We needed our sound to be appropriate and correspond to the imagery we had created. So instead of having a basic sound track we toyed with the idea of a narrative script. Bella’s voice, the voice of a child would be much more emotive and could really trigger that reaction needed for a sensitive campaign.

By Bella telling her story through the eyes of a child it again adds another dimension to our film and becomes even more touching.

At the end I believed that it was absolutely necessary to have a positive resolution. Now in the end scene we see Eve smile and laugh for the first time. We felt that the title silenced with the slogan who will have the last word needed to be a question that Eve could answer on behalf of abused woman, and say she will not be silenced and she will have the last word.    

The script-

Bella: “Once upon a time there was a family, we played hide and seek. But he would always find us, but mummy was always there. She kept daddy away and always made things fun. She loves me more than anything, she always kept me safe. But when daddy shouts, mummy's quiet, no one keeps her safe”

Throughout the shots of Bruce and I arguing we will have whispers of Bella saying 'Stop it daddy' 'leave mummy alone'.

Bella: “Until mummy got brave, he left us alone, the shouting stopped. The scars faded, we held our heads high. Mummy smiles now.”

As the last scene fades to black there will be a voice over from Eve saying “I will have the last word, I will not be silenced”