Script draft 1

Script (First Draft)

 

Start with establishing shot of Courtney in a gang. She is being followed by a strange, older man, who we see looking at her [half-shot from behind of man, looking at Courtney]. Courtney gets a text from her mum, asking her to come home and cook dinner. Courtney turns to her friends:

 

Courtney - (suggestively) Oh, I gotta go, I'm meeting someone

[friends laugh, wolf-whistle, cheer]

 

[Camera shot following C as she walks away].

 

Courtney walks down an alley, followed by camera [as man]. She looks sideways, as if she feels someone walking behind her. Halfway down the alley, she turns to confront him.

 

C - (angrily) I've already got a shadow thanks.

 

She continues to walk, but the man still follows

 

C - (confrontational) Seriously, do you have a problem?

 

[Camera cuts to behind C, looking directly at the man]

 

Man - (creepy, sexual) I'm sorry, but I think you are the most gorgeous girl I have ever seen

 

C - (surprised) Oh...thanks. (She turns away, and begins to walk off)

 

Man - (stopping her) No, wait. I'm a scout...I know that with that face, you'll go far.

 

Courtney is shocked and stands there, stunned.

 

Man - (eagerly) Here, take my card. Call me. (Courtney stands, looking at card [close-up of card]. He turns to walk away, but turns back, energetically, but firm) Hang on, let me call you.

 

Camera moves out, fading into Courtney at the airport departure lounge with Man

 

Man - (creepy) You're going to love London. It's great.

 

C - (lovingly) I can't wait! (She holds his hand, and he squeezes back) [close-up]

 

The scene cuts to the apartment in London, where they will be staying. They walk in, put the luggage on the bed. Courtney is enamoured by her new surroundings.

 

C - (astounded) Oh my God, this place is amazing!

 

Man - (slyly) Welcome to London. (She pecks him, however he takes it too far, but Courtney goes along with it, as she trusts him. They passionately kiss as they go into a room. The door slams, and we assume they are going to have sex)

 

The scene changes to the man and his friend talking in the living room. Courtney comes out the bedroom and goes through to the kitchen. [Camera looks at a side shot of Courtney, but we can see the man and friend]. Money changes hands from the friend to the man.

 

The man calls Courtney over

 

Man - Come here babe, I want you to meet my friend, Matt.(The man pulls Courtney onto the sofa, in between the 2 men. Matt puts his hand on her leg, and starts kissing her neck. Matt stands and takes her to the bedroom. Courtney turns)

 

C - (worried) What's going on?

 

Man - (commanding) Don't worry babe, just do what you're told!

 

Courtney keeps eye-contact until the door finally closes. [shot of the man counting money]

 

Montage of Courtney in compromising situations with different men.

 

The scene changes. We are now leaving a school. Courtney is walking out, and caught up by Junior, her friend.

 

Junior - (out of breath) Courtney, wait!

 

C - Hey Junior.

 

J - I was going to go into town, d'ya wanna come?

 

C - Oh, I'm sorry, I've got to meet someone.

 

J - Ok honey, see ya tomorrow.

 

They part ways, and we follow Courtney for a few footsteps.

 

The scene changes to a counsellors office. Phil Townsend is on the phone to his wife, Sheila.

 

Sheila - Can you run the pub tonight? I'm meant to be going out with the girls.

 

Phil - Look, I have my job. You have yours. Get one of your stupid barmaids to run it for you while you go for a piss-up.

 

S - You sit behind a desk all day, talking to hormonal bloody teenagers who have no idea what real life is like. I have no time off, all I want is one night, is that too much much to ask? Actually, no forget it. Have a nice fucking day.

 

Shot of Sheila slamming the phone down. Next shot shows Phil slamming the phone down, just as Courtney steps through the door.

 

Our Backstories

Yesterday began writing back stories today for our soaps. Once we got started, Enily, Ben and myself, all got really into it and began to throw idea around until we created a huge deep back story for Enily's character: 

(There are some mentions of other characters as we decided to make them all link up into one big mess of people so that we could really focus on  all of the drama)

Phil and Sheila are a married couple, who are comfortable with each other, but argue a lot with each other. They have been together for many years, and had a child at the age of 20. The relationship has fallen apart in recent years, and Phil has looked elsewhere for love. Their son, Junior, who is gay, doesn't spend too much time with his parents, as he is totally sick with the arguing. He spends a lot of time with Brandii-Mae Brown, a fellow college student with Junior, who is a doing GCSE's at college. Phil has an affair with Brandii-Mae, who is many years his junior. 

Brandii-Mae is a 18 year old Liverpudlian girl, who is from a very disjointed family. She never knew her father, and her mother was very rarely around. Because of this, she spend most of her teenage life involved in gang culture. At the age of 15, she ran away with a 27 year old man to London. He told her that he could give her a modelling contract, but after a time of living with him, it became clear that he was simply using her for his own sexual desire. Not only was he a sexual predator, he also dealt in Class A drugs. After a drugs raid on his property, he is arrested, and Brandii-Mae is taken into the police station for care, where she is looked after by Phil Townsend, a counsellor. Phil is married to Sheila, who owns and runs a pub, The Town's End. Their marriage is broken, but they stay together for the sake of their son, Junior. He establishes a rapport with Brandii- Mae, who spills her heart to Phil. She sees him as a father figure, something she has never had before, and falls helplessly in love with him. Because his marriage is in total disarray, Phil finds it easy to fall for Brandii-Mae. Regular counselling sessions mean that they can meet in complete privacy. And after a time, the sessions became less about Brandii talking about her feeling, but they start to develop a sexual relationship. Because of her bad experiences and lack of formal education, Phil manages to get Brandii into college to study for English and Maths GCSE. While she is studying, she meets Junior, and strikes up a friendship - not because she likes him, but she sees him as a way to spend more time with Phil. Junior takes Brandii home to meet his parents, and Phil is shocked to see her. He takes her to the side to ask her why she is really here. Even though he is trying to be serious, she is being extremely flirty. He tries to stand off to her, but realises that he is not going to win, and actually wants Brandii. As days go by, she sees more of Phil, and becomes more flirty. Phil and Brandii start to see each other at every opportunity - when Brandii has a break at college, and Sheila has gone out, he would pick her up and bring her to the pub.