Misuse

Written By
Danni Foley

SCENE 1 - ENTRY
Title Shot
NARRATOR
How does bacteria become resistant
to antibiotics, there are many
reasons as to why, so lets start
with one
CAMERA FADES FROM
BLACK ONTO THE SCENE
OF THE HOST CREATING
A WOUND ON THEIR ARM
NARRATOR
Bacterial infections are caused by
many things, the food we eat or
through open wounds. This infection
has occurred through an open wound
from piercing the skin on rusty
metal
CUT TO: INSIDE THE
BODY AS THE BACTERIA
ENTERS THROUGH THE
OPEN WOUND
NARRATOR
(POP UP)
This is the bacteria that has
entered the body from the wound,
ZOOMS IN ON THE
BACTERIA AND FADES
TO BLACK
FADES FROM BLACK
ONTO A SCENE OF THE
BACTERIA TURNING
WITH INFORMATION
CONCERNING IT ON THE
RIGHT
this type of bacteria is pathogenic
and this type particularly causes
Typhoid. Typhoid causes the chest
to develop red spots and also
causes intestinal irritation
FADE OUT
FADE IN : CAMERA

PANS ALONG THE BLOOD

VESSEL FOLLOWING THE
BACTERIA
NARRATOR
As the bacteria travels around the
blood stream it begins to take
advantage of the bodies resources
to multiply. The multiplication of
the bacteria begins to occur every
20-30 minutes in the blood stream
FADE OUT
FADE IN: THE CAMERA
PAN ALONG THE VESSEL
FOLLOWING A LARGER
POPULATION OF
BACTERIA
NARRATOR
As the bacteria population
increases, it begins to consume
more of the bodies resources and
and space, allowing it to expand
further
FADE OUT
FADE IN: CAMERA
SHOWS A TIME LAPSE
OF THE BACTERIAS
INFECTION BECOMING
LARGER AND MOE
PROMINENT
FADE TO: CAMERA SHOT
OF THE HOST TAKING
ANTIBIOTICS
NARRATOR
The hosts body soon becomes swamped
with the infection and the host
starts to feel its effect, feeling
nauseated. The host is soon
prescribed antibiotics as the body
itself cannot fight the infection
alone.
FADE OUT
FADE IN TO SCENE OF

THE ANTIBIOTIC
TURNING AROUND WITH
INFORMATION
CONCERNING IT
APPEARING ON THE
RIGHT
NARRATOR
POP UP
The host is prescribed
Ciprofloxacin, a bactericidal
antibiotic. Antibiotics are
engineered to target only certain
bacteria, this means that the
antibiotic cannot unnecessarily
attack healthy bacteria.
FADE OUT
FADE IN : CAMERA
FOLLOWS THE PATH OF
THE ANTIBIOTIC INTO
THE STOMACH ACID AND
ZOOMS IN AS IT IS
BEGINNING TO
BREAKDOWN
NARRATOR
Once the host digests the
antibiotic the stomach acid begins
to break it down, preparing it so
that it can be absorbed into the
stomachs lining through the to
blood stream
CAMERA ZOOMS IN ON
THE ANTIBIOTIC AS A
CHEMICAL AND FADES
OUT
FADE IN: SCENE OF
THE ANTIBIOTIC
TURNING WITH
INFORMATION
CONCERING IT ON THE
RIGHT
NARRATOR
POP UP
The antibiotic transforms into a
chemical form in the stomach acid.
Over the course of antibiotics the
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NARRATOR (CONT'D)
dose becomes stronger and more
concentrated and is able to kill
off the more resistant bacteria
CAMERA PANS ALONG
FOLLOWING THE
ANTIBIOTIC IN THE
BLOOD VESSELS AND
ORGANS
NARRATOR
The antibiotic now in its chemical
form passes through to the blood
stream and begins to search for its
target as it moves as the heart
pumps around the system
CAMERA PANS ALONG
THE BLOOD VESSEL
WITH THE ANTIBIOTIC
CAMERA STOPS AS THE
ANTIBIOTIC
ENCOUNTERS THE
BACTERIA
NARRATOR
When the antibiotic finds its
target, the antibiotic begins to
penetrate the bacteria's cell wall,
collapsing the cell from the inside
FADES OUT TO CAMERA
SHOT OF THE HOST
FEELING BETTER AND
STOPPING THE COURSE
OF ANTIBIOTICS
NARRATOR
As the antibiotic continues to
repeat this cycle each day with a
stronger dose, the host begins to
feel as though they have recovered
and stop their course of
antibiotics
FADES OUT
FADES IN TO A
SHOT
ANTIBIOTIC
BLOOD

CAMERA
OF THE
IN THE
STREAM

BECOMING WEAKER AND

NOT BEING ABLE TO
FIGHT OFF BACTERIA
NARRATOR
When the course is stopped before
it is finished, the dose within the
host begins to deplete and is
incapable of fighting against the
more resistant bacteria that has so
far survived
CAMERA ZOOMS IN ON
THE BACTERIA
CAMERA FADES INTO
SCENE WITH BACTERIA
TURNING AND
INFORMATION
CONCERNING IT ON THE
RIGHT
NARRATOR
POP UP
This is a more resistant bacteria
cell, as a result of not completing
the course the host has given this
bacteria an opportunity to mutate
by picking up DNA from dead cells
and the misuse of the antibiotics.
In order to fight off this new
strain of resistant bacteria, a
high dose of a new antibiotic is
required.
CAMERA ZOOMS INTO
THE BACTERIA AND
FADES TO BLACK
FADE IN TO SCENE
SHOWING TWO
DIFFERENT DNA
STRANDS
CONT'D
POP UP Here are two different types
of DNA,
CAMERA ZOOMS INTO A
DNA STRAND

CONT'D
In this DNA a mutation occurs in
the genes, creating a new strain of
resistant bacteria and therefore a
different type of DNA
ZOOMS OUT SHOWING
BOTH DNA STRANDS IN
ONE SHOT
FADES OUT
FADE IN TO SCENE,
CAMERA PANS ALONG
THE BLOOD VESSEL
FOLLOWING THE
BACTERIA
NARRATOR
The new strain of resistant
bacteria - now with a wide supply
of the bodies resources and space begins to multiply
CUT TO: CAMERA SHOT
OF THE HOST STARTING
TO FEEL SICK AGAIN
NARRATOR
The host begins to feel the effect
of the infection once again as it
spreads and returns back to their
previous antibiotic
CUT TO: CAMERA SHOT
FOLLOWING THE
BACTERIA AND THE
PROCESS IT FOLLOWS
IN THE STOMACH
NARRATOR
The host again digests the
antibiotic and it is absorbed into
the blood stream and pumped around
the blood stream.
CAMERA PANS ALONG
THE BLOOD VESSEL
FOLLWOING THE
ANTIOBIOTIC

CAMERA STOPS AS THE

ANTIOBIOTIC
ENCOUNTERS AN AREA
POPULATED BY
BACTERIA
NARRATOR
As the antibiotic comes close to
encountering the area populated by
the infection it tries to search
for its target, but as a result of
the mutation in the genes, it
changes the overall demeanour of
the bacteria and therefore the
antibiotic does not register it as
a harmful bacteria. The antibiotic
then continues its search for the
target it has been engineered for.
CAMERA SHOT FOLLOWS
THE BACTERIA AS IT
BEGINS TO TRAVEL TO
DIFFERENT PARTS OF
THE BODY
NARRATOR
The new strain of bacteria begins
to spread the infection to other
parts of the body, increasing its
population with new found space and
resources.
FADES IN FROM BLACK:
CAMERA SHOT OF AN IV
BAG
CUT TO: INSIDE THE
BODY, THE CAMERA
FOLLOWS THE NEWLY
ADMINISTERED
ANTIBIOTIC THROUGH
THE BODY
NARRATOR
The condition can become so severe
that hospitalisation is needed for
the administration of an IV drip in
order to recover. An IV allows a
higher dose to be administered at a
higher rate, also allowing the
antiobiotics to seek out the
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NARRATOR (CONT'D)
targets quicker.
CAMERA PANS ALONG
FOLLOWING THE
ANTIBIOTIC AND STOPS
WHEN IT OCCURS THE
INFECTED AREA
NARRATOR
As the antibiotic reaches its
target it penetrates the cell wall
and destroys the cell from the
inside, collapsing it. As the IV
drip continues to do its job the
host slowly becomes clear of the
infection
CAMEREA ZOOMS INTO
THE ANTIBIOTIC
FADE TO BLACK.
NARRATOR
Antibiotics are slowing becoming a
thing of the past, our misuse of
them has created different strains
of one bacteria, creating the super
bug which are resistant to most
antibiotics. Don't rely on
antibiotics or there wont be any
left to rely on.
FADE TO BLACK.
CREDITS