The Pram In The Hall

 Type of Writing: Now that Kit can wave, a list of things that I'm looking forward to him wave at and a list of things I'm not looking forward to him wave at. Say Hello From the back seat of his wedding car as it accelerates off to his future. Breaking character during the school nativity when he sees us in the audience. In context. (He just waves at the moment with no regard for circumstance or event.) Doing the ‘cheerio, cheerio’ chant as an opposition player is sent off. At lorry drivers on a primary school trip. An understated one to us at his graduation ceremony. To Mickey Mouse at DisneyLand or Harry the Hornet at Vicarage Road, whatever our budget stretches too. When he does it with a smile to let us know he’s going to be alright and that we can go and leave with him his friends because he’s got this covered; he’s cool; it’s no sweat; ‘I’ve got this.’ During an organised run when he spots us in the crowd. (He’s probably raised loads of money for a chari...

 Type of Writing: Press Release on Kit's climbing screenplay being bought by a movie studio. ‘Standing Tall’ green-lit with sequel planned . Following a feeding frenzy, 20 th Century are proud to announce that they own the distribution rights to ‘Standing Tall,’ screenplay by Ryan Theivamanoharan. Last week the pitch for the movie went viral, attracting thirty likes and a comment. This noise reached the ears of Rachael McAdams and Dev Patel who immediately signed up to the picture, despite no script being made available. With these stars on board to play the mother and father (Harriet and Ryan Theivamanoharan), 20 th Century pledged to fund the picture along with a sequel. Screenwriter, Ryan Theivamanoharan, said: ‘It’s been quite the whirlwind. I knew something was stirring when I got the fifth like, but as soon as I got to thirty I appreciated something quite remarkable was happening.’ Director, Dexter Fletcher, ( Eddie The Eagle, Sunshine On Leith and Rocketman ) has...

Type of Writing:  Movie pitch for a screenplay about Kit overcoming the odds to stand supported by the sofa.   Title: Standing Tall Author Name: Ryan Theivamanoharan (Screenplay) Logline: A little boy has big dreams of standing tall. His gross motor skills thwart him at every turn.  Stop him from standing tall. With persistence and dedication, the protagonist achieves his goal: he stands tall. The film is called Standing Tall. Summary: Kit James Raj Theivamanoharan is eight months old. He can roll over, crawl on his belly and handle a spoon like a heroin addict. What he can’t do is stand tall. The sofa is his Everest. He looks at it every day, sighs, shakes his head; the mountain is impassable, impossible. Every attempt to stand on his own two feet causes him to land on his two damn butt cheeks. Other than his gross motor skills, his thumb is his undoing. Kit is at war with his own body. Like a meth head, what he loves is killing him. Each time he ge...

 Type of Writing: Imagined scenarios of how exposure to Zoom will affect Kit's future interactions.     (Kit’s first day at school. He sits cross-legged on the carpet. The teacher is talking through the day. He’s nervous in a crowd of thirty – he doesn’t know anyone. Earlier, he spotted a boy had a Watford FC lunchbox. He sidles up to him.) Kit : At lunch, should we go into a breakout room and talk about the football? _______________________________________________________________________________ (Kit has settled into school now. His teacher has asked the class to deliver ‘Show and Tell’ on Monday morning. She turns to Kit and asks, ‘What have you brought with you today?’) Kit:  Just give me one minute, miss, and I’ll share my screen with you. ___________________________________________________________________ (Kit is arranging his 30 th birthday.) Hi all, My dad used to talk about how great retro nights were when he was young. Apparently he used to ...