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THE SPECTRUM
SCREENPLAY
WRITTEN BY
ANGHARAD BALLEMILY BARRON
EMMA LOUISE WHELAN
EXT. A SUBURBAN ROAD.DAY
Noah and his family are moving into a new house, the removal vanarrives and the families possessions are carried in. Noah feels
uneasy about the prospect of a new home and a new life.
DAD:
(encouraging)
Looks good, doesnt it?
NOAH:
(blankly stares at him, unamused)
DAD:
ositivity Noah, ositivity.
NOAH:
(stares blankly at him and his surroundings)
(pause)
! dont like it.
DAD:"ou havent even been inside
NOAH:
(stubborn)
! dont like it.
DAD:
"ou dont like it because#?
NOAH:
(no answer)
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DAD:
$ecause its got a brown roof?
NOAH:
(stubbornly)
No.
(grimaces)
$ecause its got a white door.
DAD:
(chuckles to himself)
(NOAH ENTERS HIS NEW HOME, NEW FURNITURE HAS ALREADY BEEN MOVED IN,
HE LOOKS AROUND DISPAIRINGLY.NOAHS FATHER CALLS FROM THE HALLWAY,
NOAH TAKES A LAST LOOK AT THE ROOM THEN MAKES HIS WAY TO THE HALLWAY
WHERE NOAHS FATHER IS CARRYING SEVERAL BOXES)
DAD:
%ould you give me a hand with these
NOAH:
(bluntly)
&f course.
(NOAH TAKES BOXES INTO A MAIN ROOM, HIS FATHER HAS PLACED SEVERAL
BOXES THERE WHILST HE HAS BEEN SURVEYING THE HOUSE. THEY ARE STREWN
ACROSS THE ROOM, NOAH DISPAIRINGLY DRAGS THEM INTO ORDER)
DAD:
(sarcastic)
%ould you maybe bring the bo'es inrather than rearrange them.
NOAH:
(runs off on a tangent)
ell actually#if Petronius Arbiterrecognies that *+eorganiing can
be a wonderful method for creating the illusion of progress while
producing confusion, inefficiency, and demoraliation.
!m sure you are capable of grasping the same.
DAD:
(bemused)
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! sometimes wonder where ! got you from#
(Wal! "a# $%&' all)
NOAH:
(calls out)
ell biologically-
DAD:
(pops his head round the door)
top. No science today
EXT. PARK. DAY
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!&11l! 2$& & "'$!&'! *'1 a%* 0&! a 1$l L$3..
NOAH
(frustrated)
please Samson stop!
Samson sit!
Liv walks up behind him and watches in amusement.
LIV
(advising)
Let him off the lead, hell calm down once hes had a run.
Noah 1
(agitated)
I cannot let him off the lead, as he would most likely impale
himself on something.
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LIV
(harshly)
Samson sit!
Samson sits
NOAH
(annoyed)
Incredible
Noah starts to walk away
LIV
Your welcome
(pauses)
NOAH
(ranting)
Usually your welcome is a response to thank you, but I never thanked
you thus your welcome was not necessary.
(pause)
I apologise that was rude.
(embarrassed)
My name is Noah.
LIV
(sceptical)
Im Liv
(watching the dogs run off)
We should follow them
EXT. PARK. DAY
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LIV
1nd so you 9ust, roll it between your fingers
N&12
(frustrated)
! cant do it
LIV
(jokingly)
ractice makes perfect
NOAH
(outraged)
3hat is in relation to activities that re:uire a degree of
intelligence#hardly applicable to the rolling of a tobacco product.
LIV
(casually)
o 9ust breathe in#
NOAH
(coughing, droll)
5y lungs are being encased in to'icity
LIV
(laughing)
3hat happens to everyone the first time, it gets better trust me
NOAH
(concerned)
1re you aware that the packet of tobacco you have 9ust purchased
clearly states that *smoking kills
LIV
(mock shock)
+eally?
NOAH
"es;
INT. NOAHS MUSIC ROOM. DAY
Noah and Liv are getting to know each-other.
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LIV
(fascinated)
"ou must be loaded
NOAH
"es
LIV
!s this soundproofed?
NOAH
"es. ! sometimes come in here to shout as loud as ! can
LIV
(awkward)
&h right#
NOAH
(off on a tangent)
! sometimes find myself getting very-
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NOAH
!ndependent studies show that children who learn the piano tend to
do better in school. 3his is attributed to the discipline, hand-eye
coordination and social skills building#ironic isnt it?
LIV
(joking)
"oure really weird sometimes#
INT. BATHROOM. DAY
Noah is shaving in the bathroom, using his fathers shaving cream
and raor.
DAD
(Faint voice)
Noah have you seen my shaving cream? 1nd my raor?
NOAH
(Monotone)
! am currently using them
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Da* '+%! *'' a%* %&! & "a&''0 0a%2$l !a-$%1
DAD
(Baffled)
hat for?
NOAH
(ff on a tangent)
ell historically 4gyptians shaved their beards and heads which was
a custom adopted by the 0reeks and +omans about
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NOAH
!t seems to be what pop culture class as music.
DAD
(!n"uiringly)
"ou dont seem impressed#why are you listening to it?
NOAH
(firmly)
$ecause ! want to be normal
DAD
Now what is normal?
NOAH
3he &'ford dictionary definition is#
DAD
(interrupts)
&k ! will be downstairs if you need me
INT. NEW YEARS EVE HOUSE PARTY5NIGHT
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l+ $0 4$& $%. N'a 4l! %#'04'&a"l a%* la!! '& a& L$3.
LIV
!ts freeing
NOAH>
(blunt)
"ou could put some more clothes on#
LIV
(teasingly)
Now that would be no fun would it
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NOAH>
(shouting above noise)
"ou should really close the front door, statistically %hristmas time
has a higher rate of burglaries#
(A CROWD OF PEOPLE GATHER WHO SPUR NOAH ON, HE DOWNS VAST AMOUNTS OFALCOHOL)
LIV
(chuckling)
! see you fit right in
NOAH
(slurred)
! think ! may be 9ust slightly into'icated
LIV
(smiles)
&pen your mouth
NOAH
(#tutters)
hy?
LIV
o you trust me?
LIV
(pops a pill on his tongue and hands him a beer)
rink up
NOAH
(G'! &' & l$3$%1 ''0 a%* !$&! $% & #%& '4 & !'4a, a#&$'%
#'%&$%! a'%* $0 "& $! 4'6% $% a *+ !&a& '4 &'1&)
NOAH LOOKS AROUND THE CROWD OF PEOPLE THEY BUMP INTO HIM ADDING TO
HIS FEELINGS OF CLAUSTROPHOBIA, HE STEPS OUTSIDE NEEDING AIR. NOAH
SEES LIVS FIGURE IN THE BACKGROUND WITH A MAN, HE RUSHES OVER.
NOAH>
(frantic)
hat have you done to me?
LIV>(drunken laughter)
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+ela', its 9ust a teeny bit of#
(whispers mockingly)
ecstasy
GUY>
(intimidating)ere in the middle of something here, leave
NOAH
(angry)
! am not ready to leave.
GUY> "ouve got @ seconds to fuck off before !-
A FIGHT BREAKS OUT
LIV
Noah stop it;
(L!/ 3+!4 3& 6LL 2!5 &AA)
NOAH
(Noahpushes her off giving her a bloody lip)
2e realises what hes done stares at her horrified tries to comfort
her
LIV
(choked)
ont touch me
NOAH
!m sorry-
LIV>
(through her teeth)
Bust leave, ! dont want you here
INT. BEDROOM. NIGHT
1 voice is heard outside of the room, calling Liv to dinner. he
takes a swig of vodka, sighs and gets up.
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INT. BEDROOM DAY
Noah reads books, listens to music and reorganises things in his
room as a coping mechanism.
INT. HOUSE.DAY
Noah is going round the house reorganising the house to pass the
time because he doesnt spend time with Liv. Noahs dad is concerned
about Noahs welfare his habits are advancing drastically.
Noah is reorganizing the cutlery draw, he is putting all the books
in alphabetical order.
NOAH
(obsessive)
Forks, Knives and Spoons.
Forks, Knives and Spoons.
Forks Knives and Spoons.
Dad looks at Noah concerned.
INT. CAR 7OURNEY. DAY
DAVID>
(casually)
"ou ok?
NOAH>
efine *ok
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(AN AWKWARD SILENCE FALLS WITHIN THE MOVING CAR, NOAH STARES OUT THE
WINDOW AVOIDING THE TOPIC OF CONVERSATION)
DAVID>
!m not Cgonna say anything to ad#
(sarcastic)
e could give the whole#brotherly bonding thing a try if you like?
NOAH>
(bluntly)
No thank you
DAVID>
ell you can start by telling me why !ve had to get out of bed at
this time to-
NOAH>
!ts midday.
DAVID:
4'actly#
NOAH> !m meeting Liv-
DAVID:
(teasing)
$aby bros got himself a girl#finally ! thought you might be D
NOAH>
(going off on a tangent)
! may have got a tad#well 9ust a little bit agitated and then !
think#
DAVID:(annoyed) id you hit her?
NOAH> No; &f course ! didnt hit her
DAVID> o why are you apologising?
NOAH>
$ecause-
DAVID>
(teasingly)
$ecause you like her?
&r# because you lo-
NOAH>
(flustered)
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e are not having this discussion#
! 9ust dont cope well with change
(NOAH CATCHES A GLIPSE OF A BLONDE GIL ABO!T TO COSS THE OAD "ITH
HE IPOD IN)
NOAH>
(shouts)
avid sto-
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& 'a*!$*.)