Lancaster—recommended location. There was such a feeling of warmth in this home. The homeowner, her taste in furniture, how easy it was to find our frames—all of it. We should shoot here.
Open on a CLOSE-UP of an older WOMAN’S HAND holding a pristine PHONE, as the VOICEOVER tells us…
VO: “At Back market, we promise that every phone is refurbished to the highest standards.”
CUT…to the 70-year-old WOMAN, sitting on her LIVING ROOM COUCH, admiring the PHONE.
VO: “In fact, we don’t just promise…”
A MAN, THIBAUD, walks into frame holding a mug of coffee and SITS next to the WOMAN.
VO: “…we swear on our mum’s lives.”
VO: “This is our CEO.”
Thibaud: (to camera) “Hello.”
VO: “And this is his mum, Valerie.”
CUT…as the MUM puts her hand on THIBAUD’S face and says…
Mum: “I’m so proud of you.”
And as the VO says…
VO: “And if we ever break our promise, her life is yours.”
TWO PEOPLE wearing WHITE LAB COATS over their clothes…
…walk in…
…and begin CATALOGING MUM’S POSSESSIONS.
CUT…to a CLOSE-UP, as MUM watches, looking…unsettled.
QUICK CUTS OF LAB COATS CATALOGING HER LIFE:
Tech 1: “Plant.”
TECH 2 makes the CHECK! sound with a pen and clipboard.
Tech 1: “Picture frame.”
CUT…to the LAB-COATED FOLKS now in the KITCHEN.
Tech 1: “Skillet.”
TECH 2 makes the CHECK! sound with a pen and clipboard.
Tech 1: “Vacuum.” (Which he quickly turns on and off.)
CUT…to the LAB-COATED TECHS now in the BEDROOM, by the BEDSIDE TABLE.
Tech 1: “Lamp.”
TECH 2 makes the CHECK! sound with a pen and clipboard.
Tech 1: “Glasses.”
BACK TO…the LIVING ROOM, where TECH 1 is kneeling in a doorway, reaching back into another room. He holds up a…
Tech 1: “Cat.”
And then another…
Tech 1: “Cat.”
And then another…
Tech 1: “Cat.”
And then another…
Tech 1: “Cat.”
CUT…to a DIRTY SINGLE of MUM, who turns to THIBAUD.
Mum: “This is a joke, right?”
CUT…to THIBAUD, who smiles. And blinks twice.
