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- 1. FADE IN: BLACK SCREEN WITH SPEECH OVERLAY (Carl) This is it. I can’t go on like this. STRAIGHT DISSOLVE TO: INT: LIVING ROOM – AFTERNOON/EVENING In a poor suburban flat, a man sits amongst his clutter and chaos in his living room. (shot 1) Camera pans from right to left along bottom of sofa. (Carl) It’s funny how you grow up learning how to not become me. A let-down. A Disappointment. (Shot 2) Wide angle shot sitting on sofa (Carl) Mum, I know I’ve always been a nuisance, but (perky) hey, (stutter) you don’t have to worry anymore. Dad, I have no regrets, don’t worry, my anger just gets the better of me. INT: Bathroom – AFTERNOON/EVENING (shot 4) (24 hours before) Over the shoulder – Rage in bathroom. (Carl) *Improvised* angry shouting and crying.
- 2. INT: Living room – AFTERNOON/EVENING (shot 5) (wide angle shot) (Carl) If I’m honest, I don’t know why I’m saying this to you, you hardly care about me anymore. Especially now, well that, I’ve been replaced. (looks at picture frame) (Camera zooms in with each‘’you lied’’) You lied. (angry and exhausted) You...lied! INT: Bathroom – Afternoon/Evening (shot 6) – over the shoulder, high angle, close up (Carl) Argggh! (muffled and frustrated) Why is this so hard! I can’t do this…I can’t do that. Useless! INT: Living room– AFTERNOON/EVENING (shot 7) Close up, high angle Phone Rings – Carl picks up, then slams the phone back down. (Message on phone) Carl, its Jack mate, we’re all worried about ya. I got this number off your mum, but by heck do I know where you are, could be in France for all I know, (pause) I wouldn’t blame ya, they do have good cheese mate… Ahh, anyway that’s not the point. Whatever you need to do to get out of this, this… phase, do it, now. (pause)Because rest assured you’ll regret it if you don’t. INT: Kitchen – AFTERNOON/EVENING (Carl) Right, urm, errr, drink! (muffled) what’s the date, what’s the date…(looks at calendar). Ahhh. (Goes to clear out all rubbish of the counter) Fade out: Black screen