"Call" Screenplay

 TITLE SCREEN 

 

Sound bridge, of r&b from title to shot of speaker 

OPEN ON- INT. EVENING.ROOM 

Close up of speaker, shaking camera, the music has now become diegetic. 

OPEN ON- INT. EVENING.ROOM 

 

Close up of graffiti on wall. Pop music playing, which gradually gets louder. Ambient sound of drinks being poured, people dancing etc. Shaky, hand-held camera.(party atmosphere) 

CUT TO- INT. EVENING.ROOM 

Close up of party lights, from below. They turn on. Music still playing. Hand-held camera. 

CUT TO- INT. EVENING.ROOM 

Long shot from outside of 7 people dancing/setting up party. People are pouring drinks, talking, eating etc. Music still playing. 

CUT TO- INT. EVENING.OFFICE 

Long shot of office. There are multiple monitors, x-rays up on the screen, graphs etc. There is a chair at the desk. THE DOCTOR, walks into the left hand side of the frame, puts a folder on the desk, pulls out a mobile, and sits on the chair. She looks at the phone in her hand, puts in down, picks it up again and stares at it. She opens the folder, checks a number and dials it. 

 

CUT TO- INT. EVENING.ROOM 

Camera pan from left to right, before stopping on a long shot. we see BOY 1 sitting on an orange sofa, with 2 friends. The friends get called over and leave. Phone ringing sound, BOY 1 looks down and gets his phone out his pocket. Camera dollys in GRADUALLY as the conversation ensues. Music GRADUALLY gets quieter throughout. 

 

BOY 1: 

Yeah, *clears throat* Hello? 

He waits for a reply 

BOY 1: 

Oh, OK, hi. 

 

BOY 1: 

Sorry what was that? it’s quite loud in here 

He covers his left ear, and looks around. He raises his voice slightly to be heard on the other end of the call. 

BOY 1: 

Yeah, yeah, sorry I can hear you now 

 

BOY 1: 

(uneasy) What, uh, yeah, no, I’m sitting down... 

 

The camera is now on a close up of BOY 1’s face.  

CUT TO- INT. EVENING.ROOM 

Long shot of BOY 1, he is in the right of the frame, GIRL 1 enters in the left of the frame, with a drink in her hand.  

GIRL 1: 

You good? 

BOY 1 looks at up at her, uncovers his ear,(Music gets louder) and covers his phone mic. 

 

BOY 1: 

Hm? 

CUT TO- INT. EVENING.ROOM 

POV shot from BOY 1. GIRL 1 is in the centre of the frame looking at camera???? (possibly film twice, one with looking one without) 

GIRL 1: 

(loudly, enunciating her words) Are. You. OK? 

She offers him a glass with a drink in. 

CUT TO- INT. EVENING.ROOM 

POV shot from GIRL 1. BOY 1 avoids eye contact. 

BOY 1: 

Yeah, yeah.  

He motions to his phone, showing her he’s on a call.  

GIRL 1 mouths “sorry”, takes back the drink and exits. 

 

CUT TO- INT. EVENING.ROOM 

Mid shot(or maybe stay in close up and the camera starts dollying out throughout the scene. on BOY 1, the camera is slightly to the right, he is centre. he is looking diagonally out of the left hand side of the frame. 

BOY 1 puts his hand back to his ear (music gets louder) and resumes the phone call. 

BOY 1: 

Sorry, you were saying... yeah, about her dialysis. 

He waits for a reply  

 

CUT TO- INT. EVENING.ROOM 

Mid shot on BOY 1, slightly higher than eye level.  

 

BOY 1 

Right, so what, what does that mean then? 

 

CUT TO- INT. EVENING.ROOM 

Wide shot on BOY 1, slightly higher than eye level. (possibly?) 

BOY 1 takes his hand away from his ear, slowly lowers the phone music and ambient sound gets louder. Camera gets shakier. Lights are out, singular light on BOY 1, as he breaks down. There are people in the backround (not GIRL 1?). The people continue dancing around him, (however not in front). 

CROSSFADE TO- INT. EVENING.OFFICE 

THE DOCTOR puts down her phone, collapses into her chair, wrings her hands, before putting her head in her hands.  

FADE TO BLACK