Original script

This is the first draft of the script we made for our actos/actresses

Scene 1

Ext: Graveyard. Daytime

Sarah and Max stand at the grave, whilst Max remains emotionless; Sarah wipes a single tear away from her left cheek. Max goes to show his mother some support by touching her arm however she makes no reaction and slowly walks off leaving Max alone staring into the abyss that his father’s grave. Sarah clearly walks away, in silence, showing the audience the disconnection between Sarah and her son. Max then looks down at his feet, turns and walks after his mother, the space between them remains showing that due to the father’s death it is clear the relationship is beginning to perish between these two characters.

Scene 2

NEXT DAY.

Int: Stairs/Kitchen/Living Room/Family Home.

Sarah, alone strolls down the stairs lazily while carrying a large cardboard box. Griping it tight too show the audience that her emotions to what ever the box contain is strong. While Max is sat alone in the kitchen, tired from the day and school, is sat doing homework, struggling however is not receiving any help from mother, Sarah. Sarah then almost slam down the box onto the kitchen table, and then throws nearby shirts into the black bag that was thrown on the table she stands by. Mum then begins to throw shirts in bag, steps back as if her emotions have finally caught up with her, her son Max looks at his mother, she then turns around and grabs her glass of wine, bringing it close to her face with both hands, almost as if she is know relying on drink to be her support. Max reaches into the box to find his dad’s shirts, he pulls one out, then another, all oblivious to his mother. He looks towards his mother, a shadow of her former self. He grips his dad’s shirts tightly and walks past his mother, as if she were a stranger. Sarah still drinking turns round to see her sons exit. Sarah Looks into a near by mirror and her own reflections, looks down and the camera slowly fades to black.

Scene 3

FADES TO BLACK.

NEXT DAY.

Int. Living Room.

Sarah, stands alone, hovering, in a frustrated manner, she finishes. Looking down she finds a pair of her son’s shoes. She grabs them, looks at them, and turns and travels upstairs, to her son’s room and throws the shows onto the bed. Out of the corner of her eye she sees a small box. She then sits down onto her son’s bed, Opening the box she finds a diary resting onto of items belonging to her late husband. The pulls out shirts she was sure she got rid of and a photo of her son, Max and her husband laughing. She rests the shirts onto her lap and reads the diary. The diary is read in the son’s voice. She then lays back and sniffs the father’s shirt.

             Max (Voice Over): I don't usually do this. I miss you so much and i know mum does too    She just shows it differently. The other day i told her one of those jokes from that joke book you got me and she just stared, she didn't even crese the corners of her lips. I know i shouldn't say this, but when you left us mum went with you. I feel so alone Dad. Anyway going to be late for school if i write anymore. Talk to you soon.

FADES TO BLACK.

While it fades to black we hear the boys voice over say “By the way it’s my birthday tomorrow, I doubt mum will make a fuss”.

Scene 4

Sarah stands in front of chair with a rope in her hand in a fairly dark room.

(creepy, slow and distorted happy birthday piano music starts)

Sarah slowly steps on chair (stepping on chair sound is load), while Max is entering the house. Max looks up at mum shocked to see her putting up birthday decorations. Mum smiles at son.