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**Only Human.** (ditched short film)

Short Film about October but not directly saying October.

Shot on VHS

"Home Video" style

Shaky footage intentionally but also mix in really cinematic shots

MUSIC

Sooner or Later - N.E.R.D

(Perfect for drive home)

Everyone Nose - N.E.R.D

Purple Baguettes - 88GLAM

Dirt and Grime - Father's Children

Territorial Pissings - Nirvana

(Skating away from home)

Never Can Say Goodbye - Jackson 5

(Perfect for falling back in bed / ending)

The End Has No End - The Strokes

(Loading Docks)

Anti Matter - N.E.R.D

Partners in Crime Part Three - The Internet

(Playing loud in the car that almost hit MAIN)

She Works Out Too Much - MGMT

(Right when they fight / spinning)

Heavy Hitter - Jack Harlow

(Loading Docks)

Molly - Iann Dior

Hive - Earl Sweatshirt

Gonna Love Me - Teyana Taylor

Music credits scratchy handwritten scanned cover titles

The bedroom for context is dimly lit. Windows Closed.

INT. THROUGHOUT HOUSE - AFTERNOON

Quick tripod shots through the house symbolize that MAIN is blasting his music through the house. Every room is shown with the faint loud sounds of blaring music.

INT. STAIRS - CONTINIOUS - DOLLY UPSTAIRS

Music is still playing but the shot is a steady cam shot walking up the stairs. Very slow but symbolizing the music is coming from upstairs.

INT. KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS - STEADY ZOOM IN

Through the glass window of the kitchen show MOM cutting carrots on a cutting board. You hear the chop of the carrots rhythmically just a little off beat to the music heard from MAIN's room. Eventually she cuts one last carrot and angrily marches upstairs.

INT. STAIRS - CONTINIOUS - DOLLY UPSTAIRS

Same shot as before but mom comes marching through the scene.

INT. BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS - STEADY ZOOM IN

Sitting in bed MAIN is no the computer but we cannot see what he is doing. Shot from the end of the bed frame. Casually bobbing his head to the beat smashing the keyboard.

INT. OUTSIDE BEDROOM (AT DOOR) - CONTINUOUS - STEADY

Mom knocking on the door gently at first but when the knocks go unanswered.

@MAIN

Dammit!

(Super loud)_

INT. BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS - STEADY ZOOM IN

Shot of the door being knocked on from inside the room the knocks harder and harder until she bursts in the room. MAIN does not notice.

@MOM

(Angry voice)

Hey MAIN. Hello

(Rooms a mess so tracking shot of walking through the room. Walks over and shuts computer.)

@MAIN

Aye what was that for I was in the middle of something.

@MOM

your music was way to loud.

@MAIN

why didnt you just say that why'd you have to shut my computer. Now I lost all my progress.

@MOM

Cause you weren't listening. Give me the laptop.

@MAIN

Whattt? Nah?

@MOM

Give me the laptop

@MAIN

Nahhhh

@MOM

Thats is

(Rips laptop from hands walks out the door same tracking shot with the zoom for when she exits and slams the door)

INT. BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS - STEADY ZOOM IN

From end of bed MAIN from sitting up in falls back in bed super bummed.

@MAIN

Bruhhhh what

INT. BEDROOM OVERHEAD - CONTINUOUS - STEADY

Shot from above you see MAIN laying in the disheveled bed with his phone right next to him. His phone lights up. Grabs phone slowly.

INT. BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS - STEADY ZOOM IN

POV of phone in hand Text reads "what you on rt now" from BESTFRIEND. MAIN reply with "my moms tweakin what's up" . Few seconds later BESTFRIEND reply with "damn that sucks come over" MAIN replies with "OMW".

INT. KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS - STEADY ZOOM IN

Outside window of MOM cutting carrots again in piece and quiet. There is a burst of footsteps running down the stairs that you can see out of the corner of the shot. (Have main intentionally stop their feet & record audio from inside)

@MOM

Where are you going?

MAIN is putting on shoes frantically on the stairs.

@MAIN

((Grunts) because struggling to put shoes on)

INT. FRONT DOOR HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS - HANDHELD SHOT MINIMAL MOVEMENT

Grabs skateboard from front door and runs out the door. As going out the door yells.

@MAIN

Anywhere but here

MOM comes into frame when running out of the door but in the 1/3 of the frame MAIN is in the 3/3 of the frame.

MAIN Ollies down the first step in the front yard

INT. FRONT DOOR HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS - ABRUPT ZOOM IN

Abrupt zoom in on moms face kinda parallax style showing disappointment and sadness but then she quickly turns out of frame.

((Just a thought the MOM character could be played by a sibling))

EXT. STREET WITH HILL - LATE AFTERNOON - TRACKING

Back of car shot with MAIN skating down the hill not bombing the hill but cruising with loud music playing. Happy expression. (Wearing AirPods)

EXT. COMMONWEALTH STREET WITH THE OLD BUILDINGS (WUTANGSWORDS) - LATE AFTERNOON - TRACKING

Following in a car of side view of MAIN skating along some old building with a little bit of just cruising. A driveway comes up MAIN is to into the music and doesn't realize the car and barley misses hitting the car. MAIN takes out the AirPods and the loud background music stops. Its silent except for DRIVER.

EXT. FOCUS ON DRIVER - LATE AFTERNOON - STEADY

Looking thru the window of the car (Passenger side) and DRIVER is leaning towards the kid with an angry posture

@DRIVER

(Angry tone)

Aye kid maybe watch where you're going next time.

EXT. FOCUS ON MAIN - LATE AFTERNOON - STEADY

Shot is of the top half of the kid top of skateboard In shot one AirPods out

@MAIN

(Stops Skating)

Aye bruh you almost killed me.

EXT. FOCUS ON DRIVER - LATE AFTERNOON - STEADY

Same shot as before

@DRIVER

Yea cause your dumbass wasn't paying

@MAIN

Yo my board!!!! BRUHHHH

@DRIVER (CONT'D)

attention.

EXT. COMMONWEALTH STREET WITH THE OLD BUILDINGS (WUTANGSWORDS) - LATE AFTERNOON - TRACKING

Shot of the broken board on the sidewalk

EXT. FOCUS ON MAIN - LATE AFTERNOON - STEADY

Same shot before

@MAIN (CONT'D)

You know what bro you wack f--

(Puts in AirPods and walks away dragging skateboard away before he finishes what he was going to say)

EXT. COMMONWEALTH STREET WITH THE OLD BUILDINGS (WUTANGSWORDS) - LATE AFTERNOON - TRACKING

Shot from behind the two the DRIVER speeds past MAIN and MAIN is flipping MAIN off while DRIVER drives by. MAIN turns at the next corner into the neighborhood. Dragging board by his feet

EXT. COMMONWEALTH STREET WITH THE OLD BUILDINGS SHOT OF MAINS FACE (WUTANGSWORDS) - LATE AFTERNOON - TRACKING

Close up shot of just the face of MAIN. Shows sorrow and while walking puts in the AirPods and music starts playing again.

EXT. COLES HOUSES GATE - LATE AFTERNOON - STEADY ZOOM IN

Steady slow zoom in on Coles gate and can hear Loud music playing and people talking. MAIN walks thru the shot and goes thru the gate. Comes in the frame from the right side. Opens the gate and goes in.

EXT. COLES HOUSES OTHER SIDE OF GATE - LATE AFTERNOON - HANDHELD

MAIN opens up the gate and is looking down but then looks up to see his friends

EXT. COLES HOUSES BACKYARD - LATE AFTERNOON - STEADY ZOOM IN

Pans over from opening the gate to everyone chilling in the backyard. Some people skating the halfpipe some people on the tramp. (Music still blasting)

EXT. COLES HOUSES BACKYARD CLOSEUP ON BESTFRIEND - LATE AFTERNOON - STEADY ZOOM IN

Bestfriend chillin on the couch looks up

@BESTFRIEND

Aye MAINS here.

@FRIENDS

Whats good MAIN

EXT. COLES HOUSES BACKYARD ON MAIN - LATE AFTERNOON - STEADY ZOOM IN

MAIN walks in and throws skateboard down.

@MAIN

What you guys up to

Jumps on the couch with BESTFRIEND can see others skating on the half pipe.

EXT. COLES HOUSES BACKYARD COUCH - LATE AFTERNOON - STEADY ZOOM IN

Can see both MAIN and BESTFRIEND on the couch.

@BESTFRIEND

Bruh we just chillin but bro what happened to your board

@MAIN

Some dude hit me with his car

@BESTFRIEND

Bruh that's messed. You good tho?

@MAIN

Yea I'm chillin but my boards not

@BESTFRIEND

Damn bro well cheer up we all got good vibes goin

@MAIN

Bet.

(Opens a soda and starts drinking it)

EXT. COLES HOUSES BACKYARD - LATE AFTERNOON - MONTAGE

Medium speed montage of Coles backyard of chilling.

Music playing over the montage.

EXT. COLES HOUSES BACKYARD BESTFRIENDS FACE - LATE AFTERNOON - STEADY

Shot of BESTFRIEND in the backyard holding his phone

@BESTFRIEND

Aye some homies chillin at the Docks we tryin to hang

@FRIENDS

Yea we down

@MAIN

What Ima do? I don't got a board thanks guys.

@1FRIEND

Homie chillllll. We got plenty of boards you're set.

@BESTFRIEND

Yea don't trip we wouldn't leave yuh

(1FRIEND throws MAIN a board)

@MAIN

Ight lets go then.

EXT. COLES HOUSES OTHER SIDE OF GATE - LATE AFTERNOON - HANDHELD

Broken skateboard in corner of shot. Everyone runs out MAIN is last to go out. Gate slams.

EXT. JACARANDA ST. SKATING THRU STREET - LATE AFTERNOON - TRACKING

Shot from the back of a trunk of everyone skating but MAIN is dead last and not having fun.

EXT. JACARANDA ST. SKATING THRU STREET MAIN CLOSEUP - LATE AFTERNOON - TRACKING

Shot of just MAIN not looking like having a great time half way thru the tracking steady shot puts in AirPods and music starts blasting again.

EXT. LOADING DOCKS - LATE AFTERNOON - STEADY

Shot of loading docks being packed with people hanging out of the back of cars, people skating and people just sitting. Music playing can't hear it yet because MAIN AirPods are still in. Everyone skates into frame and stops in a line in the middle of the frame. Stay like this for a few seconds then break and start skating again but MAIN stays.

EXT. LOADING DOCKS POV OF MAIN - LATE AFTERNOON - STEADY

Skating past people high fiving other friends / people.

MAINS AirPods are still in.

MAIN can see BESTFRIEND chatting with 2FRIEND but can't hear what their saying MAIN takes out the AirPods and hear the music they're playing and BESTFRIEND faintly in the distance.

EXT. LOADING DOCKS - LATE AFTERNOON - MONTAGE

Montage of loading docks what's happening with the Loading Docks music.

EXT. LOADING DOCKS POV OF MAIN - LATE AFTERNOON - STEADY

MAIN starts to skate toward BESTFRIEND as he's starting to do a line.

EXT. LOADING DOCKS SEE BOTH MAIN AND BESTFRIEND - LATE AFTERNOON - STEADY

As they get closer the shot gets tighter.

MAIN starts to get closer while BESTFRIEND is doing a trick. BESTFRIEND messes up and the board hits MAINS shins.

EXT. LOADING DOCKS SHOT OF HIS SHINS AND QUICKLY PANS UP TO MAINS FACE - LATE AFTERNOON - STEADY

Quick pan like said above. But the shot of face is over BESTFRIENDs shoulder and zooms in slowly but doesn't change.

@MAIN

bro why would you do that

@BESTFRIEND

Come on bro you know I didn't mean to do that

@MAIN

Like bruh that really hurt dude that's no cool

(Getting louder more mad)

@BESTFRIEND

Brotha you tripping you know I didn't mean to do that.

@MAIN

Oh im trippin ?

(Grabs BESTFRIEND s shirt)

EXT. LOADING DOCKS SAME SHOT FROM BEFORE BUT STARTS TO SPIN - CONTINUOUS - SPINNING

Start circling around BESTFRIEND and MAIN make 4 circles getting faster and faster until 3 then it slows on the forth with it stopping on MAIN face. Every rotation people in the background disappear and on the last one BESTFRIEND hides as well behind me filming. Everyone else hides behind cars or whatever.

MAIN looks super messed up about it. Super mad about what he just did

EXT. LOADING DOCKS MAIN POV - LATE AFTERNOON - STEADY

Looks around and sees nothing is there except the cars and everything MAIN freaks out.

EXT. LOADING DOCKS LIKE HOW OVER THE SHOULDER CLOSEUP OF MAIN - LATE AFTERNOON - STEADY

He shuts his eyes and hears faintly.

EXT. GOES BLACK FOR A FEW SECONDS WITH FAINT MUSIC - LATE AFTERNOON - STEADY

@BESTFRIEND

Bruhhhh MAIN you good chill out you good.

EXT. LOADING DOCKS LIKE HOW OVER THE SHOULDER CLOSEUP OF MAIN - LATE AFTERNOON - STEADY

Opens eyes slowly to see what's up. Still a closeup on MAINS face over BESTFRIENDS shoulder position but when he opens his eyes everyones back. And everyones circling around.

@BESTFRIEND

Bro lets go home you've had a rough one today

MAIN nods head

EXT. LOADING DOCKS INTO 2FRIEND CAR - DUSK - STEADY

shuts the door and drives away tracking shot of car pulling away

EXT. JACARANDA ST. OF CAR - DARK - TRACKING IN BACK OF CAR

Light inside of car so its red inside the car. Silent ride except for the radio playing.

EXT. OUTSIDE OF HOUSE WATCH CAR PULL UP - DARK - TRACKING

Track car pulling up to the house and MAIN gets out of the car.

@MAIN

Aye thanks for the ride and BESTFRIEND sorry about today

@2FRIEND

Don't trip brotha

@BESTFRIEND

It all good don't worry bout it

@MAIN

Ight see you guys later

EXT. OUSIDE OF CAR SHUTING DOOR - DARK - HANDHELD STEADY

Shuts car door and tracks him running from the street to the front door.

INT. STAIRS - NIGHT - DOLLY UPSTAIRS

Run into the shot while its already going up the stairs

@MOM

(Faintly heard)

Hey MAIN you ok?

INT. OUTSIDE BEDROOM (AT DOOR) - NIGHT - STEADY

Runs through the door closes it and tracks him (Pan) and he's sitting exactly where he was before with computer closed and he starts to fall back.

@MAIN

Bruhhhh what

INT. BEDROOM OVERHEAD - CONTINUOUS - STEADY

Shot from above you see MAIN laying in the disheveled bed with his phone right next to him. His phone lights up. Grabs phone slowly.

INT. BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS - STEADY ZOOM IN

INT. KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS - STEADY ZOOM IN

Outside window of MOM cutting carrots again in piece and quiet. There is a burst of sound coming from the stairs. you can see out of the corner of the shot. MAIN falls down the stairs.

@MOM

Hey MAIN are you ok!?

INT. INSIDE THE GAME - N/A - N/A ((SAME SHOT))

GAME OVER try again title screen appears

LOUD MUSIC FROM BEGINNING FADES BACK IN

@MAIN

(Quiet knocks)

Dammit!

(Super loud dammit)_

(Louder knocks)

(Angry voice)

Hey MAIN. Hello

(Rooms a mess so tracking shot of walking through the room. Walks over and shuts computer.)

Pull back from computer to reveal its a game

out of corner of same shot you see the door open and the feet come closer

ONLY HUMAN save game launcher opens

Mom shuts the computer lid

INT. PAN UP IN BEDROOM TO SEE MOM

@MAIN

Aye what was that for I was in the middle of something.

@MOM

your music was way to loud.

@MAIN

why didnt you just say that why'd you have to shut my computer. Now I lost all my progress.

@MOM

Cause you weren't listening. Give me the laptop.

@MAIN

Whattt? Nah?

@MOM

Give me the laptop

@MAIN

Nahhhh

@MOM

Thats is

(Rips laptop from hands walks out the door same tracking shot with the zoom for when she exits and slams the door)

INT. BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS - STEADY ZOOM IN

From end of bed MAIN from sitting up in falls back in bed super bummed.

@MAIN

Bruhhhh what

INT. BEDROOM OVERHEAD - CONTINUOUS - STEADY

Shot from above you see MAIN laying in the disheveled bed with his phone right next to him. His phone lights up. Grabs phone slowly.

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