TheCastawaysDramaPresentationScript

NOTE:
T heactualrecordingofthemoviewillbesilentandjustacting.Wewilledititwitha
voiceoverlaterwithiMovie.

Scene#1:
Silentblackbackground,Anshspeaks:
ThelastbookoftheCurseoftheJollyStone
trilogy,
TheCastaways,

writtenbyiainLawrence,isanadventurousandactionpacked
bookthatanyreaderwillabsolutelysavour.
Slowlyfadeintofirstscene:
Cardboardboat
tilted,comesinfromleft,placedinfrontofcamera,Shurabi,Ansh,andSukhbirstandinside
thecardboardboatandliftitsidetoside.
Anshspeaks:
Adriftatsea,TomTinandhis
companionsaregladwhentheyreachadesertedship.Theydidntknowwhethertheyhave
beensaved,oriftheyareonthepathtodoom.Thebravepeopleentertheshipknownby
manyasthe
TheFlyingDutchman.
Time:
19seconds
Thebackgroundisasea.
Thesoundeffects:Waterwaves,Suspensemusic

Scene#2:
ShurabiandAnshcomeclosetotheFlyingDutchmanonanicebergwhilefighting
fish,cominginfromtheside.Theicebergappearsfirstandthenthecardboardboatcomes
in.SukhbirpullsShurabithenAnshinsideastheystepintheboat,andthentheboat
continuestotiltsidetoside.
Sukhbirspeaks:
T hecrewmembersoftheshipthencomeupon
twomenthattheynoticedstrandedonameltingiceberg.whilesailingandsavethem.
Time:
5seconds
Thebackgroundisaseawithicebergs.
Thesoundeffects:Waterwaves.

Scene#3:
T hecardboardboattiltssidetosidewhereShurabibecomesthecaptainandAnsh
becomeshisaccompaniment.WhileSukhbirstandsatthebackoftheboatnotascaptain,
ShurabicomesatthefrontoftheboatandsteertheshiptoaplacewhereShurabisells
SukhbirinchainstoAnsh,butSukhbirescapesanddrownsShurabiandAnsh,andtiltsthe
cardboardboatsidetosidetoEnglandwithAnsh.
Anshspeaks:
T hesetwocastawaysknownas
Mr.BeezleyandMr.MoylesellthecrewmembersasslavestoKingGeorge,butthedecision
endswithMr.Beezley,Mr.MoyleandBenjaminPennydying,andwithTomsailingtheshipto
Englandwithcrewmembers,andKingGeorgesfamily.
ShurabiandAnshcroucheddownandgetoutoftheviewinthecamerawhendrowning.
Time:
17seconds
Thebackgroundsaretheseawiththeboatandthelandwithbuildings
Thesoundeffects:Waterwaves,rattlingofchains(ropes)

Scene#4:
AnshkillsSukhbirwiththestick,bywhackinghimmultipletimes.Sukhbirscreams
(whichisanaudioiniMovie)andthenMidgelyisshownatthebackoftheboat,thento

disappear.
Sukhbirspeaks:
Mr.GoodfellowapproachesKingGeorgeandTomTin,whereMr.
GoodfellowkillsKingGeorge.
Time:
4seconds
Thebackgroundistheinsideofaboat.
Thesoundeffectsareacrying(screaming)noiseandawhackingnoise.

Scene#5:
Mr.Goodfellowhashandcuffs,andarrestsTomTin.Wethencuttherecording,and
startthesecondpartofthescene,whereTomTinisinjail.Wethencuttherecording,and
startthenextpartofthescene,whereTomTinmeetsWalterWeedle,andtheyshakehands.
Wethencutthescene,andstartthethirdpartofthescene,whereTomTineatstwo
mollusks,andthenTomTinshowshisstruggling.Weagaincutthescene,andthenwestartthe
nextpartofthescene,whereTomTinhasbeenburiedinthegrave,andtheshovelerswill
"dig"andcoverthegrave.Weagaincutthescene,andstartthenextone,wherewesee
WormshelpingTomTincomingoutofthegrave,andtakinghimbacktoLondon,England,to
findMidgely.
Anshspeaks:
Mr.GoodfellowarrestsTomTintobesenttoprison.
There,Tom
almostdiesaftereatingsomemollusks,andthenthecrewburyhimalive,mistakenthatheis
dead.There,TomTinescapeswiththehelpofWorms,anoldfriend,andtheygobackto
London,whereTomTingoesinsearchofMidgely.
Time:
17seconds
ThebackgroundsarethestreetsofLondon,thegraveyardandtheprisoncell.
Thesoundeffectsareaweakcrunchingnoise,changeofdynamicsofscreaming,car
honking,rattling(whacking)ofchains.

Scene#6:
Midgelyistiedonwitharopetoapoleinabackground.TomTinslowly
comesinfromtheright,andnoticesMidgelyandshowsarelievedface.Usinga
candlewithfire,TomTinburnstheropeandsetsMidgelyfree.Mr.Moylesuddenly
comesinwithacleaverandswingsitatTomTin,multipletimes.TomTingetshold
ofthecleaverfromMr.Moyle,andhitshimonce,andtherecordingiscut.Thenthe
cleaveriscoloredred,toshowblood,andthentherecordingiscut.Andfinally
TomTingentlypushesMr.Moyleintodarkness,andthenwefadeoutintoablack
background.
Sukhbirspeaks:
HefindsMidgelyinanabandonedwarehouseand
releaseshimfromtheropeswithhiscandle.TomTinfindsoutMr.Moyleisalive
andeventuallykillshim.
Time:
7seconds
Thebackgroundistheinsideawarehouse.

Scene#7:
AnshandSukhbirgetsthehorses,andrideittotheshipwhereShurabiis
present.Shurabipretendlikesheistalking.AnshandSukhbiractsurprised.Theyget

ontheboatandShurabiisridingit.
Shurabispeaks:
MidgelyandTomTintookhorses
andmeetCalliopeKing,thentheygoinsearchofTomTinsfather.

TheEnd.
Time:
12seconds
Thebackgroundistheoldshipbackground.
Thesoundeffectsarehorseclappingandanapplauseattheend

TotalTime(discludingtransitions/cuts):81seconds