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Flashback

By

Michael Smallwood

SCRIPT 1

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Act I.

INT. The Garden Mid Day

The garden is of a simple nature and kept neat, with

bushes around the edges decking at the front (closed to

the house) and a single tree in the centre. A deck chair

is placed under it to the right.

ESTABLISHING SHOT, low to the ground of the decking

facing into the garden.

A MANS foot comes into view from the right and stops

just shy of the end of the decking. The sound of children

playing faintly O.S.

CUT SHOT to look at the bottom half of the mans face,

looking from the right.

Meanwhile.

A WOMANS voice, O.S, states, This is quite a nice

garden, adds real value to the house. I bet you had

some good memories of it.

Man replies, Yes Most my happiest childhood memoriescome from this very spot.

More sounds come in, O.S, of a child calling his father.

Act II.

INT. The Garden - Flashback Sunny Day

FADE to the deck chair. Full body Shot.

MAN sitting under the tree on the deck chair. Back turnedto the camera.

BOYS voice gets louder, still calling his father.

Man stands and turns to the fight as the Boy comes

running in from the right.

MID SHOT of the two.

Man picks up the Boy in a hug and says, Hey the scamp,

come for another check up ay?.

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Boy replies, Yes, Play with me again today! While

hugging the Man.

Now facing the camera the Man puts the boy onto the deck

chair and pulls a case out of his pocket.

Close up of the man while he opens the case to revel

Dentistry tools.

CUT SHOT to be looking of the Boys shoulder as the Man

say, Open wide and say aaaaahhhhhhh.

Aaaaahhhhh, the Boy says as the Man plays around with

his tools and then replys ,There their you go, youll

be getting your grown up teeth anytime soon!.

Boy giggles and begins to say Daddy, when I grow up

CUT SHOT over the Mans shoulder who is still standing on

the deck facing the deck chair.

Act III

INT. The Garden Flash Forward Mid Day

FADE to the mans face as he says I want to be just

like you.

Woman asks ,Pardon? Did you say something? O.S.

Man replies, No, I am done here if you whish to

continue.

Man turns around to face the camera and the direction the

Womans voice is coming from.

Oh ok then, this way. Are you sure about this as I know

you the Woman says. O.S

Man interrupts ,Yes, as sure as Ill ever be.

DISOLVE to the front the house. A car pulling away to the

right which revels a FOR SALE sign next to the house.

The End.