Wednesday 15 December 2010

Final Synopsis

Two 15 year old girls, Steph and Rachel, in school uniform are sitting on a wall. Rachel is reading a magazine and smoking a spliff while Steph fidgets nervously. Steph is fixating on Rachel, who is oblivious at first, and grasping a school report. Rachel says “Bet it’s the first time you’ve been on one of those!” Steph fails to reply which causes Rachel to respond “You have to take it to every lesson you know?” Steph replies in a slight, smug manner “Yeah, if I was actually going to any!” Following this, she screws up the report and throws it on the floor.

Eventually, she shifts towards Rachel, who looks up and catches Steph looking at her. She says “do you fancy me or something?” causing Steph to quickly retort with “What?” Rachel lets out a slight laugh, “You’re staring at me as if you do!” Rachel continues to wind Steph up. “Why you moving around so much? You on something?” Steph innocently asks “On something?” Rachel jokingly replies “Yeah, like drugs! Do you want some of this?” Rachel extends her arm, offering Steph the spliff; Steph declines. “You hungry?” Steph takes a few seconds to think of how to reply to the sudden topic change. “Yeah, I didn’t have any breakfast.” Rachel rummages through her bag and pulls out a £5 note. “Here, take this and get yourself something. Get me a packet of fags too.” Steph nods reluctantly, takes the £5 note, crosses the road and walks towards the shop.

Rachel is left sitting on the wall alone. She notices a car pull up near her. From the way the car is parked it isn’t possible to see clearly who is inside. She picks up her can of drink and takes a sip while stubbing the spliff against the wall.

Inside the shop, Steph edges around and looks at the magazines. She discreetly turns her attention to behind the counter, where the cigarettes are, before reverting back to the magazines. She picks one up and begins scanning it. Eventually, the shop keeper says abruptly, “Are you going to buy one of those?” Steph shakes her head. “I’m just looking.” Their eyes meet awkwardly before Steph looks away.

A man steps out of the car and walks over to Rachel. He pulls out a badge, tells her he’s a police officer and asks why she’s not in school. She replies smugly “I’m on a week’s exclusion!” The police officer is sceptical and asks why there are two cans of drink on the wall. Rachel sarcastically says, “I’m thristy.” He tells her he’s looking for a girl around the same age who must be playing truant because her absence from school is rare. She jumps off the wall as if she’s about to walk away. However, the police officer smells an odour in the air and asks Rachel whether she can smell it. She replies “No, maybe you just dropped one.” The police officer is peeved and asks her to turn out her pockets.

Rachel’s eyes widen as she pulls out the contents of her pockets. The police officer takes a tiny, transparent packet from her hand. It’s empty which causes him to smell it.

From inside the shop, Steph is staring out of the window, witnessing everything that’s going on. She clutches the £5 note tightly. She see’s Rachel being led to the police officer’s car before it drives away.

Steph leaves the shop and crosses the road. She looks at the two cans before noticing the scrunched up report on the floor. She picks it up and unscrews it before putting it in her bag. She walks off down the road.

Synopsis Six

Two 15 year old girls, Steph and Rachel, in school uniform are sitting on a wall. Rachel is blissfully reading a magazine and smoking a spliff while Steph fidgets nervously. She’s fixating on Rachel who is oblivious at first. Also, she is grasping a school report which instigates Rachel to say “Bet it’s the first time you’ve been on one of those!” Steph fails to reply which fuels another response from Rachel “you have to take it to every lesson you know?” Steph replies in a slight, smug manner “yeah, if I was actually going to any!” Following this, She screws up the report and throws it on the floor.

Eventually, she shifts towards Rachel, who looks up and catches Steph looking at her. She says “do you fancy me or something?” causing Steph to quickly retort with “what?” Rachel lets out a slight laugh, “you’re staring at me as if you do!” She continues to wind Steph up. “Why you moving around so much? You on something?” Steph innocently asks “on something?” Rachel jokingly replies “Yeah, like drugs! Do you want some of this?” Rachel extends her arm out, offering Steph the spliff, however, she declines with certainty. “You hungry?” Steph takes a few seconds to think of how to reply to the sudden topic change. “Yeah, I am as it goes but I don’t have any lunch anyway.” Rachel rummages through her bag and pulls out a £5 note. “Here, take this and get yourself something. Get me a packet of fags too.” Steph nods reluctantly, takes the £5 note, crosses the road and walks towards the shop.

While Rachel is left sitting on the wall alone, she notices a car pull up near her. From the way the car is parked it isn’t possible to see clearly who is inside. She picks up her can of drink and takes a sip while stubbing the spliff against the wall.

Inside the shop, Steph edges around and looks at the magazines. She discreetly turns her attention to behind the counter, where the cigarettes are, before reverting back to the magazines. She picks one up and begins scanning it. Eventually, the shop keeper says abruptly “are you going to buy one of those?” Steph shakes her head. “I’m just looking.” Their eyes meet awkwardly before Steph looks away.

A man steps out of the car and walks over to Rachel. He pulls out a badge, tells her he’s a police officer and asks why she’s not in school. She replies rudely “I’m on a weeks exclusion!” The police officer is sceptical and aks why there are two cans of drink on the wall. Rachel sarcastically states “I’m thristy.” He tells her he’s looking for a girl around the same age who must be playing truant because her absence from school is rare. Rachel knows he’s talking about Steph but insists she can’t think of anyone it could be. She jumps off the wall as if she’s about to walk away. However, the police officer halts her “hang on, you seem a little dazed, as if you’ve been on…something. Not doing anything you shouldn’t, are you?” Rachel lets out slight, nervous laughter. “No…” The police officer smiles “I didn’t think so but you wouldn’t mind turning out your pockets, just for good cause?”

Rachel’s eyes widen as she pulls out the contents of her pockets. The police officer takes a tiny, transparent packet from her hand. It’s empty which causes him to smell it. From inside the shop, Steph is staring out of the window, witnessing everything that’s going on. She clutches the £5 note tightly. She see’s Rachel being led to the police officer’s car before it drives away . Steph leaves the shop and crosses the road. She notices the scrunched up report on the floor so she picks it up and unscrews it before putting it in her bag. She walks off down the road.

Tuesday 7 December 2010

Synopsis Five

Two 15 year old girls in school uniform, Steph and Rachel, are sitting on a wall. Rachel is blissfully reading a magazine and smoking a roll up while Steph fidgets nervously. She’s fixating on Rachel who is oblivious at first. Eventually, she shifts towards Rachel, who looks up and catches Steph looking at her. She says “do you fancy me or something?” causing Steph to quickly retort with “what?” Rachel lets out a slight laugh, “you’re staring at me!” She rummages through her bag before asking Steph to go and buy a packet of cigarettes for her. Steph reluctantly agrees, crosses the road and walks towards the shop.

While Rachel is left sitting on the wall alone, she notices a car pull up near her. From the way the car is parked it isn’t possible to see clearly who is inside. She picks up her can of drink to take a sip while stubbing the roll up against the wall.
Steph edges around and looks at the magazines. She discreetly turns her attention to behind the counter, where the cigarettes are, before reverting back to the magazines. The shop keeper stares at Steph and their eyes meet awkwardly before Steph looks away.

A man steps out of the car and walks over to Rachel. He pulls out a badge, tells her he’s a police officer and asks why she’s not in school. Rachel states she woke up late and is on her way. The police officer is sceptical and asks why there are two cans of drink on the wall which prompts Rachel to shrug her shoulders and gaze downwards. He tells her he’s looking for a girl around the same age who must be playing truant because her absence from school is rare. Rachel has now realised he’s talking about Steph. She jumps off the wall as if she’s about to walk off, however, the police officer halts her and says he has the right to search her. Rachel’s eyes widen as she turns to face him. He searches her and pulls a tiny, transparent packet from her pocket. It’s empty which causes him to smell it. From inside the shop, Steph is staring out of the window, witnessing everything that’s going on. She see’s Rachel being led to the police officer’s car before it drives away.

Thursday 25 November 2010

Synopsis Four

Two 15 year old girls in school uniform, Steph and Rachel, are casually sitting on a wall. Rachel is blissfully reading a magazine while Steph fidgets nervously. She’s fixating on Rachel, who remains oblivious and continues to read her magazine. Steph shifts slightly towards Rachel as if she’s about to say something, however, she sighs and remains quiet. Eventually, Rachel asks Steph to try to go and buy a packet of cigarettes. She reluctantly agrees, crosses the road, and walks towards the shop.

While Rachel is left sitting on the wall alone, she notices a car pull up near her. She thinks nothing of it and picks up her can of drink to take a sip. However, she becomes suspicious and is hesitant of what to do because she can’t see inside properly. She glances towards the shop where Steph is.

Inside the shop, Steph edges around and looks at the magazines. She discreetly turns her attention to behind the counter, where the cigarettes are, before reverting back to the magazines. The shop keeper stares at Steph suspiciously. Their eyes then meet awkwardly before Steph swiftly looks away.

A man steps out of the car and walks over to Rachel. He pulls out a badge, tells her he’s a police officer and asks why she’s not in school. Rachel swiftly states she woke up late and is on her way. The police officer is sceptical and asks why there are two cans of drink on the wall. Rachel shrugs and looks down awkwardly. He then tells her he’s looking for a girl around the same age who must be playing truant because her absence from school is rare. Rachel has now realised he’s talking about Steph. She worriedly gazes at the shop again. From inside the shop, Steph is staring out of the window, witnessing what’s going on.

Thursday 21 October 2010

Synopsis Three

Two 15 year old girls in school uniform, Steph and Rachel, are casually sitting on a wall. They’re having a laugh and chat. Rachel is convincing Steph she needs a boyfriend as soon as possible because “everybody has one”, although Steph agrees, it’s clear she’s uncertain and is trying to impress Rachel. Following this, Rachel asks Steph to try to go and buy a packet of cigarettes. She reluctantly agrees, crosses the road, and walks towards the shop.

While Rachel is left sitting on the wall alone, she notices a car pull up near her. She thinks nothing of it and picks up her can of drink to take a sip. However, Rachel becomes suspicious of the car and is hesitant of what to do, because she can’t see inside properly. She glances across to the shop where Steph is.

Inside the shop, Steph edges around and looks at the magazines. She discreetly turns her attention to behind the counter, where the cigarettes are, before reverting back to the magazines.

A man, about 24, steps out of the car and walks over to Rachel. He then pulls out a badge, tells her he’s a police officer and asks why she’s not in school. Rachel swiftly states she woke up late and is on her way. The police officer is sceptical and asks why there are two cans of drink on the wall. Rachel shrugs and looks down. He informs her that unless she tells him the truth, she will be in a lot of trouble. Rachel worriedly gazes at the shop again. From inside the shop, Steph is staring out of the window, witnessing what’s going on. She’s left with the choice of admitting her involvement in the truanting or staying out of the way, hoping Rachel doesn’t tell all.

Tuesday 19 October 2010

Synopsis Two

Two 15 year old girls in school uniform are casually sitting on s wall. They're having a laugh and chat while continuously looking around. Eventually, they notice a man glaring at them from across the road, he's about 24. They think nothing of it until he crosses the road and walks over to them. One of the girls urges the other to get off the wall and walk on; however, she freezes on the spot. When the man reaches them, he pulls out a badge and tells them he's a police officer before asking them why they're not in school. They clearly don't have a valid excuse and, therefore, he asks them to go with him. As they're not far from school, he walks them there and goes in the main office to explain what's happened. Disappointed teachers come to separate the girls. One of them is determined not to get in trouble and blames the other girl, telling her it was her fault for making her walk out of school in the first place. She's left with the choice of betraying her friend and making up lies about the situation, or accepting she's done wrong.

Tuesday 29 June 2010

Synopsis One

A boy has just discovered his girlfriend has been cheating on him. He feels completely betrayed and is immediately furious with his girlfriend and the other guy. In his anger, he decides to take a knife into school to exact revenge on the other guy. He is clearly irrational and his emotional instability is predominant as he paces around the school.

Eventually, he sees his girlfriend, she is wondering why he didn't meet with her as soon as he got to school; like he usually does. It isn't instinctively apparent to her why her boyfriend is acting unusually quiet and withdrawn when she talks to him until she notices the knife at the back of his jeans. She breaks down, confessing she's been cheating on him and that she feels guilty and regretful. She tries to convince him that using the knife is a stupid idea and that he will get in serious trouble if he's even caught with it. He pays no attention to what she's saying; he only has one thing on his mind.

He continues his frenzied search for the other guy with his girlfriend close behind; trying to prevent him acting upon the situation in such a dangerous way. She attempts to come to an understanding with him but it's too late for that. Without thinking, he turns to his girlfriend, pins her to the wall and plunges the knife into her stomach. He can't believe what he's done as she lays slumped on the floor clutching her wound. A teacher suddenly hurries to aid the girl after hearing her scream with excruciating pain. The boy can't even fathom what he's done and with an unstable mind, he drops the blood soaked knife and runs.