Saturday, November 19, 2011

Preliminary Task - Script

EXT.Trainstation.day

SON's shoes - Low angle shot

Then a long angle Pan shot of him walking down the platform with a Starbucks coffee.

Medium close up of son (chest to head)

Long shot looking down on to the train.

Mid shot of him walking onto the train.

Mid shot off him walking down the corridor.

Mid shot off him sitting down

Old man approches

FATHER

Ehhh ehhh, do do you mind if I sit there please son?

SON

Errm, no not at all, off course you can.

Two shot of father sitting next to the son.

TROLLEY LADY approaches with drinks- Mid shot

TROLLEY LADY

Anything from the trolley dears?

SON

(Lifts up his Starbucks)

Got one already darling.

FATHER

Yes please, may I have tea please?

TROLLEY LADY

Yeah off course you can

(She passes him the coffee)

Thats £2 please love?

Mid shot off all this

Father gets his change out, he does not have enough

FATHER-CLose up shot

All i got is 80p?

Close up of TROLLEY LADY

SON-Close up shot

Let me get this

(He pays with a £5 note)

FATHER

Thank you ever so much

SON

Nah don't worry about

Mid shot off all three

The trolley lady passes

Two shot (FATHER AND SON)

Long shot of women walking away

Two shot of father and son

SON'S phone rings (Boring ringtone)

Close up of SON on phone

SON-Close Up

Hello, any news?

(Close up shot of the FATHER)

SON- Close Up

What! What do you mean you can't find him! I'm not paying you all that money to sit on your arse. What do you mean you can't track him down? His name is ALBERT MATHEWS!

FATHER slowly tilts his head towards SON- Close Up

SON- Close up

Yes, I already told you. He left me...

FATHER AND SON TOGETHER- Two shot

18 Years Ago

Music starts

Mid shot of them looking at each other

Fades to black

Long shot of the train moving forward, representing there new relationship

THE END

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