Script
Script
JOURNEY
By FATIMA MANAHAN
FIRST DRAFT MAY 2011 FATIMA MANAHAN, MAY 2011 PO BOX 3300, CAROLINE SPRINGS VICTORIA 3023, AUSTRALIA Ph: 9361 4200
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EXT. SIDEWALK. AFTERNOON The camera focuses behind a girl walking in a street. JEANNE (V/O) I like walking. That s one of the things I like to do when I m bored coz it s something that makes me happy. It takes my mind somewhere else, where I forget all my problems. Sometimes I would throw a stone and I ll go to the direction where it would lead me to.
JEANNE looks for a stone and throws it behind her. Wherever the stone will land into, she ll follow that path. So it ll land on a long narrow path heading to the park. She ll keep on walking until she reaches that park. When she s almost there, she ll stop and stare curiously at the park from afar. JEANNE (V/O) Barely anyone goes there, I don t know why. I ve heard some rumours about that park but I don t believe them. But... It seems so strange today. There s someone sitting on the play ground by herself. 2. EXT. PARK. AFTERNOON 2
JEANNE walks towards her and sits beside her. She says hi to her but in response, the girl just looks at her and smiles. The camera then captures them at front and behind seeing the whole park. The girl stands up and plays around, JEANNE then plays with her like they re back in their childhood. They run around, goes to the slide then to the swing. They play and play until they get tired. So they sit for a while, look at each other and smile. The girl then wave to say goodbye, JEANNE was about to say something to her but she stands up just before she talks. The girl s wallet drops when she stands. JEANNE picks it up and when
she put her head up she s already gone. She wanders around to look for her, but she s gone in a blink of an eye. JEANNE looks in her wallet, and look for her name and address. She saw the girl s identification and she finds out that her name is PATRICIA. 3. EXT. SIDEWALK. MORNING 3
The next day, JEANNE walks to look for PATRICIA s place. 4. EXT. DOOR. MORNING JEANNE knocks at the door three times. JEANNE (V/O) I hope she s here. A girl opens the door and asks her who is she. JEANNE asks for the where about of PATRICIA not expecting for a strange reaction. The camera focuses on t he girl s face. Her eyes are open widely and the tears are about to fall. The screen will change into the scene where JEANNE and PATRICIA are playing in the park. JEANNE (V/O) You know why I really like Walking? Coz when you walk, you meet different people. And by meeting them, you discover things that aren t just seen by the eyes. Just like meeting PATRICIA, I never thought that I will be able to meet someone like her. At first, it was a shock for me but after a while, it feels really good having a friend that once existed for others but just met her in her second existence. 4
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