Today I continued scripting and wrote 6 more pages, giving me 10 pages of script so far. quite happy. Here is an excerpt:
LEO V.O - Dad left when I was five… but he was a Somalian pirate so I guess it was in his nature…
Leo still talking on the phone with his mum LEO V.O – So since Dad left my Mum had always kept me wrapped up in cotton wool. Cut to middle-age woman sat on bed reading a storybook. Camera pan/zoom out to reveal Leo sat in bed looking angry LEO – Fucks sake mum! I’m a grown man! MUM – Oi! Language! So… The moral of the story is…? BOTH – Even though we have to grow up, never forget the beauty of youth Leo’s mum hugs him and leaves. Leo picks up the book and examines it. LEO V.O – Now I know what you’re thinking… that sounds more like a paedophile’s motto…But it’s actually about Peter Pan! Leo flips book over to the front cover ‘Peter Pan’ LEO V.O – I suppose since my Dad left I had a strange fixation on Pirates. You should have seen my obsession with Pirates of the Caribbean though… well… except Orlando Bloom, he’s an utter tool! Anyway, I thought about Dad a lot when the adverts were on for relief campaigns for Somalia, although they really should have looked more like this: Cut to fake charity advert. Man stood in Somalia CHARITY WORKER – And for just two pounds a month, you can provide this family with a speed boat and grappling hook! Fade to black. Fade in from black to Leo waking up. Making coffee. Masturbating in the shower and then sitting on the sofa. [leo narrates this sequence as below] LEO V.O – So this was my day, most days of calendar year. Wake up. Coffee. Shower… I’m very thorough. Turn on the computer and watch some TV. It wasn’t much but it was better than going out there! Leo looks out of the window and shudders. The news is on and a report of some ‘hooded youths’ being found subdued and unconscious at the scene of a break-in plays. A reported vigilante is responsible for their arrest. LEO V.O – I’d always dreamt of being a super-hero… Dream sequence of Leo stood macho-style on top of a building in a thunderstorm with cape and mask. Fade cross dissolve back to Leo sat on sofa LEO V.O – But the reality was much different. I didn’t have it in me Leo lights a joint and leans back. Music plays. Time fast forward. Leo is paranoid, talking to himself and has the munchies Leo – [shouting] Stupid Fridge!!!! Slams door gotta go get some chicken!
