Screenplay/Script

SCENE 1
FADE IN

INT. DARKLY LIT ROOM

A darkly lit room, only just emitting enough light to see any figures sat in the darkness, he weeps down the phone, clutching it close to his face as he whimpers.

TOM
Let me know when you hear anything, yeah, ok bye

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Mouth trembling,as he looks agitated.

TOM
Oh my god, I

Covers his tears the boy covers his mouth with his phone and hand.

TOM
I have to go

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Figure sat with his hand on the phone which is on the table, he covers his face with his other hand as he weeps.

FADES OUT TO BLACK

Title comes up, ‘Crash’

UNKNOWN VOICE
Im sorry Tom she’s dead.

MUSIC: SAINT JOHN- COLD WAR KIDS OPENING INSTRUMENTAL BEFORE VOCALS.


SCENE 2

FADES IN
MUSIC BEGINS TO FADE OUT




EXT. OUTSIDE THE COLLEGE DINING HALL

Looking in from outside. The camera slowly moves towards the building and inside.

CUT TO NEXT LOCATION

INT.DINING HALL

Shot from the table looking at TOM, the shot goes from his neck downwards. TOM sighs, he then starts to cut up his food on the plate in front of him.

Close up of TOMS mouth as he starts to chew the food in his mouth slowly. Regular long pauses as he eats. He finally swallows and drops his head into his hands.

Shot from behind looking at TOM and his isolation.

The camera returns to a shot of TOM as he pushes the plate away from himself and gets up.

BLACK FADE OUT

SCENE 3

INT.BATHROOM

BLACK FADE IN

The camera follows TOM of the shoulder, two boys are stood looking into the mirror above the sink, as he enters both boys look at him and then leave. TOM looks down as they brush past him. TOM walks into the toilet stall.

Point of view shot from inside the stall as TOM looks around, looking at the ceiling, we hear him pant and shaking as he looks at his hands. He makes a gulping sound the indication that he is going to be sick, he rushes out the stall to the sink, the camera moves to a profile shot of TOM as he leans over the sing gagging.

Point of view shot from TOM as he looks into the water, quick cut back to profile he pulls some water to his face and cleans it.

Extreme close up of his eyes, as he blinks it cuts.

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SCENE 4

FADE IN

EXT.FLASHBACK ON THE ROAD

TOM is sat in the car, he drives down the road at speed. His mobile on the passenger seat begins to ring, he doesn’t know whether to answer it or not, in the end he does. As he picks up the phone we cut to a show of a GIRL stepping out into the road. She stands and stops in the middle of the road, she screams as they collide. Close up of TOM trying to break.

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TOM kneels down in the middle of the road in front of his car, the GIRL in his arms unresponsive.

FADE OUT

SCENE 5

INT. BATHROOM SCENE

FADE IN

TOM looks into the camera, his eyes blinking rapidly. He is then sick into the sink.

FADE OUT

FADE IN SCENE 6

EXT. STREETS TO HOUSE.

TOM walks towards the camera down the street, looking at the floor as he does, the GIRL from the flashback walks past him, her walking away from the camera.

A shot across TOM’s shoulder looking at her as they pass each other. The GIRL has blood on her face. The camera rotates back to the front of TOM, as he stops and shakes his head before looking back, she is no longer there.

The next shot we have a tracking shot, TOM walks past the bus stop, the GIRL is stood there, he walks past her and doesn’t see her. A medium close up of the GIRL as she turns her head to look at him after he walks by.

Another shot of TOM walking towards the camera, him to the right of centre, the girl in the background steps out from behind and also walks towards the camera following him.

A wide shot of TOM walking, the camera doesn’t move instead TOM walks off camera, the GIRL is no longer there.

A shot of a door and a garden, TOM walks in off shot and opens it. As he does the camera cuts again.

SCENE 7

INT. TOMS HOUSE

The door opens from the inside, TOM emerges and slings his bag on the floor. Whilst he does this the GIRL walks past the house outside. He closes the door.

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INT. TOMS BEDROOM

TOM is laid on his bed, looking up at the camera/ceiling, his arms behind his head.

Cut to a shot from the side, TOM still looking at ceiling. He then turns to look at the camera. Point of view shot of a clock which reads 10pm.

Camera changes back to being above him as he looks at the ceiling again.

Night changes to Day, he looks at the clock.

Point of view shot 8am.