Scene 7
[c]shooting Alex
Alex(nervous, with gestures): So my idea is to try the food there by ourselves and take pictures and ...
[c]turn to Kevin and Katie
(Kevin and Carrie look at each other doubtfully and both frown)
Kevin: Wait. Is that possible? I mean, we then need extra money for this.
Katie: And extra time! What a naive idea.
They all laugh.
[c]Zoom in each person’s laughing face. Concentrate on each’s expression for 2-3 seconds. Then turn to Alex.
Alex blushes and looks sad.
Dissolve:
Kevin and Katie are talking. Alex is staring at a point.
Alex(inner thoughts): I may embarrass myself. I’d better not say anything.
Alex sighs.
Fade out.
Scene 8+9
Alex’s room.[c]shooting Alex’s side of room, Alex sitting on her bed.
Alex sits on her bed and looks depressed.
[c]turn to the door, Lacey coming in.
Lacey comes in.
Lacey: Hey Alex, what’s up? You look so sad.
[c]Then turn to Alex looking sad.
Alex: Nothing, just had my health meeting.
[c]turn back to Lacey.
Lacey(concerned): How was it? Did something happen?
[c]turn to Alex
Alex(sighs first, then answers in a low voice): It was alright. I have trouble talking to them. Everyone else has so many good ideas and I’m afraid that mine aren’t as good as theirs. I don’t want them to make fun of me, my mistakes, or my ideas… Sometimes it’s hard to explain things clearly.
[c]turn to include both Lacey and Alex
Lacey(walks to Alex and pats her shoulder, smiles to her): You shouldn’t think like that! You know, I used to be shy because I had the exact same concern as you, but I forced myself to speak in front of others and now I’m a lot more confident!
Alex(surprised and suspicious, eyes wide): Really?
Lacey(grinning): Yeah! You don’t have to worry about making mistakes. Just tell others what you have on mind and say what you want. Even if you made mistakes, it’s fine. Everybody makes mistakes. You just have to say something.
[c]follows Lacey
Lacey leaves the room.
[c]turn to Alex
Alex thinks profoundly about what Lacey said with a hopeful look on her face.
Fade out.
[c]shooting Alex
Alex(nervous, with gestures): So my idea is to try the food there by ourselves and take pictures and ...
[c]turn to Kevin and Katie
(Kevin and Carrie look at each other doubtfully and both frown)
Kevin: Wait. Is that possible? I mean, we then need extra money for this.
Katie: And extra time! What a naive idea.
They all laugh.
[c]Zoom in each person’s laughing face. Concentrate on each’s expression for 2-3 seconds. Then turn to Alex.
Alex blushes and looks sad.
Dissolve:
Kevin and Katie are talking. Alex is staring at a point.
Alex(inner thoughts): I may embarrass myself. I’d better not say anything.
Alex sighs.
Fade out.
Scene 8+9
Alex’s room.[c]shooting Alex’s side of room, Alex sitting on her bed.
Alex sits on her bed and looks depressed.
[c]turn to the door, Lacey coming in.
Lacey comes in.
Lacey: Hey Alex, what’s up? You look so sad.
[c]Then turn to Alex looking sad.
Alex: Nothing, just had my health meeting.
[c]turn back to Lacey.
Lacey(concerned): How was it? Did something happen?
[c]turn to Alex
Alex(sighs first, then answers in a low voice): It was alright. I have trouble talking to them. Everyone else has so many good ideas and I’m afraid that mine aren’t as good as theirs. I don’t want them to make fun of me, my mistakes, or my ideas… Sometimes it’s hard to explain things clearly.
[c]turn to include both Lacey and Alex
Lacey(walks to Alex and pats her shoulder, smiles to her): You shouldn’t think like that! You know, I used to be shy because I had the exact same concern as you, but I forced myself to speak in front of others and now I’m a lot more confident!
Alex(surprised and suspicious, eyes wide): Really?
Lacey(grinning): Yeah! You don’t have to worry about making mistakes. Just tell others what you have on mind and say what you want. Even if you made mistakes, it’s fine. Everybody makes mistakes. You just have to say something.
[c]follows Lacey
Lacey leaves the room.
[c]turn to Alex
Alex thinks profoundly about what Lacey said with a hopeful look on her face.
Fade out.