This document appears to be a screenplay summary for an episode or short film. It follows the protagonist Adam McKenzie through his day at school where he is bullied by other students. Adam struggles in class and seems disconnected. He helps a homeless girl named Eva by sharing his food with her. The bullies make fun of Adam for bonding with Eva. Eva comforts Adam and says he is a good person for helping her.
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FADE IN:
EXT. PROTAGONIST’S HOUSE - OUTSIDE - MORNING
ESTABLISHING SHOT OF PROTAGONIST’S HOUSE. WE SEE
PROTAGONIST COME OUT OF HIS HOUSE. ADAM MCKENZIE. ADAM
LOCKS THE DOOR. ADAM PUTS HIS BACKPACK ON. LOOKING DOWN
(SIGHS). LOOKS UP STARTS WALKING. TRACKING SHOT OF HIM
WALKING. ADAM HOLDING HIS BACKPACK STRAPS WHILE HE IS
WALKING/ OR HANDS IN HIS POCKET. SEE HIM TURN THE CORNER.
FADE OUT.
INT. HEATHPARK SCHOOL - CLASSROOM - MORNING
ADAM IN SCHOOL. SITTING ON A CHAIR, ON A TABLE NEXT TO
HIS BULLIES JESS HOLLY AND ROY. LOOKING AT BOARD, CAMERA
ON HIM. BACKGROUND NOISE OF THE TEACHER TALKING. MRS
GREEN MATHS TEACHER. MID SHOT OF TEACHER WHILST TALKING.
MRS GREEN
If we multiply 10 with x what do
we get? (PAUSE)… Anyone? (LOOKS
AROUND CLASSROOM) AH! MR MCKENZIE,
HELLOOOOO… EARTH TO ADAM
CAMERA GOES TO ADAM CLOSE UP OF FACE. HE HAS SPACED OUT.
TEACHERS VOICE GETS LOUDER AND LOUDER. ADAM (BLINKS
SEVERAL TIMES.) FINALLY PAYING ATTENTION.
ADAM MCKENZIE
Ehhh? erm the answers (pauses) no.
(Confused)
WHOLE CLASS STARTS LAUGHING. WIDE SHOT.
HOLLY THE BULLY
(Laughing) (chewing gum) good one
dumbass.
MRS GREEN
No Adam. Its 10x. (moderately loud
voice) next time pay attention.
(mid shot).
SCHOOL BELL RINGS. CLASS PACKS UP AND GETS OUT THE
CLASSROOM. JESS PUSHES ADAM, HE DROPS ALL HIS BOOKS ON
THE FLOOR.
JESS THE BULLY
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Loser!
ADAM KNEELS DOWN AND PICKS UP ALL HIS BOOKS, PUTS THEM
INTO HIS BAG AND LEAVES THE CLASSROOM. BEFORE HE LEAVES
THE CLASSROOM MRS GREEN STOPS HIM.
MRS GREEN
Adam before you head off, could I
have a word.
ADAM MCKENZIE
(says it in a sad way) I haven’t
done anything.
WALKS TO MRS GREEN. MRS GREEN SITTING AT HER DESK.
MRS GREEN
( sympathetic tone) I know you've
had a rough year but your grades
are getting worse. You need to
start doing more otherwise you are
going to fail.
ADAM MCKENZIE
(Stuttering) I.. I.. know Misss
I.. I.. am (Stuttering) trying my
best
MRS GREEN
Thats all I ask.
ADAM LEAVES THE CLASSROOM. GETS OUT OF SCHOOL AND SEE HIM
WALK HOME. TRACKING SHOT OF HIM WALKING HOME. ENTERS
HOUSE, LOCKS DOOR.
DISSOLVES OUT.
EXT: OUTSIDE - MORNING ADAMS HOUSE
WE SEE ADAM LEAVE HIS HOUSE AGAIN. HEADING TO SCHOOL.
TRACKING SHOT. WHILST WALKING TO SCHOOL HE SEES SEVERAL
HOMELESS PEOPLE ON THE FLOOR, HE FEELS SORRY FOR THEM AND
WANTS TO HELP.
ADAM LOOK AT THEM WHILST WALKING THEN WHEN HE PASSES HE
LOOKS AWAY. EMOTION OF HIS FACE WHEN LOOKING AT THE
HOMELESS IS SYMPATHETIC.
INT: SCHOOL - MORNING CLASSROOM
TRACKING SHOT OF HIM WALKING TO HIS CHAIR. TEACHER AND
BULLIES LOOK AT HIM.
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MRS GREEN
Morning Adam
ADAM MCKENZIE
(very quiet tone) Morning Miss
GOING TO SIT ON HIS CHAIR BUT ONE OF THE BULLIES ROY
PULLS HIS CHAIR BACK CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON THE FLOOR.
ROY, JESS AND HOLLY START LAUGHING LOUDLY
MRS GREEN
(Moderately loud tone) Quiet
everyone. Settle down.
SEE ADAM GET OFF THE FLOOR, WIPE HIS TROUSERS AND SITS
DOWN. LOOKING AT TEACHER.
TEACHER TALKING IN THE BACKGROUND WRITING ON THE WHITE
BOARD AND TALKING HER WAY THROUGH THE QUESTION.
MRS GREEN
The quadratic formula is
X = b± sr b^2 4 ac / 2a. so if you
wanted to find out what X equals
in this equation ? you would
substitute this into the letters
and stuff and stuff then by
getting the end value and dividing
it you would get what X equals.
WHILE MRS GREEN IS SPEAKING CAMERA ON ADAM, HE IS
LISTENING TO THE TEACHER BUT NOTHING IS GOING IN. HE IS
SEEN STARING AT THE CLOCK WHERE THE NOISE OF THE CLOCK IS
FORESHADOWING THE TEACHER TALKING.
HEAR THE TICKING OF THE CLOCK LOUD AND CLEAR, BUT HEAR
TEACHER SPEAKING ALSO BUT TONED DOWN. AS ADAM CLOSES HIS
EYES AS HIS FALLING ASLEEP THE ROOM GOES BLACK BUT WHEN
HE OPENS THEM AGAIN ITS LIGHT AGAIN. POV
MRS GREEN FINISHES TALKING AND LOOKS AT CLASS AND ASKS A
QUESTION.
MRS GREEN
Now that I've done the working out
for you, what would X equal?
JESS’ HAND GOES UP IMMEDIATELY AFTER GREEN ASKS THE
QUESTION.
JESS
X would equal 6 Miss
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MRS GREEN
thats right, well done Jess.
(pause) Now class I’d like you to
complete the sheet on your desk.
CAMERA PANS ONTO ADAM. POV SHOT,HIS LOOKING AT HIS SHEET
AND EVERYTHING BECOME DISTORTED, BUT THE TICKING OF THE
CLOCK HAS BECOME LOUDER AND LOUDER. HE LOOKS UP AND
AROUND THE CLASSROOM. MRS GREEN WALKS TOWARDS ADAM,
KNEELS DOWN A BIT.
MRS GREEN
Are you okay Adam? you look a bit
pale.
ADAM MCKENZIE
Yeah Im fine, miss.
MRS GREEN
Lunch is soon anyway. Eating may
help.
BELL STARTS TO RING. EVERYONE STARTS PACKING AWAY. ADAM
PUTS EVERYTHING IN HIS BACKPACK AND LEAVES CLASSROOM.
WHEN HE TURNS THE CORNER: FADE OUT.
INT: SCHOOL - CAFETERIA - AFTERNOON
ADAM SEEN SITTING ON A TABLE BY HIMSELF. IN HIS TRAY ALL
HE HAS IS A WATER BOTTLE. HE IS SEEN SIPPING THAT AWAY
VERY SLOWLY. TABLE IN FRONT OF HIM IS WERE ALL THE
BULLIES ARE SAT AT.
HOLLY IS SEEN WALKING WITH HER LUNCH TO THE TABLE. ON HER
WAY SHE STOPS AND MAKE A COMMENT AT ADAM.
HOLLY THE BULLY
Cant afford your lunch eh?
(chuckles) poor boy (laughs)
(says it in a sarcastic tone).
HOLLY WALKS TO HER TABLE AND SITS DOWN. THEY SUDDENLY ALL
START TO LAUGH.
ADAM GETS UP, PUTS HIS TRAY BACK AND WALKS OUT THE
CAFETERIA. TRACKING SHOT WE SEE WALK ALL THE WAY TO THE
LIFT. THE LIGHTS ARE DIM BUT FLICKERING. SUSPENSE IS
ADDED.
ADAM MAKES SURE NO ONE IS FOLLOWING HIM BY STOPPING AND
LOOKING BACK.
INT: SCHOOL - LIFT - AFTERNOON
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HE GETS BY THE LIFT AND WE NOTICE THAT THE SIGNS SAYING
‘CAUTION LIFT BROKEN’ ARE FAKE AS ADAM STARTS PUTTING
THEM AWAY. HE PUSHES THE LIFT BUTTON WHICH WE WAIT FOR IT
TO TURN GREEN. HE HAS HIS HAND IN HIS TROUSER POCKET.
LIFT OPENS AND ADAM WALKS INSIDE TAKES BACKPACK OF HIS
BACK AND SITS DOWN. IN THE CORNER OF THE LIFT IS A
HOMELESS PERSON SITTING DOWN. HER NAME IS EVA SHE IS IN
HER LATE TEENS. SHE DOESN'T HAVE ANYWHERE TO LIVE, SO
ADAM BOUGHT HER IN SCHOOL. HE WANTED TO HELP SO HE DID.
HE THEN STARTS TALKING TO HER.
ADAM MACKENZIE
I bought you this from my home.
(reaching out for the sandwich in
his back)
HOMELESS EVA
I cant eat that. You've been
bringing me your lunch the whole
week. You eat that.
ADAM MCKENZIE
Nah, I’m gonna eat dinner when I
go. I wanna help. just eat!
EVA GOES ABOUT TO TAKE A BITE OF THE SANDWICH, BUT SHE
LOOKS AT ADAM AND STOPS. ADAMS FACE LOOKS SAD. HOMELESS
PERSON GETS THE SANDWICH AND BREAKS IT IN HALF AND GIVES
IT TO ADAM.
ADAM GRABS THE SANDWICH FROM THE HOMELESS PERSON, AND
STARTS EATING IT. THEY START TO BOND.
THE BULLIES WALK PAST THE LIFT AND SEE ADAM IN THE LIFT
WITH THE HOMELESS PERSON.
ADAM TILTS HIS HEAD DOWN, LIKE HIS ASHAMED. THE HOMELESS
PERSON LOOKS AT THE BULLIES.
ONE OF THE BULLIES ROY SAYS SOMETHING MEAN:
ROY THE BULLY
Poor Adam, can't even get a
girlfriend, so he finds one in the
trash, how sad (laughs)
ALL THE BULLIES START TO LAUGH AS THEY WALK OFF.
EVA PUTS HER HAND ON ADAM’S SHOULDER
HOMELESS EVA
(uses soft tone) Your so much
better than them. No other person
would helped me. They think
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HOMELESS EVA
because were homeless we've
probably spent our money on drugs
but I really appreciate you helping
me out. You a good person.
ADAM TILTS HIS HEAD BACK UP AND SMILES.EVA SMILING ALSO.
CAMERA MOVES OUT THE LIFT. THE LIFT CLOSES AND END SEQUENCE.
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SCENE INDEX
EXT. PROTAGONIST’S HOUSE - OUTSIDE - MORNING ........... 1
INT. HEATHPARK SCHOOL - CLASSROOM - MORNING ........... 1
EXT: OUTSIDE - MORNING ADAMS HOUSE .................... 2