First Loveby

The Maccabees

by

SOPHIA DOUGHTY and SHANNON JEZZARD

18th January 2013

Scene 1EXT. Street- Morning ABBIE and HARRY are walking down the street, a combination of shots occur in order to show the couples clear and obvious love towards each other. HARRY then notices ALEXA who he is seeing behind ABBIE’s back, before ALEXA says something; HARRY attempts to rush ABBIE away.

HARRY + ABBIE walking down road combination of shots:[LS-MCU-CU]

HARRY looks over the road, sees girl he’s seeing behind ABBIE’s back. [LS]

ORLANDO WEEKSFirst love, Last love (V.O.)

ALEXA looks over, looking as though she’s going to say something. [MCU]

ORLANDO WEEKSOnly love, it's only love (V.O.)

Shot of ABBIE and HARRY holding hands [CU]

Shot of ABBIE and HARRY looking into each others eyes [CU]

Shot of ABBIE and HARRY smiling [CU]

HARRY notices ABBIE’s shock and rushes her away quickly. [ELS]

ORLANDO WEEKSFirst love, Last love (V.O.)

ALEXA looks towards ABBIE and HARRY walking away and looks extremely sad. [MCU]

ORLANDO WEEKSOnly love, it's only love (V.O.)

Scene 2INT. HARRY’s house – morningABBIE and HARRY are in HARRY’s kitchen. HARRY is still acting rather shifty after the morning’s events. However, HARRY attempts to act casual whilst he sits at the kitchen table discussing the future of his band with a cup of tea.

ABBIE laughs as though HARRY has told a joke. [MCU]

HARRY smiles, looking at ABBIE. [CU]

ORLANDO WEEKSDo you miss home? (V.O.)

HARRY and ABBIE take a sip of tea as though they don’t know what to talk about next. [LS]

ORLANDO WEEKS Do you miss home? (V.O.)

HARRY exits room [LS]ORLANDO WEEKS

And are you cool?(V.O.)

ABBIE picks up a notebook left behind by HARRY and flicks through the pages [LS]

Photo drops out of notebook [CU]

ORLANDO WEEKSSymmetrical? (V.O.)

ABBIE picks up the photo and after looking throws it back down [LS]

ABBIE exits [LS]

HARRY enters the kitchen with a plate of biscuits [LS]

HARRY then discovers the photo on table and picks it up [MCU]

ORLANDO WEEKSOh, oh, oh (V.O.)

HARRY then looks distraught and drops plate on floor [LS]

Plate falls to the floor [CU]

Scene 3EXT. Street – Mid-morning After running out of HARRY’s house in despair, ABBIE runs down the street crying to think what to do with herself. A series of shots occur in order to set the scene around ABBIE and set the scene further (cutaways).

ABBIE runs down street in despair looking nervously around her. [LS]

ORLANDO WEEKS Let's get married, and tick the boxes (V.O.)

LISA gives dirty look towards ABBIE [CU]

ORLANDO WEEKSAnd so she says (V.O.)

CRAIG and Samantha look towards each other and laugh [MCU]

ORLANDO WEEKSOh lets get married (V.O.)

LAURA points towards ABBIE looking surprised. [LS]

ORLANDO WEEKSAnd tick the boxes (V.O.)

Scene 4INT. HARRY’s bathroom –AfternoonHARRY’s sat in a bath full of water, however he is fully clothed. He spends the length of this scene reminiscing about the times spent with ABBIE and it is clear here, what a significance she was in his life.

HARRY dunks and holds his head under water. [LS-CU]

ORLANDO WEEKSDo you wanna be alone? Do you wanna be alone? (V.O.)

HARRY rapidly sits up in bath nervously [MCU]

ORLANDO WEEKSAnd are you cool? (V.O.)

HARRY wipes his eyes and shakes head in disgust at himself [CU]

ORLANDO WEEKSHypocritical, analytical, so critical (V.O.)

HARRY [CU]Nothing's perfect; I'm hoping I'll do

(Shot cuts to ABBIE in her bed crying)ABBIE [CU]

But I will not do, ‘Cause nothing's perfect; so I’ll have to make do

Scene 5INT. HARRY’s bedroom – AfternoonHARRY’s in his bed, flicking through pictures of him and ABBIE. He is still very upset here and tries to think about the positives of their relationship and the good times they’ve had.

HARRY flicks through a pile of pictures stopping at certain ones and smiles occasionally. [MCU]

ORLANDO WEEKSIt’s my mistake and no mistake (V.O.)

HARRY finds a picture of him and ALEXA. His face drops. [CU]

ORLANDO WEEKSAnd I would take it back if I could (V.O.)

HARRY rips up the picture. [MCU]

ORLANDO WEEKSSo stay with me tonight (V.O.)

Scene 6INT. ABBIE’s bedroom - AfternoonABBIE is lying on her bed upset, looking at a picture of her and HARRY in a frame.

ABBIE lies in bed staring at picture with empty facial expression [CU]

ORLANDO WEEKSI'll make my bed; I'll lie in it (V.O.)

ABBIE gets out of bed and lifts the covers making bed [LS]

ORLANDO WEEKSAnd pillow talk into it

As ABBIE lifts the covers, shot cuts to ABBIE and HARRY lying in bed as though someone has lifted the covers and they’re underneath.

ABBIE and HARRY hugging under covers. [LS]ORLANDO WEEKS

I'll make my bed; I'll lie in it (V.O.)

Shot then cuts to quick shots of both HARRY and ABBIE lying in their own beds.

ABBIE lying in bed [CU]HARRY lying in bed [CU]ABBIE lying in bed [CU]HARRY lying in bed [CU]

ORLANDO WEEKSEnticing you with this leopard print (V.O)

Shot then cuts back to ABBIE standing in her bedroom breathing heavily and looking nervous about the flashback.

ABBIE panicking [LS]ORLANDO WEEKS

And matching velvet duvet (V.O.)

ABBIE then exits her bedroom, runs downstairs and begins to run down the street again.

ABBIE runs down street [LS]

ORLANDO WEEKSFirst love, Last love (V.O.)

ABBIE then runs into JOSH, they both look disorientated [MCU]

ORLANDO WEEKSOnly love, it's only love (V.O.)

JOSH looks up and smiles at ABBIE [CU]

ORLANDO WEEKSFirst love, Last love (V.O.)

ABBIE and JOSH gaze into each other’s eyes [MCU]

ORLANDO WEEKSOnly love, it's only love (V.O.)

ABBIE smiles at JOSH looks nervously at floor [CU]

ORLANDO WEEKSIt's only love (V.O)

Camera then pans across to the other side of the road and zooms in quickly to HARRY staring at ABBIE and JOSH.

HARRY stares at ABBIE and JOSH [MCU]

ORLANDO WEEKSIt’s only love

ABBIE and JOSH looking into each other’s eyes smiling [OSS] as HARRY looks on.

ORLANDO WEEKSIt’s only love (V.O)