Script

This is my final draft of the script for my film. Some lines and scenes had to be cut because we ran out of time to shoot them. 

 The Body 

Cast and crew credits appear with background audio layered over top of the sounds of the woods.  

Medium shot of the backs of the two main characters from the torso, up. 

 

1 

Are you sure we’re at the right set? 

2 

I don’t know, you’re in charge of the sat nav   

1 

You dropped it trying to get the thing out of its box. You might’ve broken it for all we know.   

2 

Shhhh! What if somebody hears you?  

1 

Oh, please what sort of lowlife, pathetic freaks would be out here? 

 

Cut to a medium shot from the front of the characters showing their confused faces looking blankly into the woods.  

They stare and look around awkwardly for 10 seconds. 2 turns to 1. 

2 

Did you catch the game last night?   

1 

What game? 

2 

Tipping Point. 

 

Cut to main title and music. 

  

Wide angle shot of them both looking around with torches even though it's the day  and 2 holding a shovel, kicking sticks looking for a spot to hide the body. 1 trips and falls over causing 2 to shake his head in disappointment.  

Cut to long shot of 1 with his back to the camera crouched looking at the floor and then he raises to his feet reaching into his pocket. 2 raises his head into a close up shot. 1 speaks through mouthfuls of chocolate.        

1 

These woods are shit 

2 

What? 

1 

These woods, awful  

2 

Why are they? 

1 

What kind of woods doesn’t have a good spot to bury somebody?  

 

2 

  Are you eating chocolate?   

1 turns and wipes chocolate from around his mouth with a panicked look on his face and hides a wrapper in his coat pocket.  

2 turns, walks to 1 and stops with the camera staying stationary 

2  

Just get to work or I swear I'll be burying you.    

2 walks out of shot whilst staring into the camera.  

 Cut to medium shot of 2 walking towards the camera away from 1 with 1 catching up. The camera moves with them, keeping them in center of the frame. The two continue talking. 

 

1 

Speaking of which, who are we even burying anyway?  

2 

What difference does it make? 

1 

I just want to know what the guy did to end up 6 feet under in the woods. 

2 says nothing and continues walking. 1 throws a stick at his back

1 

Hello 2 anybody in there?! Are you gonna tell me or what?! 

 2 stops walking and turns suddenly. The camera stops moving with them.  

2 

Alright, alright, calm down Bergerac, the phone said it was someone who had been leaking information and they wanted him dealt with.  

1 

What information?   

2 

Contracts arranged with clients, agent profiles stuff like that. 

1 

What would anybody do with that? 

2 

I don’t know, why don’t you ask him?  

1 

sod off, also why are we burying a body in the middle of the day?   

2 

Easier to film

1

what?

2

Just...  Enough with the damn questions!   

1 

Well, it doesn’t hurt to know why we’re disposing of this lowlife does it 2?!    

2 

JUST GET LOOKING FOR A SPOT!

  

1 

Fine! .... Where is the body anyway?  

2 

I'll worry about that, 

2 walks in front of the camera and stares blankly for 5 seconds. he moves back to his spot after

just get the spot ready.  

 

1 nods and walks away. He keeps looking for a spot. Cut to a shot of 1 crouched over the spot he found showing 2 in the background with the duffel bag they brought. They both shout to each other due to the distance between them. 

1 

It’s ready  

2 

What? 

1 

It's ready! 

2  

shut the hell up! Someone will hear! 

1 

It's the middle of the day!

some random guy walks past and says hi to them both

 

Shot shows 1 to the right, moving sticks out of the way, whilst showing 2 walking fast pace towards 1 in the background with a shovel. 

1 

Have you got the body or no-  

2 strikes 1 with the shovel but before the contact is seen, the shot cuts to black. 

Shot of 2 with a splatter of blood on his face. He wipes the blood with his sleeve and pulls out a phone, He dials a number and puts it to his ear.  

2 

Sir, it’s done.  

Head of the agency 

Alright

a long silence is heard then they both speak at the same time.  another long silence occurs.

2

(whispers) say the line

Head of the agency 

erm 

the sound of rustling pages can be heard, he says the line like he's reading a line

Make sure that he's properly buried then go home, you've done enough tonight. 

   

  2 

Ok then. 

head of agency

absolute piss take

2 hangs up and goes back to 1’s grave which

 is now covered in branches and leaves disguising it.   

 It's funny. i-

The screen cuts to black with goofy music showing the credits. 

End credits