script for a film opening

1. ARTICHOKE
By
LILY NICOLLS
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
C/O fine Arts College

2. 1 EXT.CITYSCAPE.DUSK 1
A grotty part of the city is shown. it is raining and
traffic heaves. it is starting to get dark
sound bridge: a click an whirr can be heard as can the
shuffle of some table legs.
2 INT. INTERROGATION ROOM. DUSK 2
an old analogue VHS player can be seen in close up
we look at it from different angles.
A tape is inserted into the mouth of the device
TITLE: ARTICHOKE
It is dark and soft focus makes it hard to make out two
people but one is standing, the other sat
TITLE: CAST 1
Close up shots of an old video camera
we look at it from different angles as a hand manually
adjusts its settings
TITLE: 1984
The lens adjust itself and we move into it, into the
darkness
TITLE: CAST 2
The back of the seated man, in his thirties can be seen.
He has very short hair and remains motionless
A click of the video camera and a red light appears.
TITLE: CREW 1
The standing man can be seen but his face is obscured as
he peers into the video camera. he has a very serious
expression on his face
TITLE: CREW 2
The seated man starts to sweat on his brow
TITLE: CREW 3
The chair shuffles
A poster on the wall can be seen, it is a FBI warning
The door handle can be seen and it has a double lock
(CONTINUED)

3. CONTINUED: 2.
title: crew 4
On the table a pile of files can be seen, each with the
FBI mark on them.
title: crew 5
Some mugshots poke out from the file, they are all of
black people
TITLE Crew 6
The seated man blinks, he is white
TITLE CREW 7
the standing man moves to the back of the room and stands
there. He turns to look at the door
TITLE: CREW 8
The door is motionless, but footsteps can be heard
TITLE: CREW 9
The handle turns
As the door opens the room is flooded with light. it is
really bright
TITLE CREW : 9
The door closes and the room is back in the dark
TITLE: final credit