Yes, this is the backup location, but it's great—the furniture, the feel of it, the way it shoots. And had we not found the reco, this would be the reco.
Open on a CLOSE-UP of an older WOMAN’S HAND holding a pristine PHONE, as the VOICEOVER tells us…
VO: “At Back market, we promise that every phone is refurbished to the highest standards.”
CUT…to the 70-year-old WOMAN, sitting on her LIVING ROOM COUCH, admiring the PHONE.
VO: “In fact, we don’t just promise…”
A MAN, THIBAUD, walks into frame holding a mug of coffee and SITS next to the WOMAN.
VO: “…we swear on our mum’s lives.”
VO: “This is our CEO.”
Thibaud: (to camera) “Hello.”
VO: “And this is his mum, Valerie.”
CUT…as the MUM puts her hand on THIBAUD’S face and says…
Mum: “I’m so proud of you.”
And as the VO says…
VO: “And if we ever break our promise, her life is yours.”
TWO PEOPLE wearing WHITE LAB COATS over their clothes…
…walk in…
…and begin CATALOGING MUM’S POSSESSIONS.
CUT…to a CLOSE-UP, as MUM watches, looking…unsettled.
QUICK CUTS OF LAB COATS CATALOGING HER LIFE:
Tech 1: “Plant.”
TECH 2 makes the CHECK! sound with a pen and clipboard.
Tech 1: “Picture frame.”
CUT…to the LAB-COATED FOLKS now in the KITCHEN.
Tech 1: “Skillet.”
TECH 2 makes the CHECK! sound with a pen and clipboard.
Tech 1: “Vacuum.” (Which he quickly turns on and off.)
CUT…to the LAB-COATED TECHS now in the BEDROOM, by the BEDSIDE TABLE.
Tech 1: “Lamp.”
TECH 2 makes the CHECK! sound with a pen and clipboard.
Tech 1: “Glasses.”
BACK TO…the LIVING ROOM, where TECH 1 is kneeling in a doorway, reaching back into another room. He holds up a…
Tech 1: “Cat.”
And then another…
Tech 1: “Cat.”
And then another…
Tech 1: “Cat.”
And then another…
Tech 1: “Cat.”
CUT…to a DIRTY SINGLE of MUM, who turns to THIBAUD.
Mum: “This is a joke, right?”
CUT…to THIBAUD, who smiles. And blinks twice.
