Script

This is the first draft of my script for 'Rosie'. I've decided that the only dialogue in the opening sequence will be a voice over from the character Rosie as she makes her way to her 'party'. In this voice over she goes into brief detail about her life and who she is. By stating this at the beginning of the film the audience have a chance to immediately connect with Rosie's character and understand her background and current lifestyle. It also helps to explain the reason why in the titles she is getting ready in her room and looking as if she is about to go out. Obviously this is just a first draft of the script and could change depending on how my actor decides to read the lines. I will only adapt the lines if I feel that they don't sound natural or fit with the footage I shoot. 

Here is the first draft of the script for 'Rosie':

‘Rosie’

Written by Laura Greenley

First Draft

Rosie (v.o)

I’ve done a lot of stupid things in my life. I wouldn’t say that I was proud of them but at the same time I wouldn’t say that I completely regret my actions either. When I was five I stuck a crayon up the nose of Jamie Smith because he stole my bracelet and made me cry, when I was 10 I punched the lollypop man outside of school because he didn’t tell me to ‘have a nice day’. Now I’m 17 and my life is still a mess. I guess you can get away with things when you’re 10 because everything is just rainbows and those stupid gold stars you’d get of teachers for good work. You can’t exactly get a gold star for drinking 3 bottles of wine each week, or going out each night to a party of someone you don’t know just in the hope that you’ll get off with them. I enjoy my life and at the end of the day I don’t give a fuck if people think I’m a mess. I’m not pregnant, I’m not on drugs and I’m not in some messed up, violent gang. I’m just Rosie and this is my life.