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In the article, ‘Project Tiger’, you saw the efforts taken by Satyajit Ray and his team to make
a tiger act in one of his films. In a film, the actors and the context in which they should
behave or speak are determined on the basis of a written script. Have you ever read a film
script?

Here is an extract from a feature film script by Majid Majidi, a renowned Iranian film maker.

My Sister’s Shoes

(From Children of Heaven (Bacheha-ye Aseman), directed by Majid Majidi)

Scene 1
Scene 1
Scene 1
Scene 1
Scene 1
Cobbler's Shop
Cobbler's Shop
Cobbler's Shop
Cobbler's Shop
Cobbler's Shop
Close up of a cobbler stitching a girls' shoe. Only the
pink shoe and the cobbler's hands are in the frame. The
camera moves back to middle distance to show Ali
sitting on a low chair next to the cobbler and watching
him work. The cobbler finishes stitching the shoe, picks
up the other one of the pair and hands them both to
Ali.
1. The scene begins with a
Cob b ler Toumansoumans close up shot. What frame
Cobbler
oumans
Cobbblerler
Cob
oumans
Cobbler: That'll be thirty T TT Toumans.
Ali
Ali: Thank you (gives money to the cobbler).
Ali
Ali
Ali would a filmmaker
normally use when the
Cobbler
Cobbler characters (Cobbler & Ali)
Cobbler
Cobbler
Cobbler: Here is your change (picks up coins from the
money box to give to Ali). speak?
Cut to the street outside
Cut to the street outside
Cut to the street outside
Cut to the street outside
Cut to the street outside
Majid Majidi (born 17 April 1959) is an Iranian
film director, film producer, and screenwriter. He
has directed several feature films including The
Color of Paradise (1999), Baran (2001) and The
Willow Tree (2005). In 1998, Majidi directed the
film Children of Heaven, which was nominated
for the Academy Award for Best Foreign
Language Film. This is the first Iranian film to
have been nominated by the Academy.
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