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Embalmist's Evening: A Family Tale

This script follows an embalmist and his son over the course of an evening. [1] The embalmist is working on a body when disruption from the son in the attic causes damage. [2] The embalmist becomes angry and confronts the son. [3] In the attic, the son finds and befriends a mouse but the embalmist sets mousetraps. [4] A trap snaps on the mouse's tail, upsetting the son. [5] The embalmist repairs the mouse and the son watches, suggesting a growing bond between father and son.

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Embalmist's Evening: A Family Tale

This script follows an embalmist and his son over the course of an evening. [1] The embalmist is working on a body when disruption from the son in the attic causes damage. [2] The embalmist becomes angry and confronts the son. [3] In the attic, the son finds and befriends a mouse but the embalmist sets mousetraps. [4] A trap snaps on the mouse's tail, upsetting the son. [5] The embalmist repairs the mouse and the son watches, suggesting a growing bond between father and son.

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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

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