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- 1. “RITES OF PASSAGE” By Amy Hill Street Address City, ST ZIP Code Phone Email
- 2. 2 FADE IN: SCENE 1:INT. HARPER’S BEDROOM – NIGHT In a teenage girl’s bedroom lit softly with fairy lights and warm colours, it is messy with clothes on the floor and school books and folders on bed. Also on the bed is HARPER an 18 year old girl she is doing work in one of the folders, she sighs loudly and picks up her phone. She scrolls through Instagram and sees a post from a girl showing highlights of her summer, HARPER sighs loudly again and looks over to a pile of stuff on her bedroom floor She gets up walking towards the pile and picks up a scrapbook that is just poking out from underneath the mess, she picks it up and looks at it It reads: MEMORIES TO TAKE TO UNI She goes back to sit on her bed and opens it, it is blank. She looks back to her phone still showing the post, she closes the app and starts a group call with her 2 friends NOTE: CONVERSATION IS OVER A PHONE CALL GRACE Hey Harper ELLA Hi, you okay? HARPER Hi, so you know how you are always telling me I’m being boring and how much stuff I’m missing out on? GRACE Well saying we call you boring is a bit harsh ELLA Yeah
- 3. 3 HARPER Well I’ve decided I don’t want to be the sad girl who was never adventurous and has no memories or stories at when I got to uni, I need you this weekend to show me what I’ve been missing out on GRACE ELLA YES YAY GRACE We are picking you up tomorrow END OF PHONE CONVERSATION EXT. OUTSIDE HARPER’S HOUSE - DAY A car horn beeps HARPER opens her front door and exits the house and gets into GRACE’s car INT. GRACE’S CAR - DAY As HARPER gets in and sits down GRACE ELLA HEY HI ELLA Get ready to make some memories GRACE starts the car and they drive off EXT. THE NEW FOREST – DAY The car drives through the forest INT. GRACE’S CAR - DAY The girls are singing along to music playing loudly in the car, HARPER is taking photos of ELLA singing into a water bottle and they are all laughing
- 4. 4 EXT. FOREST – SUNSET The girls get out the car and sit down watching the sunset over the forest HARPER starts taking photos of the scenery and the other 2 girls as they joke around FADE OUT INT. HARPERS LOUNGE – NIGHT The girls are sat around on the sofa, there is half eaten pizza boxes are on the table, the TV is on playing a film in the background, HARPER takes photos of the girls with their pizza as they are joking around The 3 girls are scrolling through their phones with the TV on in the background ELLA gasps and sits up ELLA Guys Ben is having a party tomorrow night, Harper we are taking you, no arguments GRACE Yes! (Turning to Harper) Harper you are the one that wanted to have fun HARPER I’m not sure, it’s really not my scene and its Ella that was invited anyway not me ELLA You don’t need an invite most people just turn up to these things GRACE Trust us
- 5. 5 INT. HARPERS BEDROOM – EVENING Music is playing, there is clothes all over the floor ELLA is sat in the corner doing her hair in front of the mirror, and GRACE is holding up outfits for HARPER to wear and deciding which one she should wear GRACE Yes this one she holds up a top to HARPER) Now go put this on, I need to get ready HARPER comes back into the room, changed, ELLA is still in the same position and GRACE is now sat at the desk doing her makeup, HARPER starts to take photos of them and the turn around and pose for her ELLA She takes Harpers phone out of her hand) Right enough of that, I’m going to do your makeup, sit HARPER Fine, please don’t go over the top, I know you too well They all continue to get ready, singing along to music and laughing taking photos EXT. STREET – NIGHT The girls are stood outside a house with music coming from inside HARPER Hesitantly, I’m not sure this is really my thing, I’m not even invited it seems rude to just turn up ELLA Harper this whole making memories and being adventurous isn’t your thing, you are going to have fun trust me
- 6. 6 GRACE Don’t worry that you aren’t invited, you don’t need an invite, the party’s been going for an hour anyway nobody will care by now GRACE and ELLA grab one of HARPERS hands each and drag her up the driveway of the house. They walk up and knock on the door BEN Hey, come in GRACE To Harper, told you it would be fine, now let’s get a drink and have fun They walk into a house with loud music playing, they walk through into the kitchen and see people stood around talking, HARPER and GRACE carry on into the garden to see people dancing and a game of beer pong happening. ELLA comes back with 3 cups ELLA Got us some drinks, now chill out and enjoy the night remember what this weekend is about HARPER I know, I know, I’m going to The night continues as HARPER takes photos of people at the party, socialise and seems to have fun INT. HARPERS BEDROOM – DAY HARPER is sat on her bed the same as the first scene however she is now surrounded by photos from the past 2 days and is sticking them into the previously empty scrapbook THE END
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