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What Does A Movie Script Look Like? by nanaboi(m): 3:27pm On Mar 31, 2007

Is it like a play script - u know, with stage directions and all - or something? Kud u put down ur story in prose form and have somebody else do the script thing?

Re: What Does A Movie Script Look Like? by dustiniyke: 8:01pm On Apr 06, 2007

this is how it is been done Two boys late at night try to steal their math teachers answers for their final. FADE IN: EXT. ALISO NIGUEL HIGH SCHOOL - NIGHT The scene opens with two shadows sneaking across the school grounds. It's late at night, about 9:00. The sounds of the varsity football game are distant. The two shadows slowly pass underneath a street lamp, and we see that it's two boys. The one in front's name is Thane. The other, Colin. They then sneak back into the shadows. As Colin steps on the wet grass his shoe squeaks, and he freezes. THANE (turns to Colin, and whispers) What was that? COLIN (whispers) My shoes, sorry THANE (hisses) More sneaky, less squeaky, got it? Colin nods, and the two set off again into the night. The slowly sneak towards the portables. THANE (points) Ok there it is, now do you have the keys? COLIN (sarcastically) No I'm just going to say open sesame, of course I have the keys. You know I'm the best pick-pocket around. Thane nodded. It was true. Colin was halfway around the corner to head towards the portable, when a hand reaches out to grab Colin's collar. Colin jerks back and looks up angrily. It's Thane. COLIN (hisses) What are you doing? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. THANE (points to a teacher) Look there's a procter nearby. If he catches us. We're doomed. COLIN (gulps) Thanks, that was a close one. THANE Don't mention it. Seriously don't mention it. COLIN (whispers) So what do we do now? THANE (thinking quickly) We either can cause a distraction or we watch his pattern and when he's not looking slowly get closer to Crawley's class. COLIN I say we watch his pattern THANE But it would be easier to cause a distraction. Then one of us can run in and grab the test answers. COLIN (argues) Yeah but if we cause a distraction one of us has to do it, and that's usually me. THANE Yeah because your faster than me. COLIN What's that have to do with anything? THANE That means that you can move out of the way before he sees you. COLIN (sighs, and looks away) (MORE) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. COLIN (cont'd) Fine I'll-wait a second, I know a better way. We see Colin move away from the portable and onto the grass. THANE (staring at him) , What are you doing? Colin bends down to pick up a rock. COLIN This. We can use this. THANE (shocked) You're going to hit the procter with a rock. Are you out of your small mind? COLIN No stupid. I can throw this, and make a noise, and while he's off and distracted we rush in, before he gets back. THANE (eyes narrowed) That's actually not a bad idea. It might work. How did you think of that? COLIN I see it in the movies all the time. THANE (exclaims) Dude, those are the movies! This is real life, I don't think the procter's that stupid. Colin then begans to stare off in space. Not realizing what he's doing, he drops the rock. The rock clatters loudly on the concrete and the procter looks up suddenly aware of the noise. He begans to head around the back of the portable to investigate. PROCTOR (calls) Who's out there? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Thane and Colin panic. They run to the far side of the portables by the street. The proctor rounds the corner, having heard the sound of running feet, just as they disappear behind the other. He slowly walks forward, and sees that all that noise was caused by a little rock. A look of realization comes across his face as he realizes that it was just a trick. The proctor rushes back around the corner in time to see the door to Mr. Crawley's room close. He rushes to the door, and tries to open it, but its locked. INT. CLASSROOM - NIGHT Colin locks the door, and the two slump against the door, breathing a sigh of relief. THANE That was close. COLIN Tell me something I don't know THANE Ok how about this, we don't have the answers yet. The two stand up, and walk over to Mr. Crawley's desk. COLIN Ok so if I were a book full of answers, where would I be? THANE Couldn't tell you. Check his drawers. Colin nods and begins to rifle through Crawley's personal belongings. He searches the desk, the shelfs, anything where a folder full of answers would be. COLIN Where do you think it would be? THANE Somewhere around here, I think. This is where he keeps all his personal belongings. Colin stands up and stares at him skeptically. Behind him is everything USC. USC hats, footballs, posters, you name it it was there. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. COLIN What makes you say that? Thane just rolls his eyes, and continues his search. After a few minutes of intense searching, he gets frustrated and hits the wall. THANE (yells) We've looked everywhere and still can't find that stupid folder. COLIN (begs) Please God help us. A look of realization comes across Thane's face. THANE That's it, Colin you genius. COLIN What? God? Colin looks around looking for anything with reference to God. THANE No, Pete Carroll. I remember now. After the Rose Bowl, Crawley was going on about Pete Carroll, and the Trojans. FLASHBACK Thane is sitting down in his seat listening to Mr. Crawley rant on about USC. CRAWLEY And let me tell you something, that Pete Carroll, he's a god amongst us. END FLASHBACK Thane then snaps out of his stupor. THANE Colin, go and look behind that poster. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. He points to a poster with Pete Carroll and his team at the Rose Bowl. Colin steps over to it and reaches behind the poster his hand groping for anything out of the ordinary. Colin's face brightens. He pulls out a green folder his hands shaking uncontrollably with excitement. Colin stares at it in awe. His eyes shoot back and forth between Thane and the folder, his grin stretching from ear to ear. All the while Thane stands there irritation etched in his face, his hand outstretched waiting for the folder. Finally he explodes. THANE GIVE IT TO ME YOU IDIOT!!! Colin finally hands it to him, practically bouncing on the balls of his feet. Thane opens the folder, and begins to copy the answers. THANE (grunts) 2, 45, isosceles, 2 and 3/4, ok got them all Thane finishes, he throws the folder back in the safe, and slams it shut. They then peak out the window and notice the procter is gone. Thane and Colin walk to the door, open it, and walk outside. As they walk outside they don't notice the dark figure behind them and the figure places his hand on their shoulders. The two boys jump in surprise. PROCTOR Well, well, well, what do we have here? Two miscreants sneaking around campus after school hours and trying to steal test answers? That's a big mistake on your part boys. C'mon off we go to the principal's office. THANE (nervous) But the principal's not here though. PROCTOR (smiles) Oh yes he is. He's at the football game. I'll just call him over. COLIN Oh man. Busted! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. The proctor then begins to lead the two boys to their fate. PROCTOR You boys chose a bad decision and now you must be punished. That's life. THANE (mumbles) Yeah, yeah, yeah, put a sock in it. PROCTOR (sternly) What was that? THANE I said, look over there Thane points to his left, but the proctor doesn't. PROCTOR (laughs) You think I'll fall for that, there's no ways I'll fall for that old trick. THANE It's no trick. Look! With his free hand, Thane grabs the proctors chin, and turns him to where he was pointing. A boy is standing next a building with a can of spray paint in hand, vandalizing the wall. PROCTOR Hey you!! The proctor takes his hand off of Colin's shoulder, to point at the other boy. Now free, Colin takes off into the night. PROCTOR Wha- hey get back here. The proctor then lets go of Thane's shoulder, and starts to go after Colin. Thane then makes his break for freedom. Now the proctor had to chase after two boys. He starts running for Thane. Thane runs around a corner and Colin shoots out from in front of him. They sprint towards a nearby fence, that leads into a canyon, and leap. Thane grabs on to one of the links -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. and scrabbles over the edge. He lands on his feet, closely followed by Colin. They then take off into the night, the proctors screams in the distance, as the canyon swallows them up. FADE OUT.

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Re: What Does A Movie Script Look Like? by jill(f): 7:02pm On Apr 12, 2007

Thanks dustiniyke i always wondered what movie scripts looked like. now i know