Malcolm 
Jake Beare and Ben Bullock
1. SCHOOL SCENE 
intention: audience understands that Malcolm has 
psychological difficulties after the death of his older 
sister. He would be walking down the school and many 
people would give him weird looks to represent that he is 
crazy. 
2. FLASHBACK OF HIS SISTER GIVING HIM THE FRAMED PICTURE 
the reason for this scene is to introduce his sister and 
to show the audience that they had a close relationship. 
ABI 
Can I come in? 
MALCOLM 
Come on in. 
Abi is looking awkward, having a small cheeky smile on 
her face. 
MALCOLM 
What? 
ABI 
You know that picture that we 
took in the park a few months 
ago. Well, I loved it so much, I 
got it framed. 
Abi hands the framed picture to him, Malcolm's face 
immediately beams. 
MALCOLM 
Ahh, you're right, it is a nice 
photo. 
ABI 
Well,you look nice, it just looks 
like theres something in my eye! 
(laughs) 
3. HOSPITAL CALL 
to tell the audience he is going to counselling and due 
to his unstable nature, he isn't going to the sessions.
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(CONTINUED) 
MALCOLM 
Hello? 
SECRETARY (V/O) 
Hi, am I speaking to Malcolm 
Thompson. 
MALCOLM 
Yep 
SECRETARY (V/O) 
Well, I'm calling from the Capio 
Nightingale hospital and it says 
here that you haven't turned up 
for sessions on over three weeks. 
MALCOLM 
Yes, I've just had a lot of 
things on my plate. 
SECRETARY (V/O) 
Your mental health is not a 
laughing matter Mr Thompson. 
MALCOLM 
I can assure you that my mental 
health is at the top of my 
agenda, its just I've had my 
hands full. 
Malcolm hangs up the phone. 
SECRETARY (V/O) 
Okay, so we will see you next 
week? Hello? Mr Thompson? 
Hello? 
4. PICTURE BREAK 
This would drop onto montage and show his difficulties 
when he has to face the trauma that he has been blocking 
out. All his emotions swirl up into one incredible 
scene. 
5. MONTAGE 
to show Malcolm finally confronting his demons. 
5A. GRAVE YARD 
A very depressing clip of his just staring in anger and
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(CONTINUED) 
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disgust at the grave stone. 
5B. PICTURE SMASHING 
this shows that this framed picture meant a lot to 
Malcolm as it was his last sentimental object of his 
sister that he had. 
5C. ABI GIVING HIM THE PICTURE 
Same footage as the flash back, showing to the audience 
that the particular moment was incredibly meaningful to 
him. 
5D. CAR CRASH 
This would show Malcolm distracting Abi and due to that 
distraction she crashed. 
5E. ANDY CONCERNED 
Same footage from earlier scene. 
5F. MALCOLM CRYING (PRESENT) 
to show Malcolm's emotion while facing his demons and bad 
memories. 
MALCOLM 
Its not my fault (repeats) 
5G. PICTURE SMASHING 
5H. THE GRAVEYARD 
5I. CAR CRASH 
5J. MALCOLM CRYING (PRESENT) 
Malcolm is just banging his fists into the floor to show 
his frustration. 
5K. PICTURE SMASHING 
5L. CAR CRASH 
5M. THE GRAVEYARD 
5N. ABI SMILING 
5O. ABI'S FACE SMASHED IN THE PICTURE 
5P. MALCOLM CRYING (PRESENT)
CONTINUED: (2) 4 
6. MALCOLM SEES HIS SISTER 
to show his sister is forgiving. 
Malcolm is helped up by a familiar hand, he looks up and 
is started. he can't believe it at first, but then he 
looks angry. 
ABI 
You never used to clean anything 
when I was here. 
MALCOLM 
What? how? You are dead, how are 
you here? Are you here to taunt 
me? Or am I just crazy? 
ABI 
You're not crazy, you're just 
severely depressed. 
MALCOLM 
Why does it have to be so hard, 
why did you have to die, how come 
I didn't die? 
ABI 
Don't torture yourself with this. 
MALCOLM 
Torture myself? I love you, you 
were the only person in the world 
that i truly cared about, and you 
were taken away from me. You 
helped me, you clothed me, you 
cared for me. without you, I'm 
nothing. Its not fair! And its 
all my fault, oh God, its all my 
fault. 
ABI 
Malcolm, your mistakes can 
control you, or you can control 
your mistakes. You have to forget 
the things that you can do 
nothing about. You have to get 
over me.
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(CONTINUED) 
MALCOLM 
But how? 
ABI 
I think you'll find that out in 
counselling. 
Abi is gone, Malcolm is alone, but this experience has 
finally given him closure. 
COUNSELLOR SESSION 
The counsellor believes he has got better and believes 
that he has made a break through 
COUNSELLOR 
So what did she say? when you 
saw her? 
MALCOLM 
She said that it wasn't my fault 
and that I had to get better. 
COUNSELLOR 
This is very common in people who 
have lost someone, I feel that 
you have made a break through. 
MALCOLM 
I hope so.

Malcolm Draft 1

  • 1.
    Malcolm Jake Beareand Ben Bullock
  • 2.
    1. SCHOOL SCENE intention: audience understands that Malcolm has psychological difficulties after the death of his older sister. He would be walking down the school and many people would give him weird looks to represent that he is crazy. 2. FLASHBACK OF HIS SISTER GIVING HIM THE FRAMED PICTURE the reason for this scene is to introduce his sister and to show the audience that they had a close relationship. ABI Can I come in? MALCOLM Come on in. Abi is looking awkward, having a small cheeky smile on her face. MALCOLM What? ABI You know that picture that we took in the park a few months ago. Well, I loved it so much, I got it framed. Abi hands the framed picture to him, Malcolm's face immediately beams. MALCOLM Ahh, you're right, it is a nice photo. ABI Well,you look nice, it just looks like theres something in my eye! (laughs) 3. HOSPITAL CALL to tell the audience he is going to counselling and due to his unstable nature, he isn't going to the sessions.
  • 3.
    2 (CONTINUED) MALCOLM Hello? SECRETARY (V/O) Hi, am I speaking to Malcolm Thompson. MALCOLM Yep SECRETARY (V/O) Well, I'm calling from the Capio Nightingale hospital and it says here that you haven't turned up for sessions on over three weeks. MALCOLM Yes, I've just had a lot of things on my plate. SECRETARY (V/O) Your mental health is not a laughing matter Mr Thompson. MALCOLM I can assure you that my mental health is at the top of my agenda, its just I've had my hands full. Malcolm hangs up the phone. SECRETARY (V/O) Okay, so we will see you next week? Hello? Mr Thompson? Hello? 4. PICTURE BREAK This would drop onto montage and show his difficulties when he has to face the trauma that he has been blocking out. All his emotions swirl up into one incredible scene. 5. MONTAGE to show Malcolm finally confronting his demons. 5A. GRAVE YARD A very depressing clip of his just staring in anger and
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    3 (CONTINUED) CONTINUED:(2) disgust at the grave stone. 5B. PICTURE SMASHING this shows that this framed picture meant a lot to Malcolm as it was his last sentimental object of his sister that he had. 5C. ABI GIVING HIM THE PICTURE Same footage as the flash back, showing to the audience that the particular moment was incredibly meaningful to him. 5D. CAR CRASH This would show Malcolm distracting Abi and due to that distraction she crashed. 5E. ANDY CONCERNED Same footage from earlier scene. 5F. MALCOLM CRYING (PRESENT) to show Malcolm's emotion while facing his demons and bad memories. MALCOLM Its not my fault (repeats) 5G. PICTURE SMASHING 5H. THE GRAVEYARD 5I. CAR CRASH 5J. MALCOLM CRYING (PRESENT) Malcolm is just banging his fists into the floor to show his frustration. 5K. PICTURE SMASHING 5L. CAR CRASH 5M. THE GRAVEYARD 5N. ABI SMILING 5O. ABI'S FACE SMASHED IN THE PICTURE 5P. MALCOLM CRYING (PRESENT)
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    CONTINUED: (2) 4 6. MALCOLM SEES HIS SISTER to show his sister is forgiving. Malcolm is helped up by a familiar hand, he looks up and is started. he can't believe it at first, but then he looks angry. ABI You never used to clean anything when I was here. MALCOLM What? how? You are dead, how are you here? Are you here to taunt me? Or am I just crazy? ABI You're not crazy, you're just severely depressed. MALCOLM Why does it have to be so hard, why did you have to die, how come I didn't die? ABI Don't torture yourself with this. MALCOLM Torture myself? I love you, you were the only person in the world that i truly cared about, and you were taken away from me. You helped me, you clothed me, you cared for me. without you, I'm nothing. Its not fair! And its all my fault, oh God, its all my fault. ABI Malcolm, your mistakes can control you, or you can control your mistakes. You have to forget the things that you can do nothing about. You have to get over me.
  • 6.
    5 (CONTINUED) MALCOLM But how? ABI I think you'll find that out in counselling. Abi is gone, Malcolm is alone, but this experience has finally given him closure. COUNSELLOR SESSION The counsellor believes he has got better and believes that he has made a break through COUNSELLOR So what did she say? when you saw her? MALCOLM She said that it wasn't my fault and that I had to get better. COUNSELLOR This is very common in people who have lost someone, I feel that you have made a break through. MALCOLM I hope so.