Example Script and Explainitory Essay

JUST ANOTHER DAY..

SCENE 1

INT. HOUSE - DAY

An old radio Alarm clock hisses loudly with static and garbled music, it reads 9 AM. After a few seconds a hand slaps it until it turns off.

DISSOLVE

The Alarm clock reads 12:45 PM. Non-diegetic music plays to end of scene. In an unkempt bedroom HIT MAN, A man in his late twenties lays semi-conscious on his bed. He wears the clothes from the previous night; brown suit trousers and a crumpled black shirt.

MONTAGE (EQUAL LENGTH)

1) Legs swing over the side of the bed and slip into boots

2) A Black necktie is snatched from the floor.

3) A stained cup is placed on a kitchen counter

4) Hit Man slips his tie over his neck

5) A Tea bag is dropped in the cup

7) sugar scooped from bag

8) A Jacket is pulled from a stack of reference books (forensics, anatomy, British national formulary)

9) Kettle is switched on

10) Hit Man straightens a battered cigarette

11) Hit Man Brushes his teeth in a lackluster manner

12) Jacket is pulled on

13) Hit Man Spits in sink

14) The Kettle boils

15) A Blue peter badge on the jacket is adjusted

16) A lot of Milk is added to tea

17) Television is switched on

18) Cigarette is lit from the stove

INT. LIVING ROOM

Hit Man sits on his sofa wearing a tatty brown suit, staring blankly at the television in front of him. Wearing a morose expression he slurps milky tea from a mug grasped in his right hand; alternately taking drags from the cigarette dangling from his left. The title "Just another day.." is imposed at the bottom of the frame for 3-4 seconds. Hit man places The Mug on the floor next to his feet. He drops the remains of his cigarette in the mug and stands up. Hit Man reaches his front door. He pauses to check his pockets then starts to walk back; he grabs a set of keys and a fistful of surgical gloves. Hit man leaves, pulling the door closed behind him.

SCENE 2

INT. PUB - DAYTIME

A jute box is turned on, Music plays faintly in the background. A Drink...