Screenplay- Two Can Play At That Game.

Two Can Play at That Game. 
Setting: around the house, train station, street, 'work'.
Locations; beckys bedroom, __bedroom, castle green, art classroom, an office, street, becontree station.
Time: morning time.
Characters; two women both waking up. (Ellie & Jessica)
Dialogue; voiceover spoken by one of the girls. all dialogue is non-digetic sounds apart from the odd 'hello' etc..
Backing track/music; Happy music, 'Lenka- The Show'


__  = ANGLE OR SHOT.         ___ = SOUND OR DIALOGUE.    




(ESTABLASHING SHOT)(ZOOM) a very girly bedroom, lots of pretty bedsheets and pink walls etc. We start at the foot of the bed and slowly zoom in to the alarm clock on the side of the bed. It changes to 8.00am and the alarm goes off, suddenly a hand slams down on it (BIRDS EYE VIEW SHOT)- (VOICEOVER)- ughh.. don't wanna get up, don't wanna get u- AHHHHHH! the girl stretches and rolls over leading to her falling out of bed. (HEAD SHOT) - from the other side of the bed, her head pops up looking dazed and confused and (SOUND)- Lenka-The Show. starts to play as soon as her head pops up. (VOICEOVER) - so hi? i'm ellie smith. and.. she looks around sleepily then stands up quickly. (VOICEOVER) - i'm very late for work 


(LONG SHOT) - shot then changes to the other girl(JESSICA), in her bedroom making her bed. (VOICEOVER) - thats my best friend, Jessica. (HEAD SHOT) she drinks some coffee and walks out of her room. (VOICEOVER)- you could say she's the er, more grown up out of us two. 


(LONG SHOT) - (VOICEOVER) - you could say she's keeps me.. ellie goes to run out of room but trips on duvet and falls. (CLOSE-UP) - (VOICEOVER) - well.. upright. of her face with her chin on the floor. she blows her fringe out of her face and she scrambles up and runs off with her novelty slippers. 


(MID-SHOT, OVER THE SHOULDER IN MIRROR)- (VOICEOVER) - my mum always used to say when i was a kid.. jessica splashes water over her face. 


(HEAD SHOT, point of view from mirror)- (VOICEOVER) - can't you be more like jessica. ellie puts toothpaste on her brush. 


(HEAD SHOT, point of view from mirror) - (VOICEOVER) - and my answer was always.. jessica spits out toothpaste and walks out of bathroom. 


(HEAD SHOT, point of view from mirror) - (VOICEOVER) - um, no? ellie stands up into shot with toothpaste all round her mouth. she wipes it on the back of her hand and goes to walk out of her bathroom. (EXTREME CLOSE UP) - ellie's t-shirt gets caught on the doorhandle and it yanks her back causing her to bump her head on the door. she unhooks herself and runs out of the room. 


(LONG SHOT, behind shot) -  (VOICEOVER) - she's always been so.. organized.  jessica picks out a shirt and suit and lays them down on the bed. (CLOSE UP ON SHOES) - jessica picks up a pair of smart shoes. (MID SHOT OF JESSICA) - jessica closes the door on the camera suggesting she's about to get dressed. she then opens it again almost immediatley to show she's ready. 


(MID SHOT- BEHIND HER.) (VOICEOVER) - and then there's me. ellie opens her wadrobe doors. (SIDE ON MID SHOT). (VOICEOVER) - im not what you call 'organized'. ellie is chucking out clothes behind her. she suddenly dives into wardobe and comes out clutching some screwed up clothes. (VOICEOVER) - i call it.. free-spirited. she throws them on the unmade bed. (CLOSE-UP) - ellie picks up some shoes. (MID SHOT OF ELLIE) - ellie closes the door on the camera suggesting she's about to get ready. 


(MID SHOT) - jessica closes her bedroom door.


(MID SHOT) - (VOICEOVER) - READY! ellie opens her door to show she's ready 


(LONG SHOT) - jess walks along the landing and starts to go downstairs. 


(LONG SHOT from bottom of stairs) - ellie walks down the stairs and slips onto her bum. (VOICEOVER) - OUCHH! 


(LONG SHOT from bottom of stairs) - jessica walks down the stairs. (LONG SHOT FROM BEHIND HER, I.E TOP OF STAIRS) - jessica does her hair walking down the stairs, picks up her bag and leaves the house closing the door behind her. 


(LONG SHOT from bottom of stairs) - (VOICEOVER) - OH FOR GOD SAKE. ellie gets up and runs down stairs. (SHOT FROM TOP OF STAIRS) - she picks up her bag and runs out of the house. we wait for a second then she comes back in the house and picks up her keys off the side and runs out again. 


(MID SHOT) - jess climbs into her car and shuts the door. (CLOSE-UP) - she puts her key in the ignition and turns it. 


(CLOSE-UP) keys turning in front door. (LONG-SHOT) - ellie runs off down path and out of shot. (LONG SHOT- DIFFERENT LOCATION) - Ellie is running down street,. (CLOSE-UP) - keys drop on the floor.  (LONG SHOT) - (VOICEOVER) - i'm gonna end up loosing them one days she picks them up off the floor and runs out of shot. (LONG SHOT) - she runs into station.  (CLOSE-UP) - taps oyster on reader. (LONG SHOT) - she runs down the stairs in the station and onto the train in the nick of time. (MID SHOT) - The doors slide shut on her and the train pulls away. 


(LONG SHOT) - (VOICEOVER) - don't think jess realises how lucky she is to have a car. jessica opens her car door. (CLOSE-UP) - her feet land on the pavement. (LONG SHOT) - she walks towards the camera and locks her car over her shoulder. 


(LONG SHOT, low angle) - (VOICEOVER) - stupid public transport. stupid alarm clock. stupid keys. stupid work. stupid ellie. ellie touches her oyster on the reader (LONG SHOT) - she runs out of the station. (LONG SHOT- DIFFERENT LOCATION) - she runs into the school playground. (MID SHOT, from behind) - ellie opens a door to see a classful of kids all sitting down staring at her. (LONG SHOT) - (VOICEOVER) - uh.. every monday i get this. ellie crosses the classroom 


(MID SHOT) - two kids nudge each other and laugh. 


(MID SHOT, FROM BEHIND) - ellie places her bag on the desk and picks up a pen, turns round to face the camera and the kids behind her erupt and start yelling, throwing paper planes, laughing, chatting etc. ellie's face just sighs. she turns round and sends them all out. (EFFECT) - SPEED THE CLIP UP SO THEY SPEED OUT. 


(ESTABLASHINGSHOT/LONGSHOT) - the kids come out of the door and run down the corridor past the camera.(VOICEOVER) -i give up.  Ellie is left standing in the corridor looking stressed. 


(LONG SHOT THROUGH THE DOORWAY) - ELLIE WALKS BACK IN THROUGH THE DOOR.(VOICEOVER) - come on time, hurry up.  SINKS DOWN TO SITTING AND LOOKS UP AT THE CLOCK. THE CAMERA FOLLOWS HER GAZE AND THE CAMERA SPEEDS FORWARD TO 10AM. THE CAMERA PANS BACK DOWN TO ELLIE AND SHE STANDS UP TO LET THE NEXT CLASS IN RUNNING HER HANDS THROUGH HER HAIR AND LOOKING STRESSED AS THEY ALL FILE IN. 


(LONG SHOT) jessica turns off her computer, walks over to the other side of the room and walks out. 


(MID SHOT) ellie is standing outside with her arms folded and shivering. (VOICEOVER) - for god sake, where is jess?  


(LONG SHOT) (VOICEOVER) - there she is!jessica gets out of her car and walks over to ellie and hugs her. 


END OF OPENING SEQUENCE.