A Sociopath's Charm
Film's story: A dark comedy about a man's search to solve the puzzle of a mysterious book. On his journey, he explores the nature of the abnormal psychopathic personality, encountering many interesting people.
Opening sequence:
Timing is approximate to see if it fits in 2 minutes.
00:00-00:06
00:06-00:09
Black screen
Title: Extreme Picknicking Pictures presents
00:10-00:20
[Music starts quietly]
[Opening shot: Either a coffee shop in the snow, exterior OR looking down on a cup of black coffee]
Voiceover:
This is a story about insanity. It begins with a strange rendezvous in a London coffee shop.
00:20-00:50
[A young man sits at a table in a coffee shop, waiting. He wears – or has with him – a thick coat. There is a scarf and gloves on the table.]
[Camera zooms in slowly on him as the voiceover continues] [Possible credits]
Voiceover:
It was a café where psychiatrists tended to gather; the Kings College Institute of Psychiatry being round the corner.
I was waiting for one now. She – along with several other academics around the world - had received an anonymous package in the post. The package contained a mystery.
None of them could figure out what it meant. They needed someone to crack the puzzle.
Not an academic.
Someone. More. Ruthless.
A Journalist.
[Camera halts - close up on face]
[Music volume increases]
Title: THE SOCIOPATH’S CHARM
[Profile shot. Or shot of the coffee itself. Sound of spoon clinking on mug.]
00:50-01:00
Voiceover:
My name is Ben Burnham.I was having a massive panic attack. A cult leader was suing me for calling him a sociopath.
[Noise of door opening and shutting. Wind blowing into café.]
01:00-01:30
[A young woman enters the café. She is wearing a thick coat, scarf and gloves]
[She sits. Mid shot.]
Girl: I’m Lea
Ben: I’m Ben [pause] Have you got it?
[Extreme high angle from above table? Girl slides package across the table. Ben opens it. Looks at it. Then looks up at her.]
Ben: It’s fascinating.
01:30-02:00
[Ben looks through the book. Book interspersed with credits.]
Credits
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