Story Telling Unit: Script Writing Practice

This week we have been focusing mainly on tweaking our idea so we can begin to write our script. We were given the task of writing a short script using our journey to university as the stimulus. I worked with Jonny Wragg and together we came up with a morning full of disaster for our character Marvin. Here is our first attempt of script writing!

Monday Morning

By: Sam Ellis and Jonny Wragg

Date drafted: 27th February 2012

UCA Maidstone
Kent
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INT. BEDROOM HOUSE- DAY
BUZZ of the alarm clock, we see MARVIN as he reaches over and SLAMS the SNOOZE BUTTON. The alarm clock shows 7.45. We hear another BUZZ at 8.00. He presses SNOOZE again BUZZ, 8.15. MARVIN yawns and finally gets up.


MARVIN goes into his wardrobe and GRABS some clothes, gets changed and STUMBLES while putting his trousers on. He takes another YAWN and leaves his room.

MARVIN

MUM CAN YOU PUT THE KETTLE ON?

MUM

YES DARLING, DO YOU WANT COFFEE?

MARVIN

YES PLEASE

INT. BATHROOM HOUSE- DAY


MARVIN runs into the bathroom, SPLASHES water on his face, gets ready in front of the mirror and goes back downstairs.


INT. KITCHEN HOUSE- DAY


Marvin enters the kitchen SLOWLY and MUMBLES to his MUM.

MARVIN

MORNING MUM

MUM

MORNING PETAL, HERES YOUR COFFEE

MARVIN

(STERN)

DON’T CALL ME PETAL

I/E. DRIVEWAY HOUSE – DAY


MARVIN ENTERS his CAR and begins his JOURNEY to UNIVERSITY. He HEARS a song on the radio that he loves and TURNS UP THE VOLUME.


He pulls away and begins to DANCE along in his seat.


In his REAR VIEW MIRRIOR he catches sight of his MUM waving from the FRONT DOOR holding his LUNCH BOX. He STOPS and REVERSES.

MUM

YOU FORGOT YOUR LUNCH YOU MUPPET

MARVIN

THANKS MUM, HAVE A GOOD DAY

I/E. MAIN ROAD – DAY (20 MINUTES LATER)


Marvin is driving OVER the SPEED LIMIT when a BADGER runs out of the WOODS. He tries to SLOW DOWN but SKIDS and HITS the BADGER. We hear a LOUD SQUEEL.

MARVIN

SHIT!!!

He PULLS OVER picks up the DEAD BADGER and places it by the SIDE OF THE ROAD.

I/E. UNIVERSITY CAR PARK – DAY


MARVIN, who is now LATE, pulls into the UNIVERSITY GROUNDS and wait for the BARRIER to LIFT.


He REPEATEDLY pressed the button on the INTERCOM but it appears not to be working. In FRUSTRATION, he REVERSED about 20 yards, and SLAMS his foot on the ACCELERATOR, BREAKING the BARRIER and creates a LOUD BANG.


DRIVING AROUND the CAR PARK for a further 15 minutes, he CANNOT find a PARKING SPACE and so decides to park on the PAVEMENT.


He RUSHES into class and leaves his CAR…


…to find when he returns it has been TOWED AWAY.



INT. UNI TOILET – DAY

MARVIN COMMITS SUICIDE



INT. Bedroom- Day

BUZZ BUZZ he wakes up to notice it was all a dream.