In organising the filming of "Get Off My Land" we had to make sure that everything was accurate, including the script. As a part of the production team I wanted to have a very good knowledge of the script, but also we needed to write it out to give to our actors.
Script- Get Off My Land-
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Female – sighs
Farmer – I’m afraid this is private land
Male – sighs
Female – sorry I thought this was a public footpath
Farmer – no
Female – im sure it said that this was a public footpath
Farmer – there are two public footpaths across my land and I’m afraid this isn’t one of them. As I’m sure you know, the law allows you across private land, but only on a private footpath.
Female – come on
Male – we’re not harming anyone though are we, eh? what makes it your land anyway?
Farmer – it er, it belonged to my father
Male – where’d he get it from?
Farmer – it’s been in my family for generations
Male – who’d they get it off?
Farmer – well they probably bought it
Male – who’d they buy it off?
Farmer – the previous owner I imagine
Male – and before that? And before that? And before that?
Farmer – somebody probably fought for it
Male – alright, I’ll fight you for it.
Female – what
Male – I’ll fight you for it
Farmer – ha
Male – ha, the moral hypocrisy, of the land owning upper classes. What? What? Sighs.
Farmer – okay, let’s fight for it
Female – look we’re going, okay. No, we’re going, we’re going
Female – hysterically cries
Farmer – you know what, I’ve got a feeling this is a public footpath.
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