AFTERTASTE

“A sweet offer never comes without a bitter aftertaste”

By
Georgia Wheeler & Saja Kamareddine

Beyond Pictures
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London, England
Q38 UY1
0208 1234 789
infoandhelp@beyondpictures.com

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AMBER AND BLAKE’S HOUSE-
(Sad music plays, clips roll of broken vase, messy bed, beer bottle
etc.)
*heartbeat sound effect, piercing noise*
Aftertaste title credits:
KITCHEN BLAKE AND AMBER’S HOUSE-
(Close-up of AMBER at side angle, camera slowly zooms out to a mid-shot,
BLAKE enters the kitchen and stands behind her)
BLAKE
“Wash this up for me, going to go sort out the garden”
(Drops mug into the sink)
AMBER
*muffled* “hmm ok”
(Camera cuts to extreme close-up shot of BLAKE holding AMBER’s wrists on
the edge of the sink)
AMBER
*whispering* “Please stop” (trying to get away from him)
BLAKE
“Be quiet, stop trying to attract attention, you know you will be fine,
I’m always going to love you”
Mid-Shot of the couple:
(AMBER pushes BLAKE off, she then turns to face him, and he swings his
hand back, camera cuts to black)
*Smashing sound effect*
BATHROOM-
(Mid-shot of camera showing AMBER’s legs in the bath, sound effect of
water running and hitting the bath)
Camera cuts to black, water noise still playing:
(AMBER’S hand is on the edge of the sink, tap is running, toilet
flushing in the background)
Camera cuts to black, heartbeat sound effect plays:
AMBER’S BACKDOOR- MORNING
(Over-the-shoulder shot, showing AMBER walking towards the backdoor
where BLAKE is seen mowing the lawn, AMBER leans on the backdoor and
waits for BLAKE to finish)

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 Mid-Shot of BLAKE:
BLAKE
“Are you going to stand there being useless or are you going to get me
some breakfast?”
(Mid-shot of AMBER, she huffs and walks off, camera cuts to a close up
shot of dirty dishes in the sink)
Camera fades to AMBER and BLAKE sat on the table with breakfast:
BLAKE
“Looks good, thanks babe”
(Extreme-close-up of BLAKE eating his breakfast)
BLAKE
“Would it hurt to bring out some sauce?”
Camera cuts to extreme long shot of AMBER sat on the table:
(AMBER stares down, clear to the audience that she is upset and fed up
with being treated horribly)
Camera cuts to an over-the-shoulder shot of BLAKE looking at MADDIE:
BLAKE
“If she won’t do it, can you grab me some bloody sauce?”
MADDIE
*disgusted* “What?”
Camera cuts to an over-the-shoulder shot AMBER looking at BLAKE:
BLAKE
“Are you bloody deaf?...or just stupid?”
Camera cuts to an over-the-shoulder shot of BLAKE looking at MADDIE:
MADDIE
“Do it yourself”
Extreme-close-up of BLAKE:
BLAKE
“What was that?”
Mid-shot of MADDIE:
MADDIE
“Shut your mouth!”

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 (MADDIE leaves the room, camera unfocused as she walks out)
Close-up Two Shot of AMBER and BLAKE:
(BLAKE is the focus of the camera. He is holding the knife he was eating
his breakfast with)
BLAKE
“That friend of yours needs to learn to shut her trap, she is doing my
head in!”
Camera zooms out and focuses on the couple:
(BLAKE puts the knife down and holds AMBER’S hand, AMBER just stays
quiet and then BLAKE gets up and goes behind AMBER)
Close-up of the couple:
(BLAKE whispers into AMBER’S ear)
BLAKE
“Going out tonight, make sure you eat dinner and have an early night,
I’ll be back to look after you later”
Camera cuts to black, mid shot of AMBER:
(AMBER is just staring into her cup of coffee; clear to audiences she
has had enough of the way she’s being treated)
(A Camera cut to black shows MADDIE in her bedroom on her laptop, camera
cuts to black again shows the empty table as AMBER has gone but her
coffee is still there.)

AMBER AND BLAKE’S BEDROOM:

(Over the shoulder shot of AMBER, the camera can see her reflection in
the mirror)
AMBER
*huffs, mumbling to herself* I’ve had enough!
(AMBER cries in frustration, throws everything off her dressing table
including the photo frame BLAKE possess over of his parents)
Camera cuts to black and then pans to her sat on her bed with MADDIE:
*Acoustic music plays subtly in the background*
MADDIE
“Why are you still with that bastard?”
AMBER
“I can’t leave, he tells me he still loves me”

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 MADDIE
“You call that love? What he does to you isn’t love”
AMBER
“I guess…”
Camera zooms out:
(AMBER and MADDIE are sitting on the bed, talking loud acoustic music)
Camera cuts to black:
BLAKE AND AMBER’S LIVING ROOM-
BLAKE
“You know I have been thinking, we are supposed to be a couple, why on
earth is she still here!”
(Camera cuts to a mid-shot of MADDIE looking disgusted at the way BLAKE
is talking to AMBER, camera cuts back to a two shot of BLAKE and AMBER)
AMBER
“You know she’s going through a hard time at home, she just needs space”
BLAKE
“She can go somewhere else can’t she? She has nothing to do with me; I
don’t care about her! I don’t need her to be around me 24/7!”
AMBER
“Shut up!”
(Heartbeat sound effect gets louder in the background; BLAKE comes
towards AMBER in an aggressive manner, camera cuts to close-up shot of
MADDIE in shock)
*Slamming door sound effect*
AMBER’S BEDROOM-
(MADDIE is sat on the floor crying, AMBER walks in and comforts her,
crying and sniffling sound effects)
Camera cuts to black and fades into BLAKE in bed:
(BLAKE is lying in bed with beer bottles on the bedside table, over-the-
shoulder shot of AMBER staring at him in bed, camera then cuts to a two
shot of AMBER and MADDIE with their coats and shoes on)
MADDIE
“You ready to go?”

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 Camera cuts to a two shot of AMBER and MADDIE walking outside:
MADDIE
“I found a place we can go just until we both find work.”
Camera cuts to black:
BLAKE’S BEDROOM-
(BLAKE’S alarm sounds, extreme close up on his phone, camera then cuts
to mid-shot of BLAKE sat in the edge of the bed, he looks around in
confusion as AMBER isn’t there, he stands up and looks into the mirror
where he sees the smashed photo frame)
BLAKE
*mumbling to himself* “You’ve got to be joking, where is this stupid
bitch?”
(BLAKE picks up his phone, tries to call AMBER the call goes through to
voicemail, BLAKE slams his phone done and picks up the photo which reads
on the back)
VOICEOVER
Hi Son. You should have got this frame on your 9th birthday. I am sorry I
can’t be there for you at the moment; I hope daddy is looking after you.
I’m sorry for leaving; it is just a hard time for mummy and daddy at the
moment. I hope school is ok and you have lots of friends. If dad doesn’t
give you this frame, I hope you read this in the future. If you need
anything mummy’s friend can help, call this number 01213548562.
Hopefully speak soon. I love you millions and millions.
(As the number reads, over-the-should shot of BLAKE typing the number
into his phone)
Office setting, counselling session-
SPLIT-SCREEN:
(Camera is placed over-the-shoulder of the counsellor on BLAKE’s side
and a mid-shot of AMBER sat on the bed with MADDIE)
(AMBER ANSWERS ALL THE QUESTIONS THE COUNSELLOR IS ASKING BLAKE BUT FROM
HER POINT OF VIEW TALKING TO MADDIE)
COUNSELLOR
What brings you here today?
AMBER
I mean… he hit me a few times, made me feel like crap but I saw
potential in him hence why I stayed.
COUNSELLOR
Blake, I am here to help you (BLAKE’S anger starts to build up in his
eyes) Have you ever seen a counsellor before?
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 AMBER
I tried offering professional help before but he didn’t have any of it
but he claimed he loved me. I just left it so there was no hassle.
Although when the frame broke I saw a message from his mum, he had never
mentioned his past to me before.
COUNSELLOR
What do you expect from this counselling process?
AMBER
I just wanted us to be back to how we were in the past, we we’re so
close, did everything together I saw such a bright future for the pair
of us.
COUNSELLOR
What’s the problem from your viewpoint, what makes things better?
AMBER
Alcohol normally does it, after a few beers he will show me some
affection or if I am doing what he tells me too.
CAMERA slides to BLAKE’s side only:
BLAKE
I’ve just had enough! I’ve just had enough!! Please, just let me get my
head straight for a second! *Anger builds up BLAKE’S voice raises* I
love her, I really do. Maybe if I grew up with a stable family none of
this would’ve happened. Now she’s gone, what do I do with myself? I FEEL
LIKE A MONSTER. *Slams hands down onto the table*
(BLAKE bursts into tears, head in his hands, camera fades out into facts
about Domestic Violence)
*Roll Credits*

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