My Own Stuff

I just thought it would be nice to share my own screenplays so you can see my writing style, I still have a lot to learn. These are some of my earlier scripts.

A young boy has the opportunity to live the same day twice.

Fix You

SCENE 1: INTERIOR BEDROOM

 CU on alarm clock, it’s 07:57, it changes to 08:00. The shrill alarm goes off.

 From right of frame a hand hits the surface around the alarm clock, it fumbles around looking for the ‘OFF’ switch; it finds its target and hits the alarm off.

 Cut to a MS of Pearse. He sits up on the bed, rubs his eyes and runs his fingers through his hair. Cut to a LS, Pearse gets up out of bed and walks out of frame.

 

SCENE 2: INTERIOR BATHROOM

 High angle MS, Pearse grabs either side of the sink and wearily leans towards the mirror. He fills the sink with water.

 Cut to a CU of the tap as water flows. Cut back to a high angle MS as the boy splashes water over his face.

 A fast paced edited sequence leads to a CU from an angle behind the boy as he brushes his teeth.

 
SCENE 3: INTERIOR BEDROOM

 Cut to a low angle CU. Pearse is back in his bedroom where he puts on a jumper.

 

SCENE 4: INTERIOR STAIRWELL

Cut to a bird’s eye view of the stairs. The boy’s mother walks into the frame, looks at camera and shouts up.

 

MUM:

“YOU’RE GOING TO BE LATE!”

 Cut to MS as Pearse comes out into the landing, he looks past camera then glances at his watch. Cut to a CU of his watch. Cut to a MS, he runs back into his room to collect his bag. He passes a calendar on the wall. The date is the 23 March 2012.

 He grabs his bag and he runs down the stairs.

The camera ‘follows’ on as Pearse runs out through the front door into the world.