This document is a script for a documentary titled "Discovery" about Caleb Browning, who was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome at age 3. The documentary uses archive footage from Caleb's childhood alongside modern footage to tell his story. It explores both the difficulties Caleb faced growing up with autism, like struggles communicating, as well as the support of his family. A key part of Caleb's story is his passion for skydiving, which he discovered at age 13 and which helped improve his social skills. The documentary shows Caleb's growth over time thanks to his family's efforts and experiences like indoor skydiving and real skydiving.

1. DISCOVERY
Written By
Caleb Browning

2. 1
INT. MY HOUSE, ARCHIVE FOOTAGE. I AM 5 YEARS OLD AND I FIND
THE CAMERA FOR THE FIRST TIME. I ASK DAD TO TELL ME ABOUT
HIS LIFE.
REWINDING TAPE CUT TO MORE ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF ME AS A CHILD
PLAYING WITH MY FATHER.
CALEB(CHILD)
I'm a winner! Yay, a winner!
DAD
Yay, a winner! Alright, breakfast
time I think.
MUM IS LAUGHING.
SUBTITLE
My name is Caleb Browning
SUBTITLE
I'm 17 years old
SUBTITLE
And I was diagnosed with Asperger's
Syndrome when I was 3.
SUBTITLE AND VOICEOVER
This is my story. (FADE OUT)
EMOTIONAL, INSPIRING MUSIC BEGINS WHILE DIFFERENT ARCHIVE
AND HAND-HELD-MODERN SHOTS PLAY TO THE BEAT OF THE MUSIC.
SUBTITLE
There are good times in my story...
SUBTITLE (CONT'D)
...and upsetting, depressing times.
WITH THE 'GOOD TIMES' SUBTITLE, INDOOR SKYDIVING CLIP OF ME
ACHIEVING - AND FOR THE 'UPSETTING,DEPRESSING TIMES' USE A
CLIP OF DAD DYING. FADE OUT
CUT TO ARCHIVE FOOTAGE.
SUBTITLE (CONT'D)
I struggled a lot when I was
younger.
SUBTITLE (CONT'D)
No one gave up on me.

3. 2
ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF MUM AND DAD AS HE WAS DYING. AFTER THE
SUBTITLES FADE OUT, MUM LOOKS TOWARDS DAD IN ADORATION TO
HIT THE HEARTSTRINGS.
SUBTITLE (CONT'D)
EVEN WHEN EVERYTHING GOT DIFFICULT.
CUT TO DESCRIPTION ABOUT THE DOCUMENTARY. MODERN ARCHIVE
FOOTAGE, HANDHELD FOOTAGE AND OLDER ARCHIVE FOOTAGE ALL CUT
RAPIDLY BETWEEN EACH OTHER TO THE POINT WHERE I AM DOING THE
ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE AND POURING THE WATER OVER MYSELF.
SUBTITLE (CONT'D)
Originally this documentary was
going to show what people with
Autism deal with.
CUT TO CHRISTMAS GATHERING 10 YEARS AGO.
SUBTITLE (CONT'D)
But I quickly realised I was
finding out more about myself
SUBTITLE (CONT'D)
Than I had ever seen before.
FADE OUT AND IN TO THE OVERLAY OF THE UPLIFTING MUSIC TO THE
DEPRESSING, EMOTIONAL MUSIC (APOCALYPSE). CUT TO MODERN
FOOTAGE OF ME AND MY MOTHER HUGGING AND SMILING WHILE
SUBTITLES PLAY AND THE PITCH INCREASES OF THE MUSIC.
SUBTITLE
Which is why I named this film...
FADE OUT TO BLACK. FADE IN TO TEXT OVERLAYED WITH ARCHIVE
FOOTAGE OF ME WITH MY FATHER WHEN HE WAS DYING WITH THE
TITLE 'DISCOVERY'.
INT. CENTREPARCS
VOICEOVER
Michael John Browning, my father,
died 9 years ago.

4. 3
VOICEOVER (CONT'D)
He achieved a lot in his life. He
ran the London Marathon at the age
of 52.
VOICEOVER (CONT'D)
He died to cancer, which swelled up
his throat.
MUSIC CHANGES FROM DEPRESSING TO HAPPY, UPLIFTING MUSIC. CUT
BETWEEN ARCHIVE FOOTAGE MARKING MY GROWTH AS A CHILD WITH
HELP FROM MY FAMILY.
MUM
Caleb, are you a lucky boy?
CALEB
Yeah.
SUBTITLE
I was born on the 18th of August
1997
ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF ME WITH A BATH ROBE AND A TOY GUITAR
PLAYING IT.
SUBTITLE (CONT'D)
I was fortunate to have a family as
awesome as mine
ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF ME DRESSED UP LIKE HARRY POTTER ON A MINI
TRAMPOLENE. ALSO ME AS A SMALL CHILD IN THE BATHTUB.
SUBTITLE (CONT'D)
My family sold their house to help
fund treatment for my Autism
SUBTITLE (CONT'D)
They never stopped working to try
to make me have a future
SUBTITLE (CONT'D)
Since Autism affects your ability
to speak to others
ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF ME AND DAD PLAYING A COMPUTER GAME.
SUBTITLE (CONT'D)
It's almost as if you're in a
different universe to others and
you're speaking an alien language

5. 4
MODERN FOOTAGE OF ME IN A RESTUARANT SMILING AND ASKING
GEORGIA SOMETHING WITHOUT SOUND.
VOICEOVER
But their hard work IS paying off
every day as I get better.
CUT TO MEDIUM SHOT OF ME PLAYING WITH MY DOG AND HIM PAWING
MY HEAD. MOTHER IS LAUGHING IN THE BACKGROUND. CUT TO INDOOR
SKYDIVING ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF 5 YEARS AGO.
SUBTITLE
In one of my schools I met Kate and
Jamie
SUBTITLE
I started Indoor Skydiving with
their help which helped me with
communication
SUBTITLE
It taught me to work in a team. I'm
very lucky to get the experience.
FADE OUT
INT. AIRPLANE INTO EXT. SKY.
ARCHIVE FOOTAGE FROM 4 YEARS AGO OF WHEN I JUMPED OUT OF A
PLANE FOR MY TANDEM SKYDIVE. MUSIC CHANGES FROM HAPPY TO
EMOTIVE AND POWERFUL/FAST-MOVING. SOUND OF PLANE/TALKING CAN
BE HEARD.
SUBTITLE
This began my burning passion for
skydiving. Skydiving showed me a
new way of life.
CUTS BETWEEN CLIPS AFTER SEEING MYSELF 4 YEARS AGO TO
GETTING READY TO JUMP.
SUBTITLE
Which is why when I was 13 I went
to do a tandem skydive in Spain, at
the lowest possible age.
CAMERAMAN
Have fun, enjoy.
CUT TO JUST ABOUT TO JUMP FROM THE PLANE, CAMERAMAN IS ON
THE OUTSIDE. SUBTITLE IS COLOR DODGED AND THE FILM BURN
EFFECT IS INTRODUCED.

6. 5
SUBTITLE
Skydiving makes me feel free.
ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF ME SKYDIVING AND SHAKING THE CAMERAMAN'S
HAND IN THE AIR.
REWIND EFFECT TO CUT TO ME DRESSED UP AS AN ANGEL. MUSIC
GOES FROM UPBEAT TO UPLIFTING/HAPPY AGAIN.
SUBTITLE
If there's something i've learnt,
it's that...
CUT TO FIREWORKS GOING OFF ON FIREWORK NIGHT. SUBTITLES HAVE
OVERLAY SO THE TEXT LIGHTS UP WHEN THE FIREWORKS EXPLODE.
SUBTITLE
Life can only get better.