National campaign against illegal tobacco and vapes
campaign script
We need a heart-hitting script.
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The illicit cigarette trade is not a victimless crime. Don't hold back on the truth behind an industry that ruins lives.
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Credit: Speakeasy Productions
Writer | Director Steve Bookbinder
9. EXT. LONDON ROOFTOP RESTAURANT - DAY
A suited cartel boss is on his phone.
BOSS
Well, he won't mess up again.
10. EXT. STREET - DAY
A fast car screeches away, leaving a badly injured man lying on the roadside.
11. EXT. LONDON ROOFTOP RESTAURANT - DAY
The boss continues on the phone.
BOSS
And the deal's in place? Usual time.
12. FREEZE PHOTO OF BOSS
TEENAGER (VO)
This is the man nobody sees.
13. EXT. LONDON ROOFTOP RESTAURANT - DAY
The boss continues on the phone.
BOSS
Call me.
TEENAGER (VO)
But he's the one collecting the fees.
14. EXT. TOWN CENTRE - DAY
A young man exits a car with a holdall.
15. FREEZE PHOTO OF YOUNG MAN
TEENAGER (VO)
But worse than that, more deadly flaws.
16. INT. PHONE BOX - DAY
The young man is on a call.
YOUNG MAN
There is a bomb in a car in Church St.
TEENAGER (VO)
It can fund the men pushing a cause.
17. INT. PHONE BOX - DAY
The young man continues on the call.
YOUNG MAN
And it's going go up in about ten minutes.
18. EXT. BUSY TOWN CENTRE STREET - DAY
A police car pulls up. An officer exits the car.
POLICE OFFICERS
Move back. Clear the area now! Move back now! Clear the area. Move back now!
BANG! The car explodes, causing mayhem on the street.
19. EXT. DARK STREET, BENEATH A BRIDGE - NIGHT
The teenager walks the street, waiting for a client.
TEENAGER (VO)
They're not fools.
TEENAGER (VO)
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This is the Man