Short Film Script
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Scene 1
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Song starts playing (Hurt by Johnny Cash)
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INT - DAY
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The scene begins with Jake sitting on his bed staring into this air, then falls back onto his bed and lies there.
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One of the old pieces of footage is played for half about 20 seconds.
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Scene 2
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INT - DAY
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The next scene is of Jake Sat on his bed (Grandad's), again staring into thin air from a close up shot of the pillow with him blurred in the background. He stands up and walks out of the shot after a few seconds.
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Another piece of footage is played relating to Grandma somehow again for about 20 seconds.
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Scene 3
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INT - DAY
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The scene is then of Jake sat at the head of the dining table again staring into thin air. He then stands up and picks up his bat and walks out of frame. The scene stays like this for a few seconds.
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Another piece of footage is played which will be an outside scene of Jake and his Grandma hugging.
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Scene 4
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INT - DAY
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Jake is then stood in the kitchen (Grandad's) about to make a cup of tea for three people. He then opens the cupboard to get out the tea bags and the camera is inside the cupboard looking at Jake as he searches for the tea. He then spots a jar of Frankfurters which his Grandma used to make him and he freezes and looks down at the cups and now there is only two.
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Another piece of footage will then be played involving all the family in an old celebration.
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Scene 5
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INT - NIGHT
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The camera is then focused on Jake from a low angle shot whilst he is leaning over the sink in his bathroom, he washes his face and stares at his reflection. The camera then cuts into the same angle but with Jake shaking his head violently and then back to the staring.
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Another piece of footage is played where Grandma is helping Jake to walk.
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Scene 6
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INT - DAY
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The scene opens to a shot of Grandad taking a sip of whisky while looking at the garden, The camera shot then changes to a close up of another whisky glass and my hand picks it up, I sip and put it back down. The camera stays in the same position.
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There is then other clip where I am doing something with Grandma.
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Scene 7
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EXT - DAY
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There is an abrupt change in the mood as Jake swings the metal baseball bat through the air down onto a picture of Grandma, the camera flickers on and off and the picture is not seen to be smashed.
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One final piece if footage is played relating to another party or event.
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Scene 8
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EXT - DAY
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The final scene is a mid shot of Jake with his back to the camera siting at the garden table looking at the garden. The camera slowly zooms out.
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A picture of Jake and his Grandma sitting together is then shown with text over it saying "Rest in Peace" Grandma with her full name, date of birth and death underneath.
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THE END
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