking shot, shot from in front of them. They are looking around, then gather at the front of the church.

CUT TO 0:42

Extreme close up of the side of Jason’s face. He is standing still, then peers towards the camera.

FADE FROM BLACK: 

EXT: Hampden Square – Night time, setting is dark and the lights from cars on the street can be seen in the background. 

My heart is telling me the telly isn't telling me anything

I need but it needs to keep you selling me

Jason is sitting on a bench outside the shop. He is seen smoking a cigarette.

Besides celebrities lacking in integrity

Holding up the status quo instead of showing your kids

Extreme close up of smoke from the cigarette is seen to go up in the air. The shot the reverses at a higher speed, and the smoke moves backwards in the air.

CUT TO 0:49 

Low angle mid shot of Jason walking towards the front door of Londis.

CUT TO 0:52 

That they matter, who're you gonna buy up next

Keep hold of their necks and keep selling them sex

It's better if we keep them perplexed

Point of view shot of Jason pushing the door open and entering.

INT: Londis – The light of the shop contrasts the darkness from outside. The shop has one customer in it, who is distracting the shopkeeper due to an argument. The atmosphere is tense.

Point of view shot, looking towards the shopkeeper, who is arguing with a customer. 

CUT TO 0:56

It's better if we make them want the opposite sex

And this drives drunk through criminal minds

And you camp out beside where your man resides

Mid shot of Jason walking towards the alcohol section in the shop, shot from behind him.

CUT TO 1:00

Close up of Jason reaching out for a bottle of vodka, the placing it inside his jacket.

CUT TO 1:11

You're not slow, it's just never been shown

That you should

Be loving someone

Jason then leaves the shop, shown through a mid shot of him opening the door and walking out, shot from behind.

FADE FROM BLACK: 1:15

Oh, oh, loving someone

Yeah, you should be loving someone

INT: Inside church – Teenagers are walking around inside church. The atmosphere is exciting as the teenagers explore their surroundings.

Mid shot of teenagers walking down the aisle of church, looking around.

CUT TO: 1:21 

Oh, oh, loving someone

Oh, oh

Long shot of teenagers continuing to walk. This shot will allow the audience to see the size of the church for the first time, including the stained glass windows and rows of chairs.

CUT TO 1:26

Mid shot of teenagers at front of church, looking out at the chairs. They are sitting down, relaxed as we realise that these teenagers are friends.

CUT TO 1:30

Extreme close up of Anna who is addressing the camera, flicking her hair and smiling. The shot ends when she looks directly at the camera.

FADE FROM BLACK: 1:36

We're all human, we're just like you man

We're sentient, we're something

INT: Bedroom – only bed is shown. Bed has white bed sheets and multi-coloured fairy lights on them.

Establishing shot of bedroom, extreme close up of Christmas, multi-coloured lights on a bed. 

CUT TO: 1:40

EXT: Roadside

Long shot - Anna is standing on street corner, and a car is approaching from a distance. 

CUT TO 1:42

Close up of Anna’s feet, as the car approaches and stops next to her. The door then opens and she get in the car. 

CUT TO 1:47

Close up of Anna in the car, shot from behind the male driver. 

CUT TO 1:49

INT: Inside Bedroom – The room is dark and the bed is filled with fairy lights. The scene will follow the male and female into the room where the female will be taken advantage of.

You know I can't really remember, whatever

We shouldn't have people afloat

If it was safer underground, we wouldn't be on a boat

Extreme close up of Anna leading a male up stairs.

CUT TO 1:52

High angle close up of Anna being wrapped in multicoloured lights by the male.

CUT TO 1:56 

Birds eye shot on Anna lying on a bed, wrapped in multicoloured lights.

CUT TO 1:57 

Shot of telepathy, exploiting insecurities, and preying on the purity

Of grief and its simplicity but I know that maybe I'm too scared to call

Even Guy Debord needed spectacles, you see

Extreme close up of Anna’s neck, followed by the male coming into the shot, then pushing his hand against her neck.

CUT TO 1:59 

Match on action - Extreme close up of Anna’s hand gripping the bed sheets.

CUT TO 2:03

High angle close up of Anna looking down, with mulicoloured lights wrapped around her. 

CUT TO 2:04

I'm the Greek economy of cashing intellectual cheques

And now I'm trying to progress, but instead of selling sex

And I think I should be

Close up point of view shot of a plug being switched off by a male hand. The shot is sped up. 

CUT TO 2:06 

Previous high angle shot of Anna looking down as the lights switch off. She then looks up, towards the camera. 

FADE TO BLACK 2:08 

FADE FROM BLACK:

Loving someone

Oh, oh, loving someone

Yeah, you should be loving someone

INT: Inside church. The atmosphere is relaxed as the teenagers begin to have fun and explore. 

Tracking shot following Anna running after Yioda in a game of ‘it’. 

CUT TO 2:12

Close up of Yioda brushing past a bible and knocking it over. Anna then also runs past the bible failing to notice it.

CUT TO 2:15

Oh, oh, loving someone

Yeah, you should be loving someone

Close up of Yioda on the stage, imitating a priest. She is throwing her arms in the air, [pretending to give a sermon. 

CUT TO 2:22

Oh, oh, loving someone

Yeah, you should be loving someone

Close up of Anna and Jason laughing at and mocking Yioda. They imitate her actions, while laughing.

CUT TO 2:30

Oh, oh, loving someone

Yeah, you should be

Yioda brings her arms down, and addresses the camera. Her facial expression becomes more serious as she does this. 

FADE FROM BLACK 2:51

She blazed about how

'Cultural language is an operation system

A simple interface rendered feeble and listless

Extreme close up high angle shop of a mobile being held by Yioda. She is receiving messages on Facebook, calling her ‘slut’ and telling her ‘to die’

CUT TO 2:55

Extreme close up of Yioda’s eye, from eye level.

CUT TO 2:57

High angle close up of Yioda’s hair in the bath. The bath water is red in colour.

CUT TO 3:05 

When tested with a divinity or a true understanding

Of the human condition

I never did understand - the duality of art and reality

High angle extreme close up tracking shot of Yioda’s hand moving up her arm, which is submerged in a bath.

CUT TO 3:10

Eye level mid shot of a projection of images depicting catwalks and news articles on top of Yioda, who is being projected on.

CUT TO 3:16

Living life and treating it as such but with a certain disconnect

To touch that cajoles at the artist with comfort and abandon

And between the spires and rolling roofs of the white city

High angle over the shoulder shot of Facebook messages, continuing to tell Yioda to ‘die’.

CUT TO 3:20

High angle, behind the head shot of Yioda in the bath. 

CUT TO 3:26

That orange, English light cast only one, singular shadow

For you are not beside but within me

High angle mid shot of Yioda submerging herself into the red bath water.

CUT TO 3:28 

Extreme close up of Yioda’s hand floating in the red bath water. 

FADE FROM BLACK 3:31

Loving someone

Oh, oh, loving someone

INT: Church – shot from the front of the church. Teenagers discover bible, which they open.

Long shot of church and Yioda and Jason run into shot from behind the camera. They continue to run down the aisle.

CUT TO 3:36

Mid shot - Jason finding a room at the back of the church. He appears excited and calls the other in by waving hi arm.

CUT TO 3:40

Yeah, you should be loving someone

Oh, oh, loving someone

Yeah, you should be loving someone

Mid shot - Teenagers enter the room, one at a time. Jason is standing by a book, which they all surround. They appear surprised, yet confused. 

CUT TO 3:45

Extreme close up of book being opened by Jason. A light appears to emit from the book. 

CUT TO 3:50

Oh, oh, loving someone

Yeah, you should be loving someone

INT: Londis 

Mid tracking shot - Jason walks through the front door of the shop, holding the bottle of wine he stole earlier. The camera tracks backwards as he walks in. The track reveals a shopkeeper who is surprised by his return.

Jason places the bottle of wine on the shop counter and the shopkeeper takes it back. 

CUT TO 4:00

EXT: Roadside

Close up shot of Anna getting out of the car she had previously got into. Only her feet, the door and the pavement can be seen.

CUT TO 4:10

Oh, oh, loving someone

Oh, oh

INT: Bedroom

Extreme close up of Yioda’s phone. She is seen to be blocking the account which was bullying her earlier. 

CUT TO 4:15 

INT: Inside Church

Extreme close up of Bible which was dropped by Yioda earlier. Anna and Yioda walk out of the door, while Jason begins to walk out, stops, then walks back to pick up the Bible. He moves it off camera and runs after Yioda and Anna who have left the church. 

FADE TO BLACK: 4:25