FMP For Amy: April 2014

Scene 1
(At Ricos work place)
Rico: Morning sir
Boss: Sorry to say this but from today on you have been fired from this company
Rico: (angrily) what?!
Boss: I’m sorry but it’s something I have to do.
Rico: Fuck this and fuck your dead company!
Three days later
Rico is outside his house and notices an eviction notice up on his front door stating that he is no longer a resident at this property.
Scene 2
Phone call between Tesha and Rico
Tesha: Hi Rico
Rico: yo Tesha. I need a place to stay. Do you mind if I come stay at yours for a while.
Tesha: Sure, but what happened to your apartment?
Rico: Long story I’ll tell you when I get there.
40 minutes later
Rico is at Tesha’s house
Tesha: I have something to tell you…
Rico: Go on
Tesha: (Long pause) I’m pregnant…
Rico: (Long pause, shocked) what, are you serious
Tesha: yes two months
Rico: are you serious.
Tesha: what is there a problem.
Rico: how did you let this happen. you know i don't have the money to look after a child right now.
Tesha: why not (aggressively). Don't you have a job?
Rico: I got fired.
Tesha: what, why didn't you let me know.
Rico: I was gonna tell you now but then you come up with this bullshit. fuck it. listen I'm going back to work tomorrow and I'm gonna rob my boss for every dime he owns.
Tesha: I can’t believe we are having this conversation (annoyed).
(She leaves)
(As Rico is preparing himself, Tesha comes back in)
Tesha: You know what I can’t let you go on your own, but we need this money
Rico: You’re pregnant! So I can’t let you come! It’s too dangerous
Tesha: Wait! All I am doing is just driving you there
Rico: (agrees to this by nodding his head)
Scene 3
(They arrive at the shop and prepares himself)
Tesha: Are you sure you want to do this!
Rico: There is no going back
Tesha: Listen if you take too long I’m gone.
Scene 4
Shop Keeper: you alright Rico
Rico: yh, where’s Stephen at?
Shop Keeper: he’s downstairs in his office
Rico goes down to the office. Puts on his mask and loads his gun then runs in the office.
Boss: Rico, you don’t have to do this
Rico: But I want to do this. Give me the money and this could stay clean
He looks at Rico disgusted and hands him the money. Rico hits him on the head with his gun. He runs out and goes round the corner expecting to see his baby mom there but no one is there. A car drives off at a distance.
Rico: Tesha
BLACK SCREEN
Police: you have the right to remain silence. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to have a lawyer present during questioning. If you cannot afford an lawyer one will be appointed for you. Do you understand these rights?
Rico: fuck
Scene 5
Typewriter text appears on screen over footage.
Rico is locked up in prison and his cell mate is a Brazilian named Pedro.
Rico: (Looking at Pedro then looking away) for fuck sake!
Pedro: Relax!
Rico: Don’t tell me to fucking relax
Pedro: Ay, yo relax… Why you in here?!
Rico: Armed robbery. I think my baby-mom talked to the feds and told them what went down. Can’t blame her, she has a kid coming
Pedro: Fucking hell, how you coping
Rico: haven't been able to speak to her since. Think she's on witness protection.
Pedro: peak times
Rico: believe man got two years for bullshit. Need to pay 20k if I want to get released or its 24 months behind bars
Pedro: what, don’t you have the money for that
Rico: all my money motives didn’t work out for me. I’m broke
Pedro: what, no family to help you out
Rico: naa, mum died, never met my dad and relatives are all back in Africa. Im on my own
Pedro: You definitely got it hard. Have you ever thought of selling dope?
Rico: if I could afford it I would but…
Pedro: I got couple connects who could supply you with what you need.
Rico: nigga you forgetting, I’m behind bars.
Pedro: 20k isn’t a problem but how do I know I could trust you?
Rico: look at my story, am I in the position to get a guy like you after me? Don’t think so…
Pedro: I don’t trust a lot of people but you seem true to your word, so I’ll look after you but don’t fuck about with my money or there’s going to be a problem.
Scene 6
1 Week later
Rico’s bonds paid and he’s released from prison
A montage is shown of Rico selling drugs and him starting to make a lot of money. Each time you see his clothes change and as it changes the clothes he wears and the cars he drives keeps getting better signifying that he is making a lot of money. He goes back to prison to visit Pedro
Scene 7
Pedro: Whats good?!
Rico: Nothing much, same old same old
Pedro: what the business saying
Rico: A lot happened, Donnies trap house got raided last week along with three others. There looking to shut all of us down. Ima go down to the trappy and grab my stuff until things die down
Pedro: is anyone looking to talk
Rico: I doubt it. What are you saying though?
Pedro: nothing much. Coming out tomorrow. I need you to look after me.
Rico: you know I got you
Pedro: Am hearing things are good for you out there, stacking your money driving them fast cars… Living that fast life
Rico: It’s not all about the money… it’s about family right?
Pedro: You’re becoming like that nigga money Mitch?
Rico: The story is similar, and just like you put me on, it’s my turn to put you on.
(Both Laughing, rico handshakes pedro and leaves)
Black Scree: 1 day later
Scene 8
(Rico has done some shopping and is on his way home, at a distance he sees a girl who grabs his attention)
Rico: what's your name?
Nicki: Nicki, who's asking?
Rico pauses
Rico: so, what you do for a living
Nicki: who wants to know?
Rico: (laughs)
Nicki: I’m an entrepreneur. What do you do?
Rico: you could say I’m an entrepreneur in my own way.
Nicki: I’ve heard about you… your Rico, Right?
Rico: who doesn't know me, where you going now?
Nicki: I’m on my way home.
Rico: I’m on my way to see my nigga, just come out of prison today. Bought him couple things which I’m going to pick up real quick. You know what come with me, we could get to know each other a little better and ill drop you home after.
Nicki: mmm, why not.
They both arrive at the location looking like they had a good time getting there
Rico: wait here, I’ll be right out
Nicki: alright, don’t take long
Scene 9
Rico leaves the car and approaches the safe house. He spuds others in the house, he then moves on to collect his stuff.
Nicki: suspect has just arrived at the location. Address Peter filed road, number 46. Back up needed.
Nicki leaves the scene as her colleagues arrive
CID officer #1: (Looks through the window) I have clear sight on two suspect, one suspect moving into the kitchen and one in the living room. Unknown amount upstairs. Suspect is armed and dangerous. Enter when ready.
CID officer #2: let’s make this a quick and easy operation.
Officer #1 takes the lead and kicks down the door whilst the others follow.
CID officer #1: It’s the police put your hand where we could see them. don’t make any sudden movements.
Officers #2 & #3 get hold of first suspect as officer #1 runs upstairs to check for any other suspects. Rico enters the living room and opens fire on both officers 2&3, whilst officers 2&3 are down the shout out for backup.
Officer #2: man down suspect on the run through the back garden.
Officer #1: officer on pursuit of suspect
Officer jump through the window and opens fire on suspect, suspect then takes cover as he has been hit various times, whilst in cover rico realises that the officer is walking towards him without any cover so he decided to open fire, officer #1 gets shot and goes down. Rico then jumps over the garden and goes to his other car which is parked on the back side of the safe house on a road nearby.
Scene 10
Rico is driving. Whilst driving, he then notices that he is covered in blood so he starts panicking and does not know what to do. All he has left is Pedro since he was released earlier on today. Rico picks up his phone and calls Pedro.
Rico: Pedro where the fuck are you? (10 second pause)
Pedro: am at home, why you stressing?
Rico: I’ll tell you when I reach, am 2 minutes away. (Shouting)
Rico locks off the phone.
Rico pulls up outside Pedro’s house and Pedro runs out. Pedro sees Rico covered in blood.
Pedro: What the fuck happen to you. Come in let me get you fixed up.
Rico: no time, I need somewhere to stay go. Police surrounded the whole are. Remember how I told you feds were running up into everyone’s yard. They just run up in mine and everyone started shooting at each other. I managed to get out of there quick enough though.
Pedro: why the fuck would you come to my house. You sure you wasn’t being followed.
Rico: I had nowhere else to go. Don’t worry though, I took care of that.
Pedro: off course I’m going to worry.
Rico: Listen I was just with this girl I met called Nicki and I need to go check if she’s alright.
Pedro: hold up who.
Rico: some girl I left in my car. Nicki. I need to make sure she’s alright.
Pedro: one sec ill help you out. Be right back.
While Pedro walks back to his house he has flashbacks of Nicki interrogating him back when he was in prison. Pedro goes into his house and grabs his gun. He starts talking to himself.
Pedro: Nicki. The fuck. Is my man tryna set me up after everything I done for him. Fuck this…
Pedro walks back out.
Pedro: it’s all about family right? Fuck you, you snitch.
Pedro shoots Rico in the head then it fades to black.
It fades in again and show Pedro on top of Rico and he is in shock. Pedro can move and is regretting what he just done. He is in complete shock. The police catch up to Rico and Nicki walks up behind him and arrests him. More police come towards him and Pedro gets arrested.

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FMP For Amy

Wednesday, 30 April 2014

Casting call

Friday, 4 April 2014

Script

Thursday, 3 April 2014

Talent Release Forms

Production Schedule

Task 1