INT. House. Day
Wesley putting phone down.
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INT. House. Day.
Morning light shinning into the room. A Broken cup on the side table.
Laura lies on the bed, cuddling a picture frame sobbing her parents death.
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EXT. HDB,Day.
The cleaner is leaving his house to go to school. He walks down the stairs.
INT. House. Day.
Door knocks.
Guardian
(Lead’s name), Laura it’s time to go to school. It’s late.
Cuts to...
Picture Frame of family portrait.
Cuts to...
She grabs her jacket and leaves the room.
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EXT. HDB,Day.
The cleaner walks down the stairs into a lift.
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EXT. Bridge into School, day.
The cleaner arrives at school bridge, lead appears in the scene, camera follows lead.
Cut to....
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INT. Hallway, Day.
Laura walks down through the school hallway. The camera stops at the door while the lead enters the corridor of classrooms. It tracks the lead into the classroom where the bullies are in. Jump cuts of door with sound bites of bullies at their best.
Mallory
I’m gonna ask her to come here now.
Kathy and Nicole
Ok
Mallory
Come here!
Kathy
Hey! What are you doing?
Mallory
You’re so irritating you know that?
Kathy
You know I hate your hair. Lets do something to it...
Bullies give an evil laugh
Mallory
Your face is so annoying
Laura
Shut up!
Mallory
You just told me to shut up! Oh my God!
Cut to...
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INT. Canteen, Day.
The bullies are seated in the canteen and talking. The lead is seated on a table all alone. The cleaner enters the canteen and starts clearing the plates.
Mallory
Oh my god! Did you see her face just now? It was so pathetic
Kathy laughs.
Kathy
Ya! I know... (continues laughing)
Mallory
She looks like a panda
Kathy
Ya.. Oh my gosh she’s over there...
Mallory
What if she’s really from china?
Kathy
Ya! Oh my god.. what if she is?(blabbers on stuff)
Mallory
(interrupts)China prostitute!
Kathy
I know....
Mallory
She should just go back to China instead of coming here and stealing our... MEN!
Kathy
Who would want to stead her anyway?... seriously....
Mallory
Uncle... Clean our plates...
Syafiq
Excuse me.. shouldn’t you be cleaning your own plates?
Kathy
Oh... C’mon it’s his job to do it anyway(stands and grabs her bag)
Mallory
Ya...
Kathy
C’mon guys lets just go.
The bullies walk out of the canteen.
The Laura is on the phone.
Cut to...
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Conversation:
Laura is on the phone; she dials the number and waits for someone to pick up.
Wesley (O.S on phone)
Hello
Laura pauses and hesitates to reply.
Wesley (O.S on phone)
Hello? Who is this?
Laura
Wes! I can’t take it anymore.
Wesley (O.S on phone)
Huh? What happened? Are you OK?
Laura
Dad…Mum…They’re all gone; I don’t want to be here either. Can’t you take me somewhere else?
Wesley(O.S on phone)
Stop talking rubbish. What happened?
Laura
It’s nothing. I’m fine.
Wesley interrupts
Wesley (O.S on phone)
Eh relax.... Were you being bullied again?
Laura
I know...
Wesley continues
Laura
I’ll try....
There is few seconds of silence.
Wesley (O.S on phone)
Ok...Laura, listen to me. We all live in a world full of bullies. They are everywhere. It’s not a matter of running away from them, but facing them. You got to be strong. They are dimwits and you know that. They are probably covering their own insecurities at home, thus having to be like this in school. Oh well, do you want me to give them a piece of my mouth? Oh wait, Lead continues crying and nods her head. (Not too much tears, just few across her face)
Wesley (O.S on phone)
I’m coming to fetch you now.
Laura
Okay.
Wesley (O.S on phone)
I’ll be there in a bit.
Laura
I’ll see you then
Fades to black...
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Ext . Car park, Day.
Car enters school carpark and parks. Wesley comes out of the car.
Bullies who were walking along see the car and approaches it, giggling.
Kathy slams the side mirror.
Mallory
Look at the car... SPC, your friendly...
Kathy
(interrupts)what is all this... so stupid...
Bullies carry on looking into the car and discussing what to do to it.
Wesley calls Laura.
Bullies start scratching the car and giggling among themselves.
Wesley(shouts with anger)
OI! What do you think you’re doing?!
Bullies decide to run away.
While the bullies are running away, they bump into the Lead.
Mallory
Move away bitch!
Laura grabs Kathy and pulls her to a wall. Nicole stops out of shock.
Kathy
What’s your problem?(pushing Laura’s hand off from her)
Nicole(imitates)
Ya. What’s your problem?!
Laura
I’m sick and tired of this.
Nicole
Buzz off bitch. You don’t know who you are messing with.
Laura grabs Kathy from her collar and slams her to the wall again. Kathy tries struggling but it is not working.
Nicole
Ermmm... bye Kathy...(runs off)
Kathy(frightened)
Okay....okay...sorry...(runs off too)
The bullies are stunned from her reaction. She lets Kathy down, then, she runs away with them.
Laura stands watching the bullies run off.
Fades to black...
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INT. School. Day.
The bullies slacking along a corridor. Wesley comes and pays them for their efforts to bully his sister, Laura.
Cut to....
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SUPER
“We had better bear our troubles bravely than try to escape them.”
8:27 AM
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
MAKE UP TIME!
since i am casting manager, it was my duty to make sure the cast looked appropriate for the shoots. I was helping out with make-up together with kathy who did laura's make up. I jus did the basic make up for Guo Xiang's cleaner look. He was to have eye bags and a dull look. What ya think about it?
1:26 PM
Monday, March 3, 2008
Today was pretty much dedicated to the canteen scene. It didn't go pretty well as the lights were in frame. Apart from that, we managed to finish it unless there is gonna be a reshoot.
9:41 PM
Today was pretty successful for the first day. We accomplished...
9:14 PM
Sunday, March 2, 2008
CASTS AND WARDROBE
MAIN LEAD
LAURA YEO
Role: Protagonist
Age: 14
Race: Chinese
WARDROBE : Something not very in fashion or hip. Skirt with a shirt. Or smthng with a collar. Plain Coloured.
MAKE-UP: Lightly made-up
Bully 1
