Mute script draft 2
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This document is a screenplay that follows Lucas, a bass player who has gone deaf. It introduces the members of Lucas' band as they prepare for practice. Lucas receives a text from his friend Mike about a deaf musician who can still play. Lucas searches for the video online. He struggles to play his bass alone in his bedroom and gets frustrated. Mike texts Lucas to say the band has found a new member. Lucas sees an open mic night poster and decides to perform alone. At the gig, Lucas' performance is a success and the audience applauds enthusiastically.
Mute script draft 2
- 1. Mute By Barney Kass & Harvey Steel An Origional Screenplay
- 2. INT.PRACTICE ROOM.DAY Band getting ready for practice, bass heard with guitars being tuned, general chatter and laughter heard. There are four members of the band. Lucas is wearing converse and black skinny jeans, black band t-shirt and a leather biker jacket his hair is short, shorter on sides longer on the top, he is in the corner of the room with his bass hanging low whilst he tunes up and contributes to conversation with the band. Mike, is the lead guitarist he is wearing a denim jacket, a band t-shirt worn and faded out black jeans with chukka vans, his hair is died black/ginger, he is playing riffs fiddling with his amp. Stephan, the lead singer and rhythm guitar player for the band, is speaking into the mic, his hair is over his face he is wearing blue skinny jeans and skate shoes with a crew neck jumper and a biker jacket, he has brown curly hair. The drummer Freddie, has short dark hair and is wearing a button up shirt to the top with a grey jacket and is wearing sport shoes, he is moving some cymbals around. LUCAS Hey guys how do you know when the stage is level? (pause) The drummer’s drooling from both sides of his mouth. WHOLE BAND (laughter) FREDDIE Hahaha that’s not funny you prick There is a fade out. Popping is heard with a high-pitched ringing. INT.BEDROOM.AFTERNOON Lucas is alone sitting on a chair in front of a table. Various musical instruments and musical related posters around the room. Underneath the bed is a bass and an amp along with some leads. Mum enters the room from behind holding a plate with food on the way towards Lucas. She puts the plate on the table in front of Lucas. He looks up to see her, looks annoyed. Mum then fixes his collar. A message tone is heard, Lucas has no reaction. Mum picks up his phone from the table and taps him on the shoulder and hands him the phone. MUM You’ve got a message. (CONTINUED)
- 3. CONTINUED: 2. Lucas takes the phone but does not look at his Mum or reacting to her comment. MUM (sighs) (she is expressing her words to Lucas) Your foods there, I’ll be downstairs if you need me. Mum exits the room. Lucas begins to read the text message, it reads: Hey man look I get why you haven’t been round but it’s been two months u gotta get on with your life... look I’m sending u a link to this deaf guy I saw who can still play! Text me soon mate. MIKE Lucas reads the text and puts the phone back on the table. Lucas is looking at his phone He walks over to his desk picks up the phone, Lucas opens his laptop and opens a internet browser and searches the video. There is a fade out. INT. BEDROOM. AFTERNOON Lucas is alone in his bedroom. Lucas walk’s from his desk to his bed. He crouches down and pulls out his bass guitar and amp from underneath the bed. Lucas switches on the amp. Lucas play’s one open note repetitively and simultaneously turns up his amp. He starts to play more furiously. He begins to turn his amp up louder and louder. Lucas is frustrated with his playing and give up. He throws the bass guitar over his shoulder and kicks over his amp. INT.TEXT.DAY A text sound MIKE: Lucas how are you m8? I dno if you got it but i messaged u a couple of days ago where have you been? LUCAS: Fine MIKE: U didn’t reply to my txt, we were worried. (CONTINUED)
- 4. CONTINUED: 3. LUCAS Sorry. How is the band? MIKE We’re doing ok. Thats actually what I wanted to talk to you about. We had to make some changes. LUCAS What kind of changes. MIKE We have a new member now. Lucas puts the phone down and puts on his out door cloath’s. hat, scarf and long coat. He then leaves the room. INT/EXT. BEDROOM/HOUSE/ROAD.DAY Lucas in an angry fashion walks out of his room, down the stairs past his mum. He then grabs his hat and scarf which is hanging on a coat hanger by the door. Lucas then opens the door and slams it behind him. He then continues to walk down the street. EXT.OUTSIDE PUB.DAY Lucas walks towards a pub. There is a sign on the door that reads, ’OPEN MIC NIGHT. THURSDAY 20th JAN. FOR BANDS AND SOLO ACTS. ALL WELCOME. TEXT 0734869503445 FOR MORE DETAILS.’ Lucas reads the poster and rips it off the wall. INT. BEDROOM. AFTERNOON. Bass vibrations scene. Lucas attempts to play his bass guitar. He fails and is increasingly annoyed with himself. He starts to turn the volume louder and louder. He kicks the amp over. The amp is feeding back and vibrations are felt through the floor. Lucas carries on playing. INT.KITCHEN.DAY Mum is stood at the kitchen counter and making a sandwhich. She is wearing a green apron with a white top and black trousers. Lucas walking down the staris and up to the door is heard, Lucas arrives with the poster in hand. Mum (CONTINUED)
- 5. CONTINUED: 4. addresses Lucas and is trying to pronounce her speech clearly and slowly. She is making over exaggerated lip movements. Lucas walks into the kitchen and puts the poster on the fridge. Mum goes over and looks at it. MUM: What have you been doing? I thought you where revising for your exams! You need to start now! You can’t be just taking time off. Lucas doesn’t respond. Mum looks to the poster. She grabs the poster off the fridge and screws it up, she then throws it to the floor. MUM: Whats this Lucas? Lucas doesn’t respond. He pick’s up the flyer walks over to the fridge and puts the poster on the fridge with a fridge magnet. Lucas then walks over to the table and sits down. MUM: (fast and angry speach making no attempt to help Lucas lip read) If you think that your going to go do this then you’ve got another thing coming, how can you even think of doing this! Your just going to make a fool of yourself! You cant be doing these things, you are def now you need to start accepting it. (Phone vibration heard) Lucas is sitting at the table paying little attention to his mum. He takes his phone out of his pocket. BURTON GUY Hey Lucas just confirming that you will be on at 8:00pm tonight? (Sound of crowed gradually getting lowder) LUCAS (VIA TEXT) Yea.
- 6. 5. INT.GIG.NIGHT Lucas is on the stage ready to perform , the audience all are sitting down chatting waiting for the performance to begin, Lucas then walks on stage towards his amp with his bass, he then sits down and goes straight into his performance. the audience after the performance give a strong round of applause and cheers (sound of random chatter from the audience) crowed sitting down chatting. Random audiene members begin to enjoy it bopping their heads and Shot of the stage set up for the performance. Lucas walking on to the stage. Audience sitting focusing on lucas (audience then quieten down) Lucas plucking the strings of the bass. Lucas playing making rhythmic motion. The audience sitting down then stand up and applause. (audience applause)