Script

For our short film, we have decided that the use of a voiceover would be more effective. We wanted the audience to connect with the character of the mom, and felt that we could achieve this by having her talking to them directly.
Throughout the whole of the film, the son only speaks once when he says “I’m really sorry” to his mom. We did this so that the audience didn’t get too attached to him.
The film starts when the mom is preparing breakfast. She starts out talking casually to her son, as anyone would in that situation. Her tone changes as she then addresses the audience and introduces herself. The audience need to feel involved with the mom’s story, and will feel sympathetic when she lets them in on her secret “I think I’m losing my mind”. For the rest of the film, the mom’s discussion/monologue to the audience gets more and more in depth as she talks about her son and how determined he was to reach his goals. As she gets more comfortable talking, her language becomes more colloquial and the audience feel like we can trust what she is saying.