SHOT 1

SHOT close crop of bottom portion of the face.

a girl 15-17 lights a fresh cigarette.
soft lips, no lipstick.
short, dark purple nails.
she inhales deeply and blows smoke out.

LIGHTING soft

MUSIC contemporary, alternative

SHOT 2:

SHOT close crop of bottom portion of the face.

a woman in her early 30s blows out a puff of smoke.
she wears scarlett lipstick and a wedding ring.
she nears the end of her cigarette.
she has french manicured nails-long.

LIGHTING dark. she is outside.

MUSIC silent.
SHOT 3

SHOT INT. girls room. there are clothes strewn on the oor.
arial view of the girls legs.
she taps her foot nervously, to the music.
ask she smokes, she nervously touches her thigh, tapping
ngers to the music.

LIGHTING soft, brighter than previous shot.

MUSIC alternative, same song

SHOT 4

SHOT EXT. of house.

car door slams.
close shot of the car.
wide shot of the house.
the woman, nishes her cigarette,
throws it away,
and holding her purse and a plastic bag,
walks up the path to her house.
the living room is lit, as well as a bedroom upstairs.

LIGHTING dark. she is outside.

MUSIC silent.
SHOT 5

SHOT INT. girls room.

the girl looks down from her room as the woman walks
towards the house.
she looks solemnly as she nishes her cigarette.

through the window, a close shot of her face.

(this is the rst time we see her entire face).

LIGHTING moonlight on her face.

MUSIC soft murmer of music in the background.

SHOT 6

SHOT INT. of house.

a wide shot of the dining room, foyer, front door opened
as seen from the living room.

the woman enters the house, walks towards the stairs.

she pauses at the foot of the stairwell.
she looks towards someone in the living room (not yet visible).
and says, hi. how was your day?

LIGHTING light comes from living lamps in the living room.

MUSIC a girl of about 14 plays Chopins Fantasie Impromptu

on the piano.
SHOT 7

SHOT INT. of house.

wide shot of living room.
piano in the center of the frame.
a young girl sits with her back to the camera.
she turns around and says ne.
she then, pauses awkwardly and turns back towards the piano.

LIGHTING warm light from lamps.

MUSIC silence.
SHOT 8

SHOT INT. of house--stairwell

the woman pauses to look at the girl, as she resumes playing.
the woman climbs the stairs.
the staircase is in the center of the frame.
she climbs the stairs as the music escalates.

LIGHTING there is a light on at the top of the stairs.

MUSIC Chopin continues.

SHOT 9

SHOT INT. of house--second oor

the woman reaches the top of the stairwell.
perspective from behind the woman.
the girl of 15-17 walks to the doorway.
the woman looks at her and she avoids eye contact,
as she shuts the door.

LIGHTING hallway light. light coming from the girls room.

MUSIC piano music in the background.

a murmer of music from the girls room.
SHOT 10

SHOT INT. girls room.

wide shot of the entire room.
the girl walks from her closed door to the nightstand

LIGHTING light from lamp on nighstand.

MUSIC her music plays with the faint sound of piano playing in the
background.
SHOT 11

SHOT INT. of drawer

aerial view
the drawer is lled with photos of all kinds.
she sifts through the pile (we see only her hands)
and nds an EPT pregnancy test box.

LIGHTING light from lamp on nightstand.

MUSIC her own music stops.

piano music in the background.
SHOT 12

SHOT INT. womans bathroom.

aerial view of bathroom counter.
she places her purse and plastic bag on the counter.
she takes from the plastic bag, an identical pregnancy test.

LIGHTING bright vanity lighting.

MUSIC the piano music from downstairs.

SHOT 13

SHOT aerial view of hands of the young girl playing the piano.
(we see only her hands)

LIGHTING light from lamp on the left side creates shadows

and high-lights.

MUSIC Chopin
SHOT 14

SHOT the young girls hands unwrap the test,

close crop/ aerial view of the hands.

LIGHTING bathroom lighting.

MUSIC the piano music from downstairs.

SHOT 15

SHOT close crop of the toilet paper roll.

the woman pulls at the roll,
ushes the toilet and sets the test on the counter.

LIGHTING bathroom light.

MUSIC Chopin.
SHOT 16

SHOT the girl reads the instructions as she sits on the toilet seat.
she sets them down, takes the test in her hands, and puts it
between her legs.

LIGHTING bathroom lighting.

MUSIC the piano music has stopped.

SHOT 17

SHOT the young girl has stopped playing.

aerial view of her hands on the keyboard.
she takes them off of the piano.

LIGHTING lamp light.

MUSIC silence.
SHOT 18

SHOT the toilet ushes and the girl turns the dial on an eggtimer.
close crop of the dial.
she then sets it on her bathroom counter beside the test.

LIGHTING bathroom lighting.

MUSIC silence.
the ticking of the eggtimer.
SHOT 19

SHOT wide shot of the womans room.

she paces, taking off piece of jewelry and changing her
clothes.
she dgets, nervously.

LIGHTING lamps in the bedroom create interesting shadows.

MUSIC the ticking of the eggtimer.

SHOT 20

SHOT the girl sits on the edge of the tub.

she watches the timer.
depth of eld: timer is obscured in the foreground
girl is in focus in the background

LIGHTING bathroom lighting.

MUSIC the ticking of the eggtimer.

SHOT 21

SHOT aerial shot of young girls hands on the piano.

she resumes playing.

LIGHTING lamp light.

MUSIC the ticking of the eggtimer.

chopin.
SHOT 22

SHOT the girl sits on the edge of the tub.

she watches the timer.
depth of eld: timer is obscured in the foreground
girl is in focus in the background
the timer stops.

LIGHTING bathroom lighting.

MUSIC Chopin
SHOT 23

SHOT depth of eld: test is in forground-obscured.

woman in focus, walks up to it.
picks up the test.

LIGHTING vanity lighting.

MUSIC Chopin.
SHOT 24

SHOT the girl sits down on the oor, staring at the test.
she holds it close, not looking away.
she digs in the trash to nd the instructions,
holding the test.

LIGHTING bathroom lighting.

MUSIC Chopin.
SHOT 25

SHOT woman throws the test in the trashcan.

she walks into her room and lays down on the bed.

LIGHTING lamp light.

MUSIC Chopin.
SHOT 26

SHOT the girl opens her door into the hallway. walks down the hall
to the womans door.
she pauses.
knocks softly and waits.

LIGHTING dark. the only light comes from her own bedroom.

MUSIC Chopin.
SHOT 27

SHOT the woman lays on the bed.

she hears the knocking. looks towards the ceiling and turns
her back to the door.

LIGHTING lamp light.

MUSIC Chopin.
SHOT 26

SHOT the young girl stops playing.

wide shot of the living room, with the stairway
in the background.
she shuts the musicbook, stands and walks to the stairs and
up them.

LIGHTING lamp light.

MUSIC silence.
SHOT 28

SHOT INT. hallway.

the girl walks back to her room and shuts the door.
the younger girl then reaches the top of the stairs.
she turns on the hallway light.
she walks to the girls door and knocks.
there is no answer.
she knocks again.

LIGHTING hallway lighting.

MUSIC silence.