FIRST SMILE TEST FOOTAGE

Screenplay Adapted by George Douglas

Bexley College

Level 3 Film/Broadcast Production

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First Smile ‘Test Footage’ – Batman Under the Red Hood ‘Joker and Black Mask’ adaptation: The Joker: Appearing to be the most evil, deranged, and flat out psychotic killer of all comic book villains, The Joker is the primary antagonist of Batman. He is the complete opposite of Batman, in everything from appearance (Batman tends to be a rather large and a muscular man, while The Joker is typically a man of average height or even taller possessing a skinny frame). The Joker thinks of murder like a sport, he finds death humorous as he takes dark humour to extreme levels. In this scene, the Joker has just been broken out of Arkham Asylum. Despite this being a positive for him, he is agitated and tired from the break out. Still sporting his Asylum jumpsuit and his wicked self-ways. Black Mask: Roman Sionis, a mob boss and crime lord of Gotham City. He wears his Skull mask due to his facial scarring, which is one of the reasons of his savage nature. He always has money on his mind, and will not be bothered to spill any blood to get his own way. Very rich, very violent, very deadly. He is always formally dressed like a proper mob gangster. Bodyguards/Secretary: Black Mask’s body guards are top of the range. Ex Seals most probably, anything to get some extra cash on the side. However, even if you’re ex special forces you will always be nervous next to Mr J. And for the secretary, she gets on with her work and doesn’t question anything, not a word. 1. INT – Warehouse in Gotham City/Blank black room – Night A deadly meeting. The location is purely bland but eerie due to its dimness. Just a small table and a couple chairs fill the cramped and depressing room. The one light comes from the dangling lightbulb above them. Black Mask in a white suit as usual sitting down, with his bodyguards surrounding the room to keep his closure. The secretary locked and loaded with a pen and clipboard. And finally Mr J, sitting opposite the Crime Lord while eating a packet of crisps. Black Mask stands up to pour out some whiskey for both Joker and himself, as he makes his deal. Black Mask: “I hope you understand the trouble I’ve gone through to arrange this little get-together here.” He sits back down as he savours his whiskey. His bodyguards look uneasy. Black Mask: “I splashed out a lot of… money, as well as a lot of blood.” Joker casually eats his crisps without a care for his information, bored, just staring at him with his sunken red eyes.

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Black Mask: “Eh… Look, I’ve got a bit of a predicament, and you’re the only man with the gifts and the edge to get the job done, buried…” Mr J puts down his crisps, giving Black Mask at least a little hear for what he has to stay. Looking a little more up for it. Black Mask: “I need you to murder the Red Hood, do you think you can handle that?” Joker, finally takes his eyes off Black Mask, he chuckles to himself with vain. Taking out a crisp and eats it. However, it gets stuck in his throat and coughs. Holding his throat and grunting, he tips his whiskey on the floor. He slides him back his glass across the table, and says… Joker: “May I have some water?” Black Mask is vexed from the Clown Prince of Crimes’ rudeness, but takes upon his favour anyway. He gestures his secretary to pour him the drink. She nervously pours it, as Joker gazes into the glass, eyes locked onto the water pouring up as his smile slowly grows. She hands him the water; he quickly downs it, and begins to clear his throat. Giving out an exhale of relief, he looks at his glass… Joker: Thank you. Abruptly and out of the blue, he smashes the glass on the table edge. Swiftly cutting the bodyguards neck to the right of him. The secretary screams for her life. He then takes hostage of a guard on the left by putting him in a head lock from behind, stealing his handgun from his blazer. He then shoots down the rest of the guards one by one before they can even reach for their pistols. All guards on the floor, dead. Bodies surround the floor space. Leaving a distraught secretary, but one Black Mask who is only tense and careful. Joker chuckles, then laughs, and laughs and laughs, as he looks at all the death around him. Pointing the gun at Black Mask, he smiles down the sight with such a lust for death. His finger squeezes the trigger. Every second closer to ending him… Click*… No bullets. Mr J chuckles ever so slightly. Joker:

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“I’m going to neeeeed… something nice to wear, and a very big truck.” Black Mask: “… Sure.” Black Mask looking slightly more relieved. Out of relief he downs the rest of his Whiskey. Black Mask: “Anything else?” Joker looks around at all of the bodies on the floor. Joker: “Oh yeah, I’m probably gonna need… one, two, three, four, five… The clown snaps the neck of the guard he had hostage. Joker: “… Six new guys…” The clown throws the body to the side as if it’s nothing, leaving off a killer attitude. He gets close up to Black Mask’s face as his ego rises. Joker: “Well not these guys because they’re kinda dead… Hehe HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.” Black Mask clinches his fists in anger, but holds back as he lets him have his fun. Joker takes the whiskey jug from the table, he takes a big swig of it. Grunts then leaves the room, a bloody mess. The secretary exhales a huge sigh of relief which was built up with such fear. Black Mask slams his fist on the table with an all mighty thump. Black Mask: “SHIT!... That was my favourite whiskey.”

Fade to Black END SCENE Roll Credits

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