ALARM CLOCK RINGS followed by the sound of children racing through the school hallway
SLOW FADE IN:
Credits
Overall the camera will be moving at a constant speed forward or back and stopping or starting. There will be no lateral, vertical or rotations.
Credits
Overall the camera will be moving at a constant speed forward or back and stopping or starting. There will be no lateral, vertical or rotations.
Opening Credits
INT. YORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HALLS - DAY
Entering the long hallway we see backpacks running around the hallways. These backpacks represent children in the film doing what they typically do in school; running, playing and bullying.
We head down the long school hallway towards the gymnasium door. From a distance, we see a small backpack (Tyler) using all his effort to push the gym door.
He enters the gym holding a basketball. As Tyler is such a small kid the basketball looks more like a beach ball and weighs more like a bowling ball to him.
As the door slowly closes we see a basketball rolling pass us.
As we enter the gym we see Tyler struggle with handling the basketball. His small and skinny frame barely is able to lift the
He tries to dribble only to have it run away from him. Tyler finally manages to position himself and at the free throw line.
He pauses and with all his might. Shoot. Airball.
The ball travels half of the distance and bounces off the wall.
Tyler unperturbed scrambles to the basketball pick it up.
He is closer to the hoop this time. He pauses. He looks at the ball and bounces it.
Pause. He shoots. Airball.
He is closer to the hoop this time. He pauses. He looks at the ball and bounces it.
Pause. He shoots. Airball.
MONTAGE
Tyler misses from the left
Tyler misses Right
Tyler misses Right
Tyler misses a layup.
Tyler retrieve the basketball and sees something
David enters the scene.
David nods and Tyler excited runs towards David hands it to him the basketball.
Tyler eagerly waits for David takes a step to the free throw line.
David glances at him and takes a shot at the free throw line. All net.
Tyler scrambles to retrieve the ball and bounces the ball back to him. David takes a step back to the center three-point line. He bounces the basketball and pauses.
He shoots. All net.
He shoots. All net.
Tyler jumps in excitement and retrieves the ball. He passes to David again.
MONTAGE
David makes a three-pointer from the right,
David makes a three-pointer from the left
David runs to the hoop and makes a layup.
The ball circle around the rim before landing in.
David retrieves the ball and bounces to Tyler. Tyler barely catches it as he hesitantly positions himself to take a shot closer to the hoop.
Tyler misses badly hitting the hoop
David retrieves the ball
Eugene enters the scene
Tyler misses badly hitting the hoop
David retrieves the ball
Eugene enters the scene
Eugene confidently gestures to David and without hesitation, David passes the ball to Eugene.
Eugene takes a shot. All net.
Eugene takes a shot. All net.
Tyler retrieves the ball and passes it to David.
David throws Eugene the ball again.
Eugene takes a shot from the three-point range. All net.
David throws Eugene the ball again.
Eugene takes a shot from the three-point range. All net.
David retrieves the ball and bounces it to Tyler.
Tyler is about to take his shot when Eugene steals it from him and makes a layup.
Tyler stands shocked and embarrassed.
David retrieves the ball again and hesitate.
Tyler is about to take his shot when Eugene steals it from him and makes a layup.
David retrieves the ball again and hesitate.
Does he pass it to Tyler?
Eugene gestures and David passes to him instead.
Eugene takes another shot. Tyler is left standing empty-handed and humiliated.
We begin to move away from them towards the hallway as David and Eugene are playing a game of one on one, ignoring Tyler.
MONTAGE Timelapse
Eugene pass to David and push Tyler Back
David takes a shot.
David takes a shot.
David pass to Eugene. Eugene takes a shot.
Tyler is standing inside the perimeter of the court.
Eugene pass to David. David takes a shot
Howard joins in.
Eugene passes the ball to Howard. Howard takes a shot.
Howard pass to Eugene. Eugene takes a shot.
Tyler stands all alone on the outside of the perimeter.
David passes to Howard. Howard takes a shot.
Eugene passes to David. David takes a shot.
The RECESS BELL RINGS
Eugene, Howard, and David walkouts of the Gymnasium.
Eugene stops with the ball and takes a long three-point shot.
As David looks back, he glace at Tyler sitting on the bench as the Eugene and Howard walk away.
Eugene stops with the ball and takes a long three-point shot.
As David looks back, he glace at Tyler sitting on the bench as the Eugene and Howard walk away.
Fade Out
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