Final Script

Here is our final script.

Pix	Sync/Comm
Opening sequence – W/S Neill walking through woods + C/U and M/S of leaves, feet walking, Neill looking around.	V/O “My name is Neill Morris, and the day that changed my life was the day that I discovered Wicca.” Music.
M/S of Neill walking out of frame, Title appears behind him. “Waking The Witch”	Music + SFX
Archive pictures of witchcraft art and the devil	V/O When most people think of witches, they normally think of an evil old hag in a pointed hat, who worships the devil, however this is simply not true.
Archive footage of Monty Python.	Sync: We have found a witch can we burn her? But how do you know she is a witch? She looks like one!
Archive pictures of hanging witches	V/O It was illegal in England to practice witchcraft until the 1950s when the law was finally removed.
Photo of Gerard Garner	V/O Soon after Gerard Gardner the Father of Wicca published his first book ‘Witchcraft Today’
SEQ. Neill walking through the woods. Cutaways of Wiccan artifacts and the elements.	V/O Wicca is a religion based on pre Christian beliefs. Wiccans worship a God and a Goddess as well and incorporate the elements Earth, Air, Fire and Water in their rituals.
Cutaways of Wiccan books and symbols.	V/O Wicca also uses spells, magic, meditation and divination in their practices.
SEQ. Neill Driving in the car, C/U of reflection in the mirror and changing gear.	V/O I am meeting with Ann Glaister a practicing Wiccan and Tarot reader to find out how and why Tarot cards are used.
ACT. Neill arriving at Ann’s house and meeting her.	Sync. Saying hello to Ann.
Interview with Ann. Cutaways of tarot cards.	Sync: Tarot cards are a form of divination; no one knows where they originally came from…
ACT. Neill’s Tarot reading	Sync: This first card represents you and this card is the ace of wands…
Interview with Ann	Sync: Tarot cards are used for self-development, maybe divination maybe to tell the future but that’s up to you to decide…
ACT. Ann giving Neill the Tarot reading.	Sync: This is the card of the architect and this crowns you…
Interview with Ann	Sync: I have been a practicing pagan, wiccan and Nordic magic for over 30 years now.
ACT. Neill Leaving Ann’s house.	Sync: Ok Neill I hope that has helped you. Yeah it was great thank you. Bye…
SEQ. Establishing shot of The Village Witch followed by C/U of the stores window and signs. Neill walks across the road and into the shop and is greeted by Sally Walker.	V/O No all Witches are Wiccan, I am meeting with Sally Walker a traditional Witch to find out more. Music
Interview with Sally	Sync: Everyone thinks because I am a witch that I must be Wiccan and I’m not I am a traditional witch… We have no Gods where in Wicca there are many Gods and Goddesses.
SEQ. Establishment shot of Neill’s house and a shot of a photo of Neill and Jennie	V/O One of the hardest thing for me was telling my family that I am Wiccan.
Interview with Jennie	Sync. I have been with Neill for seven years now and it was only about last year that he told me that he was interested in becoming Wiccan…
SEQ. Neill walking through the woods. Neill Walks out of frame.	V/O When I discovered Wicca it opened my eyes to the world, showed me the magic that is all around us and give me something that I never had before, faith. I am proud to call myself Wicaan.
Credits. Link to Neill’s Youtube channel to find out more about Wicca.	Music.