MALac

THE ORIGINAL SCRIPT

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Courage is the belief that there is

something more important than personal safety

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Int.Day.Room

HE is sweating. Hard.

SHE stands impassive. Unconcerned.

HE rubs his wrist and we see HE is chained to the chair.

SHE

(Bright. Breezy)

Are you sure you wouldn’t like a drink?

(smiles)

Never too late to change your mind.

HE

(Afraid)

I swear, I swear. Please. Stop. Please?

SHE

(placing a briefcase in front of the chair)

Shush. Be quite quiet. It will no longer be necessary to

lie.

HE

I swear…

HER

Shush, shush.

(popping open the case)

I have here a malac. God it’s beautiful.

Could you hold him please?

MAN steps out of the shadows and forces HE’s hand

horizontal.

HE

Don’t. Don’t. I swear.

SHE

(pleased)

MALacs. Now no more shall we part on this path of truth we

find ourselves on.

Playing with the MALac in the case, its metallic sheen

plays on SHE’s face.

SHE

Pain, enlightening truth. This is what MALac brings.

Shall we continue?

SHE removes the MALac and shutting the case she steps

forward.

HE screams.

THE END

OUR ADAPTION OF THE SCRIPT

Fade in from black: white text on black background:

Courage is the belief that there is

something more important than personal safety

Fade to black

Int.Day.Room

HE is sweating. Hard.

SHE stands impassive. Unconcerned.

HE rubs his wrist and we see HE is chained to the bed.

SHE

(Bright. Breezy)

Are you sure you wouldn’t like a drink?

(smiles)

Never too late to change your mind.

HE

(Afraid)

I swear, I swear. Please. Stop. Please?

SHE

(looking over to the knife, hammer, elastic band and nails)

Shush. Be quite quiet. It will no longer be necessary to

lie.

HE

I swear I’ve done nothing… why are you doing this to me?

HER

Shush, shush.

(walks over to the tools)

Your going to want to tell the truth.

Where is she?

Man: what are you talking about, I’ve done nothing?

She walks over to him with a blade and elastic band

Don’t. Don’t. I swear.

You’re going to want to stay still for this kind of procedure!

NOW TALK!

He: FUCK YOU i don’t know anything.... please just let me go.

(pleased)

MALacs. Now no more shall we part on this path of truth we find ourselves on.

Her: Playing with the knife, walks slowly towards him

HE: Wait wait, please you don’t have to do this

SHE

TELLL ME!!

HE:  I don’t know, im telling you the fucking truth

SHE moves closer towards him

Fade out

HE screams.

THE END

We changed the script so instead of the malac being an object of some sort it's a girl who has gone missing. The guy has been kidnapped because she believes she has her hidden. We thought this could be a lot more dramatic and carry more suspense.

I was in charge of the lighting but we all had a go trying each role such as using the camera and recording the sound.

Our story was a guy that goes to the pub, meets a girl, gets drugged and wakes up hangdcuffed to a bed whilst she is interrogating him about a missing girl. She threatens him with a knife throughout the scene.

We all decided to do an edit, I decided to show some quick cuts of the guy getting ready and drinking at the pub with some simple background beats. I used a scary atmospheric background sound for when he is chained to the bed which I think works well.