Delta - Feature Film Script E-Book

Tina Papados

• Herausgeber: AKAKIA Publications
• Kategorie: Geisteswissenschaft
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2018

Seitenzahl: 103

Beschreibung

DELTA is a fictional screenplay that explores the lives of young film-directors who seek success in the entertainment industry. ‘The Director’ bar is where a lot of aspiring directors head to in hopes of creating great networks with key film industry players. Three male directors, Bradley Jones, John Michel and Anglo Floyd spend some time discussing with the bar’s bartender, who gives them a card with the details of a bar called “d” (Delta). The directors are informed that “d” is where the most successful filmmakers head to for networking and successful careers. Once they relocate themselves to a bar filled with the elite filmmakers, the three directors are finally introduced to a community where all the cinematic magic takes place. However, they are yet to learn about the exploitation, branding and identity crisis that the actors and filmmakers must endure for their art. After all, great passion also requires great sacrifice.

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Copyright © Tina Papados 2018Published in England by AKAKIA Publications, 2018TINA PAPADOSDELTAFeature film scriptISBN: 978-1-912322-72-5Copyright © Tina Papados 2018Copyright No: 2099390Cover Image: Mixed and Designed by AKAKIA Publications

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2018, London, UK

TINA PAPADOS

DELTA

Feature film script

DELTADrama

‘δ’ (DELTA) is a fictional screenplay that explores the lives of young film-directors who seek success in the entertainment industry. ‘The Director’ bar is where a lot of aspiring directors head to in hopes of creating great networks with key film industry players. Three male directors, Bradley Jones, John Michel and Anglo Floyd spend some time discussing with the bar’s bartender, who gives them a card with the details of a bar called “δ” (Delta). The directors are informed that “δ” is where the most successful filmmakers head to for networking and successful careers. Once they relocate themselves to a bar filled with the elite filmmakers, the three directors are finally introduced to a community where all the cinematic magic takes place. However, they are yet to learn about the exploitation, branding and identity crisis that the actors and filmmakers must endure for their art. After all, great passion also requires great sacrifice.

FADE IN:

BLACK SCREEN - WHITE HEADING - RED QUOTE

To be a director, or not to be a director?

That is the ultimate question.

- DELTA

INT., HOLLYWOOD, BLACK DIM ROOM - DAY

LEON BLACK, a film-director, is seen lighting up a cigarette.

LEON BLACK

Film, like all great things, requires sacrifice.

MARK GREY

Of all the filmmakers in all the film nor towns,

JARED WOLF

and all the cinema worlds,

LEON BLACK

the greatest art walks into ours.

JOHNNY PEARL

Create film, destroy life

DORIAN NOIR

trade money for passion

ERIC CROSSMAN

trade flesh for money and light.

JARED WOLF

Trade it all,

DORIAN NOIR

again and again

MARK GREY

we would re-live and exchange our minds

LEON BLACK

our bodies and our souls

JOHNNY PEARL

for our films,

ERIC CROSSMAN

we would do it all again.

JARED WOLF

Creators, bar waiters

JOHNNY PEARL

and traitors,

LEON BLACK

we are the Hollywood directors.

INT., FILM STUDIO, SEMINAR ROOM - CONTINUOUS

JULIA, an actress, is delivering a monologue from ‘Basic Instinct 2’.

The room is filled with young aspiring Caucasian, male directors.

The leading director in this scene is successful, middle- aged LEON BLACK.

THREE young film-directors, BRADLEY JONES, JOHN MICHEL and ANGLO FLOYD are also present among the directors.

LEON BLACK

Are you ready for us?

JULIA

I’m ready.

LEON BLACK

Great. Let’s begin.

Julia begins to act out her monologue.

She puts out a cigarette and drags a chair into the scene, in the same ways that her character, CATHERINE, did in the film.

JULIA

Is that better?

(Pause)

JULIA [CONT’D]

When you think about fucking me... and I know you do... how do you picture it, doctor?

Julia smirks at the director.

JULIA [CONT’D]

Oh, I know you can’t answer me, so just think it.

Julia takes a seat and spreads her legs.

JULIA [CONT’D]

“Do you want it straight up? You on top? Me on top? Do you want it from behind... on your knees, my face in the pillow? Do you want to beat me up... just a little?

Not too hard. Oh, a little harder than that. Do you want to cum in my mouth? What if I told you that I masturbate thinking about you? That I make myself cum... thinking about you making yourself cum.”

(Pause)

JULIA [CONT’D]

-- I guess we’re out of time for today.

Julia gets up, turns around and pretends to exit the room, still in character.

Leon fails to realise that Julia is still in character.

LEON BLACK

Stop. Stop it right there. Did you see that, fellas? She broke character.

JULIA

Oh, no -- it’s in the script.

You see, I just got up in the same way that Catherine--

LEON BLACK

The scene is not over until the director calls cut.

JULIA

But the scene wasn’t over, it’s in the script. Catherine exits at this point, if you look at the script it says--

LEON BLACK

Okay forget about the script.

Fuck the script.

Leon stands up straight, fixes his tie and folds his arms.

LEON BLACK [CONT’D]

Alright? Fuck the script. The script doesn’t exist once you’ve physically and mentally been assigned to your character.

Leon sighs and scratches the side of his forehead.

He turns towards the young aspiring directors in the room.

LEON BLACK [CONT’D]

See guys, right there. You’re always going to be coaching your actors to do the right thing. As a director, you’re going to have to be prepared to put up with a lot of shit. Actors moaning, actors complaining, they’ve got the wrong lighting on their face, they’ve got the ugly actors on their left when they want them on their right. They strive for perfection. And that’s what all actors do. They’re narcissists, alright? In this business you’re going to be dealing with a lot of narcissists. But we mustn’t let that affect our behaviour, because the director is always right.

He turns towards Julia. He exhales.

LEON BLACK [CONT’D]

Catherine, we had an objective today--

JULIA

No, actually, it’s Julia.

Leon begins to lose his temper.

LEON BLACK

JULIA? WHO THE FUCK IS JULIA?

All the young male actors in the room are in deep awe.

LEON BLACK [CONT’D]

Nobody gives a fuck about Julia. In my studio, you are Catherine.

You are your character at all times, alright. You see these men? They don’t give a fuck about who Julia is and what she does for a living. We’re all here to learn. And it seems as if you’ve got a few things to learn too. Lesson number one, always listen to your director.

Now, what was our objective for this scene?

JULIA

My objective is to convince Michael that I am capable of--

LEON BLACK

To seduce him. Your objective, is to seduce Michael.

Leon walks over to Julia.

LEON BLACK [CONT’D]

Seduce Michael, seduce me, seduce every man in this room. Your objective is to seduce every man who is watching you. Now, how do we get that done?

He walks behind Julia, leans down and breathes into her hair and holds her coat.

He gives her an apple and a knife, then turns the chair around so it faces all the young directors.

Julia lowers the tone of her voice.

JULIA

I see we’re back at using the biblical metaphors again.

(Pause)

JULIA [CONT’D]

An apple it is then.

Julia pulls her short white dress upwards to reveal herself in front of the directors.

She sits down, cuts the apple in half and places one half between her legs.

She gives the other half to her director as he walks off and takes a seat.

JULIA [CONT’D]

When you think about fucking me... and I know you do... how do you picture it, doctor?

Julia removes the apple between her legs and takes a bite.

JULIA [CONT’D]

Oh, I know you can’t answer me, so just think it. Do you want it straight up?

Julia begins to spread her legs, mimicking the action of ‘burlesque’.

LEON BLACK

Catherine you’re too tense.

LOOSEN UP.

JULIA

You on top? Me on top?

LEON BLACK

Don’t lean forward like that. HIGHER.

JULIA

Do you want it from behind--

LEON BLACK

YOU’RE NOT SEDUCING ME CATHERINE!

JULIA

...on your knees, my face in the pillow?

LEON BLACK

YOU’RE NOT SEDUCING ANY MAN IN THIS ROOM!

JULIA

Do you want to beat me up... just a little?

LEON BLACK

You’re not convincing me. You’re not convincing anyone, Catherine.

JULIA

Not too hard. Oh, a little harder than that.

LEON BLACK

No. NO, NO, YOU’RE NOT GOOD ENOUGH. COME ON! CONVINCE ME CATHERINE. YOU HAVE TO MAKE EVERY MAN IN THIS ROOM WANT TO FUCK YOU.

JULIA

Do you want to cum in my mouth?

What if I told you that I masturbate thinking about you?

LEON BLACK

NO ONE BELIEVES YOU.

The directors in the room begin to cover their faces and mouths from laughter and embarrassment.

JULIA

That I make myself cum... thinking about you making yourself cum.

LEON BLACK

YOU’VE GOT TO MAKE ALL THESE DIRECTORS BELIEVE YOU, CATHERINE.

COME ON.

Julia begins to get irritated by her director so she decides to take her dress off and re-enact the scene.

JULIA

WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT FUCKING ME...

LEON BLACK

BULLSHIT!

Leon heads towards Julia and slaps her, as she falls to the ground and covers her face in shame.

The young directors in the room are all in awe.

LEON BLACK

ACTING IS INVOLUNTARY PROSTITUTION, FELLAS.

Leon swifts around in a cyclical motion and turns to face all the young directors in the room.

LEON BLACK [CONT’D]

Do not give into the strippers who think they can act. Everyone can turn sex into money. But not everyone can turn money into art.

Acting is a difficult job, alright guys? Acting is not for exotic dancers. It is not for porn stars, it is NOT for cheap steaks like Julia.

Julia, still covering her face in shame, begins to sob.

Two young directors are seen covering their mouths with clenched fists, whilst another wipes his forehead with a handkerchief.

LEON BLACK

A successful movie requires a successful actress. And WHAT is a successful actress, you may ask? One that effortlessly takes her clothes off? One that is able to seduce every man watching her, between and beyond the lens?

One that always listens to her director?

Leon turns towards Julia, as she in return uncovers her face and looks up at him.

LEON BLACK [CONT’D]

You’re our main attraction.

Get out.

Julia gets up and drops her dress.

She tries to reach for it.

LEON BLACK [CONT’D]

I SAID GET OUT.

Julia panics, quickly snatches her dress and runs out crying.

The young directors look at each other in awe.

BRADLEY JONES

Oh my God.

JOHN MICHEL

Wow.

ANGLO FLOYD

Unbelievable.

JOHN MICHEL

That was... harsh.

BRADLEY JONES

But he made her feel something.

Leon exhales as he rubs his forehead.

He then turns to all the young directors in the room.

One director begins to clap, followed by the rest of the directors who begin to applaud him.

Leon begins to nod and smirks back at them.

LEON BLACK

You don’t need qualifications, work experience, internships, any of that bullshit. You don’t even need to be that great.

He removes his hands from his pockets and mimics a ‘what do you want from me’ sign language.

LEON BLACK [CONT’D]

I’m thirty fucking four years old, alright fellas? Age doesn’t fucking matter in this business. BECAUSE WHEN YOU TAKE A FUCKING LOOK AT YOURSELF IN THE MIRROR, AND YOU TELL YOURSELF THAT YOU’RE A DIRECTOR, YOU COME AS YOU FUCKING ARE!

The young directors begin cheering and applaud further.

LEON BLACK [CONT’D]

I AM A DIRECTOR!

All of the directors start clapping and cheering louder.

LEON BLACK [CONT’D]

FUCKING SAY IT WITH ME! I AM A FUCKING DIRECTOR!

EVERYONE

I’M A FUCKING DIRECTOR!

LEON BLACK

OF ALL THE FILMMAKERS, IN ALL THE TOWNS, IN ALL THE WORLDS, WE ARE THE CREATORS.

EVERYONE

WE ARE THE CREATORS!

LEON BLACK

THEY DON’T FUCK WITH US!

EVERYONE

THEY CAN’T FUCK WITH US! WE ARE THE DIRECTORS.

OPENING CREDITS

EXT., RED CARPET - DAY

FIVE DIRECTORS, dressed in suits, are seen running on a red carpet in slow motion.

They are surrounded by NUDE ACTORS, both men and women, who keep getting in their way.

Suddenly, Leon Black surpasses them and all the nude actors begin to make some space for him.

They cheer and try to get close to him.

BRADLEY JONES [V.O.]

Now that’s the kind of director who defines himself by his job.

His perception of himself is entirely based on his perception of his success as a filmmaker.

(Pause)

BRADLEY JONES [V.O. - CONT’D]