Coast to Coast

COAST TO COAST SKATING SHORT FILM

Written by Rowen Smith

The Mill Street Skate Park Short Film Series.

rowen.work@gmail.com +27(0) 79 647 0077

DRAFT 1 31/05/2014

**This is an experimental short film, filming the skaters around the Cape Peninsula, skating at the best remote skating locations. **With the purpose to test High Speed Cameras. **We will take 3 skaters out on a road trip from Blouberg along the coastline towards Hout Bay. **We will film them skating on remote locations of their choice, testing the location with their best tricks. **We will film the Road trip leading all the way back to the Gardens Skate Park. **Each skater will be interviewed as the day goes on, telling us about skating in Cape Town and the Gardens Skate Park.

FADE IN: EXT. GARDENS SKATE PARK - MORNING MASTER: The skaters are standing at the skate park, boards in hands.

SPLIT SCREEN: We see their hands, tattoos, shoes, shirts, caps. + INTRO TEXTS (skaters names & Surnames & Brands) MEDIUM CLOSE UPS: on their faces which leads us to Voice Overs of the skaters introducing themselves.

SKATERS(V.0) Hi I am Ricco and I skate for Dope.

Hi I am Joe and I skate for Etnies.

Hi I am Matt and I skate for Nike and today we're going on a little skating adventure around the coast of the Cape.

INTERCUT WITH: a. The skaters skate towards a TOYOTA QUANTUM, parked near the skate park. b.Cutaways & Hand held Follows as they load their bags and boards c. Cutaways of the Totoya Quantum (exhaust, Hood, gears etc.) d. The Quantum Drives off.

TITLE CARD: Coast to Coast Skating

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TRAVEL MONTAGE

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(with logos of clients & credits) 1. Cape Town Imagery 2. Road Travel Imagery.

3. Inside the Car, Imagery of the Skaters 3

EXT. BIG BAY - DAY

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Skaters skating in BIGBAY INTERVIEW: Skater 1 4

EXT. BLOUBERG - DAY

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Skaters skating in Blouberg INTERVIEW: Skater 2 5

EXT. MILNERTON BRIDGE - DAY

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Skaters Skating in Milnerton INTERVIEW: Skater 3 TRANSITION TO: 6

SKATING MONTAGE (Split screens & Slow Motion testing) 1. Kommetjie - Skaters skating in Kommetjie 2. Kalkbay - Skaters Skating in Kalkbay 3. Fishhoek - Skaters skating in Fishhoek 4. Bantry Bay

- Skaters Skating in Bantry Bay

5. Campsbay - Skaters skating in Campsbay 6. Sea Point - Skaters Skating in Sea Point 7. Kloof - Skaters Skating in Kloof.

8. Observatory - Skaters skating in Obz. 9. CDB - Skater skating towards the Gardens Skate Park

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EXT. GARDENS SKATE PARK - AFTERNOON

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The Skaters skate down Mill Street to the Gardens Skate Park.

SLOW MOTION: Skaters testing the Gardens Skate Park 8

EXT. MILL STREET BRIDGE - SUNSET

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WIDE SUNSET SHOT of the Skaters sitting in the Mill Street Bridge edge - their voice overs fade in.

SKATER 1(V.O) What does skating mean to you?

SKATER 2(V.0) What does the Gardens Skate Park Mean to you?

SKATER 3(V.O) Why should we all be positive about Skating in Cape Town.

TITLE CARD: Dope Industries.

FADE OUT.

**The end**