What Life Would Be Like From A Different Perspective (saltyvixenstories.com)
THE Move (final draft)
1. ThE MoVe!
FADE IN:
EXT. DAY – CAR PARK
Background music fades into car stereo.
Car enters the camera frame (slow motion effect) and comes to
a complete stop. Close up shot to Elliot stepping out the
car.
ELLIOT
(Enthusiastic tone)
Lump it, slump it, my brothers don’t eat crumpets, aye chat to
me you man good yeah.
Title Appears (ThE MoVe)
Elliot approaches the group with a vibe and greets everyone.
MARS
Aye, I need to chat to you quickly, about last night?
Elliot nudges Mars away from the group to talk.
GROUP
MAKING FRIENDLY COMOTION AMOUGST EACH OTHER
Aye these two acting so sussed lately… (Laugh)
ELLIOT
(WALK AND TALK)
Yeh you man chill. What you are telling me you good
(Change of tone voice)
What’s been done is done; you can't back track the process
killer, you looking all… (Action suspicious) can you be
trusted.
MARS
(Stutter)
Nah, nah bro mums I'm chilling you can trust me (hum hum).
ELLIOT
2. Elliot swivels is head left to right whilst brushing is head
with purpose
(DEEP BEATH)
Yah, Nah I'm playing, (sarcastic tone) time will take its
course do you understand, the world has a strange way of
telling a person thing you know.
MARS
Yeah, yeah safe
ELLIOT
Elliot winks and taps Mars on the shoulder aggressively
Aha, yeah sweet, I've been calling you, you ghosting me?
Text message (unknown number)
Shhh. Its time
MARS
Nah I'm due for an upgrade so I gave it to my sister.
Flash back to the previous night high angle shot of the boot
Elliot taking Mars phone.
ELLIOT
Sure. Aye listen, mumsy just summered me so I'll catch you
later yah.
INT. INSIDE CAR
Elliot opens car door
KENEDY
Oh so suddenly Mr. Funny making girls giggle practically
falling to your feet and the kiss really?
ELLIOT
Who Elise ? My sister
3. KENEDY
5 seconds awkward silence
Has Mars stopped bugging out now?
ELLIOT
Where there’s lightning, there’s thunder, can you take the
rattle of the snake? No.
You know I got love for you.
INT. EARLY MORNING – bedroom
Elliot wakes up and reaches for his phone lays up in bed and
makes an intense phone call.
ELLIOT
(Phone ringing)
Hello, I would like to report a homicide. I would like to
remain anonymous if that’s fine by you.
Fade out:
Insert Montage:
Background music:
Fade in:
Flashback two day prior, establishing shot
Celebrating Elliot's 18th birthday bottles of champagne are
being popped everyone wishing him a happy birthday making
recorded memories through their phones.
Elliot and Mars putting a body into a boot of a car Mars is
acting nervous and paranoid.
Close up shot of Elliot removing Mars phone from his pocket
Low angle shot of car boot being shut.
INT. Early Moring at home
Unlock Phones swipe through messages.
Show text messages…
4. EXT. Dawn
High angle shot of planting the evidence to frame Mars.
Close up to child seat on rear back seat. Close up of the
girlfriend.
ELLIOT
You know what life’s unfair, you can’t take the rattle out the
snake, but you can rattle the snake away.
Fade out:
THE END