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Talent

TALENT
 
Int. Morning . Modern office .  Camera's POV , Three be-suited men  are seated at one side of a desk . An interview is going on with a young woman . She is slim and attractive .
 
Male One
 
So , Karen , you know this interview is for the post of presenter on our new gardening - forward slash - cookery - forward slash - property show ? Can you tell us something about your qualifications?
Close shot on Karen's face .
 
Karen
 
Well , I'm a Cordon Blue chef - I've worked in several Michelin starred restaurants . I' ve studied horticulture to post graduate level - my doctorate was " Grasses and Their Properties " .
I've bought , renovated and sold numerous properties , both here and abroad . I'm now close to my first million from that.
 
 
Male One
 
Very impressive . Thank you very much for coming in . We'll let you know our decision .
 
Full length shot of Karen for the first time .
She rises to leave .
 
 
Karen
 
 
Thanks very much . Bye .
 
 
Three Males
 
 
Goodbye!
 
 
The door closes behind her.
 
 
First Male
 
No way!
 
 
Second Male
 
Hopeless!
 
Third Male
 
 
Is she kidding?
 
 
Cuts to next interviewee . Close in face shot again .
Susannah is pretty and talks in a " frightfully super " Sloane Ranger voice.
 
 
First Male
 
Very warmly .
 
Well Susannah , can you tell us something about your qualifications?
 
 
Susannah
 
Well...actually ...I don't have any qualifications at all . Mummy and Daddy always told me that I didn't have to worry about those...silly little things. I would get on somehow .
 
 
First Male
 
How right they were , Susannah . That's not a problem at all .
 
To the other men.
 
Is it ?
 
Second Male
 
Not at all!
 
 
Third Male
 
No way!
 
 
First Male
 
Congratulations Susannah ! You've
got the job!
 
Full shot of the seated Susannah with realistic huge fake jugs under her top.
 
 
Welcome to Channel Four!
 
 
Fades
 
 
 

Bit of a sledgehammer, this one, not really sold on it.

I see what you are getting at with this one, my only thought is to maybe change it to it's 'not what you know but who know' rather than big jugs gets you the job. Just a thought.

Just not for me,.

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