Wednesday, 27 November 2013

Planning - Script (1st Draft)


"Catch a Convict"

Scene 1

We look upon the centre of one of the most secure prisons in Kent. The cold wind breezes along plain and dull surroundings as it threads through the rustling trees.

Scene 2

Inside this lonely, unforgiving prison cell we find sitting there: 'Juan Ball', the most dangerous of all prison. Serving 20 years into his life sentence for manslaughter, there's simply no escape for him as it's completely impossible to break free from this lonely security prison.

Juan Ball
Damn it! I'm never going to get out of here! I should have never turned to a life of crime.


Juan's shouting alerts the prison guard watching his cell; 'Rob Michaelson' who eyes Juan through the window of the cell door with a nerve-wrecking and horrifying expression.

GUARD MICHAELSON
Keep the noise down Ball! Or otherwise I'll have the warden extend your sentence for another 15 years! You're just going to have get used to life here, you 'God-forsaken' murderer!


Juan starts biting his nails trying to figure out a way to get out of the maximum security prison so he could forget about the murders he committed in the past and to start a new life.

Scene 5

As late afternoon falls, all is quiet in the prison. Juan looks around and quickly realises that the guards have gone to the office for their coffee break. He feels that he can easily escape, if only he had the keys for his cell. 

Juan Ball
Hmmm, this is perfect. With them quite a bit away from my cell, and that my cell is near the entrance, I can escape. But how? The cell door is locked. 


He sees just a few inches from the other side of the door, are the guard's keys. He finds a stick big enough to reach the keys so he can free himself.

Juan Ball
Yes! I can now finally escape this horrific and unwilling place. 

He eventually grabs the keys, opens the door and very quickly without noise makes his way for the exit, with hardly anyone seeing.

Scene 5

The sound of loud prison alarms erupt as the news of Juan Ball escaping the prison quickly spreads. 

Juan charges through the prison hallway doors on his way towards a certain freedom.

Guard Michaelson starts chasing after Ball, shouting at him loudly and shaking his fist. But gives up chasing as he therefore loses his breath.

GUARD MICHAELSON
Come back here Ball! You may have escaped. But I'll make sure that you're quickly back in your cell before you know it!

Scene 6

Juan Ball quickly makes his way out through the prison exit and rushes through the car park into the countryside.

Scene 7

Juan Ball
Phew! Oh good, a church. I can hide out here till the guards decide to call off the search, looking for me.


He opens the church doors and walks into the main church hall with the hope that he'll be safe from the prison guards.


Group Roles
James and Ollie: Worked on the script, developing ideas for what scene we would show in the opening, when it comes to filming.
James: Typed up the script and posted it to the blog.


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