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Westdale Rules
Opening scene filmed in the same way as the opening for Zombieland:
WESTDALE MID-DAY. CAMERA IS FOCUSED ON FLAG FLYING OUTSIDE.
“O CANADA” IS PLAYING IN BACKGROUND.
Narrator: Oh, Canada, I wish I
could tell you that this was still
Westdale,
CAMERA DRAWS BACK TO SHOW FRONT ENTRANCE OF SCHOOL, THEN
MOVES TOWARDS THE DOOR.
but I’ve come to realize you can’t
have a school without rules
CAMERA GOES SHAKY AS IF HAND-HELD IN FIRST PERSON POV, AS IF
CAMERA IS THE AUDIENCE AS A PERSON, MOVES TOWARDS THE DOOR
OF SCHOOL AND GOES INSIDE, SMOKE FILLS THE HALL,WALLS ARE
FULL OF GRAFFITI, GARBAGE STREWN ON FLOOR, KIDS MILLING
AROUND, SMOKING, WEARING CHAINS, GLARING AT CAMERA AS IT
MOVES DOWN HALLWAY, A COUPLE IS NECKING IN THE CORNER,
ANOTHER IS ARGUING. THIS IS A PIVOTAL SCENE SHOWING WHAT THE
SCHOOL WOULD LOOK LIKE IF THERE WERE NO RULES.
and there are no rules at Westdale.
SOMEONE RUSHES PAST AND OUT THE DOOR BEHIND CAMERA. SOMEONE
ELSE COMES SCREAMING DOWN THE HALL IN HOT PURSUIT.
No my friends this is now the end
of days – my days – teenage style.
CAMERA CONTINUES DOWN HALL, NARRATOR OPENS A STAIRWELL DOOR
– IT IS PUSHED VIOLENTLY BACK AS A BIG MALE STUDENT IS
BLOCKING ENTRANCE, WHILE HIS FRIENDS BEHIND HIM ROUGH UP
ANOTHER STUDENT.
It’s amazing how quickly things can
go from bad to total apocalypse.
CONTINUE DOWN HALL, A STRETCHER GOES PAST WITH A BRUISED
FEMALE MOANING ON IT. A COP HURRIES PAST AND CONTINUES DOWN
THE OTHER HALLWAY. ANOTHER COP WITH A STUDENT IN HANDCUFFS
COMES BY
And why did this happen? Well, it
all started out innocently enough –
with attendance. Students wanted to
be able to sign themselves out of
class and write their own excuses.
Man Oh man, did that open up a
whole new can of worms.
CAMERA SHOWS A COUPLE OF ANGRY, TOUGH LOOKING BOYS COMING
TOWARDS OUR NARRATOR AS HE MOVES DOWN THE SCHOOL HALLWAY
THE TOUGH GUYS BEGINS TO PICK UP SPEED AND CHASE OUR
NARRATOR DOWN THE HALL AROUND THE CORNER AND UP THE STAIRS.
OUR NARRATOR SPRINTS WITH NO PROBLEM UP THE STAIRS, BUT THE
ASSAILANTS GET WINDED AND STOP TO CATCH THEIR BREATH.
OUR NARRATOR GOES OUT OF THE STAIRWELL AND INTO THE 3RD
FLOOR HALLWAY. WALKS DOWN THE HALL, PASSING KIDS ALONG THE
WAY, SOME WALKING CONFIDENTLY WITH INAPPROPRIATE SLOGANS –
“I LOVE BEER” OR I HATE YOU ON THEIR SHIRTS, DODGES A
SKATEBOARDER, SOME COWER FURTIVELY PAST AND DUCK INTO A
CLASSROOM, A COUPLE IS NECKING IN THE CORNER.
When you don’t have to go to class,
why bother? Imagine the fun you can
have just hanging with your
friends.
SHOT OF NARRATOR HANDING OVER HIS LUNCH AND MONEY TO A
COUPLE OF THUGS IN THE HALL. THEY ARE CARRYING CHAINS AND
HAVE A BOTTLE OF BEER IN THEIR BACK POCKET. ONE IS
DISTRACTED BY USING A LASER POINTER TO HARASS A GIRL ACROSS
THE HALL. NARRATOR SPIES THE THUGS THAT WERE CHASING HIM
DASHES INTO THE ELEVATOR AS IT OPENS FOR A CARETAKER HE
BOUNCES OFF THE BACK WALL OF THE ELEVATOR. CARETAKER LOOKS
TIRED AND ANXIOUS, HE CARRIES A BASEBALL BAT ON HIS
TROLLEY. HE WANTS TO KICK OUT THE NARRATOR, BUT THE DOORS
CLOSE JUST AS THE THUGS SLAM INTO THE DOOR.
CARETAKER AND NARRATOR SIZE ONE ANOTHER UP. SINCE OUR
NARRATOR LOOKS LIKE A “LOSER” IN THIS NEW PARADIGM, THE
CARETAKER BECOMES RELAXED. THE ELEVATOR MOVES UP THE FLOORS.
Caretaker: Looks like you could use
a hand up.
Narrator: yah, can’t remember the
last time I was able to eat my own
lunch. What is wrong with these
people?
Caretaker: It all starts with
respect.
They show respect for the school by
not throwing garbage around, in
fact, picking it up! by not
tagging, by not breaking windows,
this means that you give a damn
about your school and are proud to
be a Warrior
SHOTS OF STUDENTS PICKING UP GARBAGE, PUTTING THEIR GARBAGE
INTO TRASH CANS, COLLECTING RECYCLABLES, CHANGING THEIR MIND
ABOUT GRAFFITI, STOPPING A STUDENT FROM BREAKING WINDOW,
GETTING SMALLER KIDS TO
When kids have respect for
themselves and their education –
the sky is the limit.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 3.
SHOT OF STUDENTS IN CLASS DOING COOL STUFF, WALKING UP TO
GET THEIR DIPLOMA, AT UNIVERSITY,ON VARIOUS JOB LOCATIONS IN
PARTS OF THE WORLD (IF POSSIBLE)
When they respect themselves, they
respect others – the entire world
is a better place
SHOT OF STUDENTS HELPING ONE ANOTHER – TUTORING, MENTORING,
BREAKING UP A FIGHT, PUTTING THEIR CIGARETTE OUT, TAKING OFF
THEIR HATS, COACHING A BASKETBALL, ETC. SOME SHOTS OF
STUDENTS HELPING THE PLANET – RAISING FUNDS FOR VARIOUS
CAUSES – WORKING IN THE COMMUNITY WITH YOUNG KIDS, WITH OLD
FOLKS, RAKING LAWNS, WORKING ETC.
Narrator: and isn’t that what it is
all about? A better life for us,
for our community, for our planet?
LAST SHOT OF ALL STUDENTS LAUGHING BEING TOGETHER THEN
CAMERA GOES OUT FOR A REALLY LONG SHOT OF KIDS & SCHOOL,THEN
WESTDALE COMMUNITY, THEN HAMILTON, THEN THE WORLD AS IT
SPINS
The kid with dubstep powers
THE KID WITH THE DUBSTEP POWERS
(past)
Class has just ended and tim makes his way to his locker and
rushes home. On his way out of school he sees the girl he
likes and talks to her for a moment before heading out.
TIM: HEY CATHERINE
CATHERINE: HEY TIM WHAT ARE YOU DOING
THIS WEEKEND MAYBE WE COULD MEET UP
Tim seems to be anxious and
repeatedly looks back down the hall
to see if the John(a bully) that
wanted to bash his face in was
after him.
TIM: UHHG CATHERINE I HAVE TO GO I’LL
CALL YOU LATER! ( TIM RUNS OUT OF THE DOOR)
JOHN: THERE HE IS, GET HIM BOYS!
(John and his group of guys start
chasing Tim out of the school)
John and his guys push Catherine out of the way and she
follows the guys to see if Tim will be alright.
JOHN: THERE HE IS BOYS LETS CORNER HIM!
John and the guys catch up to him and corner Tim in the
school yard and start beating him up!
CATHERINE: COME ON TIM! DONT LET THEM DO
THAT TOO YOU!!
Tim pushes two of the boys off of him and catches his
breath. He slowly roles up his sleeves looking down at the
ground and calmly lifts his head while heavily breathing and
groaning. The two boys shocked and raged charge at him.
Tim charges back at the boys and with some magical force
throws the 2 bullies who now looked like fool down to the
ground.
A few other kids that were standing a 2 feet away with John
attack. Tim doges one and blasts the other and makes his way
to be one on one with John and looks at him in the eyes and
sais
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 2.
TIM: NEVER MESS WITH ME AGAIN JOHN
Tim gathers the rest of his energy left and blasts John, Tim
who has used up most of his energy runs away from the
incident and glipses at Catherine while passing by. Once far
enough Tim slows down and passes out.
SCENE 2 (REVEALING THE TRUTH)
(3 years later) (present)
Tim has been on the run for 3 years and he is now an
international wanted man, the same guy (John) has been
tracking him and hunting him for 3 years.
(fight scene)
Guys are lined up behind John in trentch coats and shades.
They all charge at him and a fight breaks out!
Tim in on his knees bleeding.
JOHN: FINALLY I CAN GET MY REVENGE ITS
BEEN TOO LONG TIMMOTHY
John steps closer and slaps
Timothy.
(ZOOM IN ON TIMS EYES SQUINTING)
(close up on Tims hands)
Tim: take this bastard
(raises hands but no powers are performed)
turn to John holding a rock John: I found your kryptonite
Timmy Boy. whadya gat now. ahaha, ahaha ah aha-BANG.
John falls to reveal Cathrine holding a baseball bat.
Cathrine: let’s go
(hugs)
they run into the sunset and End come over the screen,
momentarily after Johns friends enter the shot chasing after
them.
Stumped Nathan Belgrave
BOY SITTING AT LAPTOP LATE AT NIGHT THINKING
TEENAGE BOY WEARING NORMAL CLOTHES AND
GLASSES
SITTING AT LAPTOP THINKING HARD ABOUT IDEAS GETTING
FRUSTRATED
Pacing back and forth in kitchen
Sits back down at laptop only to get up
Pacing around living room
Lying in awkward position on chair
Looks at clock sees the time is 3:02am
"I think its time for bed" he says
Gets up and walks down hall into bedroom.
As he leaves room he turns around and runs back to his
laptop and quickly starts new story
Starts typing into script
"A man is working hard late into
the night. He looks at the clock
and see’s its 3:02am and he decides
to go to bed, as he goes to bed he
thinks he see’s something. When he
realizes there’s nothing there he
walks away only to show there is a
figure in the window."
He looks at the screen and has a sigh of relife, seeming
satified he looks back at the clock and sees the time still
reads 3:02am
Looking puzzled he puts his glasses on to closely read the
clock and sees it acually says 3:46am
Surprised it has gotten so late he gets up and walks off to
bed
As he walks away there is a figure in the window
SAME BOY IS IN TOWN WITH HIS FRIEND GOING TO GET COFFEE
Boy and his friend sit down at coffee place
Friend: So Mr.Director hows that
new job at Flaramount Pictures?
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 2.
Boy: Oh yeah.. its pretty good,
they have me working on this
suspense short film and I’m having
trouble with it
Friend: Oh yeah? what do you have
so far?
Boy: Right now all I have is a
writer who is stumped on a story,
and gets creeped out easily.
Friend: Haha! Sounds more like a
diary than a short film
Boy: yeah really thats what I am
starting to think, I’ve been having
these weird feelings lately and I
dont know why.
Friend: oh I see your story is so
scary its even scaring its writer!
ahah! why dont you just ask for a
different assingment
Boy: Oh I dont think its my story,
just been watching lots of horror
films for some insiration. No luck
though.
Friend: Mabye lay off the scary
movies man. ask for a different
assingment, after all you dont
often make horror flicks
Boy: Yeah but I’ve been through so
many jabs I need to keep this one
Friend keeps talking about his job at an advertising group,
but boy zones out staring at a figure standing down the
street
Friend: Nate! are you even
listening?
Boy: What? oh yeah, thats cool
stuff man
Friend: Man! Your not even
listening!
Boy: Yeah man I acually have to go
3.
Boy gets up still looking down the street and walks off down
the street quickly looking back every few steps
BOY IS BACK AT HOME SITTING DOWN AT DESK WITH FRESH CUP OF
COFFEE LOOKING AT HIS COMPUTER SCREEN
He is intently reading over his script
SHOWS SCRIPT ON COMPUTER SCREEN
He is reading through the script fast as if it is some new
story
SHOWS SCRIPT ON SCREEN DISCRIBING ALMOST EXACTLY WHAT
HAPPEND TO HIM EARLIER IN THE DAY
He slowly picks up is phone barely taking his eyes off of
his computer
He is on the phone taking sounding very worried
Boy: Man were you home today at
all?
FRIEND FROM EARLIER SITTING IN AN
OFFICE. OFFICE NOISE IN THE BACKGROUND
Friend (sounding confused): Yes I
stopped by on my break to pick up
the mail I was expecting a letter
Boy: Did you touch my computer?
Friend: No man I just got the mail
and left why?
Boy: There is a scene, on my
script, and I dont remember writing
it!
Friend: Ok man chill out. Obviously
youve been working to hard. Take a
nap or something
Boy: Yeah ok a nap
Boy notices something on the counter and slowly moves
towards it
Friend (Heard through the phone):
Oh yeah man and there is a letter
there for you. It was on the door
step.
Boy picks up letter and looks at the handwritten name and
adress and slowly and nervously opens it
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 4.
The letter contains a small folded peice of paper
The boy slowly takes out the piece of paper and opens it
"457-2991"
Boy (Under his breath): What the...
Boy picks up phone and dials number
Phone rings for a bit then goes to
busy signal
Boy: Hum thats interesting, oh well
Boy sits back down at computer
Begins to type working on his script
"The man recieved a letter, he
slowly opened the letter to find
only a phone number. Curious he
calls the number, only to get a
busy signal. He calls the phone
again. This time someone answers,
its a girl sounds like shes in her
teens. She says hello a couple
times before he gets the courage to
say hello back..."
Boy hears girls voice saying hello through a phone
He stands up and looks at the phone to see its off the hook
He grabs the phone looking very confused and answers
Boy: Hello.
Girl: Hello? Who are you?
Boy: I was about to ask that I
believe you left my number at my
doorstep.
Girl: Oh thats right I did! I heard
you were a writer and well I want
to be a writer but I need some
advice.
Boy: Oh yeah? what do you need to
know?
There is no response just a busy signal again
Boy holds phone away from ear and looks confused, he hangs
up the phone and goes over to the coffee maker to pour
another cup
5.
He goes back to his desk, taking a sip of his coffee and as
he looks at his computer screen he gets startled and spits
his coffee out
BOY IS WALKING IN A PARKING LOT WITH HIS FRIEND TO HIS
FRIENDS CAR
Boy: I’m telling you everytime I
write something in this story it
happens. Its like Im writing my
life.
Friend: Sounds like someone is a
little paranoid.
Boy: No seriously, I wrote about
that letter I got, with the phone
number, then I wrote about a girl
answering and it happend, and then
after I talked to her. Our
conversation was on my script!
Friend: Man your going crazy, I
think your drinking a little too
much coffee and worrying too much
about this script of yours. Mabye
you should take a break.
Boy: But this is too weird I dont
know what to do
Friend: Well if I was you, and it
botherd me that much. I would end
the story, kill off the charactor
or something.
Boy: Yeah... Yeah that’ll work
thanks
Boy leaves parking lot and his friend gets in car.
BOY IS SITTING AT BUS STOP TYPING ON HIS LAPTOP COMPLETELY
FOCUSED
Shows boy typing on his laptop and messages fade through the
screen
Looks up and beside him
Friend sitting there but blood is coming out of his eyes
Boy: Bryson? What the hell happend?
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 6.
Friend: You have to die its the end
of the story
Friend Pulls blunt object (or any weapon)
Boy: Bryson what are you doing
Boy gets up without taking eyes of friend, is about to run
Friend: You have to end the story
it cant go on, you have to kill off
the charactor
Boy: But I did he dies, he is hit
by the bus
Friend: Well it has to happen then
Friend runs at boy as if attacking
Boy runs away
Friend chases boy through the town until he crosses the
street without looking and a bus hits him
Friend runs up to body
Friend: The story had to ending.
Every story needs an ending
Friend gives a creepy smile, then other people gather
around.
FADE TO BLACK
1 or nothing
This is my first screen play.. with my weak grammar.
It’s pretty short screen play, but enjoy it 🙂
intro
There are 2 guys, Josh and Daniel. Josh and Daniel are really smart. But Josh was always first one and Daniel was always second one. One day, Daniel gets the highest mark in his school and Josh gets second mark. Josh gets mad because he does not get the highest mark.
Kills
Teacher: Here’s your mark guys. Daniel, you did great job this time!
Josh: What was just happened? Oh My God. I’m not the highest one?
Daniel: I won this time, Josh. You better give up.
Josh: It shouldn’t be happened! It’s because of you! Daniel, you should disappear in this world.
Josh kills Daniel because he did not get the highest mark. Josh starts to be crazy. He isn’t normal. He is crazy.
Classroom
Teacher: Is everyone here?
Students: Josh and Daniel are away.
Teacher: They went to washroom 20 minutes ago. John, Go and check it.
So John goes to washroom to check them.
Finds
John goes into the washroom and sees Daniel’s corp and gets shocked. Suddenly, there is an announcement.
Announcement: LOCK DOWN! EVERYONE LOCK DOWN!
John was frozen and did not know what to do. He locked the washroom door.
Escapes
Announcement: Code Green!
John thinks it is not dangerous anymore. John goes back to the class and sees classmates’ corps. John tries to call the police and escape the school, but there is no signal in school and all the doors were closed.
John: I have to escape this place.
Suddenly, Daniel appears.
Daniel: You are the last one, John.
John: How can you do that to people?
Daniel: If I cannot be the first place, I will kill everyone instead of being a loser.
John: You cannot be the first place. Killing people does not make you first place. But the only way you can be successful is trying hard, not killing your rival.
Daniel: So you are saying that I did not try hard? Is that why I’m not the best one? Then I will just kill myself. That will make it better, right?
John: NOOOO!!
Daniel kills himself.
John: Daniel… You are an unfortunate one. I’ll miss you… forever..
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