Festival Virgin

Written By

Chris Yarwood

Log line:

Tales of experiences of first time festivals goers.

Synopsis:

A story of experiences from people who went to several different festivals for the first time sharing their stories of what happened, how it differed from their expections and

what life was like at the festivals.It's also a guide for people whom might be going to a

festival in the years to follow and will contain advice for them on what to do and what not to do, what to bring and how

to prepare.

Montage

The introMusic - the xx - intro

Ext. fieldTime early morning

Shot 1: Tom walking up and setting up chair

shot 2:looking off into the distant whilst voice over begins.

Shot 3: to another person with voice still going and its them

setting up.

Shot 4:Cut to tent being zipped up.

Shot 5:Shot Back to Tom sitting down and eating/ having a drink

Shot 6:Ben looking through a bag whilst in field (still voice over)

Shot 7: Cut away Pan on a festival wrist band

Shot 8:Cut to long shot of a field with film title and the voice

over ends same as music.

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SCENE 1

EXT. FIELDS, TIME MIDDAY - OPEN FEILDS WITH TREES OR CROPS IN THE BACKGROUND IN A NORMAL RURAL ENGLAND STYLE WITH CAMPERS ENTERING IN.[LS-STEADY CAM- LOW ANGLE]

CHRIS (O.S.)Where and when was your first festival?

VALTheir response then a little detail to (saying the festival they went to and what's the size of it) [MCU - TRIPOD - EYE LINE]

JAMES,NIA,TOM,BEN,GEMMAGive their responses to question (same as above with the explanation to their festival[MCU - TRIPOD - EYE LINE]

CUT AWAY, WHIST TALKING IS HAPPENING SHOTS TO TENTS, WRIST BANDS, WELLIES RELEVANT SHOTS TO CONVERSATION OR FESTIVALS IN GENERAL. [CU -HIGH ANGLE - HAND-HELD]

CHRIS (O.S.)What were you expecting from your first time when walking through the festival gates?

JAMESResponse to question ( saying worries of security, what the field lay out was going to be like and size of place) [MCU - TRIPOD - EYELINE]

CUT AWAY TO THINGS THAT THEY WERE EXPECTING E.G. MASSIVE EMPTY SPACED OUT FIELDS, SNIFFER SEARCH DOGS, TIGHTER SECURITY AT GATES. [LS - PANNING -HAND-HELD]

GEMMA, VALAnother persons response (explain the worries of rowdy people near by or being in a far away spot0[MCU - TRIPOD - EYE LINE]

Montage during response and link, bird eye view helicopter

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shots of festivals and entrance walk ins or long shots of the whole place.

CHRIS (O.S.)What were your first thoughts of the festival when walking through looking for a spot to camp up?

CUT AWAY TO FIRST DAY AT FESTIVAL WITH BACKPACKS DURING QUESTION AND RESPONSE DURING END OF CUT AWAY [MLS - TRACKING - HAND-HELD]

ELLA, LAURENResponse (talking about other campers and how crazy they were and talking the opposites to the expectations) [MCU - TRIPOD - EYE LINE]

BEN, MATTSecond response( talking about the lack of security and closed field zones) [MCU - TRIPOD - EYE LINE]

CHRIS (O.S.)What kind of hygiene levels did you endure during your stay,for example how horrible were toilets compared to home?

VAL, NIATheir response ( talking about the vile toilets and how bare they were, and comparing them to toilets in the main arena and how important toilet roll is) [MCU - TRIPOD - EYE LINE]

A LONG STREAM OF CUT AWAYS OF THINGS THAT ARE BROUGHT INTO CONVERSATION

FOOTAGE E.G FOOTAGE OF TOILETS, THE SHOWERS BEING USED AND THE BIN SITES AND THE TRASH INVOLVED. [CU - HIGH ANGLE - HAND-HELD] [MS - TRIPOD - EYE LINE]

CUT AWAY

SCENE 2

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EXT.-MID DAY- CAMPERS ARE GETTING INTO A MORE LAUGHY AND GIGGLY POSISTION REMEMBERING THE EVENTS OF THE FESTIVALS WHILST IN THE SUN. [ELS - EYE LINE - TRIPOD]

CHRIS (O.S.)What was camplife like in ways of the neighbours and the space around you to call your own camp site and what were you doing during the day when the bands were not on?

NIA

Response (talking about small camping space and the tight areas near by and talking about messing around before band time)[MCU - TRIPOD - EYE LINE]

LAURENResponse (talking about friends made whom camped near by)[MCU - TRIPOD - EYE LINE]

CUT AWAY MONTAGE TO PHOTOS OF FRIENDS MADE, FOOTAGE OF CAMPERS AND THE CAMP LAYOUT IN FIELDS. [LS - PANNING - HIGH ANGLE - HAND-HELD]

TOM (VOICE OVER)(introducing us to the next chapter)

MONTAGE OF FIELDS AND CAMP SITES.

CHRIS (O.S.)After the first day walking,travelling and camping what was it like to head into the main arena for the first time to see your favourite bands?

SHOT OF ENTRANCE OR MAIN ARENA E.G THE QUES GETTING IN, PHOTOS OF SEARCHING TAKING PLACE [POV - CU - EYE LINE]

JAMES Response ( Talking about how intense the build was to the main zone flowing the huge crowd of people, hearing the music play in the distance getting closer and then walking through the gates the first time and seeing the huge size

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of the place) [MCU - TRIPOD - EYE JAMES (CONT'D)

LINE]

CHRIS (O.S.)What sets and bands did you manage to see? Its famously know how hectic it can get, when was it most stressful for you when planning the evening?

ELLA,MATT,BENResponse (Talking about the numerous bands they saw, about the amount of times they lost their friends, got lost themselves and talking about the arguments that started when planning bands to see) [MCU - TRIPOD - EYE LINE]

LOADS OF SHOTS OF FOOTAGE OF BANDS SAID E.G THE ARTIC MONKEYS (READING), CALVIN HARRIS (ISLE OF WHITE) AND THEIR MUSIC SETS AT FESTIVALS [HELICOPTER SHOTS- ELS - AERIAL/CRANE SHOT] [CU-POV-HAND-HELD]

CHRIS (O.S.)For big festivals holding around 90,000 people it can get rather busy right? So how long were waiting in queues for bands,food,toilets and search areas?

JAMES,TOM,GEMMAResponse to question - (talking about the size of queues and how long it took to get in, talking about the intense searches and starving when watching to order food) [MCU - TRIPOD - EYE LINE]

CUT AWAY TO REVLANT IMAGES AND FOOTAGE E.G. THE QUEUES FOR THE MAIN ARENA, JAMES VISTING MEIDCAL TENT, SEARCHING ZONES [CU-STEADY CAM- HAND-HELD]

CHRIS (O.S.)Over the years festivals have improved in the quality of food to serve to campers, what was the best and worst meal you had at the festival?

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NIA.LAURENResponse (talking about the great pulled pork, take away pizza, chinese food and other food stalls, then talking about horrible camp food like cold beans or mouldy bread and overnight rice) [MCU - TRIPOD - EYE LINE]

CUT AWAY TO FOOD STANDS / BARS, ELLA AND LAUREN VISTING A FOOD STAND, BEN AND MATT AT A BAR GETTING DRINKS, VAL AND NIA EATING AT THE CAMP AT NIGHT. [LS - TRIPOD - EYE LINE] [MCU - LOW ANGLE - HAND-HELD]

TOM(voice over) leads us to chapter 4

SCENE 3

EXT. -MIDDAY - CLOSING LIGHT AS THE CAMPERS FINSIH THE INTERVIEW WITH THE SUN SLOWLY SETTING IN THE BACKGROUND.

CHRIS (O.S.)From an big event like a festival holding the biggest bands in the world its juts like one big party, from those days were your big highlights?

JAMESResponses to questions - (taking about getting to the front barriers of bands, the laughs and banter on coaches and the dancing at the silent disco) [MCU - TRIPOD - EYE LINE]

SHOTS TO FOOTAGE OF THIS AWNSERS AND CUT AWAYS, MUSIC HIGHLIGHTS LIKE BANDS IN THE CROWDS, EVERYONE AT SILENT DISCO WITH HEADPHONES DANCING, PHOTOS OF FUN MOMENTS. [ECU-STEADY CAM-EYE LINE] [LS-HAND-HELD-EYE LINE]

CHRIS (O.S.)Like before saying the big size of the festivals holding over 90,000 people under the influence and in high spirits a lot of people must of been getting rowdy and wild, what were top moments that took you by surprise and that you could of never expected?

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MATT,BEN,VALResponse (talking about random drunk people approaching them, people throwing canned food in camps, random dance offs in the fields, fights starting) [MCU - TRIPOD - EYE LINE]

PHOTOS OF RELAVANT CONTENT, PICTURES WITH STRANGERS OR DRESSED UP PEOPLE OR JUST WILD PEOPLE, FILMING A FIGHT HAPPEN [MS-UNSTEADY - HAND-HELD] [CU - EYE LINE - HAND-HELD]

SHOT TO FOOTAGE TOO

CHRIS (O.S.)With all the partying and madness going on you must of had some regrets when out seeing the bands or socializing with friends, what were some of your regrets?

MATT,TOM,GEMMA,LAURENResponse to question ( talking about getting too drunk and feeling ill, starting fights, humiliating themselves in front of strangers) [MCU - TRIPOD - EYE LINE]

CUT AWAYS, PHOTOS OF MATT,TOM,GEMMA,LAUREN LOOKING DISTRESSED, EMBRASSED OR UPSET, [MS - HAND-HELD- HIGH ANGLE]

Last chapter advice and tips

TOMVoice over on next chapter

Each character goes through their advice and tips whilst talking heads happen and a top trump style graphic of hints next to interviewee.

CHRIS (O.S.)In your opinion what is the most essential piece of kit to take to a festival?

NIA,VAL,JAMESResponse (talking about important clothes e.g. Wellies,socks,coat choice also talking about important drinks or food to bring and the means to cook and eat them (with graphics)[MLS - LOW ANGLE -

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HANDHELD]NIA,VAL,JAMES (CONT'D)

CHRIS (O.S.)Now you are no longer festival virgins and have the first hand experience what advice would you give to first time goers?

VAL,LAUREN,TOM,GEMMA (T.H)Response (talking about sticking together with friends and not getting lost, the importance of time keeping, and not stressing out too much and to go with the flow (with graphics) [MCU - TRIPOD - EYE LINE]

CHRIS (O.S.)Would you go to the same festival again or would you rather attend another one?

EVERYONEResponse (YES! Many more like reading,wireless,isle of white and latitude. (talking head) [MCU - TRIPOD -EYE LINE]

ENDS ON FOOTAGE OF PEOPLE LAUGHING/ HAVING A GOOD TIME [MCU-TRIPOD - EYE LINE]

[FADE TO BLACK]

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