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Absent presence final script

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In a bedroom at night, a young girl named Jessica is playing with her doll while her sister Lyla brushes her hair and encourages her to get ready for bed. Jessica insists that her imaginary friend Emilie will arrive soon. After Lyla tucks Jessica into bed, she hears laughing from Jessica's room and finds her asleep. Lyla then hears piano music coming from downstairs and investigates, finding an empty dark room where the music stopped. The scene ends with Lyla waking up in her bed to an alarm at 8:00am.

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Absent Presence (2014) Scene: Interior. Night In a reflection of a window, a doll is sitting still. A faint reflection of a Jessica’s face is appears next to the doll with wide eyes and a very faint smile. From outside the room we here LYLA talking LYLA Jessica, are you nearly ready for bed? LYLA enters the room and walks over to JESSICA. LYLA picks up a hairbrush and begins to brush JESSICAS HAIR. JESSICA begins to play with the dolls hair. LYLA You need to be in bed before Mummy and Daddy get home JESSICA looks left; looking past the camera to an object smirking, the camera then shows an alarm clock at the time 7:55pm JESSICA EMILIE will be here soon LYLA JESSICA, you have to stop talking to imaginary (JESSICA interrupts) JESSICA SHES NOT IMAGINARY LYLA rolls her eyes and sighs LYLA Come on, bed time now JESSICA walks over to her bed and climbs in, LYLA tucks her in and kisses her on the forehead LYLA Goodnight LYLA walks around the bed, turns off the light and pulls the door to LYLA sighs, scrapes hair off face and walks down the hallway to the bathroom. She enters the bathroom and walk over to the tap where she splashes her face with water. She rests her hands either side of the sink and looks at her reflection in the window. From in the back ground we hear laughing coming from JESSICA’S room. LYLA rolls her eyes and walks out of the bathroom, whilst walking she shouts.. LYLA JESSICA, I said bedtime now LYLA continues to walk down the hallway to JESSICA’S bedroom; she gently pushes the door open to find JESSICA sleeping. The camera stays focused on JESSICA whilst from in the back ground we hear the noise of a piano playing music. LYLA frowns and looks worried, she shuts JESSICA’S door and walks toward the stairs.
The music continues to play and LYLA has a worried look on her face. She tentatively walks down the stairs and approaches the room where the music is coming from. She gently puts her hand on the door and the music stops playing. She gently pushes the door open where the room is black and nothing can be seen. The screen continues to stay black and a loud alarm sound plays. The camera switches to an alarm reading 8:00am and then reveals LYLA waking up in bed.

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Absent presence final script

  • 1. Absent Presence (2014) Scene: Interior. Night In a reflection of a window, a doll is sitting still. A faint reflection of a Jessica’s face is appears next to the doll with wide eyes and a very faint smile. From outside the room we here LYLA talking LYLA Jessica, are you nearly ready for bed? LYLA enters the room and walks over to JESSICA. LYLA picks up a hairbrush and begins to brush JESSICAS HAIR. JESSICA begins to play with the dolls hair. LYLA You need to be in bed before Mummy and Daddy get home JESSICA looks left; looking past the camera to an object smirking, the camera then shows an alarm clock at the time 7:55pm JESSICA EMILIE will be here soon LYLA JESSICA, you have to stop talking to imaginary (JESSICA interrupts) JESSICA SHES NOT IMAGINARY LYLA rolls her eyes and sighs LYLA Come on, bed time now JESSICA walks over to her bed and climbs in, LYLA tucks her in and kisses her on the forehead LYLA Goodnight LYLA walks around the bed, turns off the light and pulls the door to LYLA sighs, scrapes hair off face and walks down the hallway to the bathroom. She enters the bathroom and walk over to the tap where she splashes her face with water. She rests her hands either side of the sink and looks at her reflection in the window. From in the back ground we hear laughing coming from JESSICA’S room. LYLA rolls her eyes and walks out of the bathroom, whilst walking she shouts.. LYLA JESSICA, I said bedtime now LYLA continues to walk down the hallway to JESSICA’S bedroom; she gently pushes the door open to find JESSICA sleeping. The camera stays focused on JESSICA whilst from in the back ground we hear the noise of a piano playing music. LYLA frowns and looks worried, she shuts JESSICA’S door and walks toward the stairs.
  • 2. The music continues to play and LYLA has a worried look on her face. She tentatively walks down the stairs and approaches the room where the music is coming from. She gently puts her hand on the door and the music stops playing. She gently pushes the door open where the room is black and nothing can be seen. The screen continues to stay black and a loud alarm sound plays. The camera switches to an alarm reading 8:00am and then reveals LYLA waking up in bed.