Treatment 1 for Mum’s The Word

TREATMENT FOR MUM’S THE WORD

SCREEN 1.

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We Fade In on a Blank White background, from the Left Hand Side a Ball like object with a face is moving along to the Right, the Ball is the focus of the film, she’s carrying a baby, a small glowing comes from her belly to signify this, the expression on the Mother shows that she may not be ready for the responsibility of raising baby.

Mother stops outside of a dingy building, a health clinic, from inside we see another Ball character emerge, he has a Red Cross symbol on him that shows he’s a Doctor, he encourages the Mother to come inside the clinic.

INT.

Cut to Inside of the clinic the Mother explains her situation to the Doctor, a speech bubble with symbols appears which detail what she is saying to the doctor. Then Doctor offers the option of an abortion, this is shown in his own speech bubble.

After thinking the matter through she accepts the offer and follows the Doctor Off Screen on the Right Hand Side into an operating room to under go the operation.

A clock image appears on screen that's ticking away indicating that time has passed.

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The Mother is seen leaving the clinic the glow no longer in her stomach and expresses relief.

Though the Mother is uncertain if she made the right choice, it was nonetheless her choice, she’s at peace with herself and finds closure.

SCREEN 2.

We Fade In on a Blank White background, from the Left Hand Side a Ball like object with a face is moving along to the Right, the Ball is the focus of the film, she’s carrying a baby, a small glowing comes from her belly to signify this, the expression on the Mother shows that she may not be ready for the responsibly of raising baby.

The Mother has a smaller glowing orb representing the yet to be born baby. The Orb expresses sadness for not being ready for the responsibly of raising baby.

Mother stops outside of a dingy building, a health clinic, from inside we see another Ball character emerge, he has a Red Cross symbol on him that shows he’s a Doctor, he encourages the Mother to come inside the clinic.

INT.

Cut to Inside of the clinic the Mother explains her situation to the Doctor, a speech bubble with symbols appears which detail what she saying to the doctor. Then Doctor offers the option of an abortion, this is shown in his own speech bubble.

After thinking the matter through she decides not to go through with it and leaves the clinic Moving to the Left Hand Side.

A ticking clock symbol appears implying time has passed.

INT.

The Mother is then seen with her baby held in her arms and expresses relief.

Though the Mother expresses uncertainty as whether she made the right choice, it was nonetheless her choice, she’s at peace with herself and finds closure.

SCREEN 3.

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We Fade In on a Blank White background, from the Left Hand Side a Ball like object with a face is moving along to the Right, the Ball is the focus of the film, she’s carrying a baby, a small glowing comes from her belly to signify this, the expression on the Mother show that she may not be ready for the responsiblity of raising baby.

The Mother arrives at a Foster home here another Ball representing the head of the household greets her. And in a speech bubble symbols pop up to describe the adoption procedure.

The Mother is internally conflicted about this decision, after carefully thinking it through she decides to go through with it and agrees to give her baby up for adoption Moving Off Screen to the Right Hand Side into the Orphanage.

A ticking clock symbol appears implying time has passed.

The Mother is then seen watching her baby from afar now being raised by its foster parents, the Mother expresses relief.

Though the Mother is uncertain if she made the right choice, it was nonetheless her choice, she’s at peace with herself and finds closure.

The End.