Exploring Film script and storyboard: Maisie

Week 2
script and storyboard

Short script (30 secs)



Opportunity Knocks
              
It is a dismal, drizzly, windy Monday afternoon in early autumn.
MAISIE – 30 - is sitting in an untidy room, on a swivel chair. A desk in front of her is covered in paper, mugs, an empty wine bottle and more. Maisie is gazing out the window beyond it at the billboard across the road from her.  The poster is of a happy family splashing around in a sparkling sea with a tag line ‘Wish you were here?’ Maisie sighs and looks down at a pile of bills on her desk, picks them up, thumbs through them and then shoves them in a drawer. On her desk is also a To Do list saying‘Clean fridge, pay parking ticket, sell stuff on ebay, buy wine (ticked).
Behind her, the door opens and Maisie swivels round on the chair to see who is there.
A man, ANTHONY stands in the doorway holding a long white envelope.

ANTHONY

I think this is for you.

MAISIE

For me? Really

ANTHONY

Yes, for you.

Anthony makes no effort to come into the room, so Maisie stands up and walks over to him. She takes the envelope, but Anthony does not move.  His eyes follow the envelope as Maisie walks back towards her desk.  She turns, sees Anthony is still there and looks at him.

MAISIE

Thankyou.

Anthony tuts as he gazes round the untidy room and then turns, walks out the door and closes it just a little bit too firmly. Maisie makes a grimace at the closed door.

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