DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT FOR

EXPLORING OMAN: MUSCAT

KYRA WRIGHT

NARRATION VISUALS SOUND

JACK (V.O.) EXT. Long time-lapse of Non-diegetic, instrumental

Welcome to Oman - well, Muscat at dusk. A version of New Radicals’ ‘You
Muscat to be exact. A city of slow-motion montage of Get What You Give’ plays.
culture, beauty and amazing several different attractions,
food. The unique features of expeditions and poolsides,
this city are one of the Jack and Bridget petting
world’s must-sees when it camels and sitting on the bus
comes to traveling. videos play.

When there’s a break

BRIDGET Mid two-shot of Jack and between each of the
Look at the size of that thing! Bridget on the bus, Bridget speakers, a comment can be
points to something off heard from the video playing.
screen. The same music plays
underneath.
JACK INT. Mid-shot of Jack holding
I’m getting us matching rugs. a rolled up rug at Muttrah
Souq.

BRIDGET (V.O.) Montages continue, Jack can

Muscat has a lot to offer to be seen trying on traditional
families, tourists and even Omani dress. Jump cut back
you lucky couples out there. to Bridget laughing in
From camel rides to five-star mid-shot.
hotels, Jack and I will be
traveling around the Gulf to
bring this vibrant city to your
living room.
30 seconds of New Year’s
celebration for 2018 at
Muscat Hills is shown.
INT. Muscat’s Hyatt is shown
in a low angle long shot of
Bridget and Jack entering
with their suitcases.
EXT. Long shot of Jack by the
swim-up bar in the pool.

JACK Jack and Bridget are framed

This- in a high-key lit mid two-shot,
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BOTH Jack is positioned with his

Is Exploring Oman. arm around Bridget’s
shoulders. They are stood on
top of one of the mountains
overlooking the city.

The camera zooms into a Non-diegetic, instrumental for

drone shot over the top of a The Cure’s ‘Friday I’m In
mountain as the titles are Love’
slowly faded in in white in
capitalised Coolvetica RG
font. Exploring Oman comes
first in large font whilst
Muscat appears underneath
in spread out, smaller letters.

JACK The camera moves in a pan The music begins to fade out
Budget travel, a thing of movement after a fade from so that dialogue can be
wonders, fantasy and near the titles to a two-shot of Jack heard.
impossibility for many of you and Bridget standing on the
British citizens. But do not high street of Al Mouj.
threat, dear holiday-makers,
for Bridget and I are here to
give you sun-soakers out
there a half an hour mini-trip
to remember right on your TV
screens.

BRIDGET
If you have no holiday date
or destination on your wall
calendar you might want to
grab a pen and hop on that
booking site, because
believe us when we say that
tickets sell fast.

JACK
If you have no idea where to
go, what to do or how to fill
your time, it’s impossible to
stop your trip spiralling out of
control. So, follow us on a
trip around one of the world’s
greatest Gulfs, Oman.
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BRIDGET GRAPHICS. A multi-coloured

Tonight, Jack and I will map is shown and as Bridget
spend seventy-two hours in introduces the city, the Gulf of
the glorious heat of Oman’s Oman lights up orange with
capital city, Muscat. Muscat being pinpointed by a
red drop pin that zooms in
from the top left corner of the
screen.

Over three million tourists EXT. Bridget it positioned

ventured to the city back in next to Jack once again in a
2017, with the country being mid two-shot.
well on track for 5 million
visitors annually by 2020. 20 secs of montage clips
begin, showing long shots of
architecture, tourists walking
beaches and locals entering
buildings.
JACK
And now, Bridget and I will
be exploring this gorgeous
cit.

BRIDGET INT. Jack and Bridget are

We’ve got a table booked seen at a restaurant. There is
under Whitehall. an over-the-shoulder shot of
Bridget.
A man laughs after Bridget
speaks.

JACK
No, it’s not a joke, that my
name.

JACK EXT. The two are now

Get ready Muscat, because positioned in the centre in
we’re here to explore you. front of the Grand Mosque.

BRIDGET
Don’t say that again.

Several tourist destinations

are shown and edited to the The opening for ‘Everybody
beat of the opening of the Wants To Rule The World’ by
song. Tears For Fears plays
non-diegetically. The song’s
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instrumental continues to play

throughout the next scene.
JACK INT. Bridget and Jack are
We begin our journey arriving shown at a long shot leaving
safely in the new and the terminal gate in Muscat
improved Muscat International Airport.
International Airport ready to
take on the day after our
eight hour flight, and hop into
our taxi cab that’s waiting
outside for us. EXT. A small animated
pinpoint drops in white outline
and attaches to another shot
of a British Airways plane that
reads ‘£224 standard
economy flights (may vary)’.
The shot then changes once
again to show a man opening
the cab door for the
presenters and another
pinpoint drops in reading
‘Mwasalat Taxi available for
picking up upon arrival (price
varies depending on
destination).’

BRIDGET INT. The taxi.

You hated that flight didn’t
you?

JACK
It’s not that I hated it, but I
did hate it. I sweat profusely
on planes it’s utterly
ridiculous.

BRIDGET
Yeah I gathered, there was a
sweat stain in the shape of
your bottom on the seat
when you went to the
bathroom five times.

JACK
Plane food, gassy.
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Bridget laughs Bridget leans across Jack

BRIDGET with her hand to point out
That’s massive that is. Sultan Qaboos Grand
Mosque to which Jack gently
grabs her forearm and
pushes it back to her.

JACK
Yes, Bridg, I have eyes. The camera pans around the
car to the window as the taxi
passes some more places on
the highway.

There is 45 seconds of travel Upbeat cultural music is

shots of buildings that the taxi played.
passes.

JACK
Oh, okay, here we are.
EXT. There is a 10 second
BRIDGET shot of the ​Fraser Suites
Posher than I thought it Muscat​ and the car arriving.
would be, I almost feel
common. INT. 45 seconds of the two
leaving the car and checking
into their room, both Jack and
Bridget walk into the two
bedroom deluxe suite. The
pinpoint is dropped again this
time reading ‘two bedroom
deluxe suite (1 king sized bed
and one queen sized, two
shower rooms) from​ £​147 a
night.’

JACK
This i​ s stunning. I could live
here if I wasn’t so attached to
our lovely little country.

BRIDGET
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How do we choose who-

Jack is shown running
JACK towards the king sized
Me. bedroom where there is a
mid-shot of him lying on the
BRIDGET bed. This lasts 10 seconds
That’s really funny. I believe with Jack standing up and
that’s the first time you’ve examining the view of the city.
made me laugh.

JACK
It’s gorgeous, my God. That’s
it, I’m staying here, you can
go on your own.
Bridget is shown shutting the ‘On The Rebound’ by Floyd
BRIDGET door from a long shot. Cramer plays.
Suits me fine. Bye Jack!

EXT. The scene changes at a

jump cut of a panning shot of
the Golf Club followed by a
reverse dolly of Muscat Grand
Mall. These are shown for 10
seconds collectively before
another jump cut cuts to
Bridget and Jack walking
outside Muscat Grand Mall.
The camera captures this
from a long shot.

BRIDGET
Where’re we off to then?

JACK
Well, as time is running
short, we’re going to be
touring Muscat Grand Mall
and Oman Avenues Mall,
which are only a 13 minute
drive from the Fraser Suites.
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There is a pull shot from a

close up of Bridget and Jack
entering Muscat Grand Mall
to showing the whole
structure in a fast reverse
zoom.

JACK (V.O)
Both of these malls are fairly
new and very different to
European malls that you’re
used to going shopping at
with your mum on a Saturday INT. 45 seconds of panning
to buy useless tat. Both movements around both
MGM and Avenues, as the malls, showing a montage of
locals call it, are together so Jack and Bridget drinking
that the public can access coffee in Starbucks and
them easily in a matter of traveling up and down
minutes. This was easy for escalators.
Bridget and I, so it’ll be easy
for anyone.

Two shot of Jack and Bridget

JACK walking with paper coffee
Ready to press on? cups in hand.

BRIDGET
You are the worst person to
travel with. The Indiana Jones theme
song plays.
JACK (V.O.) EXT. 40 secs of montage
Upon leaving the malls, shots of Muttrah are shown,
Bridget decided she wanted the two scenes combine
to be reckless and try through a zoom pan shot that
something that was much merges Avenues Mall to
later on our agenda, but Muttrah mountains.
being the gentleman that I
am, we went for it.
A close up shot of Bridget
BRIDGET climbing the mountain ahead
You keeping up? of Jack. Jump cut to show
Jack falling behind.
JACK
I’m not wearing the right
shoes for this escapade.
The camera then cuts to Jack
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BRIDGET and Bridget on top of the

You’re literally half my age. mountain, looking over in an HAIM’s ‘Little Of Your Love’
establishing shot of Muttrah instrumental plays
Cornishe. non-diegetically.

Close-up shot of Bridget on

the mountain top.

BRIDGET
A top destination for the Big
Bus Tour that we’ll come to
later, Muttrah is a wonderful A compilation of EXT and INT
place for anyone of any age shots are shown of Muttrah
to spend their time. Souq, Muttrah Cornishe, the
harbour and the mountains,
BRIDGET (V.O.) this lasts 45 seconds.
Muttrah is said to have
contained settlements from
as early as 3000 B.C.,
making it one of the most
historical and ancient places
of Old Muscat. The cultural,
tightly-packed port slash
market is positioned on the Another montage of shots of
coast between the soaring inside and outside Muttrah
mountains and the vast sea souq, led by Jack and Bridget
upon the harbour, home to is shown. Jack can be viewed
the weekend fish market. in a mid shot buying
You cannot possibly finish a something from a stall whilst
trip to Muttrah without paying Bridget tries on traditional
a visit to its gorgeous souq, it dress.
is undeniably one of the best
ones within the city and not
one to be missed.

JACK
Historically known as the
Souq of Darkness due to its
closed off ceiling and dim
interior, Muttrah Souq has
changed for the better as,
thanks to the power of
electricity, bright lights and
the amazing smell of candles
colliding with incense makes
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the souq what it is, a major

hit with tourists of the modern
ages.