Bail out

(script to a mini film)

 

 

ESTABISH: Exterior of a bank

 

Master shot: Side view of banker seated at desk

 

Front medium shot of him counting money

 

BANKER:

            One for you

 

Shot of his hand dropping money onto pile AIG

 

Front shot of banker

 

Banker:

            One for you

 

Shot of hand puling money on pile for GM

 

Front shot of Banker

            One for you

 

Shot of hand putting money down on pile marked Wall Street

 

Cross cut shot to bank exterior and Poor Man standing outside the door.

 

Close up of him looking at papers

Shot of foreclosure notice

Close shot of his worried face looking toward other hand

Close up a picture of his family.

 

Rear Shot of him entering the bank

Shot of him approaching the desk pov banker

 

Solo shot of banker:

 

BANKER:

            Can I help you.

 

Solo shot of the poor man who shows the foreclosure notice

 

POOR MAN:

            I’ve come to see about my mortgage

 

Reverse shot of banker receiving the notice, looking at it, sharking his head

BANKER:

            I’m afraid I can’t help you

 

Shot of him dropping the mortgage and notice on the pile marked AIG

 

Solo shot of poor man pulling out his wallet, fumbling to get out a credit card.

 

POOR MAN:

            But I thought I might pay for it with this.

 

Close up shot of the credit card as poor man hands it towards the banker

Shot of banker receiving the card, looking at it, and shaking his head.

 

BANKER:

            I’m afraid this won’t do.

 

Shot of the card dropping into the pile marked “Wall Street.”

 

Shot of poor man pulling out his car keys

 

POOR MAN:

            What about my car?

            I can give you that to cover the mortgage

 

Presents keys towards banker

 

Shot of banker receiving the keys, then again shaking his head.

 

BANKER:

            Sorry.

 

Shot of keys dropping into the pile marked GM

 

Shot of banker again

 

BANKER:

            Is that all you have?

 

Close up of poor man into fade

 

Shot of him standing with a sign in front of him saying “I beg for food) fade

 

Shot of his face

 

POOR MAN:

            No,  that’s not all

 

Medium shot of him fumbling in his pockets again, this time coming up with a gun which he points at the banker

 

Reverse of gun aimed at the banker and his reaction

 

Shot of arm grabbing up the money from the three piles.

 

Shot of poor man seen from exterior of bank as alarm goes off

 

 

 

 


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