Research and Planning - The Characters and Script

Research and Planning - The Characters and Script

Doctor / therapist (Sam Swinson)

• Formal clothing - Light coloured clothing. Tie and shirt. Lab coat
  
  
  
• Got a clip board recording what is happening during sessions
•  Hair -Perry comb over
• Make-up -none
• Body language -Open body language shows that he is relaxed
• Facial Expression -Serious
• Supports Rick Maxwell when he is being interviewed

The man - Rick Maxwell (Elliot Beard)

• Mentally scarred
• Got a nervous tick - biting lip 
• Old clothing - maybe discoloured
• Messy hair not looked after
• Make-up small - scar on left cheek in the middle of the cheek
• Body language - hunch back, enclose doesn't want to talk to others 
• Facial Expression - nervous, looking around, watching his back all the time

Investigator - No name (Max Barnes)

• Mysterious, serious, confused
• Trying to piece together what happened
• Controlling
• Dark clothing - long coat, dark or black shirt, black trousers
• Hair - wearing a hat so hair is not visible
• Make-up - none
• Body language -Authoritative body language 
• Facial Expression -Serious, angry

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transcript by Elliot & Max

Scene 1

Connor working on the character profiles

Start off in an investigation room, the room is dim and the only things that are in it are a basic table and chairs. Rick is sitting in one chair whilst the Doctor is standing next to him. The investigator is opposite them and is annoyed by Rick as they have spent a long time in the room.





Investigator - I am going to ask you one more time. You will respond, do you understand?


Rick looks up at the investigator


Investigator - Well? Do you?


Doctor - Calm down! He has been through a lot. Let the man remember!


Rick - Don't you get it? I cant remember, I want to help, but I can't.


Doctor  - He is suffering from amnesia, leave him alone.


Investigator - (Sarcasm) I'm sorry, I am the one in charge here. So we play by my rules.



Doctor - But he's an innocent man! Look at him! Do you have any humanity?


 Investigator flicks switch which electrocutes Rick.


Investigator to Doctor - (Serious) Don't judge my methods.


ECU on Rick while fade to white.

Scene 2 - Flashback

Black screen with nosie of sirens and people talking/screaming. Sound then fades out and then fades in to POV of Rick drinking at a Bar


 Rick's Mate - So Rick, it's been a while.


Shot then changes to MS of him and his mate.


Rick - Why did you invite me here, after all these years?


Rick mate - You have unfinished business.

Rick looks at drink in a panicking and blacks out.


Fade into investigation room.

Scene 3 - Back in room

Rick waking up

Doctor - he's waking up.

Investigator - So you got my information yet Ricky boy?

Rick - I saw him, it was in a bar, he drugged me.

Investigator - Is that it, hope this one triggers your memory.

Scene 4 - Grave digging shot

There is an anonymous man digging a hole to hide a body, you can only see the outline. When he starts digging there is a close up of the shovel head and where it's digging, with mud flicking up from the shovel.