NEW script for the project

INT. WHITE SUNLIGHT BEAMS THROUGH A GAP IN THE CURTAINS, TO THE BED AND SHOWS AN UNMADE BED. WALKS THROUGH THE THIN COMPACT HALLWAYS OF THE HOUSE INTO THE BATHROOM AND TURNS ON THE TAP TO GET READY, THEN HE IS TRACKED TO THE KITCHEN OF BOWL OF BREAKFAST BEING MADE, LOW ANGLE CLOSE UP OF THE SHOWER TURNING ON, WARDROBE OPENING. SHOW OLLIE SITTING ON THE BED AND STARTING TO WORK. TRANSITIONS TO MIDDAY WHILE THE CAMERA REMAINS IN THE SAME POSITION AIMED AT THE COMPUTER. HIGH ANGLE OF OLLIES COMPUTER AS HE LOADS UP DISCORD. COMPUTER POV OF OLLIES COMPUTER AS HE PUTS A HEADSET ON AND JOINS A DISCORD CALL. - MORNING

OLLIE

joyfully

Hello lads.

POV OF FINS AND MELEKS COMPUTERS AS THEY BOTH RESPOND.

FIN

bored

Hey.

MELEK

tired

Hi.

INT. MELEKS ROOM - MIDDAY.

the dim natural lighting is extinguished by yellow light from leds. (the yellow light on artificial lights shows she is not actually happy just using a persona)

MELEK

so what are we going to watch?

OLLIE

Star Wars?

MELEK

How about fuck off.

FIN

Lads, Lads, how about we compromise and watch an Adam Sandler film?

CUTS TO INT. POV OF FINS COMPUTER AND HIS ADAM SANDLER CUT OUT IS VISIBLE IN THE BACKGROUND. 

OLLIE

reluctantly

God no.

MELEK

reluctantly

No.

FIN

Fine wanna watch muppets for the 4th time?

OLLIE

Absolutely.

INT. SCREEN RECORDING OF FINS COMPUTER GOING ONTO DISNEY PLUS AND LOADING UP THE 1979 VERSION OF THE MUPPETS MOVIE, THE MOVIE BEGINS - day

CUT TO POV OF OLLIES COMPUTER.

Ollie goes onto his phone. Browsing the apps as the Movie plays in the background.

OLLIE

Did you know Orson Welles was in this?

FIN

knowingly

Yes you told us last time you dunce.

Meleks phone as she watches Tik Tok.

MELEK

Tik tok audio can be heard through Meleks mic

OLLIE

Can you go 5 minutes without being on that damn app.

FIN

sarcastic

Nah what do you mean shes big internet famous, 10k followers and all that.

MELEK

At least I show my face.

Cut to Ollie eating a strepsil cough sweet.

OLLIE

baffled

Well yea... but uh, shut ya mouth.

Sits and watches his phone while the movie continues to play.

Timelapse of the window

WINDOW AS THE SCENE TRANSITIONS TO MELEKS WINDOW.

timelapse of the window

INT. Meleks room- midday.

INT. SUN BEAMS THROUGH A GAP IN THE CURTAINS, SHOWS MELEK FILMING A VIDEO, SHE STOPS THE RECORDING AND WALKS OUT OF HER ROOM TO THE KITCHEN WERE SHE GRABS SOME FOOD GOES TO THE BATHROOM TURNS ON THE SHOWER, WARDROBE OPENING. SHOW MELEK SITTING ON THE BED AND STARTING TO WORK. TRANSITIONS TO MIDDAY WHILE THE MUSIC FROM HER PHONE PLAYS IN THE BACKGROUND AFTER SHE FINISHES THE WORK SHE LOADS UP DISCORD. COMPUTER POV OF MELEKS COMPUTER AS HE PUTS A HEADSET ON AND JOINS A DISCORD CALL. - AFTERNOON

FIN

excited then disappointed

Whos that, oh it's you.

MELEK

ohh well fuck you to.

Melek Play with the lighting in the room with a remote settling on.

FIN

So hows your day been?

MELEK

well I've just been doing what I always do really, what did you do?

FIN

I've just woken up

MELEK

signs

Of course you have.

Melek goes onto her phone and starts taking some photos.

SCREEN RECORDING OF OLLIE JOINING THE CALL.

FIN

Annoyed

Oi I have some questions for you

INT. OLLIES ROOM- MIDDAY.

INT. THE ROOM IS DARKER THAN BEFORE, LESS LIGHT COMING THROUGH THE CURTAINS WITH THE LEDS RED AND THE LIGHT COMING THROUGH THE WINDOW IS WHITE OLLIE LOOKS A BIT PALER, MORE NATURAL SOUNDS IN THE BACKGROUND. - AFTERNOON

Ollie Starts messing with a resistance band while sitting on his bed, turns on facecam and smiles

OLLIE

confused

(coughs) What have I done now?

FIN

Inquisitive

Are you employed?

OLLIE

Well no not technically...

FIN

Do you have a form of cash flow?

MELEK

What is this going?

OLLIE

Yes aI informally work still, why?

INT. FINS ROOM IS DARK, ONLY ILLUMINATED BY THE LIGHT OF THE COMPUTER AND THE GAPS IN THE CURTAINS AND UNDER THE DOOR.SITTING AT HIS DESK ON HIS GAMING CHAIR LEANS FORWARD CAUSING THE BACKGROUND FILLED WITH POP VINYL FIGURES AND AN ADAM SANDLER CUT OUT. ACTS LIKE A DETECTIVE STEREOTYPE PLACING BOTH HANDS ON THE DESK JOINED TOGETHER IN A BALL. - AFTERNOON

FIN

Same difference, now go to the game store.

OLLIE

realisation

  Oh for Gods sake. (signs) This is the thing you put in the discord yesterday isn't it.

FIN

Buy a switch

OLLIE

I don't have enough money yet

FIN

So just pay in steps

OLLIE

I have £2.75 to my name how do you expect me to do that.

Melek leans forward while sat on her bed and Records the argument and puts it on snapchat.

MELEK

When you to have stopped arguing like an old couple can we do something. push the button perhaps?

FIN

We can't, Brandons not here.

MELEK

someone else just buy it then simple.

In sync

FIN

OLLIE

Well if you insist, It sounds like your volunteering to me. (other similar mumblings)

MELEK

well not me obviously, someone else

FIN

Well it sounds like your the only one who wants to play it, plus there is only 3 of us.

OLLIE

he is right Jackbox for 3 is like being in a group chat with only one person, it works but it's absolutely shocking. We will play it on Friday when everyone is on.

MELEK

You promise?

OLLIE

Probably I don't know if we get 6 people on, sure why not.

FIN

Well maybe I will pull a Madeline.

OLLIE

You better not or I'm pulling a Hannah Stocking.

MELEK

Well I might pull an OJ

FIN

Murder your Wife? If your gonna make a joke know the context.

MELEK

Alright sorry joke police.

Fin puts on Coco, and starts playing animal crossing.

Melek starts to watch something on her phone.

Looks at the movie for a bit then goes onto Mario bros

Timelapse of the window

WINDOW AS THE SCENE TRANSITIONS TO FINLEYS WINDOW.

timelapse of the window

INT. DARK ROOM, MINIMAL LIGHT CAN GET THROUGH THE CURTAINS, FINLEY IS WOKEN BY HIS OWN ACCORD, SLIDES OUT OF BED STANDING OVER HIS WORK UNIFORM ON THE FLOOR AND TURNS HIS COMPUTER ON AND LOGS IN. WALKS DOWNSTAIRS AND GRABS SOME SNACKS AND SOME SOFT DRINKS AND WALKS BACK UPSTAIRS INTO THE BATHROOM (WE DO NOT SEE WHAT HE DOES IN THE BATHROOM) THEN HE EMERGES AFTER SOME TIME HAS PASSED AND WALKS BACK INTO HIS ROOM AND SITS ON HIS COMPUTER (TIMELAPSE ON HIS COMPUTER ABOUT HIM WORKING AND PLAYING GAMES. TIME PASSES AND HE STARTS A DISCORD CALL AND WAITS FOR PEOPLE TO JOIN. - MORNING

Brandon joins the call

Brandons face is never shown

BRANDON

inquisitive

Hello what are you doing up you're way to early.

FIN

tired

I was too tired to sleep.

BRANDON

ahh that sounds normal.

FIN

and I've got work, I just cant be arsed.

BRANDON

Inquisitive

how many people go, I assume not many people would go, when you think off an essential reason to go out no one thinks "yeah sports direct"

FIN

you'd be surprised, honestly the que was up to the Debenhams its mad how desperate people were for trainers, they're not going anywhere important anytime soon.

brandon

True

both start typing and doing work

FIN

what work you got now?

Screen recording.

BRANDON

some business stuff, diagrams, You?

FIN

well I'm "writing" my screenplay.

BRANDON

So what's the basic gist of this story.

FIN

Well, Ollie gets with melek for a start but that's more fact than fiction, then she dumps him because he's a little simp making him go a bit mad and try and steal something while me and Tom try to stop him, long story short Ollie stabs Tom I watch and then something else will happen, probably I'm not sure.

BRANDON

sounds good

Melek joins the call

FIN

speak of the devil and they shall appear.

INT. MELEKS ROOM IS DARKER WITH LESS NATURAL LIGHT AND MORE UNNATURAL YELLOW LIGHTING FROM HER LEDS, SHE IS IN THE SAME LOCATION AS SHE WAS THE PREVIOUS DAY

Sits there on her phone talking to someone else sending them snaps and taking photos making different photos and poses making herself look "nicer"

MELEK

Hhm?

FIN

Nothing just talking about film scripts, how's yours going?

MELEK

I haven't even started.

BRANDON

Typical.

MELEK

so how's everyone's day?

FIN

Too long and about to get longer.

MELEK

Why?

FIN

Work.

MELEK

Is that already back on?

FIN

Yeah, it's pretty stupid that we're already going back here and we've got one of the highest infection rates.

MELEK

Really?

BRANDON

confused

Melek do you watch the local news?

MELEK

serious

No why would I?

BRANDON

(laughs)

FIN

It's pretty important.

MELEK

but there are other stories I care about more than the local stories.

BRANDON

Honestly I'm not sure what so think.

MELEK

annoyed

Just because I don...

Ollie joins.

INT. OLLIES ROOM HAS NO NATURAL LIGHT, IT IS ONLY ILLUMINATED BY THE RED LEDS AND A LAMP, HES SAT UP IN BED A GOT A FAN OUT OF SIGHT ONLY THE FAINT WHIRRING CAN BE HEARD. THE BACKDROP IS THE SAME AS BEFORE.

OLLIE

Alright lads?

MELEK

Good as I can be.

FIN

As fine as possible.

Ollie coughs in the background

BRANDON

Pretty good.

OLLIE

Wow what a world.

FIN

What?

OLLIE

Brandon is the happiest of us all, the world must be ending.

FIN

(jokingly serious)

Ollie your jokes are complete trash, never attempt the feat of comedy again or I will impale you with a spike.

OLLIE

delivered like a zinger

That's what I did with yo mama!

BRANDON

Damn, he's got you there.

FIN

I now know how it feels to lose.

Ollie coughs in the background and gets a bottle of water and a cough sweet.

MELEK

So what are we doing them, there's 4 of us Jackbox? Brandon?

BRANDON

No I'm not in the mood, anyone want to watch something?

start moving hands and making extremely over the top and emotive mannerisms to come across as hyperactive and jovial.

OLLIE

sincere

Lets let Melek choose for once, I feel we take her for granted and should be more grateful.

MELEK

happy

Awwwww, ok lets watch 13 reasons why

OLLIE

sarcastic

ye... No that's shit.

FIN

Disappointed

you had one job, pick a good show and you couldn't even do that.

MELEK

Im sorry, I'll just do a Hannah Baker.

Ollie coughs in the background

BRANDON

It doesn't matter now, just put on over the garden fence.

FIN

Why do you want to watch that?

BRANDON

Because it's scary and I know you will hate it.

FIN

Touche.

Finley leans back and starts using is foot to use the mouse while sighing, puts on over the garden hedge a show with heavy death themes.

OLLIE

Finley?

FIN

Yes?

OLLIE

when does your work start?

FIN

Well let's have a look...

checks the time

Oh shit!

Gets out of his gaming chair grabs his uniform and a bag and runs leaving his discord on.

Collective laughter from the remaining parties.

LAUGHTER AND THE EMPTY ROOM TRANSITIONS TO THE CALL AS OVER A PERIOD OF TIME (WHICH IS SHOWN THROUGH ACCELERATED RECORDING) THE PEOPLE LEAVE WHO WERE IN THE GROUP CALL AND THE CLOCK ON THE COMPUTER GOES FORWARD TO EARLY AFTERNOON THE NEXT DAY.

INT. EVERYONE JOINS THE CALL ACCEPT OLLIE (WHO AT THIS POINT IS IN HOSPITAL BUT NO ONE KNOWS THAT) AND THE ATMOSPHERE IS VERY JOVIAL AND HAPPY AS THEY PREPARE TO PLAY JACKBOX.

FIN

building the hype for the moment up

Right lads time for the long awaited moment, brandon would you please, screenshare the game code!

BRANDON

can you not get Ollie on?

FIN

nah it rang out, but he's probably working on his script or something just share the damn code.

BRANDON

Fine, but if he joins late Im blaming you.

shares the screen

The collective group cheers out

MELEK

Finally, what we playing first?

They spin a wheel which chooses the game package and then spin another wheel with the games in the selected package.

BRANDON

The dating game it is then.

MELEK

yeah thats my shit right there.

They all load into the game

the section where they play games is unscripted and has to be as natural as possible to make the scene more real, this includes answers made by the people in the project not by me and anything they say is also there responsibility.

MELEK

GGs guys good game.

WHO EVER CAME LAST

rigged, Im sorry but that whole game was rigged (insert name of who every won) was appalling.

FIN

Save some salt for your dinner, Jesus.

THOMAS

Another! and this time I shall win.

FIN

You sure?

They spin a wheel which chooses the game package and then spin another wheel with the games in the selected package.

BRANDON

Push the button boys lets go.

the section where they play games is unscripted and has to be as natural as possible to make the scene more real, this includes answers made by the people in the project not by me and anything they say is also there responsibility.

Time lapse of the group playing different games and a compilation of what they say and do.

Timelapse ends.

TRANISTONS TO DARKNESS

EXT. SUN BEAMS ON FINLEY’S FACE AS HE EXITS HIS HOUSE WEARING HIS BEST CASUAL OUTFIT TO RETURN TO COLLEGE INCLUDING A NEW FACE MASK, THE SOUND IN THIS SCENE IS COMPLETELY DIEGETIC, HE STEPS OUT OF HIS HOUSE AND LOOKS AT THE NEW WORLD WHICH HAS BEEN MADE. - MORNING

Walks down the street staying a meter away from others admiring the shops and people while walking, walks into the park and watches the dog walkers embracing the fact that he is able to go outside, Puts his headphones on for the remained of the journey and listen to beatles songs such as, I feel fine or here comes the sun. He walks through the tunnel and his footsteps echo behind the music. Arrives at college and looks at the other students with there face masks, the college is presented in a mystical way due to the students not being there for a long time and some basically forgot is existed.

Melek walks in the gates behind Fin after coming from the other direction.

MELEK

where's Ollie?

FIN

Come here.

Melek walks to Finley and they hug.

CAMERA FADES TO BLACK AND THE AUDIENCE NEVER FINDS OUT OLLIES FATE