Script

Having created our animatic, we were able to see some flaws in our planned dialogue and we have created a more detailed and useful script:

Script – The Last Post

Shot one

Scott: (breathing heavily and shivering)

Shot two

Scott: (continue to breath heavily and cough heavily)

Shot three

Scott: (continue to breath heavily but breathing slows down as photo is lifted up)

Shot four

Scott: ‘PLEASE, PLEASE! NO!’ (Become silent after gun shot is heard)

Shot five

(Sounds fade out to silence as screen fades to black)

Shot six

Sam: ‘My name is Sam Mumford, thanks to my father, I have lived my life like I’m in the army, yet now I am at an age where I must make a decision. Join the army, or go against my father’s wishes.’

Shot seven

(No dialogue)

Shot eight

Alfred: ‘Well, at least one of you looks decent’

Sam: (sigh heavily)

Shot nine

(No dialogue)

Shot ten

Sam, Caroline and Alfred: WELCOME HOME!

Shot eleven

Oliver: ‘How do you think you did?’

Sam: ‘To be honest mate, I don’t know. I’m really not looking forward to this’

Shot twelve

(Cheers from friends as we see results sheet)

Shot thirteen

(No dialogue)

Shot fourteen

Oliver: ‘listen, I know your really struggling to decide on this whole army regarding the army, but I think you should come with me travelling, all around Europe. I can cover the cost’

Shot fifteen

Scott: ‘ honestly, there is no chance of covering up the fact that this war is brutal, it not easy out there.’

Sam: (sigh heavily)

Shot sixteen

(shouting and running during battle scene)

shot seventeen

Alfred: ‘I’m so proud of you son’

Shot eighteen

(no dialogue)

shot nineteen

Alfred: ‘YOUR TOO SOFT WITH HIM CAROLINE!’

Shot twenty

Sam: ‘Scott? What’s it really like?’

Scott: ‘Honestly, it terrifying’

Shot twenty one

(War cries and battle noises)

Shot twenty two

Oliver: ‘You should stand up to them Sam, Its your life.’

Shot twenty three

(no dialogue)

shot twenty four

Caroline: ‘I’m so glad you got away Sam, I just want you to be happy’

Shot twenty five

Alfred: ‘ CAROLINE! I’VE TOLD YOU NOT TO SPEAK TO HIM, HE”S DEAD TO US!’

Shot twenty six

(No dialogue)

Shot twenty seven

Scott: (sigh before he shoots)

Shot twenty eight

Sam: ‘Why don’t you leave if you hate it so much?’

Shot twenty nine

Scott: ‘You know why, father would never speak to me again’

Shot thirty

(war cries and battle noises)

shot thirty one

(no dialogue, shot of letter from girlfriend Katie)

shot thirty two

Scott: ‘I’m sorry mum, I don’t think will be home as early as I thought I would. Its getting really dangerous out here. I’m going to say goodbye, just in case. I Love you’

Shot thirty three

Army official: ‘Mrs Mumford, I am very sorry to say that your sound was injured by an IED last night. The medics tried everything they could to save him but they didn’t succeed.’

Shot thirty four

Caroline: Tthis can’t be true’

Shot thirty five

(no dialogue, just phone ringing as Caroline calls)