1. “HAUS”
By
Zara Bhatti and Jemma Shaw
Titus Salt School
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FADE IN: NON DIEGETIC SOUND
SCENE ONE
Sarah is in her dressing gown, making breakfast for
daughter Laila, she is preparing at the toaster behind the
breakfast bar. She is singing to herself, the tune of
‘Home’ by Westlife. Laila skips into the kitchen and sits
down at the bar, ready for breakfast.
Sarah: Come on sweetheart you haven’t got long (puts
breakfast down and turns down the radio)
Laila: Mummmmm where’s my bag (looks in drawers)
Sarah: Come on Laila (2) Ben will be
here soon
(Laila sits down and Sarah joins her after getting Laila’s
bag from the chair)
Sarah: You looking forward to school honey don’t you have
to give the Tudor work in today (on phone while saying
this, occasionally looks up)
Laila: Yeah mum butttt I’m tired I want(2)(picks at cereal)
sleep (eats cereal)
Sarah: Laila you’ll be at upper school in a bit you can’t
keep being lazy (phone buzzes, looks at phone and clears
throat)
[TWO KNOCKS ON DOOR]
Sarah: Right come on (gets up, walks towards front door)
Bens here
(Laila gets up straight away in a strop, picks her bag up
and walks towards Sarah, can hear Ben and Sarah chatting at
door)
Sarah: Right see you later darling (kisses her cheek) have
a good day
Laila: (walks out, gets to bottom of garden) bye (waves)

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SCENE 2
(Sarah walks in and turns music up on radio, she goes onto
her phone and makes a phone call)
Sarah: Hello(2) yeah (2) that’s okay (2) yeah okay see you
then
(she begins clearing dishes and puts juice cartons away,
goes upstairs)
SCENE 3
(Ben acts like he is walking up stairs)
Ben: I can actually hop for longer now watch
Laila: No I’m better
(Begins hopping and Laila joins in and stops first after 10
seconds, Ben laughs and takes a sip of his drink)
SCENE 4
(She applies lipstick and is ready in a seductive outfit,
and doorbell rings. She finishes up and goes down and
answers the door)
Kamil: (looks up seductively) Hello
Sarah: (half a smile, not very interested) Come in
(Kamil goes in through to the kitchen. He picks up a
photoframe of Laila and observes it and half smiles)
Sarah: (walks in, oblivious to Kamil) *clears throat*
(Kamil instantly puts the frame down and looks her up and
down)
Sarah: Take a seat (stays stood at the door)
(he sits down, on edge of seat)
Kamil: *clears throat* I don’t usually do this
Sarah: Don’t worry (pours champagne) you’re safe with me
(passes a glass)
Kamil: (lifts glass for ‘cheers’)

4. 4
Sarah: You do remember the (2) (takes a sip) the house
rules
Kamil: Oh erm yeah (gets envelope out of his pocket-
rushed) its here (puts it on table, Sarah comes around
towards Kamil and stops)
Sarah: Perfect[non diegetic sound](gets hold of Kamil’s
hand and begins to walk out they go upstairs, Sarah in
front taking lead, she opens bedroom door and lets Kamil in
she puts the glasses down and he comes behind her, moves
hair behind and looks at her neck, she turns around)
Sarah: Are you going to leave that on (Kamil unzips)
SCENE 5
(Ben zips up his coat)
Ben: I hate Mrs Frost
Laila: I hate her more
Ben: I know who hates her(looks at Laila) guess
Laila: no tell me no wait
Ben: Becky
Laila: Oi (pushes his arm)
SCENE 6
[NON DIEGETIC SOUND]
(Kamil strokes Sarah’s arm, she turns back around, and
starts to unclip her bra)
SCENE 7
Ben: (unclips bag) and I finished all the homework
Laila: Well so did I (unzips her bag)
(Laila begins rummaging through her bag and looks confused)
Laila: I can’t find it I can’t (looks up at Ben) its not
here (keeps rummaging through)
SCENE 8
[NON DIEGETIC SOUND]

5. 5
(hands intertwine on sheets)
SCENE 9
(Laila locks her hands)
Laila: Come with me
Ben: Nooo just leave it come on we’re gunna be late
Laila: no miss will kill me
Ben: Well you go i’m not
Laila: Mum’ll kill me if I go myself
Ben: I’m not going we’re nearly at school (continues
walking)
Laila: I’ll go alone then
(Laila turns around and begins to walk back in a strop)
SCENE 10
[NON DIEGETIC SOUND THROUGHOUT]
(on her front, film from foot, in the shot Sarah is turned
over stop just above knee)
SCENE 11
(Laila looks for keys in her bag)
Laila: Eh
(keeps walking as she is looking, occasionally looks up to
see where she is going)
SCENE 12
[SOUND EFFECTS]
SCENE 13
(Laila sighs, is messing about with keys, drops outside
garden)
SCENE 14
(Kamil holds down Sarah’s hands, knocks off table)

6. 6
SCENE 15
(Laila unlocks door)
SCENE 16
(Kamil looks down)
SCENE 17
(Laila walks into kitchen)
Laila: Mum (looks around and walks back out towards the
stairs)
SCENE 18
(Sarah looks at Kamil and smiles)
SCENE 19
(Laila is halfway up the stairs)
SCENE 20
(Giggling from the bedroom)
SCENE 21
(Laila opens Sarah’s door)
Laila: Daddy!