92 Days Before – scene 17

Mark is sat at his desk looking at his screen, with Hugo.

Mark: So we are happy about mixing in some humour?

Hugo: it’s a dark series, we need to add some levity

Mark: Perfect.

Anni walks in.

Anni: sorry but Sophie just sent a message over. David wants to talk to everyone in the atrium and Andrew is here.

Mark stands up.

Mark: Excellent. Hugo I will bring Andrew up with us.

scene changes, Andrew is stood in the main entrance looking around. Mark comes running down the hall.

Mark: Hey

They shake hands

Andrew: Nice offices

Mark: Yeah, not that you are going to see much of it, apart from maybe a few of the conference rooms for script reading.

Andrew: Right.

Beth walks passed Mark quickly points at her.

Mark: Beth.

Beth starts walking over and smiles at Andrew.

Mark: Andrew this is Beth, she’s going to be handling the casting.

Andrew: yeah we’ve worked together before

Beth: I started off on cooper street as well.

Mark: I did not know that

Beth: Actually Andrew, I have a list in my office of a few of our casting prospects, would you like to have a look?

Andrew: yeah sure, anything I can do to help

Beth walks off

Andrew: So going to give me the tour?

Mark: No time, David’s coming down to give us all a pep rally I think. Down here is the press area, you are going to want to avoid that. Upstairs is my office and the floor above that is where the producers meet.

From off screen.

Elizabeth: Mark, I need a statement.

Elizabeth appears but stops as she spots Andrew.

Elizabeth: Mr Johnson

Mark: This is Elizabeth, she’s heading our press office.

Andrew: Elizabeth, you wrote the article about me getting arrested?

Elizabeth looks mortified

Elizabeth: I’m sorry.

Andrew: Its fine you were doing your job.

Elizabeth: If you want we can spend an hour today, work out a statement and interview about how excited you are to work for the show.

Andrew: Sounds good.

Elizabeth turns back to Mark.

Elizabeth: I’m going to need that statement?

Mark: Yeah, Anni has it.

Elizabeth: You didn’t upset anyone in it did you?

Mark: Me never.

Elizabeth: I will see her after this. Any idea what David is going to say?

Mark: I’m sure it will be folksy wisdom.

Andrew: So you didn’t write his speech for him?

Mark: I offered but you know, he wants to do it himself.

Elizabeth shakes her head and walks off camera
Andrew: She’s cute.

Mark: Eyes off superstar.

Beth returns.

Beth: There you go.

Andrew: Cheers, I will have a look later

Mark: Here we go.

Entrance begins to fill with people. David stands on one of the steps. Camera will flick between characters as David speaks.

David: Well here we all are. For some of us this has been a long time coming, for others it is just your first day but we are all here for a common purpose, to create something brilliant that will enhance the lives of so many people, no more than those who work here. Those who have made mistakes or have felt lost or who have something more to give to the world. Today the works starts so, time to get to it.

Round of applause.

Mark: he should have let me write it.

Andrew: It lacked a little flair

Beth: Guess he’s a director for a reason.

They laugh and walk off together.

End scene