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FADEIN

LONDONNIGHT
EstablishingshotofLondon,includingnumerousfamous
landmarks,suchastheLondoneyeandBigBen.
JUMPCUTTO:
IntheheartifLondon,notoriousEnglishborngangster
andmafiamemberFrankieRodgerstakesacasualstole
throughhishometown.
Outfit:Formalthreepiecebluesuitwitharedtie.

BeginnondiegeticvoiceoverofFrankiespeakingoverthe
scene,aswellaslowvolumeclassicalmusicinthe
background.
Frankie:
(Nondiegeticvoiceover)WhenIwasalittleboy,my
understandingofrevengewasassimpleastheSunday
schoolproverbsithidbehind.Neatlittlemorality
slogans,like'Dountoothers'and'Twowrongsdon'tmake
aright.'Buttwowrongscannevermakearightbecause
twowrongscanneverequaleachother.Forthetruly
wronged,realsatisfactioncanonlybefoundinoneof
twoplaces:absoluteforgivenessormortalvindication.
Thisisnotastoryaboutforgiveness.

Freddiebeginsreflectingonhislifeasagangsterand
previousexperienceshehashadexperiencingthis
lifestyle.Frankielooksupatacrossriveratthehouses
ofparliament.Flashbackensues.
JUMPCUTTO:
Focuspullandtransitionintoflashback.Victimistied
upwithropeandsellotapeoverhismouth.Freddiewith
maskoverhisface,shoutingatvictim,intimidatinghim
ashewavesandpointsgunaround.
Freddie:
(Holdinggun)Itoldyouwhatwouldhappen!Butyouhad
tof**kwithmedidntyou?(Foullanguagecensored).
Victim:

(tiedupandmouthtaped,strugglingtobreakfree).

TransitionbacktoLondon.Freddiecontinuestoexplore,
gazingintoexpensivejewelleryshop.Closeupashe
straightenstie,matchonaction:goesbehindFreddieas
helooksatwatch,stillkeepingidentityasecret.
Freddielooksupatlargebuilding,transitioninto
anotherflashbackcontinues
JUMPCUTTO:
Freddie:
(Raisinggunatvictimandpointsittowardshim.Non
diegeticvoiceover)Youseetheproblemis,nomatterhow
goodyourintentionsare,eventuallyyou'llwanttofeel
therushofkillingsomeoneyourself.(Diegeticgunshot
asFreddieshootsandkillsvictim)
Slowmotionensuesasmatchonaction,aswellasPOV
shot/reverseshotareusedtoshowFreddieandthe
victimsperspectiveofthesituation.Focuspullongun
fromFreddie'sPOV,movingfocusfromvictimtogun.
Screencutstoblackasdiegeticgunshotsoundisheard.
FreddiecontinuestowonderaroundLondoninthedark.
MoreshotsofLondon.Transitionintothirdandfinal
flashback.
JUMPCUTTO:
CloseupofFreddiedraggingnowdeceasedvictimacross
thefloor.
Freddie:
(Nondiegeticvoiceover)It'scleaningupafteryourown
messthat'salwaystheproblem.
CamerafollowsFreddie,nowgoingdirectlybehindhim.
Camerapans180toFreddie'sfeet.Cameranowgoesup
Freddie'sbodyuntilhisfaceisfinallyrevealed.
ShowingthewholeofFreddie'sexpensiveoutfit.
Freddie'strueidentityisrevealedforthefirsttime.
Freddie:
(Diegeticdialogue)MynameisFrankieRodgers,andthis
ismystory.
FADESTOBLACK.

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