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Here is the photonarative I drew with Illustrator.

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Here is the screen play I wrote for my english class.

Granted

FADE IN on a room with sun streaming through closed curtains. Shot of a clock on with sun across it. It’s 7.30 AM. Pile of laundry on the chair of a fairly messy room.  Quiet music playing in the background.

In Kitchen: MUM stands at the stove cooking bacon and eggs. Two pieces of toast pop out of the toaster. MUM puts toast bacon and eggs on the plate and puts the plate on the table between a knife and fork. She leaves the room.

MUM knocks on door:
George honey, it’s time for school. Breakfast’s on the table.

MUM walks into room and starts putting the clothes into draws. GEORGE slowly pushes himself up. GEORGE is a 17 year old boy/man who seems quiet and

MUM:
Come on, get up. You don’t want to be late.

MUM leaves the room after picking up stuff of the floor and putting them on the shelves.

BLACK OUT  Next room is the kitchen. GEORGE is eating of a plate with toast, eggs and bacon on it.  MUM walks into the room carrying a backpack.

MUM:
I’ve packed you a lunch, your PE clothes, and your notebook.  Don’t forget to bring your textbook home today.

GEORGE:
Ok Mum.

GEORGE finishes his breakfast picks up his backpack and heads towards the door.

MUM:
Don’t forget to brush your teeth!

GEORGE make’s a b-line from heading towards the front door to go towards the bathroom.

MUM is driving GEORGE to school.  As she drives, GEORGE stares out the window,  the pass and intersection with a gas station on the left.

GEORGE is sat in a classroom in front of a lecturing teacher, pulling a notebook out of his backpack.

GEORGE is at table with two nerdy looking friends. FRANK and SID, who wears thick glasses. They are talking about world of warcraft, arguing.

MUM is driving George home.

GEORGE is playing world of warcraft on his computer when MUM comes in and calls him for dinner.  GEORGE gets up and walks into the kitchen where dinner is on the table waiting for him.

MUM is tucking GEORGE into bed.

MUM (solftly):
Honey, Grampa got sick today and is in the hospital so I have to go look after him tomorrow.  Uncle Tom will come over tomorrow evening to make you dinner, but you will have to get yourself up and ride your bike to school. Can you do that?

GEORGE:
Yes Mum.

MUM:
Good boy. Goodnight.

GEORGE:
Night Mum

MUM leaves the room.

FADE OUT

 

GEORGE wakes up slowly.  The sun has filled the room. GEORGE looks up at the clock. It’s 9.45. GEORGE jumps out of bed and runs to the kitchen. He grabs a bowl out of the cupboard and Drops it. It smashes all over the floor. George stares at the broken bowl for a second, then grabs another one and puts it on the counter. He tiptoes around the shards of bowl to the fridge, opens it and stares inside for a few seconds, look for the milk.  He finds it and tiptoes back over to the cupboard leaving the fridge door open. GEORGE grabs the cereal bozo and pours took much cereal into the bowl.  He put the cereal box down next to the bowl and grabs the milk.  He pours milk over the side and spills some over the side.  He puts the milk down on the other side of the bowl and picks up his bowl, knocking the cereal box off the counter in the process, sending cereal flying over the broken bowl.  GEORGE sits down at the table and realizes he doesn’t have a spoon.  He gets back to the counter and starts opening draws at random.

GEORGE is riding his bike to school. His helmet isn’t strapped on.  He stops at the junction his mum drives him past everyday.  He is obviously lost.  He rides over to an old lady how to get to school. She looks at him with a concerned look but point him in the right direction.
GEORGE gets to school and rides into the bike cage.  He has forgotten his lock.

GEORGE walks into class late. He sits down and looks for his notebook in his backpack. It isn’t there.

GEORGE is sat down wearing normal clothes while everyone else is in PE uniform running around.

GEORGE is sat at his lunch table with FRANKY and SID. FRANKY and SID are eating their lunches talking.

SID:
It’s crazy! They just realeased it from Japan or something it’s got like a 3000 Trigabyte Hard Drive.  No one can even compete with half of that.

GEORGE:
Hey Franky, can I have some of your food.

FRANKY:
No, waaay man, You should have brought your own. No one’s touching this.

SID(Through a think mouthful of food):
Dude your breath stinks.

FRANKY takes a bite of a PB&J sandwich.
GEORGE puts his head on the table. He is miserable.

GEORGE walks into the bike cage. His bike is gone. He slowly walks home. It is nearly dark out when he gets home. He walks into the house and stands in the kitchen doorway staring at the mess he made this morning.

GEORGE is still staring at the mess. He has pushed some of the broke bowl into a pile but has cut his hand.

UNCLE TOM calls from the front door
Hello George!

He walks into the kitchen and starts. What happened here George?

George doesn’t reply.

UNCLE TOM
Don’t worry. You clean this up, and I’ll make you dinner.

GEORGE
How?

UNCLE TOM
How what?

GEORGE
How do I clean this up?

UNCLE TOM
Are you serious? You don’t know how to clean up? Do you know how to cook?

GEORGE shakes his head slowly.

UNCLE TOM
Ok. Let me help you.

Brief clip of UNCLE TOM showing GEORGE how to use a dust pan and brush

Brief clip of UNCLE TOM showing GEORGE how to make bacon and eggs.

UNCLE TOM and GEORGE sat in front of the TV together.

MUM comes through the door

MUM
Hi guys!

UNCLE TOM
Hello!

GEORGE
Hi.

MUM
Did you manage ok George?

UNCLE TOM.
He did fine.

MUM (Smiling):
Good.

ACT 3: Conclusion

FADE IN on a tidy room with streaks of sunshine through the curtains. There is not laundry on the chair. The clock on the wall shows that it’s 7.10 GEORGE is not in his bed.  He is in the kitchen carefully setting two plates between two sets of knives and forks. He puts a notebook his PE uniform and a bagged lunch in his backpack.  MUM walks into the room.  She starts at the sight of GEORGE. She looks at the table and then at the backpack propped against the front door.

MUM:
Did you do all this?

GEORGE (obviously proud of himself):
Yep!

MUM:
But how did you…

UNCLE TOM (Following MUM into the kitchen):
I showed him how last night.

MUM:
Tom! What are you doing here?

UNCLE TOM:
Good morning. George let me in.

MUM
But what is this about?

UNCLE TOM:
You haven’t tought him how to do anything for himself. He was hopeless, and he still needs help. I’m barely started. He’s seventeen and he didn’t even know to sweep the floor.  You’ve been babying him ever since Alan died.

MUM:
I thought it was what Alan would have wanted. Alan always wanted him to be happy.

UNCLE TOM:
Him being happy doesn’t mean you do everything for him. It means taking him out and spending time together. George, your going to come over every Tuesday and Thursday after school.  You can help him too.  He needs to learn to take care of himself.

UNCLE TOM leave through the front door.

GEORGE:
I’m taking myself to school today, Mum.

MUM:
Ok, But… take care ok honey?

GEORGE waves as he rides down the driveway on a new bike with a lock attached to  frame.  FADE OUT

THE END

 

 

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