Script 01

RIGHT here is the script we've settled on and will be sending to Wayne this coming Monday (7th).  Spent two days practically banging our heads off the desk to get it onto paper, but we think it is now here and fairly finalised.  Please let us know what you think, we have till our production meeting, which'll probably most likely be first thing next week, to make any changes, then it is final final finalised.

EXT. PLAYGROUND – DAY

It is late morning in an entirely white-coloured world.  Nestled within the vast white countryside lies a small white village and a small white playground.  The area is populated with entirely white-coloured people and the playground is surrounded by quaint, white, English, country cottages.

A LITTLE GIRL is pushing her DOLL on a SWING. A RED BALL rolls towards her and settles in a puddle of water under THE SWING SEAT. THE BALL leaves a pink trail behind it and stains the puddle water pink. THE GIRL, never having seen colour before, is curious and cautious. She bends down to look at it and reaches out her hand to touch it. She prods THE BALL which leaves a pink imprint on the tip of her finger. While she stands fascinated by the coloured stain on her finger, a LITTLE RED BOY runs towards THE BALL. He leaves in his wake a stream of pink mist and a trail of pink footprints.

As THE BOY approaches THE BALL he notices THE GIRL but continues to hesitantly pick THE BALL up. THE BOY turns to leave and notices the footprints that he is leaving behind, he pauses. THE GIRL scurries up to him and presents her pink-stained hand.

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EXT. GARDEN - DAY

THE GIRL’S MOTHER stands at the kitchen window, which over-looks the playground, washing the dishes. THE BALL hits the window and THE MOTHER looks up in fright. She sees a pink splat where the ball hit, which slowly spreads across the glass. She runs out the door to investigate and sees THE BALL has settled in a FLOWRBED, turning some of the flowers pink. THE MOTHER bends down and just as she is about to touch THE BALL, she hears THE GIRLs screams from the play park. Fearing for her daughter she rushes to the play park.

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EXT. PLAY PARK – DAY

THE MOTHER is at the entrance of the play park, her eyes widen as she looks towards her daughter.

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EXT. PLAY PARK – DAY

THE GIRL and BOY are on the ROUNDABOUT in the play park, as they spin round a spiral of pink ascends from the COLOURED CHILDREN, the colour stains the environment closest to THE ROUNDABOUT. THE GIRL is now completely pink and giggling on THE ROUNDABOUT.

THE GIRL looks over and sees THE MOTHER, as THE ROUNDABOUT slows she jumps off and runs excitedly towards HER MOTHER. She embraces HER MOTHER in a hug and the pink begins to seep onto THE MOTHER. THE MOTHER, still cradling her child, examines the freshly imprinted colour on her arm in awe.

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EXT. PLAY PARK – DAY

THE BOY is pretending to be an airplane as he runs around the park. THE MOTHER releases THE GIRL as she runs away to play with THE BOY again and a crowd begins to gather around the play park as the pink continues to spread.

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INT. KITCHEN – DAY

The clouds distort into a Perspex door of a washing machine, revealing a red sock in a white wash. In the Perspex door we can see the reflection of a MAN at the other side of the kitchen. He double-takes at the washing machine and bolts across the room to save his white wash.

Outside the kitchen window we see white sheets hanging on a washing line, blowing in the wind. A gust of wind blows the sheets up, revealing a small play park in the distance. THE MAN angrily rips the washing machine door open to expose the newly stained pink clothing.

MAN (angrily)

Oh, for FFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUU----

END.

- Lynne