Screenplay for my Advanced Portfolio titled "Illusive Journey" - A2 Level Media Studies

1. “ILLUSIVE JOURNEY”
By
NILE ABDULLAH

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FADE IN:
INT. ROOM – DAY
CLOSE UP SHOT
AMBER WAKES UP
MID SHOT
AMBER SEES HER BOYFRIEND SITTING ON THE COUCH
AMBER
HEY, YOU’RE HERE EARLY?
LONG SHOT - TILTING
DAVID
WELL, SINCE YOU THINK I’M IDLE SO I DECIDED
TO PUT THAT THEORY TO TEST AND GUESS WHAT,
YOU’RE ACTUALLY RIGHT!
MID SHOT
AMBER
THAT’S JUST GREAT, HUNGRY?
CLOSE UP SHOT
DAVID SMILES
AMBER
GIVE ME FIVE MINUTES

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WIDE SHOT
AMBER WALKS TO THE BATHROOM
MID SHOT
DAVID RECLINES
MID SHOT
AMBER COMES OUT TO FIND DAVID ABSENT
POINT OF VIEW SHOT
AN EMPTY COUCH
AMBER
TYPICAL!
MID SHOT
AMBER APPLIES MAKEUP
TWO SHOT
AMBER STEPS OUT OF HER ROOM ONLY TO BE CONFRONTED BY DAVID
DAVID
TOOK YOU LONG ENOUGH, 5MINUTES HUH?
AMBER
SORRY, I LOST TRACK OF TIME

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DAVID
MADAM, YOU’RE BREAKFAST IS READY
WIDE SHOT – LOW ANGLE
BOTH COME DOWN THE STAIRS
LONG SHOT
AMBER IS SURPRISED TO SEE DAVID SITTING AT THE DINING TABLE
AMBER
I THOUGHT YOU WERE RIGHT BESIDE ME?
DAVID
I JUST WALKED PAST BY YOU
AMBER
WELL OKAY… I DIDN’T SEE THAT
OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT
AMBER INQUIRES HIM ABOUT NOT EATING
AMBER
ARENT YOU GONNA HAVE ANYTHING?

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DAVID
IM NOT HUNGRY
AMBER
WELL DO YOU WANNA GO OUT FOR ICECREAM MAYBE?
OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT
DAVID NODS
AMBER
WELL LET’S GO FOR ICECREAM THEN.
WIDE SHOT
BOTH GET UP AND LEAVE
MID SHOT
BOTH WALK OUT OF THE HOUSE
FADE OUT:
FADE IN:
INT. ICECREAM PARLOR
LONG SHOT – PANNING
AMBER AND DAVID WALK INTO AN ICE-CREAM PARLOR
OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT
AMBER PLACES THE ORDER FOR HERSELF AND DAVID

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AMBER
HELLO. COULD I HAVE A STRAWBERRY SCOOP FOR HIM
AND A CHEESECAKE FOR ME?
WAITER (CONFUSED)
FOR?
AMBER
MY BOYFRIEND…
WAITER
ARE YOU SURE?
AMBER
YES?
OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT
WAITER HANDS HER THE TWO ICE CREAM CUPS
WAITER (CONFUSED)
…AND HERE’S A STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE FOR YOU.
AMBER
THANKYOU!

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LONG SHOT
DAVID AND AMBER WALK TOWARDS THE SEATS.
TWO SHOT
THEY BOTH SIT AS AMBER PLACES HIS ICE-CREAM IN FRONT OF
DAVID.
OVER THE SHOULDER
AMBER STARTS TO EAT HER ICE-CREAM
AMBER
THAT GUY WAS SO WEIRD, WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT?
DAVID
I DON’T KNOW, YOU’D KNOW BETTER.
TWO SHOT
AMBER
I MEAN IS HE FOR REAL? OH WELL, HE’S JUST WEIRD.
AMBER (CONT’D)
REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME WE CAME?
DAVID
I DON’T KNOW, MY MEMORY’S A BIT HAZY

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AMBER
…AND YOU WERE KINDA DRUNK AND YOU WERE JUST
ASKING FOR ICE-CREAM AND YOU WERE LIKE
STRAWBERRY, STRAWBERRY, THEN I KNEW YOU NEEDED
SOME ICE-CREAM.
MID SHOT
AMBER (CONT’D)
AREN’T YOU GONNA…?
DAVID
YEAH, I’LL HAVE IT IN A BIT.
AMBER
OKAY… YOU DIDN’T HAVE BREAKFAST, OR ICE-CREAM.
LOOK IF YOU WANNA GO SOMEWHERE ELSE WE COULD.
DAVID
WELL I WAS HOPING TO GO SOMEWHERE A BIT MORE
OPEN
AMBER
WELL THERE’S A PARK NEARBY, I GUESS WE COULD GO THERE
THEN.
DAVID
PARK IT IS THEN.

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TWO SHOT
THEY BOTH GET UP AND LEAVE.
FADE OUT:
FADE IN:
WIDE SHOT – PANNING
BOTH SITTING ON A BENCH IN THE PARK
LONG SHOT
BOTH TAKING A STROLL IN THE PARK
MID SHOT
BOTH WALKING TOWARDS THE SUNSET
WIDE SHOT – TWO SHOT
BOTH SITTING ON THE GRASS NEAR THE FLOWERS
LONG SHOT
A GIRL WALKING ON THE TRACK NOTICING AMBER
WIDE SHOT – MID SHOT
THE GIRL APPROACHES AMBER
OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT

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GIRL
AMBER RIGHT?
AMBER
YEAH, HI?
GIRL
HOW ARE YOU?
AMBER
PRETTY GOOD, YOU?
GIRL
GOOD, IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME
AMBER
HASN’T IT.
GIRL
WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING?
POINT OF VIEW SHOT
AMBER
YOU KNOW JUST HANGING AROUND WITH MY BOYFRIEND,
IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME?

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GIRL
THAT’S INTERESTING, I’D REALLY LIKE TO MEET HIM
SOMEDAY.
AMBER (CONFUSED)
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, HE’S RIGHT HERE.
OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT
GIRL LOOKS UNCOMFORTABLY AT AMBER
GIRL
YEAH… I GUESS IM JUST GONNA GO BACK TO MY RUN, I’LL
SEE YOU AROUND.
AMBER
YEAH! SURE.
GIRL
ALRIGHT, BYE.
MID - LONG SHOT
AMBER LOOKS TO HER LEFT AND BECOMES CONFUSED AT DAVID’S
DISAPPEARANCE
LONG SHOT
SHE STANDS UP AND LOOKS AROUND FOR HIM
AMBER
DAVID?

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MID - LONG SHOT
RUNNING TOWARDS THE CAMERA FRANTICALLY LOOKING FOR DAVID
AMBER
DAVID!
MID SHOT
RUNNING IN THE OTHER DIRECTION IN SEARCH FOR DAVID
AMBER
DAVID!!!
WIDE SHOT
AMBER COLLAPSES
FADE OUT:
FADE IN:
ENTIRE FLASHBACK SEQUENCE (MOVIE PLAYS IN REVERSE WITH
DAVID ABSENT IN ALL OF THE SCENES)
FADE OUT:
FADE IN:
CLOSE UP SHOT – PANNING
AMBER’S PHONE ALARM RINGS AND SHE WAKE UP IN A SHOCK

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MID SHOT
SHE SIT UP ON THE BED WITH A DISTRESSED LOOK ON HER FACE
CLOSE UP SHOT
AMBER REACHES FOR HER PHONE
MID SHOT
AMBER STARES AT THE WALLPAPER OF HER AND DAVID ON HER PHONE
MID SHOT
AMBER LOOKS TEARFULLY TOWARDS THE SUNLIGHT ENTERING HER
ROOM THROUGH THE WINDOW.
PANNING
FADE OUT:
*THE END*

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