From Script to Screen
Script
written by Graeme Daly
1. [Link] OF EMBALMIST'S ROOM - EVENING
Inside shot of fish bowl as embalmist adds fish food to the
bowl
PANS RIGHT: Embalmist walks back to cupboard to put fish
food back
INSIDE SHOT OF CUPBOARD
PAN RIGHT: EMBALMIST WALKS OVER TO BODY
2. [Link] - EVENING
Son & friend starts jumping on ground pretending to be a
soldiers
CLOSE UP OF FOOT STOMP
WORMS EYE SHOT: EMBALMIST LOOKS UP TO CEILING AS DUST FALLS
ON HIM
CLOSE UP SHOT: EMBALMIST SHAKES OFF DUST
Embalmist starts using mortician wax on Body's nose
PANS UP: SHOWING INSIDE OF FLOOR BOARDS WHERE MICE ARE
NIBBLING ON A TOA
PANS UP: to attic
3. [Link] - EVENING
Son and friend start jumping on bed
TRUCK IN: TO LEGS OF BED FRAME AS BED IN ATTICK BANGS
AGAINST FLOOR BOARDS
4. [Link] OF EMBALMIST'S ROOM - EVENING
Embalmist ruins bodys nose with mortician wax after the
impact of bed against floorboard
TRUCK IN: TO EMBALMISTS FACE
Embalmist starts to visibally get angry
5. [Link] OF HOUSE - EVENING
Embalmist kicks out friend
CAMERA SHAKE: AS DOOR SLAMS
PANS RIGHT: AS EMBALMIST LEANS INTO SON AND SON WALKS WALKS
OVER
Close up shot of Embalmist's face
EMBALMIST: SSSssshhhhhh
6. EXT. OUTSIDE OF HOUSE - EVENING
TRUCKS OUT: FROM DOORWAY AND SONS FRIEND TO FULL SHOT OF
HOUSE
TRUCKS IN: THROUGH TOP WINDOW OF ATTIC
7. [Link] - EVENING
TRUCKS OUT: TO FULL VIEW OF ATTIC AND SON IN CORNER OF SHOT
CROSS DISSOLVE
STEADY CAM: OF ATTIC AS SON IS BORED IN ROOM
MID SHOT: OF SON HOLDING FAMILY PICTURE
POV: THROUGH SONS EYES LOOKING AT FAMILY PICTURE AS TEARDROP
FALLS OF PICTURE FRAME
Mouse: Squeak
MID SHOT: OF SON AS HE LOOKS AROUND ATTIC FOR SQUEAK SOUND
Mouse: Squeak
Mouse: Squeak
Mouse: Squeak
8. [Link] OF EMBALMIST'S ROOM - EVENING
MID SHOT: EMABLMIST WALKS BACK TO BODY AND START WORKING
WITH MORTICIAN WAX AGAIN
CLOSE UP OF EMALMISTS FACE: HE BECOMES ENRANGED
Emabalmist: AAAAAAHHHHH!!!!
9. [Link] - EVENING
FULL SHOT OF ATTIC:
MOUSE RUNS UNDERNEATH BED
SON FOLLOWS MOUSE WHILE STILL HOLDING FAMILY PICTURE
CLOSE UP SHOT OF SONS FACE: SON SMILES AT MOUSE
CLOSE UP OF MOUSES FACE:
SHOT OF ATTIC DOOR: EMBALMIST BURSTS THROUGH,MOUSE RUNS AWAY
Son: Gasps
TRACKING SHOT: OF EMBALMIST AS HE LAYS MOUSETRAPS AROUND
ATTIC
SHOT FROM BEHIND SON: AS HE LOOKS AT HIS DAD IN ASTONISHMENT
SHOT OF UNDERNEATH BED: EMBALMIST LAYS MOUSETRAP
SHOT OF BEHIND TOY CHEST: EMBALMIST LAYS MOUSETRAP
SHOT OF BEHIND WARDROBE: EMBALMIST LAYS MOUSETRAP
Embalmist stops dead in his tracks as he sees son holding
picture
SHOT OF SON: AS HE LOOKS DOWN AT PICTURE THEN BACK TO HIS
DAD
SYMMETRICAL SHOT SHOWING EMBALMIST & SON: EMBALMIST TAKES
FAMILY PICTURE FROM SON AND SMILES
SON: SMILES
Embalmist: Looks at son and smiles
Mousetrap under bed: Snaps shut
Embalmist and sons necks crane in direction of sound
Son: Gasps
FULL SHOT OF ATTIC: SON RUNS OVER TO SOUND OF MOUSETRAP
CLOSE UP: OF MOUSE'S TAIL CAUGHT IN MOUSETRAP
CLOSE UP:OF SONS FACE AS HE LOOKS DISTRAUGHT
CLOSE UP: EMBALMISTS FACE AS HE LOOKS AT SON
CLOSE UP: SHOWING PICTURE FRAME
CLOSE UP: SHOWING MOUSE
CLOSE UP: SHOWING SON NOW SOBBING
CLOSE UP: EMBALMISTS FACE
MID SHOT OF ATTIC: EMBALMIST RUNS OVER TO MOUSE UNDERNEATH
BED
CLOSE UP: OF EMBALMIST AND MOUSE UNDERNEATH BED
Embalmist takes mouse from under bed
10. [Link] OF EMBALMIST'S ROOM - EVENING
MID SHOT SHOWING OPERATING TABLE AND EMBALMIST AND SON
Embalmist puts mouse on operating table and starts sewing
his tail back togther
Son watches on