Monday, 9 February 2015

Script for "GROWING OLD...." a working title


1. INT. AERIAL VIEW OF KITCHEN. DAY.
OLD LADY sits alone at kitchen table as she pours a cup of tea
     (Clock ticks)                                   CUT TO

2. INT. MID SHOT OF KITCHEN TABLE
OLD LADY drinking her tea, looking glum                   
                                                ZOOMS INTO

3.INT. KITCHEN
OLD LADY sighs and looks downtrodden
                                                CUTS TO

4.EXT.AERIAL VIEW OF SMALL, RUN-DOWN HOUSE
OLD LADY looks stands on front step of house, looks up to the sky and smiles at sunshine (thunder rumbles, sky clouds over) she looks sad again
                                                FADE TO

5.EXT. PARK
OLD LADY sitting on park bench alone, trying to entice ducks with bread crumbs; ducks waddle past her but one duck approaches and she looks hopeful; instead of taking the breadcrumbs, he steals her sandwich out of her bag
                                                MID SHOT OF
6. EXT. PARK
OLD LADY sits alone and hungry (tummy rumbles)looking extremely forlorn
                                               
7. EXT. PARK
OLD LADY gets excited as she hears an ice-cream van. She takes out her purse, which has a €1 coin in it
                                                CUTS TO
8.EXT. PARK
OLD LADY slowly walks up to the van (€1 for ice-cream sign on it)
Just as she approaches the window a MAN enters from right, cuts in front of her, knocking her €1 coin out of her hand                                                       CUTS TO CLOSE-UP OF

9. EXT. PARK
Coin falling down a drain
                                               
                                           CUTS TO

10. EXT. PARK
OLD LADY is annoyed as she looks at back of man as he buys an ice-cream, his wallet is sticking out of his back pocket. MAN turns facing her as he slurps his ice-cream and walks away
                                           CUTS TO CLOSE-UP
11. EXT. PARK
OLD LADY once again looks despondent
                                           FADES TO

12. EXT. BUS STOP
Bus zooms past from right to left in front of a bus stop. OLD LADY, SMALL GIRL (holding teddy her bear's hand) and GIRL'S MOTHER (her face is not in shot) are sitting at bus stop. SMALL GIRL stares at OLD LADY who looks back at SMALL GIRL and smiles.
                                           CUT TO EXTREME CLOSE-UP

13.EXT. BUS STOP
SMALL GIRL starts poking OLD LADY in the cheek and sticks out her tongue at her as OLD LADY looks sad and shocked                                 
                                                     ZOOMS OUT

14. EXT.BUS STOP
SMALL GIRL starts to cry as though she is scared of OLD LADY. GIRL'S MOTHER puts her arm around her and pulls her close as she lets go of teddy's hand. Bus passes from left to right in front on camera
                                               
                                                    


15.EXT. BUS STOP
SMALL GIRL is still crying as OLD LADY sadly looks straight ahead. The teddy has disappeared
    
                                                FADES TO
16. INT. KITCHEN
OLD LADY is sitting alone at kitchen table
                                           ZOOMS IN TO CLOSE-UP
17. INT.KITCHEN
she looks extremely sad and sighs deeply, then smiles and looks under the table. She hauls up her bag onto the table, takes out the SMALL GIRL'S teddy bear from it and smiles at the camera. Then she removes a wallet from her bag and opens it  
    
                                     CUTS TO OLD LASY'S P.O.V

18. INT. KITCHEN
Close-up of wallet reveals the MAN from the park's driver's license, cash and credit cards. (OLD LADY laughs heartily)

                                CUTS TO CLOSE-UP OF KITCHEN TABLE

19. INT. KITCHEN
OLD LADY pulls out a dead duck (the one that stole her sandwich) and licks her lips
                                                FADES TO

20. INT. KITCHEN
OLD LADY is still sitting at the table, teddy is propped up beside her, they each have a plate in front of them (DING! sound) OLD LADY looks excited
                                     CUTS TO LONG SHOT OF KITCHEN
21.INT. KITCHEN
OLD LADY is behind the table with her back to camera as she reaches into the oven. She turns to table placing a roast duck onto it

                                    
CUTS TO CLOSE-UP

22.INT.KITCHEN
OLD LADY carves duck and places meat on teddy's plate and on hers

                                                FADES TO
23. INT. KITCHEN
OLD LADY looks happy and full with an empty plate in front of her (ICE-CREAM VAN sound can be heard). OLD LADY picks up MAN'S wallet, as she laughs and winks at the camera


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