Task 11: Script

BOUNDLESS SCRIPT

INTER-TITLE- BREAKFOCUS LOGO

INT. FRONT ROOM. DAYTIME. 4PM.

MID SHOT- SETS THE TONE OF THE TRAILER (UNDERSTANDABLE/RELATABLE AND EMOTIONAL ATMOSPHERE) 

BELLA and LILY are facing each other having an argument on the sofa, muffled conversation heard, voices become raised. 

LILY

- - I can’t believe you would do that - -

BELLA

- - You’re overreacting, it’s not that bad - -

LILY

- - I’ve had enough ! - -

LONG SHOT-  LILY STORMS OFF ANGRILY AND LEAVES THE ROOM (TENSE ATMOSPHERE)

Diagetic sound of footsteps and a slamming door.

BELLA stays sitting on the sofa, camera pans from the slamming door to BELLA, portraying her hurt facial expression. 

INT. BEDROOM- NIGHT TIME

MID SHOT OF WHEN LILY ENTERS THE ROOM

LILY slowly walks over to BELLA as she’s on the bed she leans down to wake her up.

LILY

(whispers)

- - I’m sorry for walking out earlier, I just needed to cool off - -

BELLA

- - It’s ok, don’t worry about it - -

BIRDS EYE VIEW SHOT OF THEM IN BED

LILY gets into bed, next to BELLA and they hug.

INT. BEDROOM- MORNING

BELLA in bed alone, looks around for LILY. 

BELLA

- - Lily ? - - 

MUM

- - Bella, are you awake? I need to speak to you - - 

BELLA walks out of the bedroom.

INT. DINING ROOM - MORNING

MUM  is sitting at a table, with the phone next to her hand. BELLA enters the room and she doesn’t look at her. As soon as she sees her, she breaks into tears

MUM

- - Bella, i’m so sorry - - 

BELLA

- - What are you talking about - - 

MUM

- - Its Lily, she’s been killed in an accident - - 

All noise is muffled and a high pitched ringing noise can be heard.

EXT - STREET OUTSIDE THE HOUSE - DAYTIME 

Shows flash of LILY being hit by the car, then cuts to black when she is physically hit. Diagetic sound of the car screeching to a holt when it hits her.

Song begins - Bedshaped by Keane - Non diagetic

Montage of emotional moments, including over the shoulder shots of people looking at BELLA looking at LILY, but no one else can see her

INT. scenes of memories in bedroom, park bench, by the lake.

INT. MUM is worried about BELLA and suggests therapy 

MUM

- - Just go it will help - -

BELLA

- - No I’m not going!- -

INT. THERAPY ROOM - AFTERNOON

Shot of them in the room, therapist asking questions.

THERAPIST

- - How are you coping? - - 

(BELLA DOESNT ANSWER)

Cuts to shots of BELLA getting upset and frustrated, e.g. throwing and breaking objects. 

BELLA

- - I’m fine - - 

THERAPIST

- - When was the last time you saw her - -

Cuts to shots of BELLA seeing LILY since the accident (VOICE OVER THROUGHOUT)

BELLA

- - I see her all the time. Like this morning, I saw her in my mirror.

I see her in everyone, she’s always with me. - - 

THERAPIST

- - This isn’t healthy, you need to let her go. You have to let her go - - 

BELLA

- - But I miss her - -

EXT. PARK BENCH - DAYTIME

BELLA and LILY sitting on the park bench in their favourite place. 

LILY takes her ribbon out from her hair and ties it around BELLA'S wrist.

Long shot of PASSERBY walking through the park, looks at the bench from behind and sees BELLA sitting alone. 

Back to BELLA and LILY on the bench

LILY puts her head on BELLA'S shoulder. 

END

The script is an important part of the planing process as it enables us to refer to it during filming so we can't go off task and time waste. It is also an easy way of documenting the speech so that we have an outline of what will be said in the trailer.