DAYLIGHT ROBBERY
By
Sarah-Jane Kelly
1.
EXT. AERIAL VIEW OF TOWN. DAY.
zooms
into outside of a bank branch where a tied up dog yawns
DISSOLVE
TO
2.
INT. BANK BRANCH. DAY
Five
people waiting impatiently in a queue {OLD LADY, MOTHER, TEENAGER, YOUNG DAD
and CHILD}
PANS
OUT
3.INT.
BANK BRANCH. DAY
the
back of the BANK TELLER can be seem as she struggles to get her computer
working (sighing, from the Queue)
CUTS
TO
4.INT.
FANCY OFFICE. DAY.
The
back of a wing- backed chair behind the desk, the Q can be seen in a CCTV
monitor, hand from chair picks up phone from desk
MAN
It's time!
FADE
TO
5.INT.
BANK BRANCH. DAY
ROBBER
bursts through the front door, with a "gun" in his pocket and quickly
approaches the Q
CLOSE
UP OF
6.
INT. BANK BRANCH. DAY
ROBBER
steals house and car keys from YOUNG DAD
job
applications and dole money from TEENAGER
Jar
of coins with "college fund" on it from MOTHER
Pension
book and packet of silvermints from OLD LADY
7.
INT. BANK BRANCH. DAY
ROBBER
then approaches the bank counter and takes money from the TELLER, putting it in
the sack marked "Loot" along with other items taken. ROBBER Exits the
shot to the left.
8.INT.
BANK BRANCH. DAY
Back
of ROBBER can be seen as he pushes button for elevator
CUT
TO
9.
INT. ELEVATOR. DAY
ROBBER
(shifts nervously on feet and checks watch) as elevator ascends FADE
TO
10.
EXT. BANK BRANCH WITH LOOMING SKYSCRAPER ATTACHED
Camera
pans up from branch to top of skyscraper
11.
INT. CORRIDOR. DAY
Elevator
doors open as ROBBER exits and goes in through a door marked "JUNIOR
EXECUTIVE"
12.
INT. CRAMPED OFFICE. DAY
ROBBER
hangs his scarf on a rack and removes banana from his pocket and leaves it on
the desk
MALE VOICE
Junior!?! (bellows) CUT TO
13.INT.
CORRIDOR. DAY
ROBBER
exits cramped office and knocks on next door office and opens door (meekly)
CUT
TO
14.
INT. FANCY OFFICE. DAY
Hand
from wing-backed chair beckons ROBBER forward and points to seat. ROBBER
approaches and takes seat in front of desk. Wing back chair slowly revolves to
reveal the MAN
UP
SHOT
ROBBER
hands loot sack to MAN
15.INT.
FANCY OFFICE. DAY
MAN
swivels chair around to reveal a safe behind him. He opens the safe a puts the
sack on shelf full of cash entitled DAILY PROFITS (below is a shelf entitled
staff wages empty except for a few packets of peanuts)
16.
INT. FANCY OFFICE. DAY
MAN
swivels back around to face ROBBER, lifts his coffee mug from desk and shakes
it at the ROBBER. ROBBER'S hand lunges for cup
CUT
TO
17.
EXT. SKYSCRAPER AND BRANCH BELOW. DAY
Camera
pans down from top of skyscraper to branch
18.
INT. BANK BRANCH. DAY
ROBBER
exits elevator and sees a MAN with "Irish Water" on his t-shirt
fitting a coin box to the water cooler that is in front of the Q, with a sign
that reads "78c per drop" ROBBER salutes man
19.
INT. BANK BRANCH. DAY
ROBBER
approaches Q, takes a take-away coffee from new MAN IN SUIT who has joined the
Q, and pours it into MAN'S mug, he then takes bottle from MOTHER'S pram and
squirts in some milk
PAN
OUT
20.
INT. BANK BRANCH. DAY
OLD
LADY is now at the counter with the TELLER, she throws her eyes upwards as
ROBBER passes behind her heading back to the elevator
ZOOMS
IN
21.INT.
BANK BRANCH. DAY
TELLER
is stamping book with "TAKEN" for another weekly entry of pension and
silvermints
OLD LADY
It's the same thing every week
in here....daylight robbery!
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