Script - Second Draft

SCENE 1:

INT – Bedroom

KIERAN is intensely asleep on bed; his body shivers repeatedly in a violent manner (as he gets flashbacks). Camera shifts from a birds eye view to an ECU to show anxiety in his facial expressions.

KIERAN: Screen fades to black and we see an unclear visual of the flashbacks. First flashback is a mid-shot of both characters putting their seatbelts on from behind their chairs. Camera quick cuts into an ECU of KIERAN’s face showing his eyes twitching.

KIERAN: Screen fades to black again and we see an ECU of the tyres travelling down the road in almost a slow step-by-step edit. Camera quick cuts back to KIERAN’s face showing anxiety and panic in his expressions. We hear him make noises as if to show he is scared in his flashbacks.

KIERAN: Screen fades to black again and all we hear is non-diegetic sounds of a car crash. The camera quick cuts to a mid shot of KIERAN waking up from his memories. He is awoken in a hot sweat looking disorientated and confused. We hear him breathing deeply.  

KIERAN hears the house bell ring and we quick cut to outside the house.

EXT – House, front door. Mid-shot of two of KIERAN’s friends standing outside. Quick cut to an ECU of the letterbox being opened and his friend shouting out KIERAN OPEN THE DOOR ITS KEVIN AND JERMAIN.

INT – House, bedroom. We see KIERAN’s head stand tall as we hear his friends shouting for him to open the door. He chooses to ignore this and wipes his hand over his face as if to show he is fed up with his lack of confidence of not even being able to speak to his friends.

KIERAN stumbles out of bed and slowly tries to navigate his way to the bathroom.

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SCENE 2:

INT – Bathroom, finding it a challenge he endeavours to carry out his daily routine as he slams into a mental barrier. He mistakenly drops the tooth paste and tooth brush on the hard cold floor livid with himself (he feels weak and powerless).  We see a mid-shot of the mirror with his reflection of KIERAN standing alone. Showing his loneliness and isolation.

KIERAN then struggles to progress back to his bedroom (curtains closed/secluded), taking step by step he slowly feels his way along the jagged edge of the corridor walls.  We see a close-up in front of his footsteps showing how slowly he has to move. Bit by bit he closes in on the distance to the bedroom and closes the door behind him, again showing his isolation.

KIERAN then makes an attempt to dress himself but discordantly buttons his shirt up wrong. Unable to do this simple task KEIRANS actions become fast and angry as he rips the shirt off of his torso.

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SCENE 3:

INT – Downstairs

KIERAN: stumbles down the stairs, tightly gripping the railing stopping him from taking a steep fall, he feels his way around the hallway looking for the answer machine, (flashing red 1 new message plus the phone number on screen). He searches for the play button and the message says (we go to an ECU of the answering machine). KIERAN stands next to the answer phone closely listening to the message.

Message: Kieran I want u to take every obstacle u come across in your stride, learn to deal with situations with confidence, try and get out today with maybe your friends or try to go for a walk around the block; love you lots mum.

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SCENE 4:

INT- Kitchen

KIERAN: gathers confidence from his mothers message and then tries to put it into action, he easily found his way into the kitchen (arms out in front) and anticipates where the cereal was, he begins to poor very gradually into a round bowl but misses the bowl by a huge distance, the contents of the box floods out onto the shiny marble floor. (he is devastated he could not even do this)

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SCENE 5:

INT- on the street

KIERAN-Kieran grabs his coat from the hook, knocking the other coats on the floor and reluctantly makes his way out. 

KIERAN walks slowly down the road and he does this by keeping very close to all the walls with one hand on them at all times. He needs to cross the road and uses his hearing to judge whether it is safe to cross the road or not. We see an ECU of his foot stepping out onto the road and moving back straight back onto the pavement again. Showing his fear and lack of confidence.

 He comes to a familiar crossing and next to him he can hear a woman on the phone talking loudly. All KIERAN can hear is the woman’s voice and the cars passing by. The sound of the cars passing by puts fear into KIERAN and he almost turns back to head home.

He hears the clicking of her heels step out into the road, however with Kieran’s other senses being so strong he hears a car and grabs her and pulls her out the road whilst picturing the crossing in his head and anticipating her movements, the cars wheels screech and come to a raging halt. The girl thanks him gratefully and offer to take him home but he refuses. This automatically boosts his confidence and he makes his way home.

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SCENE 6:

INT –BATHROOM

The following morning Kieran wakes up and goes to the bathroom and was able to brush his teeth with a little more ease, and he was able to get dressed without as many complications.

INT-Downstairs

He makes his way downstairs still holding the rail but this time with a loosened grip. This contrasts with the day before as his confidence has increased so he doesn’t need as much support.  He finds the play button and presses it on the answer machine whilst walking towards the kitchen to make his breakfast (showing he feels a little more confident to continue his routine himself). He hears his mum say

‘Kieran I am so proud of you I knew that you could do it, all you needed was a little confidence to help you on your tracks. Keep up the hard work Love Lots Mum’.

Close-up of KIERAN with a grin on his face.

Kieran’s confidence is growing.