Malcolm Draft 1
- 1. Malcolm Jake Beare and Ben Bullock
- 2. 1. SCHOOL SCENE intention: audience understands that Malcolm has psychological difficulties after the death of his older sister. He would be walking down the school and many people would give him weird looks to represent that he is crazy. 2. FLASHBACK OF HIS SISTER GIVING HIM THE FRAMED PICTURE the reason for this scene is to introduce his sister and to show the audience that they had a close relationship. ABI Can I come in? MALCOLM Come on in. Abi is looking awkward, having a small cheeky smile on her face. MALCOLM What? ABI You know that picture that we took in the park a few months ago. Well, I loved it so much, I got it framed. Abi hands the framed picture to him, Malcolm's face immediately beams. MALCOLM Ahh, you're right, it is a nice photo. ABI Well,you look nice, it just looks like theres something in my eye! (laughs) 3. HOSPITAL CALL to tell the audience he is going to counselling and due to his unstable nature, he isn't going to the sessions.
- 3. 2 (CONTINUED) MALCOLM Hello? SECRETARY (V/O) Hi, am I speaking to Malcolm Thompson. MALCOLM Yep SECRETARY (V/O) Well, I'm calling from the Capio Nightingale hospital and it says here that you haven't turned up for sessions on over three weeks. MALCOLM Yes, I've just had a lot of things on my plate. SECRETARY (V/O) Your mental health is not a laughing matter Mr Thompson. MALCOLM I can assure you that my mental health is at the top of my agenda, its just I've had my hands full. Malcolm hangs up the phone. SECRETARY (V/O) Okay, so we will see you next week? Hello? Mr Thompson? Hello? 4. PICTURE BREAK This would drop onto montage and show his difficulties when he has to face the trauma that he has been blocking out. All his emotions swirl up into one incredible scene. 5. MONTAGE to show Malcolm finally confronting his demons. 5A. GRAVE YARD A very depressing clip of his just staring in anger and
- 4. 3 (CONTINUED) CONTINUED: (2) disgust at the grave stone. 5B. PICTURE SMASHING this shows that this framed picture meant a lot to Malcolm as it was his last sentimental object of his sister that he had. 5C. ABI GIVING HIM THE PICTURE Same footage as the flash back, showing to the audience that the particular moment was incredibly meaningful to him. 5D. CAR CRASH This would show Malcolm distracting Abi and due to that distraction she crashed. 5E. ANDY CONCERNED Same footage from earlier scene. 5F. MALCOLM CRYING (PRESENT) to show Malcolm's emotion while facing his demons and bad memories. MALCOLM Its not my fault (repeats) 5G. PICTURE SMASHING 5H. THE GRAVEYARD 5I. CAR CRASH 5J. MALCOLM CRYING (PRESENT) Malcolm is just banging his fists into the floor to show his frustration. 5K. PICTURE SMASHING 5L. CAR CRASH 5M. THE GRAVEYARD 5N. ABI SMILING 5O. ABI'S FACE SMASHED IN THE PICTURE 5P. MALCOLM CRYING (PRESENT)
- 5. CONTINUED: (2) 4 6. MALCOLM SEES HIS SISTER to show his sister is forgiving. Malcolm is helped up by a familiar hand, he looks up and is started. he can't believe it at first, but then he looks angry. ABI You never used to clean anything when I was here. MALCOLM What? how? You are dead, how are you here? Are you here to taunt me? Or am I just crazy? ABI You're not crazy, you're just severely depressed. MALCOLM Why does it have to be so hard, why did you have to die, how come I didn't die? ABI Don't torture yourself with this. MALCOLM Torture myself? I love you, you were the only person in the world that i truly cared about, and you were taken away from me. You helped me, you clothed me, you cared for me. without you, I'm nothing. Its not fair! And its all my fault, oh God, its all my fault. ABI Malcolm, your mistakes can control you, or you can control your mistakes. You have to forget the things that you can do nothing about. You have to get over me.
- 6. 5 (CONTINUED) MALCOLM But how? ABI I think you'll find that out in counselling. Abi is gone, Malcolm is alone, but this experience has finally given him closure. COUNSELLOR SESSION The counsellor believes he has got better and believes that he has made a break through COUNSELLOR So what did she say? when you saw her? MALCOLM She said that it wasn't my fault and that I had to get better. COUNSELLOR This is very common in people who have lost someone, I feel that you have made a break through. MALCOLM I hope so.