The Deviation

By

Harry Swaine

Psychologist: Why are you here? (Voice overlaid upon “There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so” “William Shakespeare” followed by fast cut) (Close up of Jack’s face in a lonely environment, he is left with no technology and has a minimum amount of equipment. He looks around and walks out of focus which provides a backdrop for the actors name) Jack: Come on doc, I’ve paid a large amount for this; you should know why I’m here. (Silence as he writes notes and cut away to jack trying to peak subtly at the notes.) (Jack sits by a campfire and sharpens a large stick; a macro shot with a large area of out of focus background provides a backdrop for an actor’s name) Psychologist: (clears throat and he returns to normal position) A colleague has informed me of a program that could help your depression, but for your age…it could be out of your price ra…. (Gets interrupted) Jack: money isn’t a problem, the only structure I have had in my life is the endless drill of hard work…I mean when you don’t appreciate your life, what else can you do? (Fidgets uncomfortably) Psychologist: well, people have said until you have experienced this…experiment, you don’t know how lonely you truly are. (Jack laughs to himself with the same expressionless look that has been on his depressing face)

(A shot of jack setting up camp provides a backdrop for the director’s name) Jack: I’m sure it will be fine… (Conversation cuts to jack on location to the program. The building is modern and has a medical denotations, for example a small surgery) (At the point when jack goes under the film title appears on a distorted background. Jack then sits up into focus in a mid shot and looks around confused; an extreme wide angle shows his isolation) A voice over that is meant to be inside his head narrates his confusion) Jack (mind): what the hell…(rummages through pockets and bag and finds a phone out of battery with some survival gear) shouts “hello?” (He looks around towards the camera as he puts his bag on and does a double take towards the camera so it isn’t revealed what he looks at.) (As a transitional event, jack explores the lonely world he has been placed in through a series of locations, in order to represent time passing.) The opening ends as he collects wood for his camp, talking to himself as he realises he finds company in himself but he hears a distant ringing noise, it occurs that it is his phone ringing at his camp and sprints in order to answer it. The phone shuts down just as he gets there. Jack lies on the floor, annoyed that he missed the phenomenon, he throws the phone. Jack: DAMN IT! WHY?(rolls on the floor in anger) Psychologist: he’s only been under for 2 weeks, it’s too early to release him... (jack starts to get a head ache and screen gets distorted) Psychologist 2: the readings show his subconscious is leaking in, it will drive him insane. Psychologist: he was already mentally unstable…just keep the simulation going…we need this...

(Jack looks around as the world he is in becomes distorted and psychedelic, suddenly a man with a mask appears and the film cuts to black.)