Essex online script with stage directions

ESSEX ONLINE

Script with camera directions

Chris Martin:

- LOOK AT CAMERA 2 (ASHLEY)

Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Essex Online I'm Chris Martin.



Steff Preston:

- LOOK AT CAMERA 1 (NICOLE)

and I'm Steff Preston. One of our top stories today is the increasing prices on train faces and our reporter Joe Brinkman speaks to those who are most affected. 



Chris

Here's what they had to say. 



(the VT comes on for 1.30 seconds). 



Steff

- LOOK AT CAMERA 2 (ASHLEY)

 Our reporter Joe Brinkman also spoke to Head of security at Stanford Le Hope earlier today, Joe talked about where your money is going and what it is being spent on. 



Chris

- (LOOK AT CAMERA 3 (CORY)

 Here it is. 



(the VT comes on for 2.30 seconds)



Chris :

Tragic news hit seevic College last Thursday at 4.55pm when teachers of the college rushed to the car park after noticing a car on fire, fire services were called and were there within minutes, shortly after their arrival fire fighters discovered a body inside the car which was ablaze on the campus forecourt.

 

Steff :

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 Fire fighters contacted police shortly after 5pm and more than 10 police cars rushed to the scene. The body was so badly burnt that investigators were unable to provide an identification, but the body is believed to be a local man in his 40's. 



Chris :

Shocked students and residents in the area have been reacting to the news on twitter one of their tweets was 'RIP to whoever was in that car at Seevic, absolutely devastating'. Students and teachers at seevic paid their respects with a minute of silence the morning after.



Steff :

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Plain clothed officers break down the front door of a house in Pitsea after a tip off, officers found a back bed room which had been converted into a cannabis storage room with powerful lighting to help the plants grow, they discovered 32 plants which could have been worth up to £20,000.



Chris :

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 A search of the property uncovered a machete in one of the bedrooms and the bedside table, there were also chunks of cannabis being dried out in kitchen cupboards and in the same room as children's toys. 



Steff :

 A man and a woman were arrested at the house and while the police were collecting evidence a second man arrived in a rented van containing hydroponics equipment, which can be used for growing cannabis. The three people were all arrested but have now been released on bail until april 9th.



Chris :

 A local taxi driver aged 77 was ruthlessly attacked on Saturday 8th February at 11.25pm outside Sainsbury's on London Road in Southend by two men in their early twenties, the two men refused to pay the £11 fare so Kenneth Wolfe demanded it and was then badly beaten, then shockingly a third man, who is believed to be homeless, aided the two men on their heartless attack, Kenneth was left with a broken jaw, broken eye socket and missing teeth after the attack. 



Steff :

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The attackers were white and wearing dark clothing, anyone with information about the attack can call detectives at Southend police station on 101. Thank you.



Chris :

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 Two men were arrested after trying to allure two young teenage girls aged 15 and 16 while they were walking in Rectory Road in Pitsea on 18th February, the white van pulled up beside them and tried to persuade them to get in, the young girls contacted the police, who then searched the area and arrested two men for public order offences, they have been released on bail until march 13th.



Steff :

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 A man is wanted by police on suspicion of aggravated burglary, Alex Stephens, aged 31 has been linked to addresses in Finchley road and Palmerston road in west cliff, as well as Jones close and Chiltern Flats in southend on sea, he is suspected of aggravated burglary at Grampian Flats on Balmoral Road, southend, on december 5th. The picture on the screen shows Alex Stephens, Have you seen him? Do you know his whereabouts? If so please call Detective Layla Barker at Southend on 101.



Chris:

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 Police would like to speak to these two women in connection with a theft at a supermarket in Basildon, these women shown on the screen failed to put all of their items through the self service checkout, they left the store without paying for these items which valued up to £80. The incident happened at 4.30pm on Monday February 10 at Asda in Pipps Hill Retail Park in Miles Gray Road.



Steff :

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Welcome back to Essex Online, coming up next our presenter Joe Brinkman speaks to Head Mistress at Gabel Hall Dr Asong. (Needs more information, like the purpose of the V.t)



Chris :

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Here it is.



(Gabel hall VT for 3.45 seconds)

Thank you joe? (make it look live) CHRIS?

Steff :

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A college student has been left paralysed on one side of his body after being stabbed with a chisel in a carpentry class at Prospects College on South church Boulevard in Southend.


Chris :

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 He remains in hospital where doctors fear it will be at least a month before they will know if the paralysis is permanent.


Steff :


Maddie Govier had written the script with Frankie Brown. I had put a small input into the introduction of the script. However as the script was near on finished I had copied and pasted it and inserted stage directors for the presenters. Whilst reading the script I had made suggestions without changing any of the script by myself. To see my notes they were red with a red underline.

However even though we have stage directions it may not exactly go in to this format with the vision mixer whilst recording. Only because Ellis Bishop may change the camera visuals whilst the presenter is looking at a specific camera.