A Script for the adaptation of the Hunger games: Primrose.

1. Primrose.
By Katie Field
Heath Park,
Prestwood road,
Wolverhampton,
WV11 1RD
01902 556 360

2. Scene 1, location-exterior 9:00am:
1. Diegetic sound: Birds twittering, in the background.
2. Diegetic sound: Sound of footsteps travelling along
gravel
3. Primrose (out loud to herself) if only it was different,
if death wasn’t glamorised, if war and fighting wasn’t
made into a show, they would realise.
4. Sound of a cannon
5. Primrose to herself “guess its time to go”
Scene 2, location- interior, 10:00AM:
1. Diegetic sound: Door swings open.
2. Katniss: “there you are, where were you? “
3. Primrose: “just outside, wondering-
4. Katniss(interrupting): “well just outside wondering is
not safe Prim”
5. Primrose: “Its sometimes peaceful”
6. Katniss: “well just stay inside the district and be
careful okay”
7. Katniss: “the reaping is today at noon, in case you
have forgotten and stay close”
8. Primrose: “how can I forget, my first reaping”
9. Katniss(sighs): I know Prim; I promise I will keep you
safe”
10. Katniss squeezes Prims hand, and smiles, Katniss
then exits the room.

3. Scene 3, location- exterior, 11:55am:
Diegetic sound: lots of people travel along the gravel.
Diegetic sound: sound of soldier’s armor and weapons
clanging.
Diegetic sound: heavy breathing, and small whimpering.
Non diegetic sound: boom.
Diegetic sound: travel comes to a halt
Diegetic sound: women heels walking comes to a halt.
Effie(clears her throat): Welcome, welcome to the 74th
Hunger games, may the odds ever be in your favor. Well
ladies first.
Diegetic sound: heels clacking, shuffle of paper, opening
of paper.
Effie: Primrose Everdeen!
Katniss: NO, NO Prim, Prim, I VOLUNTEER, I VOLUNTEER AS
TRIBUTE.
Silence
Effie: I’m afraid the capitol will not allow that…
Primrose Everdeen !
Katniss: NO, NO PRIM !
Diegetic sound: soldiers troop forward to restrain
Katniss
Katniss: get off me!
Diegetic sound: Katniss struggles, then gives in
Diegetic sound: Small quiet footsteps, heavy breathing,
climbing up the steps, footsteps come to a halt.
Effie: your first time?
Primrose(quietly): yes.
Effie: Lucky you, now for the boys
Diegetic sound: heels clack, paper shuffles, and opens.
Effie: Peter Malark !
Diegetic sound: footsteps, climbing up the steps, which
then come to a halt.

4. Effie: congratulations Peter, well just look at our two
brave tributes, wonderful
Effie: well lets go then.
Non Diegetic sound: sad violin music plays
Diegetic sound: footsteps of people and soldiers marching
and leaving.
Katniss(sobs): Prim, I’m sorry, I’m sorry Prim
Scene 4- interior
Diegetic sound: Doors swing open
Primrose: Katniss!
Katniss: Prim
Diegetic sound: sound of snivel, and hug.
Katniss: okay Prim, listen up, you do everything you can
to stay alive, you hear me, make sure you stock up on
food and water, and keep hidden when you are there, don’t
do anything dangerous, I will help you from the outside I
promise. Just please keep safe you hear me, you promise?
Primrose: I promise, Katniss, I’m scared
Katniss: I know, but don’t be, keep a clear head you hear
me, focus, keep safe for me okay, I love you
Primrose: I Love you too.
Diegetic sound: sound of soldiers footsteps approaching
Katniss(voice fading): I love you, I will help you okay,
keep safe, you promise
Diegetic sound: door swings shut
Primrose: I promise.

5. Scene 5- exterior
Diegetic sound: high speed, modern train moving, clanking
of glasses.
Effie: this is Haymich, here’s you guide tutor if you
like.
Haymich: grunts.
Peter: I’ thinking we should talk about strategies for
battle out there and survival, key tactics, you know.
Haymitch: wow wow, steady on, you here me, I am not in
the mood for this, look at me do I look I’m in the mood,
we will talk about this later alright.
Peter(disappointed): okay.
Peter: Katniss’s sister, right?
Primrose: yeah
Peter: don’t worry I will look after you okay, I can
focus on attacking the others and survival you can help
obtain resources, we will work out a plan okay, Haymitch
is a good mentor, believe it or not, he’s been in the
hunger games too.
Primrose: okay, thanks, your really prepared for this
aren’t you?
Peter: yeah, you got to be haven’t yeah.
Primrose: katniss wants me to win, to come back home, I
don’t know if I will, if I can kill someone I barely
know, to fight and win this.
Peter: well lets keep that promise to Katniss and make
sure you come back home, don’t worry about killing yet,
we can work together I can attack, you can focus on
survival and first aid.
Primrose: thanks.
Diegetic sound: train travelling.