LOCATIONS / SHOOT DATES
THE SOUND OF WILLOW
Location A - Teacher Living Commune
SHOOT DATES APRIL 4-10
PHOTOS (ACTUAL LOCATION)
ScRIPT SCENES / Inserts Additions (APril 4-10) :
Insert A1. Ext. Cassidy house – Afternoon / Willow gets a keyboard.
Insert A2. Ext. Roadside – Afternoon / Gabe and Tara meet.
Insert A3. Ext. Cottage – Afternoon / Tara and her new home.
Insert A4. Int. Cassidy kitchen – Afternoon / Julie bakes a pie.
Insert A5. Ext. Tara's cottage – Afternoon / Julie takes a pie to Tara.
Insert A6. Int. Cassidy home – Afternoon / Willow has an episode.
Insert A7. Int. Cassidy home – Night / Tara and Gabe come for dinner.
Insert A8. Int. Cassidy home – Evening / Shots of Willow, Julie, and James eating dinner (no dialogue).
Insert A9 Ext. CPS takes Willow – Dramatic scene where Willow is taken from parents.
Scene 10: Red Glasses – This scene occurs inside and outside the Cassidy home, where Tara and Gabe visit Willow.
Scene 11: A Doorway Fall – This scene features Willow at the doorway of her home, waving goodbye to Tara and Gabe.
Scene 16: The Big Day – The scene starts in the morning inside Willow’s house as she prepares for an important event.
Location B - School Yard
SHOOT DATES May 1-5
PHOTOS (ACTUAL LOCATION)
Scenes set at a school:
Scene 1: A New Job – Takes place in a church school lobby where Mr. Joe Brady is introduced to the school and meets Principal Collins
Scene 2: Meet Mr. Joe – Takes place in a classroom where Joe meets the students, including Willow Cassidy, and is introduced as the new teacher
Scene 3: Someday the Angels – Takes place in the school’s music room, where Willow practices the piano with Miss Tara Seagull
Scene 5: Haley the Bully – Takes place on the school playground, where Willow has a negative encounter with bullies
Scene 14: Bullies in the Hallway – Takes place in a dimly lit school hallway where Willow is confronted by a voice with malice
Scene 17: A Sea of Hands – Takes place in a classroom where Willow’s classmates sign a message of friendship and support
Scene 21: The Goodbye – Includes a scene in the principal’s office discussing a project Willow has been leading
Insert A11. Int. School Day – Mr. joe kicks off class showcase
Location C - Hospital / Dr. Office
SHOOT DATES (to be determined)
PHOTOS (A.I. RENDITIONS)
Scenes set in a doctor's office.
Scene 6: Flashback to Three Years Ago
Location: Dr. Blackburn’s office
Young Willow (3 years old) is diagnosed with a benign brain tumor affecting her vocal cords.
Dr. Blackburn explains that while the tumor is not immediately dangerous, it could cause symptoms like impaired vision, nausea, and balance problems over time
Scene 9: Stage 4 Diagnosis
Location: Dr. Blackwell’s office
Present-day Willow and her parents, James and Julie, receive test results confirming that her tumor is no longer dormant.
Dr. Blackwell informs James that the tumor is growing, impairing Willow’s vision and balance.
James has an emotional outburst upon learning that Willow’s life expectancy is now only six months
Scene 11: Willow’s Collapse and Emergency Visit
Location: Cassidy Home → Doctor’s Office
Willow experiences a severe headache and collapses in pain.
Her family and friends rush to help, and Gabe drives her to the doctors / emergency room.
Location D - Church and Fairground
SHOOT DATES (to be determined)
PHOTOS (ACTUAL LOCATION)
Scene 20: The Miracle – Takes place in a school church, where the Christmas Choir Pageant occurs, and Willow experiences a miraculous moment
Scene 21: The Goodbye – Set in the principal’s office and a hallway, but follows the events after the church performance
Scene 22: The Confession – Set in Joe’s office, discussing the events at the pageant
Scene 24: Never Better – Set in a Broadway theatre, where a play based on Joe's work is performed years later
Insert A8: Ext. Church Campus / Montage ...
Tara & Gabe along with Willow and her parents doing things on church campus.
Cassidy’s pick-up Willow.
Tara teaching Willow in front of church.
Gabe working with class outside in front of church.
Children running and playing with Willow, Gabe and Tarfa
FIlm Summary - Inserts & Script
Key - Left ALIGHNED / LOCATION A / shot APRIL 4-10 / BLUE
KEY - CENTER ALIGHNED / LOCATION B / SHOT MAY 1-5
KEY - RIGHT ALIGHNED / LOCATION C - D / TBD
INSERT A1
A1. EXT. CASSIDY HOUSE - AFTERNOON
Willow gets a keyboard
INSERT A2
A2. EXT. ROADSIDE - AFTERNOON
Gabe & Tara meet
INSERT A3
A3. EXT. COTTAGE - AFTERNOON
Tara and her new home.
INSERT A4
A4. INT. CASSIDY KITCHEN - AFTERNOON
Julie bakes a pie.
INSERT A5
A5. EXT. TARA COTTAGE - AFTERNOON
Julie takes pie to Tara.
INSERT A6
A6. INT. CASSIDY HOME - AFTERNOON
Willow has an episode.
SCENE 1: A NEW JOB
1. INT. CHURCH SCHOOL LOBBY - MORNING
Camera panning from wide to mid shot. Crane shot in through an observant exterior window.
SCENE 2: MEET MR.JOE
2. INT. CLASSROOM - MORNING
Joe stands at the front of a large classroom & is introduced to the students.
INSERT A7
INT. CASSIDY HOME - NIGHT
Tara & Gabe come for dinner.
INSERT A8
EXT. CHURCH CAMPUS
• Tara & Gabe along with willow and her parents doing thing on church campus.
- Cassidy’s up Willow
- Tara teaching Willow in front of church.
- Gabe working with class outside in front of church.
- Children running and playing
SCENE 3: SOMEDAY THE ANGELS
INT. MUSIC ROOM - LATE AFTERNOON
Tara is teaching Willow piano.
SCENE 4: MONTAGE A: SIGN LANGUAGE AND FISHING
EXT. POND - DAY
Willow teaching Tara sign language, smiling and laughing. Willow and Tara creating their own secret handshake.
EXT. POND - DIFFERENT DAY.
Mr. Joe fishing at a pond with fishing rod wedged between two rocks as he’s writing his play.
EXT. POND - DIFFERENT DAY
Shots of Willow, Julie and James laughing by the pond.
INT. CLASSROOM - DAY
Shots of Gabe and Tara teaching in the classroom.
INSERT A8
INT. CASSIDY HOME - EVENING
Shots of Willow, Julie and James eating dinner at their house, smiling and laughing (no dialog)
SCENE 5: HALEY THE BULLY
5. EXT. PLAYGROUND - AFTERNOON
Haley bullies Willow.
SCENE 6 A: THREE YEARS AGO TODAY
INT. SCHOOL NURSE’S OFFICE - MORNING
Tara takes Willow to the school nurse.
FLASHBACK 6 B:
INT. DOCTOR’S OFFICE - AFTERNOON
The setting is three years earlier in doctor’s office.
SCENE 7: MEET A MOOSE
INT. WILLOW’S BEDROOM - AFTERNOON
Willow gets a puppy.
SCENE 7: MEET A MOOSE
7. INT. WILLOW’S BEDROOM - AFTERNOON
Willow gets a puppy.
SCENE 8: JOE AND WILLOW
8. INT. JOE’S OFFICE - AFTERNOON
Willow visits Joe.
SCENE 9: STAGE 4
9. INT. DOCTOR’S OFFICE - AFTERNOON
Willow and her parents get bad news.
SCENE 10: RED GLASSES
10. EXT./INT. CASSIDY HOME - AFTERNOON
Outside of Willow’s house, Tara & Gabe visit.
SCENE 11: A DOORWAY FALL
11. INT. CASSIDY HOME - AFTERNOON (CON’T)
The front door of Willow’s house opens and you see Willow’s silhouette before she falls.
SCENE 12: MONTAGE B: TIME UNFOLDS
Somber shot of Willow sitting with her pup, wearing red glasses and looking at the pond. Willow’s face brightens with the puppy by her side.
Shot of Tara coming up and visiting her at the pond.
Shots of Gabe talking to the parents.
Shots of Mr. Joe writing his play at sunset.
Shot of Mr. Joe looking in the back of his
notebook seeing Willow’s note that she gave
him on the first day.
Shot of Gabe getting in his car and looking
at the note he received the first day from
Willow. The note reads “Thank you for making a difference in my life today - Willow.”
SCENE 13: JAMES VISITS JOE
13. INT. JOE’S OFFICE - AFTERNOON
James knocks on Joe’s office door.
SCENE 14: BULLIES IN THE HALLWAY
14. INT. SCHOOL HALLWAY - LATE AFTERNOON
Willow encounters bullies in the hallway.
SCENE 15: PRINCIPAL’S OFFICE
15. INT. SCHOOL HALLWAY/PRINCIPAL’S OFFICE - AFTERNOON
Mrs. Diamond visits Principal.
SCENE 16: THE BIG DAY
16. INT. CASSIDY HOME - MORNING
Willow getting ready for the play.
SCENE 17: A SEA OF HANDS
17. INT. CLASSROOM - MORNING
Willow walks into Miss Seagull’s classroom.
WILLOW’S CLASSMATES
are I’m the room.
Willow turns and signs to Miss Seagull.
INSERT A9
EXT. CPS TAKES WILLOW
Dramatic scene where Willow is taken from parents. Gabe and Tara help resolve and Sherriff department arrives.
SCENE 18: JOE AND TARA
18. INT. JOE’S OFFICE - MORNING
Cut to Joe’s office. Joe is sitting at
his desk when Tara knocks
on his door.
SCENE 19: A SPECIAL PRAYER
19. INT./EXT. SCHOOL - AFTERNOON.
The school church is decorated for
the Christmas Pageant.
SCENE 20: THE MIRACLE
20. INT. SCHOOL AUDITORIUM - AFTERNOON
Cut to inside the church where it is
now filled with parents and students.
In the lobby, the students are
selling flowers.
SCENE 21: THE GOODBYE
21. INT. AFTERNOON (CON’T)
Tara, Gabe and Principal Collins
are all in the principal’s office.
SCENE 22: THE CONFESSION
22. INT. JOE’S OFFICE - AFTERNOON (CON’T)
Willow confesses she read Joe’s play.
SCENE 23: THE SURPRISE
23. INT. HALLWAY AFTERNOON (CON’T)
Joe hears his play.
SCENE 24: Never Better
24. INT. AFTERNOON (CON’T)
Six years have passed.