This document provides a summary of the scenes and characters in a short film called "A FOOL'S GOLD". In the first scene, two men named Nick and Gary are chasing someone and shots are fired. In scene two, their hostage Charles has been shot and is screaming in pain while Nick and Gary argue. Alex the Axe, the right-hand man of their boss, arrives and informs them the contract has been lifted. He then shoots and kills Gary, revealing their hostage is connected to a police figure. A standoff ensues between Nick and Alex, with shots fired.

1. “A FOOL’S GOLD”
By
William Hallowell
Ringwood School, Parsonage Barn Lane
BH24 1SE
01425475000
hallowellw.student@ringwood.hants.sch.uk

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SCENE 1: TITLE SCREEN
We see a black screen through the introduction with no
prompt as to what is going on but audio. Fast moving
footsteps are heard running on concrete from multiple
people. The film is meant to be set in London – hence why
NICK is a cockney. However, GARY is a Mancunian and
ALEXEYEV (‘ALEX THE AXE’) is Russian.
NICK
Hurry up you lazy bastard!
The running footsteps continue. The sound of a person
panting is also heard (implying there is a chase).
GARY
He went that way…
NICK
Well get a fucking move on then!
The sounds footsteps and panting are continued.
GARY
Fuck this.
We then hear the sound of a pistol being cocked and two
shots are fired one after the other. There is a short echo
of the final shot, then all audio stops. This scene lasts
for around 30 seconds.
‘A FOOL’S GOLD’ appears on the blank screen in big capital,
bold letters. The first few seconds of ‘Fool’s Gold’ by the
Stone Roses begin to play as the writing appears. After 5
seconds, the title fades out and ‘1.20pm’ fades in for 3
seconds.
SCENE 2: INT. CAR GARAGE – AFTERNOON
FADE IN
The black screen continues. The song ‘Fool’s Gold’
continues and screams of agony are heard. Things like
“Fuck” and “Jesus Christ” are heard by a man who has just
been shot. At the same time, NICK and GARY are heard
arguing, ignoring the injured man, pointing in his

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direction though he is not in the shot. He (CHARLES) is
screaming in agony throughout the scene.
What they are saying is inaudible as they are shouting over
the top of each other. There is then a freeze-frame shot of
CHARLES, (the man who has been shot), tied up in a chair.
He has been kidnapped. It is clear he has been shot around
the collar bone – blood oozes from his white t-shirt.
‘CHARLES’ appears on the screen. The audio cuts except from
the music.
NARRATOR
This… is Charles. He owes the boss a lot
of money. You see, he nicked a few monkey
under the pretentions of ‘borrowing’ it,
but never paid it back. It’s not a lot
money, granted, but it’s the principle.
Now, the boss wants to collect his debt -
y’know, ‘old him ransom to make an
example. Hence why these two fuckin’
idiots ‘ave got him hostage. The Boss put
a contract out on his head to collect his
outstanding debt.
The audio resumes. The freeze-frame stops but the same shot
is continued, CHARLES is clearly in discomfort, screaming
in agony. The shot goes back to NICK and GARY, still
arguing. We then see a freeze-frame shot of just Gary. The
audio cuts again, with the music still playing. ‘GARY’
appears in writing on the shot.
Now this is Gary, or as many of us like to
call him, Glitters, on account of the fact
that – well… to put it plainly he looks
like a fuckin’ nonce dun he? The problem
is that he’s a fuckin’ Manc with fewer
brains cells than bollocks, hence why he
supports Liverpool; oh and the fact he
just shot a bloke in broad fuckin’
daylight.
The audio resumes. The scene resumes to the same shot as
before of the pair arguing. A freeze-frame shot of Nick is
then shown. The audio cuts again, except the song. ‘NICK’
appears in writing in the shot.

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Finally, Nick. He represents the more
sensible side of the pair, though he’s a
fuckin’ idiot ‘n’ all. He ain’t
particularly clever, but he don’t lack
common sense if you know what I mean?
Nick’s been stuck with Gary since they was
nippers ‘n’ they got into this line of
work together. Now he can’t shift him.
The scene resumes and suddenly music cuts.
NICK
…Right shut the fuck up for a second! Why
the fuck did you shoot him you stupid
bellend!
GARY
I was trynna slow him down! He were
getting away!
NICK
Don’t be daft, you were well behind me!
GARY
That’s why I shot ‘im you stupid bastard!
There is a brief pause as Nick takes a moment to calm down
and deal with the situation at hand.
NICK
We were specifically told to take him
alive so what good is it if he dies? We
ain’t gonna be paid mate!
GARY (JUSTIFYING HIS ACTIONS)
Oh he’s still breathing!
NICK
Yes but the little girl ain’t is she?
GARY (WAVING HIS HANDS ABOUT)
She saw me shoot ‘im. She was a witness!

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NICK
She was a child. An innocent fuckin’ kid!
GARY
She -
NICK interrupts him, still trying to calm down.
NICK
Right, here’s what we do. I’ll call Alex
as planned but I ain’t gonna tell him
about the girl. Neither of us are. We
can’t hide the fact we shot our friend
here so we’ll deal with that when he gets
here.
CHARLES screams in pain whilst Nick and Gary have been
neglecting him throughout the scene.
NICK
Give me the fucking gun.
NICK attempts the silence CHARLES by intimidating him.
Charles continues to scream in pain. Gary passes him the
pistol.
NICK
(To GARY) He’s starting to piss me off
now.
NICK turns to CHARLES and walks up to him within point-
blank range. He points the pistol aiming straight at
CHARLES’ head.
NICK (AS HE WAVES THE PISTOL
ABOUT)
Right Mister fuckin’ Noisy, shut the fuck
up before I ram this here pistol so far
down your throat you’ll be shittin’ metal
for a month. Now, will you allow me to
continue?
CHARLES spits on NICK’s shoe. NICK then bashes him in the
face with the end of the pistol, knocking him unconscious
in the process. CHARLES falls back in his chair.

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GARY
So, you were gonna call Alex?
NICK
That’s right, ‘Alex the Axe’.
NICK pulls out a 00s mobile phone and proceeds to call a
number. The sound of a number being dialed is heard.
NICK
Hello…? Yeah, yeah it’s me. Look we’ve got
your man. What do you want us to do with
him?
There is a brief moment of silence as NICK waits for
ALEXEYEV’s reply on the other end of the phone call.
NICK
Alright. You know where we are.
NICK ends the phone call and places his phone back in his
pocket.
GARY
So…?
NICK
So what?
GARY
So what do we do?
NICK
He said ‘old tight, he’ll be ‘ere soon.
The scene fades to a black screen. ‘1.45pm’ appears on the
screen for 3 seconds. The next scene fades in.
SCENE 3:INT. CAR GARAGE – AFTERNOON
FADE IN
It’s almost been an hour since CHARLES was shot. NICK and
GARY are still awaiting the arrival of ALEXEYEV (‘Alex the

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Axe’). CHARLES is still unconscious, while NICK and GARY
are stood around eagerly waiting.
NICK
Fuck sake. How much longer is he gonna be?
The sound of the garage door being opened is heard. NICK
quickly raises his hand to the pistol grip of his weapon.
ALEXEYEV appears.
NICK pulls his hand away from his pistol, realizing it is
ALEXEYEV.
Freeze-frame shot. ‘ALEX THE AXE’ appears on the screen and
the introduction to the classical piece ‘Russian Winter’ is
heard.
NARRATOR
Now… you know who this sick fuck is. All
you need to know is that Alex here is the
right-hand man of the boss, and that they
have each other’s backs. Alex normally
does the dirty work that the boss needs
done, so as to keep his own ‘ands clean.
Other than that, no explanation needed.
The shot resumes and the writing disappears. In a friend-
like manner, GARY approaches ALEXEYEV.
GARY
Alex! Fuckin’ good to see you!
ALEXEYEV
You fucking idiots!
GARY (LOOKS PUZZLED)
What?
ALEXEYEV
You were specifically told to take him
alive.
Confused, GARY looks to NICK.

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NICK
How did you –
ALEXEYEV interrupts NICK.
ALEXEYEV
Did you think that I wouldn’t know? Did
you not know the contract was lifted?
NICK (UTTERLY SURPRISED)
What the fuck are you on about?
GARY
Yeah! We carried out the contract that the
boss put out.
ALEXEYEV
It was lifted.
NICK (AS IF HE’S BEEN THE VICTIM
OF A JOKE, LAUGHING)
Are you pulling my pisser?
ALEXEYEV
Do I look like I’m fucking laughing?
GARY
What do you mean the contract has been
lifted?
ALEXEYEV
Do you mean to tell me you didn’t know?
NICK
No?
ALEXEYEV looks calm and unemotional.
ALEXEYEV
Well, now I have I’m going to have to kill
you.

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Without hesitation, ALEXEYEV produces a pistol and fires
two rounds at GARY. GARY drops to floor. There is then a
slow motion shot of two empty casings dropping to the
floor. Slow motion audio of the pinging of the rounds
touching the floor is heard. The shot plays until the
casings stop moving.
NICK
What the fuck!
NICK draws his pistol and aims at ALEXEYEV. ALEXEYEV is
also pointing his pistol at NICK.
NICK
Why the fuck did you do that!
With his pistol still aimed at NICK, ALEXEYEV shrugs his
shoulders, showing no emotion.
ALEXEYEV
The contract was lifted.
NICK
You fu-
ALEXEYEV interrupts NICK.
ALEXEYEV
What you didn’t know, what we didn’t know…
is that this piece of shit is the son of a
senior police figure. This man is on the
payroll of a certain Mister Matthews.
NICK (SHOCKED, IN DISBELIEF)
Matthews? Fuck me…
ALEXEYEV
Yes, Matthews. The same Matthews that we
are currently at war with… The boss will
not abide such incompetence your part,
therefore you must be silenced – in the
hope of… appeasing the situation.

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NICK
Well look, ‘ang on a fuckin’ sec.
ALEXEYEV
You shot a man in a broad daylight, you
also shot an innocent girl. You fucking
killed the very man you set out to deliver
to me. You would have fucked the contract
even if it was still active.
NICK
Nah he ain’t dead…
ALEXEYEV nods his head, signaling NICK to look behind. With
his weapon still aimed at ALEXEYEV, he turns his head to
see a dead CHARLES.
NICK
Fuck.
ALEXEYEV
Yes, fuck.
There is a brief moment of silence as the pair see
themselves in standoff. Neither of them look as if they
will back down.
ALEXEYEV glares at NICK, aggressively. He looks almost
insane, like a psychopath. The shot then changes to see
both of them, still pointing their pistols at each other.
NICK (UPSET)
You bastard!
NICK yells in fury.
NICK
AHHHHH!
We then see another freeze-frame the pair in a standoff,
NICK is yelling. Both NICK and ALEXEYEV’s weapons are being
fired. A series of gunshots are heard, indicating that both
pistols are being fired. After 5-6 seconds, the freeze-
frame fades to black. The introduction of ‘Fit but you know

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it’ by the Streets begins on a loop and the credits start
to appear. The freeze-frames of each character are shown
again with segments of 3-5 seconds being played before the
freeze-frames with the names appear.
FADE OUT:
THE END