P3- Sample Scripts for 'Pizza Boy'

Sample Script(s)- ‘A day in the life: Pizza Boy’

Scene 1

Setting- Front of ‘customer’ house

Cameraman: So, what are you doing now?

Pizza boy: Well we’re at the first job of the night now

Cameraman: Just a typical working night then?

Pizza boy: Right, yeah, typical night should be all right… Let’s go then

[Pizza Boy walks up path to door with camera crew following behind…knocks on door]

[Waiting several moments with no sign of customer, suddenly a face is pressed up against the window]

Customer: [disappears from window and several pound notes are pushed through letter box]

Pizza Boy: [Picking up money/confused] What about your pizza?

No answer. Pizza boy places boxes on step and turns hesitantly to the cameraman.

Cameraman: Has this happened before?

Pizza Boy: err…stuff similar…there isn’t really a procedure for it… the transaction is still considered complete though [Looking down at order sheet]

Scene 2

Setting- Pavement and road area

Short scene with hardly any speech

Pizza Boy gets on a small scooter and attempts to balance himself and his orders, he begins to push himself forward but the ride is very wobbly/unsteady. Pizza boy trips over the scooter

Pizza Boy: **** {Expletive to be covered with a ‘beep’}

Scene 3

Setting- Front of a new ‘customer’ house

Pizza boy is looking wounded, clearly doesn’t want to be at this house. Studying order sheet with a frown

Cameraman: You don’t look particularly excited to be here

Pizza Boy: [looking up/stutters] I-I’ve had trouble with this house before