Scene plan
- 1. Scene Plan VIDEO START Messyroom, phone camera,phone underpile of clothes,lookingoutatmaincharacter, foam comingfromhismouth,asleep,dartseyesopen,seescamera,reachesintopile andgrabsit, blackout SONG BEGINS/VERSE 1 Pt 1 ‘Made the toast, Burnt the eggs, Never got the hang of them, Just another other day.’ Shotof character sleepilymakingbreakfast,getsangrywheneggsburn,wavingtowel atfire alarm, eatingburnteggson toast,picksup and putson jacket,looksveryscruffy,leavesthe house VERSE 1 Pt 2 ‘Caught the bus, Forgot the change, Looks like I'll be late again, Hopefully they won't complain.’ Character stoodat busstop, girl staringat him, sneersather andshe scoffsandturnsaway, buspulls up,close up on handwith emptychange,buspullsoff,charactergetsangryand kicksbus stopand stormsoff CHORUS 1 Pt 1 ‘My life’s so pitiful, Give me one good reason why I shouldn't end it all, If there's a reason then I haven't found it yet.’ Walksto the edge of the road,car coming,placeslegoutinroad, car still coming,pullsfootbackat lastminute CHORUS 1 Pt 2 ‘And I'll try every drug I find, Except maybe heroin and cyanide, But there’s a reason I just can't afford it yet.
- 2. Oh, it’s just another overdose’ Showshimrun intopublicbathroomstall,laysoutcocaine onthe top of the toilet,POV shotashe inhales,zoominshotonhiseyes VERSE 2 Pt 1 ‘Went to work, Saw you there, But you never seem to care, For a single thing I say.’ Sat at work desk,looksuptosee woman,she looksoverat him, he smilesatherbut she sneersback and turnsand walksaway,he getsangry and slingshispaperworkacrosshisdeskandstormsout VERSE 2 Pt 2 ‘I set the clock and went to sleep, This anxiety I keep, Through another fucking day. (Looks like that's all today I’m dying)’ Showshimsleepingona park benchandwakingupwhenhisphone alarmgoesoff,cuts to him wanderingthroughthe parkwhena teenagerattemptstomughim, he attacks back and injureshim CHORUS 2 Pt 1 ‘My life’s so pitiful, Give me one good reason why I shouldn't end it all, If there's a reason then I haven't found it yet.’ Showshimrootingthroughthe teenagersbagandfindingheroin,aniPhone,wiresandabottle of sleepingpills,he staresatthe sleepingpillslonginglyandsmiles CHORUS 2 Pt 2 ‘And I'll try every drug I find, Except maybe heroin and cyanide, But there’s a reason I just can't afford it yet. Oh, it’s just another overdose.’
- 3. Showshimduckbehinda tree,getsthe drugready,sticksneedle intohisarmandpushesdownon the plunger,close-uppupil dilation,he slowlystandsupandbeginssmilingasthe musicbuildsup GUITAR SOLO As musicbuildsup,goesintoPOV asit showshimpickingupa rock,thena few quickeditstoshow himwanderingoutof the park and itturn from dayto night,as guitarsolokicksin,smashesthe windowof a house withabrick,showshimrunningroundthe house and robbingeverythingand makinga mess,all inPOV,until house owner findshimandhitshiminthe face,cut to black BUILD-UP ‘My life's so pitiful... Pitiful... Pitiful… Pitiful… Pitiful…’ Fadesinto a gradual shotof himwakingupinthe middle of the streetwithabloodynose inthe middle of the night,he standsup and rusheshome CHORUS 3 ‘My life’s so pitiful, Give me one good reason why I shouldn't end it all, If there's a reason then I haven't found it yet. And I'll try every drug I find, Except maybe heroin and cyanide, But there’s a reason I just can't afford it yet. Well my life's so pitiful. My life's so pitiful. My life's so pitiful. I'm dying.’ Showshimrunningroundthe house,throwingthingsaroundandgenerallygettingangry,thenhe reachesintohisback pocket and pullsoutthe sleepingpills,he poursthemall intohismouthand
- 4. thencollapses,asthe songends,hisphone isagaininthe pile of clothesandhe wakesup andgrabs it again END