Living With Each Other

Planning and Pre-Production Booklet:

Living With Each Other

Contents

o Production Schedule
o Script
o Storyboard
o Props List
o Crew List
o Location Recces
o Clearances and Confirmations
o Contingency Plan
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Production Schedule:
Please include location, time of film, what you are filming and teams members including actors

Date: 26/04/21 – 30/04/21

Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun

Script Pre- Auditions Production

Writing production
Location:
College
Scenes:
Scenes in
college and
lab
Crew: Toby,
Amit, Peter,
Matt

All day All day All day All day

Date: 03/05/21 – 07/05/21

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Production Production Production Helping other

productions

Location: Location: Location:

home Home College
Scenes: Scenes: Scenes:
scenes at Scenes at Scenes at lab
home home and Crew:
Crew: office Toby, Matt
Toby Crew:
Toby, Caspar

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Date: 10/05/21 – 14/05/21

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production production production production

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Script:

Living with Each Other

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By Finlay Bell

Opening credits and title card play before the screen fades
into an office.

INT - OFFICE - MIDDAY.

STEVE and JAMES sit across from a THERAPIST writing notes.

STEVE and JAMES give each other dirty looks. The THERAPIST
stops writing and looks at STEVE.

THERAPIST
So, Steve how have things been since we last met?

STEVE
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Its been… ok I guess

THERAPIST
That’s good to hear. Now, we’ve been meeting for a while now
but there’s one thing we haven’t gone into detail about.

STEVE
And that is?

THERAPIST
How did it all start? How did your “condition” come about?

STEVE sits in silence and quickly glances at JAMES and then

the THERAPIST.

STEVE
Well…

Screen cuts to black with the text 8 months ago

INT - BEDROOM - MORNING

An alarm clock is heard before being turned off by STEVE.

Steve gets out of bed and begins his morning routine. Slow
music starts playing in the background. STEVE walks into the
kitchen. A spoon and bowl as well as a box of cereal is
organized on the table. STEVE pours the cereal into the bowl
before getting a bottle of milk from the fridge. He pours the
milk in with the cereal and begins to eat. After finishing
STEVE places, the bowl into the sink and leaves. STEVE now
walks into a bathroom holding a towel and a bundle of clothes
before closing the door behind him. Showers noises are heard.
The door opens and STEVE walks out. His hair is slightly damp
and he is now fully dressed. The scene cuts STEVE packs his
bag before leaving his home. STEVE is now in a train sitting
by the window clutching his bag. He glances at his watch. The
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scene cuts to the classroom with STEVE working on his
computer. He again looks at the clock. The slow music stops
playing.

EXT - COLLEGE - MIDDAY

STEVE sits on a bench quietly eating his lunch by himself.

BEN (O.S)
Hey Steve

STEVE looks to the side to see BEN as he walks over.

STEVE
Oh… hi Ben

BEN sits down next to STEVE

BEN
How’ve you been? I haven’t seen you around lately what have
you been up to.

STEVE
Work.

BEN
(unconvinced) just work?

STEVE
Yep.

BEN
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Nothing else?

STEVE
Nothing else.

BEN stands up.

BEN
Steve walk with me.

STEVE
What?

BEN
Just walk with me.

STEVE
Ok?

STEVE gets up and starts walking with BEN.

BEN
Steve listen, sooner or later you’ve got to realise that
there’s more to do in life other than work?

STEVE
Like what?

BEN
Gaming?
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STEVE
Last time I did that it didn’t go too well…

The scene cuts to show STEVE sitting in front of a tv holding

a controller. STEVE dies in the game he’s playing and he
proceeds to get up and go outside where he throws the
controller in a bin before kicking it. The scene cuts back to
STEVE and BEN.

BEN
Cooking?

STEVE
No to that as well.

The scene cuts to STEVE in a kitchen cutting vegetable. While

cutting STEVE suddenly stops and raises his hand to face to
see that it’s covered in blood.

STEVE
Huh.

The scene cuts back to STEVE and BEN who are now passing by a
noticeboard.

BEN
Hey what about something on here?

BEN goes over to the noticeboard and begins looking over some
of the flyers and picks one.

BEN
(looking over the flyer) What about this one?
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STEVE
(walking over) what is it?

BEN
Someone’s looking for volunteers to take part in some kind of
experiment.

STEVE
What kind of experiment?

BEN
Doesn’t say but they do pay you to volunteer.

STEVE
How much?

BEN hands STEVE the flyer

BEN
Listen Steve just give it a go. It’ll get you out the house
and you get paid for it.

STEVE
Alright fine. I’ll go tomorrow.

BEN
There we go.

BEN checks his watch

BEN
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Hey I need to go. Tell me how it goes tomorrow.

BEN walks away leaving STEVE looking at the flyer.

INT - WAITING ROOM - MIDDAY

STEVE sits alone looking around. A DOCTOR sticks their head

through a door.

DOCTOR
We’re ready for you

STEVE gets up and walks over to the door.

INT - TESTING ROOM - MIDDAY

STEVE is sitting down in a chair and is now wearing a headset.

The DOCTOR is checking a screen.

STEVE
Hey is there anything you need me to do?

DOCTOR
Just sit still for me please. Now you may feel a slight bit of
discomfort.

The headset turns on.

STEVE
This isn’t that bad

DOCTOR
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We haven’t started yet. We start in 3 2 1…

The camera cuts to outside the room and we hear STEVE

screaming.

INT - OFFICE - MIDDAY

STEVE sits in an office across from the doctor. He looks

rattled.

DOCTOR
Ok Mr Carlin it appears the experiment was a success but there
will be some slight side effects so I would recommend taking
one of these pills each morning for the next few days.

The DOCTOR gives a bottle of pills to STEVE.

STEVE
Ok.

DOCTOR
Well, I won’t waste anymore of your time you can go now.

STEVE gets up and leaves. Soon after the DOCTOR’s phone rings.

DOCTOR
Yes? (pause) What do you mean one of the personality databanks
is empty? Hang on, I'm coming down to have a look.

INT - BEDROOM - MORNING

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The alarm clock goes off and STEVE turns it off. He begins his
morning routine again. STEVE makes his cereal and just as he’s
about to eat.

JAMES (V.O)
Just cereal? You’re boring

STEVE looks around but writes it off. Later on, as STEVE is

about to leave his house.

JAMES (V.O)
Aren’t you forgetting something?

STEVE looks back to see that he left his keys. He goes back to
get them and looks around again.

INT - CLASSROOM - MORNING

STEVE is working on his computer. He looks uneasy and

constantly looks around the room. He looks at the clock and
goes back to work.

EXT - COLLEGE - MIDDAY

STEVE is on the bench eating his lunch alone. The camera pans
around him to reveal JAMES is now sitting beside him.

JAMES
Has anyone told you your life is really boring

STEVE
Where the fuck did you come from?
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JAMES
Not important. So, you’re the idiot I'm stuck with.

STEVE
I’m sorry what? Who the hell are you?

JAMES
(sighs) did you or did you not take place in an experiment
recently?

STEVE
Yes?

JAMES
Well something happened. I don’t know what or how that
something happened but now I share a body with you.

STEVE gets up and starts walking away.

JAMES
Where are you going?

STEVE
Back to that place to fix this. If anyone can fix this those
people can.

INT - OFFICE - MIDDAY

STEVE is sitting across from the DOCTOR again while JAMES

stands in the background.

DOCTOR
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We can’t fix you.

STEVE
WHAT?!

DOCTOR
We’ve run some tests and for the time being we can’t find a
way to separate your personalities.

STEVE
There has to be something you can do. Can’t you try the
experiment again

DOCTOR
Listen this isn’t anything like what we’ve seen before and
trying another personality extraction is too risky and can
cause irreparable damage and that’s if it even works.

JAMES leans in over STEVE’s shoulder.

JAMES
Well Stevie looks like you're stuck with me.

The scene cuts to the THERAPIST’s office.

STEVE
And ever since then I’ve been stuck with him

THERAPIST
Interesting, did you ever find out what really caused it?

STEVE
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All they told me was that it was a system glitch.

THERAPIST
Can you tell me what it was like living with James for the
first few months?

EXT - HOUSE - AFTERNOON

JAMES and STEVE are walking up to STEVE’s house

JAMES
So, this is your place? Nice.

STEVE rolls his eyes and opens the door and walks. When he
closes the door behind him JAMES suddenly appears behind him.

STEVE
(turning around) Jesus! Don’t do that

STEVE sits down and takes his shoes off and begins heading
upstairs JAMES is about to follow but STEVE stops him.

STEVE
Hey hey hey shoes off.

JAMES
What?

STEVE
You heard me shoes off

JAMES
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You do realize that I’m not actually, here right?

STEVE
Shoes. Off.

JAMES
Steve you are literally asking your somewhat imaginary friend
to take off his imaginary shoes.

STEVE
James I will not ask again

JAMES
alright, fine

JAMES sits down and begrudgingly takes off his shoes.

JAMES
There, happy now?

STEVE
(turning and going up the stairs) yep

JAMES
God, I'm going to hate this.

The scene cuts into the kitchen as STEVE looks around in a

cupboard trying to find something

STEVE
James?
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JAMES suddenly appears beside him

JAMES
What?

STEVE
Stop doing that. Can you help me find the soy sauce?

JAMES
(pointing at the middle of the cupboard) It’s there

STEVE
Oh thanks

The scene cuts to STEVE in his bedroom working at his desk

listening to music and he begins to dance on his chair.

JAMES
AHEM!

STEVE
AH!

JAMES
(while walking away) Nice dancing jackass.

The scene cuts to STEVE and JAMES walking down a road

JAMES
Have you seen Fight Club?
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STEVE
No.

JAMES
The Big Lebowski?

STEVE
No.

JAMES
What about Hot Fuzz?

STEVE
No.

JAMES
(stops walking) you haven’t seen Hot Fuzz?

EXT - COLLEGE - MIDDAY

STEVE is talking to ELLIE when JAMES appears

JAMES
Hey Steve what's going on (glances at ELLIE) who’s she.

STEVE
(whispering) not now James.

ELLIE
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STEVE
(nervously) oh uh nothing

JAMES
Steve you're acting weird

ELLIE
Steve are you ok?

STEVE
(nervously) yeah I’m fine

JAMES
Am I missing something here?

JAMES starts looking at STEVE and ELLIE while a ticking sound

can be heard. A ding sound is heard when JAMES realises that
STEVE has a crush on ELLIE

JAMES
OHHHHHHH OH SHIT, YOU HAVE A CRUSH ON HER. (laughs) YOU HAVE
NO CHANCE (laughs)

JAMES walks away still laughing as STEVE looks on embarrassed.

INT - OFFICE - MIDDAY

STEVE
And then it got worse.

THERAPIST
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How so?
STEVE
Well at first, he was tolerable, but then he found out he
could control body parts.

The scene cuts to show STEVE typing on his phone. While he

types, one of his arms starts moving on its own. The arm grabs
a pencil and starts drawing on a nearby piece of paper. After
the arm finishes drawing it flips the paper over and then
slaps STEVE. STEVE looks at the arm confused before it points
to the paper. STEVE picks up the paper and turns it over to
find a drawing of a middle finger. After seeing this STEVE
looks over to the arm to see that it is also giving him the
middle finger. He looks over his shoulder to see JAMES giving
him the middle finger. He turns back around and goes back on
his phone when suddenly his arm grabs his head and slams it
down on the desk. The scene cuts back to the THERAPIST’s
office.

THERAPIST
Has JAMES ever taken full control of the body?

STEVE
Only once.

The scene cuts to STEVE’s bedroom as he wakes up but instead

of following his routine he heads straight to the bathroom and
looks in the mirror. While he looks the camera pans to the
mirror but instead of STEVE’s reflection we see JAMES’
reflection. After this the camera pans back to show JAMES
instead of STEVE showing that he is now controlling the body.

JAMES
(chuckles) This is gonna be fun

The scene cuts back to the THERAPIST’s office.

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STEVE
And never again.

THERAPIST
And why is that?

The scene cuts to STEVE’s bedroom as he wakes up but his face

is not in frame. STEVE gets out of bed and walks into the
bathroom and looks into the mirror.

STEVE
WHAT THE FUCK! JAMES!

JAMES walks into the bathroom.

JAMES
Wha… oh, oh fuck.

The camera now shows STEVE’s face revealing that it’s covered
in plasters.

STEVE
Yeah oh fuck. What the fuck did you do?

JAMES
Ok well I may or may not have gotten into a fight last night.

The scene cuts to the previous day with JAMES walking up to a

guy behind a building. The guy is clearly bigger than him.

JAMES
I reckon I could take you.
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The guy looks confused

JAMES
Cmon lets go.

The guy sighs and gets ready to fight.

The scene cuts to the bathroom.

JAMES
The fight was essentially one sided

The scene cuts to show JAMES getting punched

JAMES
I had him on the ropes

The scene cuts to show JAMES getting punched again

JAMES
But he got in one lucky punch and it was all downhill from
there

The scene cuts to show JAMES getting punched to the ground.

STEVE
All of that was a lie.

JAMES
No, it wasn’t.
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STEVE
Yes, it was.

JAMES
How do you know that?

STEVE
We share a body you idiot.

JAMES
Oh yeah.

STEVE
(walking out of the room) You’re not controlling the body
again

JAMES
Come on Steve don’t be like that

STEVE shuts the door behind him and the scene cuts back to the
office. The THERAPIST looks at their watch.

THERAPIST
Listen I think you need to have a sit down with him and talk
or maybe watch a film. It could help you tolerate each other.

EXT - FRONT OF BUILDING - AFTERNOON

STEVE walks out the door and stops to think.

STEVE
(sighs) James?
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JAMES appears next to him

JAMES
Yeah?

STEVE
Do you want to watch one of those films you keep talking
about?

JAMES
Yeah sure. Which one though?

STEVE
(beginning to walk) I’ll let you decide.

STEVE and JAMES start walking away as the screen fades to

black and the credits roll. After the credits roll the scene
fades to a living room with STEVE and JAMES who have just
finished watching a film.

JAMES
So, what did you think?

STEVE
Meh it was alright

JAMES
(shocked) alright? ALRIGHT? That film is a masterpiece and you
think it’s just alright!

STEVE
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It’s just…

JAMES.
(leaving the room) No nope uh uh.

JAMES leaves the room while STEVE looks on in confusion.

THE END
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Props List

Item Item Description Who uses it When it is used

Pill bottle Bottle of pills Doctor After experiment

Steve

Bottle of soy A bottle of soy sauce Steve At home during

sauce first few months
with James
Flyer A flyer for the experiment Steve When Ben
Ben convinces Steve to
do more with
himself

Head set Head set used in experiment Steve During the

experiment

Alarm clock An alarm clock Steve When Steve wakes

up

Notepad and pen A notepad and pen Therapist During therapy

scenes
Crew List:

Person Role Dates Needed

Toby Steve 30/04/21

03/05/21
04/05/21
05/05/21
Finn James 30/04/21
03/05/21
04/05/21
05/05/21
Caspar Therapist 04/05/21

Matt Doctor 05/05/21

Amit Ben 30/04/21

Peter Guy 30/04/21

Lucy Ellie 30/04/21

Location Recce:
Clearances and Confirmations:
Contingency Plan:
Equipment and Props:
For situations in which my equipment runs low on power I will keep spare batteries at the
ready so that I can continue filming without much hassle. I have never encountered this issue
before during a production but that doesn't mean I shouldn't come unprepared.
For my props I have decided to use very easy to come by objects so that if a prop is damaged
or goes missing I won’t have much trouble replacing it.

Actors:
I shouldn't have any problems with my actors as I have talked with them about their
availability and have been able to plan around their schedule so that I won’t encounter any
troubles when it comes to filming a scene. But in case there is a problem with an actors
availability we have chosen days in which we can resume filming the scene.

Locations:
For my locations I have chosen easily accessible locations such as my house and my college
which won’t require me to ask permission to film. Due to the locations being easily
accessible I won’t have to worry about trying to find any replacements.