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My Doctor Who Script
blacktear1992
26-11-2010
Scene 1
We see the Earth from a panoramic view. The camera pans closer towards the Earth. As it does, we hear the sound of the TARDIS engines groaning in the background: always out of sight but in the distance. The camera slowly pans in above the United Kingdom, before the TARDIS suddenly bursts into view.

We hear screaming, and the TARDIS doors open. We see the 11th Doctor gazing down, wafting his hair out of his face. He whistles in shock as he notices the advancing Earth.


Doctor: Impact in thirty seconds. Geronimo!!!

The doors then slam shut as we see the top of a cityscape. The TARDIS dodges an aeroplane barely, before it begins to descend towards the city. The camera zooms towards the TARDIS doors before we enter the console room.

The Doctor is stood by the console fiddling with the controls.


Doctor: Impact in ten seconds. I've tried activating the safety procedure but I can't disable it! I can't stop it!

The Doctor turns towards the scanner. He stands nearby the circular window, watching as fire begins to fill the screen. The central console begins to explode, and then...

Cut to a bedroom. 2:30 a.m., Ruby Davies wakes up and rubs her eyes. She checks her alarm clock, and realises the time. From the dim light in the room, she tucks a curl of blonde hair behind her ears and returns to sleep.

As she does, the camera shifts to the window, where the light from a large explosion illuminates the night sky.


Hmm?
HandsomeBB
28-11-2010
I was hoping someone with more expertise than me would answer you first but here's my 2p.

I'm wanting to scratch out every fifth word of stage direction to make it flow faster for you.

Cut out 'the camera' angles also. It gets in the way of story and surprise.
You can suggest the vision by turn of phrase or emphasis.
e.g. "There's tear's in Amy's eyes." - immediately makes you (and director) think close-up.
...or if you'd rather, industry terms like 'WIDE SHOT: ' would read better.

I was confused whether it was someone else saying 'Doctor' at first. Capitalize the character dialogue prompts.
e.g. DOCTOR: Impact in thirty seconds. Geronimo !!!

I tried to find a TEH script to see how Mr. M. did it but couldn't find one. There's other DW and SJA scripts for people to download on The Writer's Tale and BBC Writers' Room websites.

http://www.thewriterstale.com/scr.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/ins..._archive.shtml

and I've just found this FREE script layout program ' CeltX' if you don't have it already.
http://www.celtx.com/index.html
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