Film Project Planning: Rough Script

This attachment is a rough draft version of my script.  I will post a final draft after filming.  I may decide to experiment with the shot angles and lines during actual filming and editing. 

Love Lives On

FADE IN:

 

EXT. CEMETERY-DAY

Panning of camera across flowers and wreaths, title comes up on screen

                                                Cut to:

INT. CAR-PASSENGER SEAT-DAY
KATE sits in the car and looks out the window. The camera is bouncy, as the car is moving.

KATE, 16 year old girl, in love with JAKE, she is sad and wearing black, on way home from funeral

 

KATE (VOICEOVER)

I never believed in love until I met you. 

 

                                      Cut to:

EXT. CEMETERY-DAY

Over-the-shoulder shot of KATE at JAKE’s grave.  Camera moves to a side angle of KATE’s face as she talks.

 

KATE

We had this conversation before, I don’t know if you remember.  I asked you if love was more than just a word and you said, “Yes.” I didn’t understand and I definitely didn’t believe you. 

 

                                      Fade to:

 

INT. CAR-PASSENGER SEAT-DAY

Kate sits in the car and looks out the window. The camera is bouncy, as the car is moving.

 

KATE (VOICEOVER)

I think I agreed that love was real for some people and that I wasn’t one of them.  I couldn’t have been more wrong.  I loved you before I even knew what love was. (KATE looks to her left, towards the direction of the camera)

                                           Cut to:

INT. CAR-DRIVER’S SEAT-DAY

DAD is driving the car KATE is sitting in.

DAD, in 50s, father of KATE and he loves her a lot as she is his only daughter.

                                                Cut to:

 

EXT. CEMETERY-DAY

Low angle shot of KATE sitting and talking at the grave, DAD can be seen in the background.

 

KATE

The warmth in my chest and the joy I felt whenever I was with you, that was love.  I finally realize, you don’t know you have until you lose it.  You get so dependent on a feeling that when it’s gone, you finally know what it is. 

 

INT. CAR-DAY

KATE is sitting in the car and the camera pans from a close-up of her face to her DAD taking her hand in his.  The camera pans up to the DAD.

 

KATE (VOICEOVER)

You showed me that there was more to life than just pushing people away.  I thought that I was the only person I could depend on was myself.  I was wrong again. (KATE cries softly)

 

 

DAD

I’m so sorry, sweetie.  He was a good man

 

                                                  Cut to:

 

KATE is sitting in the car.  She cries softly and closes her eyes as she puts her head back. 

 

       Dissolve to:

 

EXT. BEACH-EVENING

KATE and JAKE are at the beach swimming in the water and laughing.

 

KATE VOICEOVER

Love’s a funny thing.  I had love, but I didn’t realize it was true love until it was too late. 

    

                                           Dissolve to:

EXT. COFFEE SHOP-MORNING

KATE and JAKE are drinking coffee.  KATE is reading a book.  JAKE throws a piece of paper to get her attention.  They laugh.

 

KATE VOICEOVER

But that doesn’t matter because when I did have it, I had the best times of my life.

 

  Dissolve to: 

EXT. PARK- DAY

KATE and JAKE are laying the grass and looking at the clouds. 

                                             Dissolve to:

EXT. GARDEN-DAY/SUNSET

KATE and JAKE are walking hand in hand through the garden.

                                             Dissolve to:

EXT. GARDEN TREE-DAY/SUNSET

KATE and JAKE are climbing through the tree and laughing.

                                             Dissolve to:

FAST REVERSE OF THE PAST SHORT TAKES

 

KATE

And everything started that one day in the library.

 

Cut to:

BLACK SCREEN

  Dissolve to:

KATE is sitting at a table in the library reading a book. JAKE approaches and sits on the other side of the table.

 

JAKE

Um..hi. My name’s JAKE, what’s yours?”

 

KATE

KATE

Cut to:

BLACK SCREEN