script: mistakes

Mistakes:

EXT/ COUNCIL ESTATE/ WINTER ENVENING
Camera moves down to a street following the twists and turns of the road, People are on the side of the road smoking and drinking.
The camera comes to a door it stops, as the camera moves forward the door opens

INT/ COUNCIL HOUSE/ EVENING
reveal a mother in the kitchen cooking, In the lounge there are two boys fighting and a girl watching tv. A boy then walks past the camera which leads to the camera following the boy up the stairs, he bangs on a door. As the boy walks away the door opens a girl is sitting on the floor with something in her hand. She looks up, she’s been crying.

INT/ BATHROOM/ EVENING
Girl
(camera slow zoom in)
People make so many mistakes in there lives. I try to be good and I try not to cave. (pause) But everyone makes mistakes. (pause, looks down and looks back up) We learn from mistakes its how we grow. (pause) I’m not a bad person. (pause) Is it the choices we make that make us good or bad? The right way or the left way? I’m not perfect, I make mistakes but I never meant for this to happen. I don’t blame my mother for the countless times she ignored my calls for help, shes busy, she has her own life to sort out. I don’t blame my fathers abandonment, leaving me fatherless, he got bored that’s all. I don’t blame the abuse boys shout at girls, for being a slut, or being frigid, either way were in the wrong. Aren’t we? I blame myself, my stupidity in trusting, my belief that drinking can cure everything. The reason I sit here, thinking about mistakes. Love. my life. I’m pregnant.

The title clip will appear after the monologue, with the theme tune kids by MGTM in the background.

INT/ BATHROOM/ EVENING
She gets up slowly and walks out of shot.

INT/BEDROOM/MORNING
There will be a shot of her legs as she puts black tights on

Then a shot of her looking in a mirror in her uniform

INT/ STAIRS/ MORNING
Then a shot of her feet as she runs down the stairs.

Then a shot of her grabbing an apple and her keys
EXT/ COUNCIL ESTATE/ MORNING
Then a shot of her closing her front door.


EXT/ STREET/ MORNING
Then a shot of her feet as she walks to school

EXT/ SCHOOL/MORNING
Then shot of her outside school, she then walks off into the school, with boys messing about and shouting things, this is all muffled the music is the main sound.

INT/CLASSROOM/ MORNING
There will be kids sitting on desks, standing, some sitting at desks. The girl walks in and sits down next to a girl who is sitting on the desk talking to a few boys. As she pulls her Ipod out the music stops and the classroom noise fills the room.

Mate
Did you hear that? Were going out tonight.

Girl
Er actually I was thinking of staying home, helping mum, you know.

Mate
Oh don’t be such a frigid bitch, Mopping around the house about your ex, isn’t going to make things better. Come out and get para

Boy 1
Yer whats your problem, theres plenty of more fish in the sea

Boy 2
Yer give one of us a go.

Girl
(pause, looks at her phone) yer I guess I could go, I mean what’s the harm, right?

The camera zooms out showing the class room a person walks infront of the camera, this works as a wipe to the next scene.
I gotta feeling by black eyed peas music kicks in.

INT/BEDROOM/ AFTERNOON
Girl is in her bedroom, chucking outfits on her bed, looking in mirror at different things to wear.
She gets a message, it reads, what you doing with your hair?

INT/BEDROOM 2/ AFTERNOON
mate is sitting at mirror straightening hair, she receives a text, it says what you want for tonight?

EXT/ OUTSIDE A SHOP/ EVENING
Boy is standing outside shop, another guy comes and gives him so money.

INT/ INSIDE A SHOP/ EVENING
Money being passed over and then drinking being passed over.


EXT/ COUNCIL ESTATE/ EVENING
Girl sitting on side of road in an outfit, she is texting it reads, Im sorry for everything please don’t say its over. She gets a reply it says: it is, leave me alone

EXT/ OUTSIDE A HOUSE/ EVENING
Two girls appear into shot, look at each other

Girl
Look, please look after me tonight. Don’t let me do anything stupid.

Mate
I’m not your mate for no reason, what do you think im going to do leave you to die or sumthing

Boy then walks up to them and gives them a bottle of vodka. Both girls take a sip, the music dies down. They walk in through the door and its closed leaving the camera staring at the front door.

INT/ HOUSE/ EVENING
A song is playing, as the camera is a point of view shot of someone at the party walking in and out of rooms, there are people playing drinking games, people sitting talking, people up against walls kissing, people everywhere, Birthday sex then comes in. The two girls are lying on the floor laughing, the bottle has a tiny bit of drink left in, a boy helps the girl up, he wraps his arms around her and kisses her neck, he whispers in her ear. He pulls the girl up some stairs, the mate watches and laughs as all these guys are around her. They are kissing as they walk towards the bed, he pushes her onto the bed and as this happen I will film shots of legs and arms.
There is a point of view shot as the boy walks out of the room. There is a close up of her face a tear rolls down her face, she picks up her phone and texts: im sorry, I love you.
This then fades to a black background for quite some time.


EXT/ COUNCIL ESTATE/ WINTER ENVENING
Camera moves down to a street following the twists and turns of the road, People are on the side of the road smoking and drinking.
The camera comes to a door it stops, as the camera moves forward the door opens

INT/ COUNCIL HOUSE/ EVENING
reveal a mother in the kitchen cooking, In the lounge there are two boys fighting and a girl watching tv. A boy then walks past the camera which leads to the camera following the boy up the stairs, he bangs on a door. As the boy walks away the door opens a girl is sitting on the floor with something in her hand. She looks up, she’s been crying.

INT/ BATHROOM/ EVENING
Girl
(camera slow zoom in)
People make so many mistakes in there lives. I try to be good and I try not to cave. (pause) But everyone makes mistakes. (pause, looks down and looks back up) We learn from mistakes its how we grow. (pause) I’m not a bad person. (pause) Is it the choices we make that make us good or bad? The right way or the left way? I’m not perfect, I make mistakes but I never meant for this to happen. I don’t blame my mother for the countless times she ignored my calls for help, shes busy, she has her own life to sort out. I don’t blame my fathers abandonment, leaving me fatherless, he got bored that’s all. I don’t blame the abuse boys shout at girls, for being a slut, or being frigid, either way were in the wrong. Aren’t we? I blame myself, my stupidity in trusting, my belief that drinking can cure everything. The reason I sit here, thinking about mistakes. Love. my life. I’m pregnant.

INT/HOUSE/EVENING
She gets up and then walks out closing the bathroom door behind her, as it closes credits will start.