Thursday, October 11, 2012

restless mind MOVIE SCRIPT


Restless Mind


Scene 1
Setting/ Living room
Mood/ Sad and depressed
Theme/ Flash backs of his lost family member
Objects/ Photo frame
                  Video Camera
                  Slider
Script for scene 1
Opening scene begins with showing the house in which the person lives in.  Examining the photographs on the walls, as well as a close up of water dripping slowly out of a sink faucet.  The film shows the floor where there are photo albums scaterd all over the floor.  The camera begins to pan up ward seeing the protagonist character.  The camera begins to zoom closer to the character.  As the camera is zooming there are very quick video clips of family members crying and begging for murcey wanting their cousin to come back inbetween each shot with screaming and yelling in the background.  The main character begins to twitch and talk to him self saying “NO NO STOP.” struggeling with the thoughts
Protagonist “GET OUT OF MY HEAD, LEAVE ME ALONE!!!” (while strugelling shaking with panic.)
Friend walks in to shot, the protagonist jumps and turns really quick to the friend.
Friend. “Are you alright? You haven’t been the same since the” (Protagonist interrupts the friend)
Protagonist: “Yes, I’m okay, just please stop bugging me.  I really don’t wanna even think about it..”
Friend: “ You can’t just hold it in your whole life, you need to talk to someone about this.  I’m always here for you, please talk to me.” (While sitting next to the protagonist.)
Protagonist: “No I can’t, I just need a place where I can relax and just not think at all.”
Friend: “ Look I understand that your cousin was killed and you guys were close.  But its been a while now, you cant keep acting like this.  You need to talk to someone and remember that he is okay now.” (as he/she is standing up.)
Protagonist: “No I cant no one will be able to help”
Friend: “ Pastor Dale can help, we should go speak with him real quick.”
Protagonist: “ Fine, (acting powtey and moody.) but I don’t see how speaking with him can help me.”
Friend: “Just trust me okay.” (Grabs the protag’s hand and goes outside.)

Scene 2
Setting/ Church
Mood/ nervous and releved
Theme/ Listen’s to pastor becoming releaved
Objects/ Video camera
                  Tripod
                  Pastor Dale (speaking about his cousin and begins to pray)
Script of scene 2
Protagonist and the friend both pull up to Church. At first the both sit in the car waiting, protagonists is stairing down looking blankly at the air.  The friend turns to the protagonist and rubs his/her shoulders,
Fiend: “Hey, its okay, come on lets go inside.” (Puts hand on shoulder)
Protagonist: “ But what if he cant help? What if Pastor Dale makes me feel worse?”
Friend: “How could you get any worse than what you already are?”
The protagonist and friend get out of the car and walk inside the Church.  Protagonist sees pastor Dale and so does the friend.”
Friend: “ Look there he is, go speak with him.” (shows Pastor Dale speaking with others when friend says (go speak with him) using cut)
Protagonist begins to walk up to Dale biting his finger nails looking around becoming nervous.
Protagonist: “ Excuse me, Pastor Dale?”
Dale: “ Hey!!, how is it going?” (Smiling and puts his hand on Protags shoulder.)
Protagonist: “Not so great, I keep thinking of my Cousin.”
Dale: “ The one who was mur.” (Protag interrupts.)
Protag: “Yes, that one.”
DALE: “Well son, thinking of a missed one is not all that bad.”
Protagonist: “I know but I keep seeing him, I see him being murdered, its driving me crasy and I cant let go and continue to move on.”
Dale: “You should never let go from anything, you should however remember that he is now in Gods presseance.”
Protagonist: “I understand he is in a better place but I keep hearing the screams of that night how can I make them stop? Please help.”
Dale: “The only way to help you, is if we pray together, would you like to do so?”
Protagonist: “Yes please, if you don’t mind.”
Dale: “Lets bow our heads in prayer. (Puts arm around protag.) Dear heavenly farther, this young man is going through trouble times.  His dear cousin was murdered just over six months ago.  He is having trouble remembering the good times he shared with his cousin, and he is just thinking of the one horrible night.( See protagonist struggeling eyes clinching and turning.  Please father help him see that his cousin is now safe with you, help him see that everything will be okay. (goes to protagonist and he begins to start seeing in his mind. )
Scene 2/3
Setting: church and inside of mind
Mood: setting free
Theme: setting his thoughts go but holding on to the good ones.
Objects: Video camera
                  Tripod
                  Green screen
                  Green screen lights
                  Box of memories ( with photos inside)
Scene 2/3 script.