The Dumping Ground - Script

1 INT. DG, KITCHEN - 11.30 AM

TEE, CARMEN, GINA, JOHNNY, FRANK, HARRY, RICK, GUS, JODY, TYLER,

MIKE

An odd-angled, periscope view in to the Laundry Room on TEE and

CARMEN. They’re pleading with GINA as she pulls washing from

the machine and heaps it in a laundry basket.

TEE

Please, Gina!

GINA

(not for the first time)

You are not going to a party thrown by

a boy who’s in Year 12.

CARMEN

It’s not fair! Everyone else is.

GINA

Including his parents?

CARMEN

Yes!

TEE

No.

GINA gives CARMEN a ‘subject closed’ look.

The periscope swings round and takes in JOHNNY (muddy) coming in

the back door, carrying a muddy, rusty, ancient metal, padlocked

box. JOHNNY’s followed by FRANK (muddy) holding a metal

detector.

HARRY lowers his toy periscope and joins JOHNNY as he heaves the

box on to the table, where RICK, GUS, JODY and TYLER are hanging

out.

CARMEN and TEE join the YP during this dialogue.

JOHNNY

(triumphant to Rick)

Told you my metal detector wasn’t a

waste of money!

RICK

Why, what’ve you found?

FRANK

Don’t know - we couldn’t open it.

A very upbeat MIKE enters, dressed in a loud holiday shirt with

a battered straw hat set back on his head.

MIKE

I’m off!

GINA appears from the Laundry Room holding the full laundry

basket. She puts it on the counter near the back door. JOHNNY

and FRANK quickly move so they’re hiding the box from MIKE and

GINA’s view.

TDG - Ep 01 Home Alone by Elly Brewer

YELLOW SHOOTING SCRIPT 11 07 12

Copyright: BBC 2012 1

JODY

Take me with you!

TEE

Send us a postcard.

HARRY

Bring me back a present.

TYLER

Have a great time.

MIKE (cont’d)

(to the YP at the table)

Now... no loud music, no kitchen

experiments, no fighting. And no

playing the relief care worker up.

CARMEN

As if we would!

MIKE pulls a disbelieving face, then does some ‘moves’ as he

heads to the door.

JOHNNY and FRANK go back to the box, watched by CARMEN, TEE,

JODY, HARRY, RICK and TYLER.

MIKE

(sings)

Caribbean Queen - now we're sharing

the same dream. And our hearts

will... (beat as one, no more love on

the run)

MIKE realises no-one’s following him.

MIKE (cont’d)

Aren’t you coming to wave me off?

GUS

They’re busy. And I don’t want to

talk to you, because you’re going away

for two weeks.

GINA

I’ll be here to look after you.

GUS

You’re not as good at it as Mike.

GINA ushers MIKE out.

CUT TO:

2 INT. DG, LOBBY - CONTINUOUS

MIKE, GINA, ELEKTRA

As MIKE and GINA come round from the Kitchen:

MIKE

Don’t forget Rick’s new dentist

appointment...

GINA

... I know.

DVD Cover - Analysis

Doctor Who

This DVD Cover of Doctor WHO has included the male and female gazes of the audience. The image of the DVD cover explains the genre of the TV drama series making it look very futuristic.  There are features of the direct mode of address as the male on the right seems to be looking directly at the camera, making it looking like he is looking at us. The iconography used in this cover is a time machine indicating that the series will be relating to the time of past, present and future and will be travelling back and forth. The icon of BBC at the spine indicates the channel that this TV series will be on. The font style and colour that are used in the title of the drama shows the link between the images and the word as the colours looks similar; this creates a sense of mystery as a result. It also has included the age requirement to watch this series as shows that this drama’s targeted audience is aged 15+. The title’s size is massive and in capitals so this indicates the aggressive and forceful, this is a way to be able to stand out from the rest and is eye catching. The representation of the female is shown as equal with all of the males shown. 

Prison Break

The main title ‘PRISON BREAK’ is in bold, big and in capital letters. This makes it eye catching and standing out trying to get across a message. The image in the DVD cover shows 2 males running; this explains that they are on the run with a police car in the background chasing them. This represents the genre of the TV series being a crime and mystery series as the title ‘Prison Break’ is based on criminals breaking out of jail, the image creates the process of building suspense and tension of trying their best to outrun the police car. There are 2 female gazes in the DVD cover. The photos in the back of the DVD cover are screenshots of the TV series. The image in the front of the DVD cover indicates that it is fast paced as their stance is running; this shows the connotations of them rushing and panicking. The target audience this TV series is aimed is fans that are fans of these actors.

Lost

The title ‘LOST’ is in bold and in capital letters, this shows that the TV series is probably about the genre of Fantasy and Adventure. There is an image of the sky in the front cover and the people in the front are looking lost and puzzled, this highlights the fantasy and the drama of the series. The back of the cover shows a letter in a bottle being washed away, this shows the connotations of them seeking for help and a long shot of an island from a distance. The target audience of this TV series will be aimed at people that are fans of these actors or people that like this type of genre. There is the direct mode of address as the people on the cover are looking at the camera. There are male and female gazes in the front of the DVD cover. The spine of the DVD cover shows an image of the people lost so this will attract people’s attention and stands out from other DVDs so this will be able to be found easily.

Fifth Draft - Script

Fifth Draft - Script

EXT. Field - Night 17 - 22:30 (1790)

SOUND: HEAVY CRASH

The plane crashes.

A student named JASON aged 16. Jason is dressed in his school uniform, a blue blazer with a red tie with black pants. He rests unconsciously on the ground. Slowly wakes up and finds him lost in the centre of a huge, empty field of grass with the aeroplane crashed into the floor a few feet away.

He analyse the area surrounding him and noticed the sparkling necklace lying on the floor. Picks it up and examines it from all angles. He realises that it was his necklace that dropped and wears it.

INT. Aeroplane – 22:34

He scans the area and everything is empty. All the seats are filled with food and drinks but however sees not a person in sight.

                     Jason:

    (He looks confused and worried)

          What happened?

     Where did they all go?

EXT. Field - 22:36

Jason spots a man picking some herbs so he rushes over towards him. He begins to panic and talks to the man with a worried face.

                      Jason:

                                                    (Has no clue)

Where is this?

What day and year is it?

The man looks at him, with a confused face. He begins to notice the unusual clothing he is currently wearing.

                      Man:

Er, this is the land

of Niro. Today is the

17^th of November,

Year 1790.

                                                      Jason:

(Screaming)

                    WHAT?! That’s impossible…

The boy turns around and sighs heavily and tries not to panic and calm himself down.

                   Jason (V.O.):

Where the hell did

I end up at..? What

will be my destiny?

24^th July 2010 (Flashback)

INT. Jason’s Room – Morning 24– 08:15

The sound of the alarm lets out a cry surrounding the room.

Jason wakes up, looking frustrated he smashes the clock with his fists and half-awake he walks downstairs slowly into the kitchen.

INT. Kitchen – 08:18

His father consumes his food from the bowl and begins to scan the newspaper whilst his mother washing the dishes cleanly, leaving no spot of dirt.

Jason:

(Shouting)

Where is Lucy?

Has she not come

down yet, is she

still sleeping?

Jason’s Mother:

I haven’t seen her this

morning; maybe you should

go and wake her up.

INT. Staircase – 08:20

Jason ascends the stairs and arrives at Lucy’s room. He opens the door and just charges in without thinking for a second.

INT. Lucy’s Room – 08:21

Jason (V.O.):

LUCY (16), my twin younger

sister.She has a cheerful

personality and likes to

socialise with her friends

and family. However, she

is nowhere in sight. She probably

woke up and went to school early.

Jason exits Lucy’s room and heads back downstairs to the living room.

INT. Living Room – 08:24

     TV – News Reporter:

There have been some

serious problems due to

the severe weather.Please

be careful and for more

information about the

weather, please visit

the link ‘www.bbc.co.uk/weather’.

Jason:

(worried)

Come on, this better not

affect our class trip.

Jason’s Father:

(Reading the newspaper)

Hopefully, it will be

ok by tomorrow.

Jason rushes out of the house and leaves for school.

Jason:

(shouts)

I’m leaving!

Jason (V.O):

And that was the last

time I saw them.

EXT. High School/Gates – 8:30

He reaches the school grounds and spots RYAN from afar near the school gates, he rushes towards him. RYAN is walking towards the school building. He is wearing the school uniform and has headphones in his ear.

Jason (V.O):

                   Ryan (16), my best friend. He

                   is usually quiet and very

unsociable.

Jason:

(shouts from the distance)

Yo! Ryan, Morning!

Let me borrow your

homework!

Jason catches up with Ryan; he looks at his iPod and then caught a glimpse of Jason and jumped.

Ryan:

(shocked)

What?

Oh... It’s just

you, Jason.

Morning.

                   Jason:

                   (smiles)

                   Did you check out the weather

for this weekend? Crazy huh?

Ryan:

Yeah..., looks pretty

nasty.

SOUND: BELL RING

The bell rings and MR. O’BRIAN makes his appearance. He is dressed smartly in a black suit and a pink tie coming from his collar in black trousers. He is quite skinny and always looks either angry or annoyed.

MR. O’BRIAN:

(yells)

Alright kids, to lesson!

Don’t be late or I shall see you lot

after school in detention.

Jason and Ryan make their way to class.

INT. High School/Corridor – 8:44

The two makes their way into their class and reaches their classroom door. Ryan hands over his homework to Jason to copy.

Ryan:

Here, it’s what you

wanted right? You should

do it at least once in a while.

Jason:

(Smiles)

Ha-ha, thanks again.

INT. High School/Classroom – 8:45

Teacher:

For tomorrow’s trip, please

remember to meet at airport

approximately at 7:30am. Make

sure to check and bring anything

that might be needed, Passports are

the main thing.

That’s all, class dismissed!

BACK TO:

EXT. Field – Night 17 (1790) – 22:34

Jason climbs the hill to experience a wider view from afar and spots a large group of soldiers, fighting with blood spilling out from them.

Two soldiers unexpectedly encountered him and point their sword towards the boy.

Soldier 1:

(Shouts)

STOP! Who are you?

Soldier 2:

He doesn’t look like one

of the enemies, there’s a

chance that he might be a spy.

Or maybe he might be that

person’s friend?

Soldier 2:

Let’s arrest him for questioning,

since he came out of the sky with

that unidentified technology

crashing down. He looks suspicious.

Jason:

(tries to break free)

What?! Hey, let me go!

Jason (V.O):

They led me to this massive tower

that looked like it pierced the

skies.

They went all the way to the top floor and threw Jason into an empty cell.

INT. Tower/Cell – 22:55

He grips the cell bars and tries to break free. He spots a mysterious man named CHARLIE inside the cell with him. He is wearing a white suit with a blue tie which is pretty easy to spot from a distance in black jeans. He is sat in the corner.

Jason:

(He lets out his anger)

You have got to be kidding me!

Charlie spots Jason’s student ID slips out of his pocket and landed on the floor ending up next to Charlie. Charlie picks up the card and inspects it.

Charlie:

(surprised)

You’re Jason Smith?

Finally, I found you at last.

Jason:

(confused)

What...?

EXT. Field – 23:00

NAOMI, (21) wearing shinobi shozoko is currently pursuing Jason from a distance. She hides behind a large rock just looking at the entrance of a tower with two guards at the front of the gate.

Naomi (V.O):

Hm, I see.

So the enemy has taking

him to their tower.

Intesting. I better report back

before I make a move.

INT. Cell – Night 17 – 23:02

Jason:

(demanding answers)

Who are you?

What are you doing here?

Where is this?

Charlie:

(serious)

My name is Charlie Thompson.

I came from the future to find a

guy named Jason Smith. I was on my

way towards that big city in the

North to look for him until I saw you

and your aeroplane crashing down, I

thought you might have been the one

I am looking for so I followed you

and got captured by those soldiers

around here.

The year 2040, will be the last year

for Earth as when that time comes

everything will be completely destroyed

and aliens will be taking over our

planet so I was sent here to this time

to find him as when searching for him, it

said he was in 1790.

Why were you crashing down

falling from the sky anyway?

Jason:

Well…

FLASHBACK:

INT. Airport – Morning - 25 (2010) 07:30

The class entering the security point and it’s Jason’s turn to show his passport to the woman.

Woman:

(puts out her hand)

Passport please

Jason:

Here.

She compares the picture on the passport and then looks at me.

Woman:

(Smiles)

Have a safe flight

INT. Plane – 07:35

The class all successfully gets past and boards the plane. Jason looks outside the window. He takes a deep breath and then exhales slowly and closes his eyes.

Jason (V.O):

This weather looks really

severe, I hope everything

goes smoothly.

BACK TO:

INT. Cell – Night 17 – 23:04

                                       Charlie:

                                       And then what? What happened after that?

                                      Jason:

                                      The plane lost control and we crashed.

FLASHBACK:

INT. Airplane – Night 26 23:19 (2010)

The pilot seems to be struggling to control the airplane with the ruthless weather affecting the movements of the airplane. The plane seems to be out of control and moving about.

Speaker:

Passengers, this is the Captain here.

We seem to be experiencing some difficulty with the controls as the weather and heavy wind seems pretty demanding.

Please remain calm as we are currently looking at the situation and will be in control as soon as possible.

Everyone begins to panic and starts to be worried and scared. Screams and shout echoes throughout the airplane.The teacher looks out the window and sees something.

Teacher:

(panicking)

What’s that over there?

It’s too dark; my eyes can’t

seem to make a clear vision of it.

Jason:

(scared)

We seem to be moving closer

towards it.It’s like it is sucking

us in!

BACK TO:

INT. Cell – Night 17 – 23:15 (1790)

Charlie:

Ah, I see.It all makes sense now.

You should be wearing a piece of the puzzle

right? That’s how you were able

to time travel to the past.

Jason examines his necklace and spots it glowing.

Jason:

Huh? I thought this was just

a normal old necklace that my

grandfather gave to me.

Charlie:

You are the only one who can

save the world, you must use

that necklace as a key to close

the door and save our planet.

There are 10 pieces that are scattered

across the timeline that needs to be assembled together in order to be able to break the door to the dimension so we can stop the world’s destruction.

Charlie pulls out an unknown device from his pocket and shows it to Jason

Jason (V.O):

What is this technology?

Maybe he really is from

the future...

Charlie:

Here, this device will show

you what will happen if you

do not do anything.

The device shows an image of time

2040, there are enormous buildings

and all are being demolished by the

aliens invading planet Earth.

flying hoverships that holds aliens

inside has covered the air.

aliens holding in their arm weapon

machinery that fires lasers at the

buildings leaving nothing in sight.

INT. Cell – 23:25

Charlie:

I tracked down the current holder of that             necklace and this is how I ended up here.

If we change what happens in this time,

it might affect the future timeline

and the world could be saved.

Jason:

(Confused)

There is so much to take in; I don’t

really know what is going on anymore!

But I will do whatever I can in my

power to help…

Charlie:

(gets up)

(Excited)That’s the spirit!

But first, we need to find a

way out...

INT. Cell – 23:27

The sound of an explosion echoed into the distance and a soldier just appeared from the corner in the corridor, falling down on the floor screaming from pain and then became unconscious.

A girl appears and walks towards their cell and breaks them out. As she gets closer, her face makes out to be Naomi.

                     SOUND: ALARM

Naomi:

Were you the people who

came from the sky crashing

down with that mysteriously

looking technology?

Charlie:

Who’s asking?

Naomi:

My name is Naomi; I have your friend who came crashing down from the skies with you. Either help us and make us win this war, or you can rot in this cell and your friend dies.

Jason (V.O):

Friend?! There shouldn’t be

anyone else but me…

FLASHBACK:

EXT. Field - Night 17 - 22:20 (1790)

Ryan barely opens his eyes and sees himself on the other side of the airplane. He is being dragged by two women who he couldn’t make out and slowly lost conscious.

                   Ryan (V.O):

                   Whats going on…

                   Where are they taking me?

BACK TO:

INT. Cell – 23:30

                   Naomi:

Too many innocent people have died in this pointless war including my parents. I want to stop this war so that no more people will die.

                   Jason:

                   Well, whats the point in asking...?

                   You give us no choice anyway.

                   Charlie:

                   Fine, we’ll help you, now get us out.

Naomi takes out the keys from the soldier’s pockets and opens the door. Jason and Charlie walks out of the cell.

Naomi:

We are currently at the 50^th floor. It’s not going to be easy to break out, there are countless of guards roaming around. Be careful. The alarm must have set off all the guards to be alert and they will be here any minute now so we must hurry.

Charlie:

Alright! It’s time to break out!

Are you ready?                                  

Then let’s begin!

Naomi:

To get to the bottom floor we need to find the lift key, which should be in the control room.

It should be this way. Follow me!

INT. Control Room – 23:45

Naomi leads Jason and Charlie into the control room, dead bodies of soldiers lying around.

                    Jason:

(looks at Naomi):

                    Did… you do this?!

                    Naomi:

                   (confused)

                    No… 

                    If I didn't, then who did?

Jason looks at the screen where all of the cameras are located and looking around the whole tower. He managed to spot one in the corner and becomes shocked due to realising it is Lucy. It shows Lucy being chained in a prison cell being beaten up with cuts, bruises and blood spilling from her.

                     Jason (V.O):

                     (muddled)

                     That’s not Lucy…

  is it?!

END OF ACT ONE