Final script
- 1. 1 INDELIBLE BY GRIMM PRODUCTIONS TASNIM ALI, TASLIMA BEGUM, FARHEEN RAHMAN, NUZHAT AHMED
- 2. 2 FADE IN INT. HALLWAY – NIGHT CAMERA TRACKING through a dark hallway Lights are flickering as we go down the hallway; the titles and openings appear scratched into a silver metal door that is at the end of the hallway. INT. SURGERY ROOM – NIGHT Lights begin to flicker, revealing flashes of light in a dark room. PANS OVER numerous tools The tools are covered in dry blood. QUICK CUT TO Large pair of hands appears in the frame, wearing a pair of white gloves, cleaning a scalpel (articulately), they then drop the scalpel. INT.ORPHANAGE - DAY MERGE/GRAPHIC MATCH with the social worker Picking up a pen The SOCIAL WORKER picks up a pen from the floor and walks out of the frame, showing MADELINE at the background. She’s wearing a baggy top and jeans with a pair of scruffy trainers. MADELINE’s swings her legs while she sits on wooden bench. She fidgets with her hands (nervously). SOCIAL WORKER (Quietly) “She’s been through a lot”. Slowly PANS UP TO MADELINE’S face MADELINE is expressionless as she stands up from her seat and walks over to the SOCIAL WORKER and her MUM and DAD. CUT TO SOCIAL WORKER (Enthusiastically) “I’m sure you’ll love your new home Madeline”. MUM (Happily) “Yeah, honey your bedrooms all set, come on you’ll love it”.
- 3. 3 The MUM squeezes MADELINE’s shoulder as they begin to walk out of the orphanage. ZOOMS INTO MADELINE’S impassive face SOCIAL WORKER (Quietly in the background) “Bye Madeline”. FADE OUT TO EXT. HOUSE – DAY MUM (Excited, soft tone) “This is your new room” SOUNDBRIDGE CUT TO INT. MADELINES ROOM.AFTERNOON MUM "This is your new room"(Looks at MADELINE and smiles comfortingly) MUM and DAD show MADELINE into her new room, they stand behind her as she looks into the small, cozy room presented in front of her. The bed is neatly done up, decorated with white and grey cushions. Dark and light grey stripes fill the wall while books; a mirror and small box make up the shelves. DAD "Why don't you get settled while we prepare lunch”? He places his hands on MADELINES shoulders and squeezes it softly. MUM and DAD both smile at her and slowly walk out of the frame. TRACKS MADELINE into her room MADELINE steps into the room and turns her head to each side of the room, taking everything in, she begins to look around. She walks over to the lights and turns the lights off. She stares into the space in front of her, and then turns them off again. Madeline does this twice. CUT TO MADELINE observing some items on her dresser She picks up a small mirror, turning it around curiously. She stares at her reflection innocently.
- 4. 4 PAN OVER the items on the dresser CUT TO MADELINE MADELINE gently flicks through a novel. CUT TO MADELINE MADELINE gradually sits on the floor; she struggles to fold her legs as she looks up at some unpacked boxes in front of her. Peeping out of the cardboard boxes are some of her belongings. She begins to pick some items out, and then suddenly stops. Staring Intensely into the box she sluggishly puts what she’s holding, down, and then slowly brings out a ragged doll. CUTS TO TATTERED DOLL The fabric doll is stained and scruffy. CUTS TO MADELINE MADELINE closes her eyes tightly. QUICK CUT MADELINES POV FLASHBACK INT. SURGERY ROOM.DAY A pair of large hands in white gloves articulately and slowly wipes down a surgical scalpel, while some sewing equipment sits at the back. QUICK CUT BACK TO PRESENT DAY INT.MADELINES ROOM. AFTERNOON MADELINE grimaces as her eyes twitch while they’re tightly shut. QUICK CUT FLASHBACK INT.SURGERY ROOM. DAY White surgical headlights turn on, illuminating the room.
- 5. 5 QUICK CUT BACK TO PRESENT DAY INT.MADELINES ROOM. AFTERNOON MADELINE begins to fidget with her hair, tugging at it (in frustration). FLASHBACK INT. SURGERY. ROOM. DAY MADELINE’s feet are being tied down as she reluctantly shakes her legs, trying to escape the rope that is holding her down. QUICK CUT INT. BEDROOM-DAY MADELINE leans forward in an attempt to gain control. She shakes her head vigorously, attempting to push away these daunting memories. QUICK CUT TO FLASHBACK INT.SURGERY ROOM.DAY TRACK the doll falling from MADELINE’s hands MADELINE hands fall by the sides of the surgical table, her fingers open and the small doll falls from her fingertips. BACK TO PRESENT DAY INT, MADELINES ROOM. DAY Tears begin to fall from MADELINES face as she scratches at her face (irritatingly) and breaths heavily. FLASHBACK INT.SURGERY ROOM-DAY
- 6. 6 The bottom of MADELINE’s white dressing gown is stained with fresh deep red blood. QUICK CUT TO BACK TO PRESENT DAY INT.MADELINES ROOM.AFTERNOON MADELINE cries (in defeat) FLASHBACK INT.SURGERY ROOM.DAY The doll lies on the floor near thick drops of deep red blood. A drop of blood falls onto the doll. BACK TO PRESENT DAY INT. MADELINES ROOM.DAY MADELINE’s hands clutch onto the doll (forcefully) as the doll lies on her lap facing upwards. Her breaths become quieter. She opens her eyes calmly and stares down at her doll. She then smiles at her doll (creepily). CUT TO EXT.OUTSIDE-DAY Leaves fall of some trees to show time change while some text fades in stating “A year later”. FADE IN INT. PASSAGE-NIGHT MADELINE is walking down the stairs to get a glass of water during the night. She’s wearing a black pyjama top and trouser. She hears her parents whispering and peeps her face through a small gap at the kitchen door and listens to what they say. MUM
- 7. 7 “-We need to prepare for SAMANTHA coming home then”. (Whispers to the DAD). DAD “Trust me we’re prepared enough, we’ve had harder -”. (Speaks quietly). Can hear MADELINE rushing up the stairs and leaving mid sentence from DAD. FADE BLACK 1. INT. DINING ROOM – DAY MADELINE enters the dining room; she heads down to her seat while we see her MUM come into serve food on her plate (Smiling). She’s wearing an apron around her waist with her hair tied in a loose bun. The atmosphere is happy and light. MUM “By the way darling your fathers caught up at work so he won’t be joining us for dinner today, so it’ll just be us tonight”(smiles). MADELINE looks up from her plate to her mum (nods) Her MUM puts the plate in the middle of the table and sits down at the table near MADELINE so they’re facing each other. She prepares to tell her something serious and urgent. Her facial expression is worried and she wrings her fingers together. She turns to face MADELINE’S reaction to the news. (Sighs and takes a deep breathe) She begins to stir some hot chocolate in a cup as she says “Darling... I have big news to tell you...” CUTS TO MADELINE MADELINE looks up from her plate of dinner taking in her MOTHER’S nervous appearance, focusing on her face and reaction throughout (nods). MUM “You’re going to be a big sister!” (Claps hands) cheesy FLASHBACK INT.SURGERY ROOM. DAY MERGES WITH THE MUM STRRING HER HOT CHOCLATE TO THE MAN SCRUBBING A MEASURING JUG
- 8. 8 The MAN swirls the bloody scalpel in a measuring jug in a circular motion creating a pink tinge in the water. MADELINE freezes in her seat, eyes wide. She stares at her MUM (intensely) not giving anything away. We see her fork stabbed into her food. MUM reassures MADELINE, “It’ll be great! You can finally have someone to play with you and your doll! She’s going to fit in so well and you won’t be lonely anymore!” CUTS TO MADELINE MADELINE quickly glances at her doll. Her doll sits at the top of the dresser at the dining room against the wall. 2. INT. STAIRS – DAY MADELINE walks up the stairs dragging her doll by the hand. The doll flops by her side. MADELINES head is looking down (intensely) at the doll. FLASHBACK INT. SURGICAL ROOM.DAY A MAN enters the surgical room holding the doll in his hand. BACK TO PRESENT DAY MADELINE (breathes harshly). 3. INT. MADELINES BEDROOM – DAY MADELINE walks to her dressing table rummaging through her wardrobe looking for something, she (smiles) suggesting she found what she was looking for and brings out a paper and pen scribbling words down. MADELINE (smiles) and walks towards her door to leave. 4. INT. NEW CHILDS BEDROOM - DAY CUT TO ENTERING NEW CHILDS ROOM FLASHBACK MAN picks up the doll from the floor and places it into MADELINE hand while she sits, strapped to the gurney.
- 9. 9 MADELINE (smirking) walks towards the new bed placing the doll on the bed and the note between its legs. ZOOMS INTO NOTE - REVELAING WORDS What are the words? CUT TO MADELINE WALKING OUT OF THE ROOM MADELINE walks out of the door, leaving it open to watch the doll as though she’s conveying a message to it. MADELINE then looks into the camera and smiles sinisterly. Her eyes are darker and slit to the camera. FADES TO A BLACK SCREEN
- 10. 10 THE END.