This document contains the screenplay for "For the Love of Family" by Amba Royston. It describes 4 scenes: 1) A woman chopping food in the kitchen. 2) A man packing a suitcase in the bedroom. 3) A child digging in the garden. 4) The same woman washing clothes covered in mud and blood in the laundry. The screenplay ends with a scene of the mother, father, and son standing together, staring at the camera with blank faces while music plays. Titles and credits are to appear around the subjects in each scene.
1. For the love of family
By
Amba Royston
An original screenplay
c/o Fine Arts College 0207860312
2. 1 DISTRIBUTOR IDENT 1
Worldwide pictures
2 PRODUCTION COMPANY IDENT 2
Amba Films
3 TITLE 3
White title over black screen
Worldwide Pictures Presents
An Amba Film
4 INT.KITCHEN.DAY 4
A woman standing against a white background. There is
a table in front of her with food on it but we can’t see it
in the shot.
She is middle aged and looks like a house wife, wearing
an apron with a dress underneath. She slowly begins to
raise her knife as she chops the food in front of her. We
never see what she’s chopping but we can hear the sounds of
the knife cutting into the food. The cutting of the food
starts off slow and begins to get faster. As the women chops
the food, she barely looks down to see what she’s chopping.
Title will appear in the space around the woman chopping
the food- The actors/actresses names.
5 INT.BEDROOM.DAY 5
A man is standing against a white background. There is
a suitcase in front of him but it can’t be seen. He is
middle aged and wearing a shirt and jacket.
He is stuffing things into the suitcase but we can’t see
what is being put in. We can hear the sound of him
stuffing something inside and patting it down to make it
fit. We can then hear the sound of him zipping up the
suitcase.
Title will appear in the space around the man packing the
suitcase- Casting and music.
3. 2.
6 EXT.GARDEN.DAY 6
A child is standing with a shovel in his hand against
the white background. There is mud on the floor but its
can’t be seen.
He looks young and is wearing a t-shirt and jeans. We
can see him digging up the mud and throwing it over
his shoulder. We can hear the sound of the boy digging into
the mud and throwing it behind him.
Title will appear in the space around the child digging-
Costume Design, Edited by and production design.
7 INT.LAUNDRY.DAY 7
The same woman standing against a white background. There
is a wash bowl in front of her that can be seen. It is
filled with dirt and blood.
She puts on a pair of washing up gloves and begins to
wash whats in front of her. We can see the wash bowl filled
with clothes that are covered in mud and blood. We can also
hear the sound of her scrubbing something.
Title will appear in the space around the mother washing up-
Director of photography, Reduced by, written by and directed
by.
8 INT.LOUNGE.DAY 8
The mother father and son are all standing together against
a white background.
They are still and staring at the camera with blank faces.
The song Mercy of the wind 5 can be heard in the background.
Title will appear in the space around the family- For the
Love of Family