Movie Script

Scene One
INT – IN THE AUDITORIUM – DAY
The camera films around the auditorium; especially around the stage. It closes up the curtains, the lights, the audience seats. The lights are on the stage but the audience seats are all black. The scene fades and clears in a scene at school.


Scene Two
INT – HALLWAY – DAY
The words “My life is not a drama.” FILTER INTO VIEW
EVA VENDLETON and NATALIE COLLINS are talking while they are walking through the hallway. Eva is a teenage Caucasian girl with deep black eyes that has abundance of emotions inside. Natalie is also a teenager who is confident all the time. They tell each other what they did during the weekends.


Scene three
INT – DRAMA CLASS – DAY
Eva and Natalie finds a seat and sits down. They chat with their neighbors and the whole class is noisy because of the conversations. The bell rings and the drama teacher, MS. MRENDLE begins to talk. Ms. Mrendle is in her late twenties and has a beautiful smile.


INT – DRAMA CLASS - DAY
Natalie performs beautifully and confidently. When she ended, everyone clapped hard and Ms. Mrendle praises her. Eva performs but awkwardly and without confidence. When she ends, Ms. Mrendle tells her the things she should correct.


MS. MRENDLE
Good morning everyone. Let’s get started with some fantastic performances. Who is the brave person for today?

Natalie puts her hand up.

MS. MRENDLE
Ok. Natalie Collins. Up you go.

NATALIE
(clears her throat)
The camouflage butterfly flies and flies with the swirling winds. It stands out in the deep midnight.
She goes up and up till she has reached heaven. There she meets angels and fairies.
(She grins)

Students clap hard.

MS. MRENDLE
Excellent! I loved how you expose your emotions through actions. You made me imagine as thought I was actually the butterfly. I loved it! Nice work!
The next candidate is…Eva!

Eva nervously walks to the front of the room.

NATALIE
(her gestures are awkward)
The buttefly flies with the winds…and…um…It stands out in the midnight…She goes up till she has reached heaven…She meets angels and fairies…..

Students clap, less sound than before.

MS. MRENDLE
Eva, I can see you memorized the lines but you know that there needs to be more. I want some more movements and deep emotions next time.

Natalie walks back to her seat depressed.

NATALIE
It’s ok Eva. I know you can do better next time.

EVA (VO)
Natalie is way better than me and I’m just not even just half of her. Ever since we became best friends Natalie was always the best one.


Scene Five
EXT – OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL – DAY
When the school ended, Eva rushes through out the school door and keeps on running. She is full of tears and is roughly wiping them while running. The situation that happened in drama class keeps coming to her head.


INT – EVA’S HOUSE – NIGHT
Eva cries and asks herself loudly why she is not good at drama. She uses a whole bunch of tissues to wipe off her tears and blow her nose. After using the tissues, she just throws them anywhere. She sleeps lying on the floor.

Eva cries loudly and her breathing into her mouth keeps on getting rough. She has her eyes swollen with tears. She takes out a tissue from the tissue box and wipes off her tears. She throws away the one she just used and takes out another tissue. She uses this one to blow her nose.

EVA
Why can’t I be good at drama?
I love drama. With all my heart!
Why…Why…Why…

She keeps on crying.

She slides down on the floor to have a rest and uses her arm as a pillow.


INT – EVA’S HOUSE – NIGHT
Eva has a dream where she is the leading character in a play. However she suddenly collapses on the stage. Eva wakes up.

Eva is dressed in her costume and her hair and makeup is perfectly done. Eva is singing confidently and beautifully “My Favorite Things.” She dances and makes excellent facial expressions.


All of a sudden, Eva collapses on the stage.
It makes a loud THUMPH. The audience is surprised and goes HUH.

Eva wakes up in 90 degrees.

EVA
What a weird dream.

Scene Eight
EXT – OUTSIDE – DAY
Eva walks slowly along the road and suddenly Natalie surprises her from the back. Eva tells Natalie firmly not to surprise her like that. Natalie is confused but tells her that she is sorry. Natalie asks Eva why she went home without waiting her. Natalie makes an excuse that she wanted to be alone.


Scene Nine
INT – CLASSROOM – DAY
During a class, there is an announcement made that there is going to be an audition for “The Sound of Music.”


INT – DRAMA CLASS – DAY
Eva waits in front of Ms. Mrendle’s classroom until the class ends. When all of her students left, Eva enters the room. Eva tells Ms. Mrendle that she is not sure if she should sign up for the play. Ms. Mrendle tells her that she should sign up for the play.

The school bell rings. The students go out from the classroom.


EVA
Ms. Mrendle? Can I talk to you for sec?

MS. MRENDLE
Hey Eva! Come on in. What’s up?

EVA
I don’t know if I should sign up for the play, “The Sound of Music”

MS. MRENDLE
What? You were hesitating because of this sign up? I don’t think I am talking to Miss. Vendleton.
(laughs)

EVA
Well… I like drama…I am in love with drama. But…but…I don’t have the possibilities or the abilities for drama. I am lack of confidence, my voice is not loud, I always get nervous and so on.

MS. MRENDLE
Eva, you just need one thing. Just one thing. Confidence. I see the potential energy inside you.

EVA
Really?

MS. MRENDLE
I really want you to sign up and get chosen for the play. I assure you that it will give you lots of opportunities and confidence. Go for it!

EVA
I will think it over.

MS. MRENDLE
Take this sheet.

Ms. Mrendle gives Eva the pink sign up sheet.

MS. MRENDLE
I hope that you could give it back to me by tomorrow.

Ms. Mrendle grins.

EVA
Thanks for everything.

Eva goes out the door closing the door softly.


INT – EVA’S HOUSE – NIGHT
Eva goes over the sign-up sheet and reads carefully to herself. She suddenly stops and hesitates but begins to fill the sheet.

INSERT – SIGN-UP SHEET

EVA
Name…Eva Vendleton
Grade… 11
Part…Maria
Why are you participating this play…
(pauses for a long time)
I want to…I want to give myself…a chance!

Scene Twelve
INT – DRAMA CLASS – DAY
When Eva arrives at school, she immediately goes to Ms. Mrendle’s room. Ms. Mrendle greets her and Eva gives the sign-up sheet to her. Ms. Mrendle gives back a script for the audition and whispers into her ears saying she believes that Eva can do it.


Scene Thirteen
INT – HALLWAY – DAY
Eva meets Natalie but she just pasts her if she was someone who she didn’t know. Natalie was just about to say hi but gets surprised by Eva’s action.


EXT – OUTSIDE – DAY
Eva goes home by herself and Natalie calls her to stop and wait for her. Natalie asks her why she just passed her even though she saw her. Eva makes an excuse again that she was in a hurry.

NATALIE
Eva! Eva!

Eva scampers.

NATALIE
Wait!

Eva stops.

NATALIE
Why did you past me even though you saw me?

EVA
Oh…um…I was in a hurry. Sorry.

NATALIE
(suspiciously)
Ok…
Anyways, do you want to come over to my house today? We can help each other for the audition.

EVA
Um…I am kind of busy today. I got to go. See you tomorrow.

Natalie stands still and looks at Eva walking away.

Scene Fifteen
INT – AT SCHOOL - DAY
The audition day has come and students are waiting in line for the audition. Eva and Natalie are confronted and just looking at each other.


Scene Sixteen
INT – AUDTION ROOM - DAY
Eva goes into the audition room and performs. The teachers all agreed on giving her the leading character. Eva thanks the teachers and has a big smile on her face.


Scene Seventeen
INT –LUNCH CAFETERIA – DAY
Eva goes into the lunch cafeteria and waits in line to buy her lunch. Natalie runs to her to be the one after her in the line. Natalie asks if she got chosen for the play. Eva nods then Natalie gets all excited and tells her that she got chosen also. Eva’s face shows her that she is uncomfortable.

Scene Eighteen
INT – EVA’S HOUSE – DAY
While Eva is doing her homework she suddenly feels pain in her stomach. She crouches and puts her hand over her stomach and quickly runs to the washroom. She throws up and blood came out. Eva gets shocked and quickly flushes the toilet.


Scene Nineteen
INT – AUDITORIUM – DAY
During practice for the play, Eva starts to feel pain again from her stomach. She tries to bear it but couldn’t stand it and hurriedly goes for the washroom. She throws up blood again.


Scene Twenty
INT – IN THE WASHROOM – DAY
Natalie rapidly follows Eva and asks her if she is ok. Eva replies that she is fine and asks a favor to Natalie to tell the teacher that she is going to leave the school early.


Scene Twenty One
INT – IN THE BUS – DAY
Eva is worried and keeps on fidgeting. She looks out the window for a moment and closes her eyes.


Scene Twenty Two
INT – HOSPITAL – DAY
Eva gets her blood tested and gets an ex-ray picture.


INT – DOCTOR’S ROOM – DAY
The doctor hesitates to tell the disease but after a while he tells Eva that she has got a stomach cancer. Eva freezes. The doctor tells her to be hospitalized as soon as possible.

DR. CRUISE
Miss. Vendleton…I am really sad and hate to say this disease with my own words.

Eva just looks at him dull and worries

The doctor hesitates for a long time and starts.

EVA
Just tell me. I want to get this over quickly.

DR. CRUSIE
Well…Your result was a cancer…a stomach cancer.

Eva freezes



DR. CRUSIE
I was actually quite surprised…a girl like you…so young and pretty…gets an serious illness, like this one.

Eva just stares at the window, behind Dr. Cruise, with tears in her eyes.

DR.CRUSIE
I really urge you to hospitalize a soon as possible.


INT –AT SCHOOL – DAY
Eva meets Natalie on the staircase. Natalie asks if she is ok and the situation that happened yesterday. Eva suddenly gets mad and shouts at Natalie not to mind her business. Natalie shouts at her why she has changed for the last several weeks. Natalie cries and walks away.

NATALIE
You alright? You really scared me running off like that during in class.

EVA
Would you stop? I really had enough of this. I am getting pretty annoyed of your sarcastic cares. Anyways, it is none of your business.

NATALIE
Excuse me? This is none of my business? Eva, are we not best friends? Do you know the meaning of best friends? You can always ask for my help, you know that I am with you all the time.


EVA
I think I am the one who is suppose to be asking that question? You were with me all the time? Seriously?
(chuckles)

NATALIE
You have changed. I mean totally changed. I can feel it by heart that you changed so much Eva Vendleton. Just forget it.

Natalie ambles and crying.

Eva looks at Natalie’s back as she leaves Eva.


Scene Twenty Five
INT – AUDTIORIUM – DAY
When Eva entered the auditorium, everyone surrounded her to ask her if she was ok yesterday. Eva sets the students at ease by telling them she is ok and it was not a serious problem. Natalie was the only person who was not surrounding her but was just staring at her from a distance.


Scene Twenty Six
INT – AUDITORIUM – DAY
Eva keeps on going back and forth between washroom and the auditorium. Whenever Eva runs to the washroom, everyone stops their practice and watches Eva run. Ms. Mrendle tells Eva to stop by her room tomorrow after school.



INT – DRAMA CLASS – DAY
Ms. Mrendle tells her that she is afraid that something will happen to Eva during the play on the stage. She asks her seriously if Eva will still be in the play. Eva just smiles and says of course.

MS. MRENDLE
Eva…I am really worried about you. Are you sure you can be in the play?

EVA
Of course. I am fine.

MS. MRENDLE
I really want you to consider this carefully. I mean this can make your illness more worse and I really don’t want this to happen. I know this is a great opportunity but this can make your best day into the worse day.

EVA
Don’t worry. I know I am going to do just fine.

Ms. Mrendle just looks at Eva for a long time with worries.


Scene Twenty Eight
INT –EVA’S HOUSE – NIGHT
Eva looks out the window for a long time. Eva wanted this part desperately and nothing was going to stop her. She suddenly takes out the script and starts to practice.


INT – AUDTIORIUM – DAY
During the rehearsals, Eva suddenly crouches and has one hand on her stomach. Everyone could realize that she had a strong pain since it was on her face so strong. This time she doesn’t throw up and overcomes it. She tells everyone that she is fine and quickly goes on with her lines.

Eva crouches and has one hand on her stomach.
Her face is distorted with pain.
She stays in that position for a while.
Students slowly come near and surround her.
Eva stands up.

EVA
(smiles)
I am fine everyone.
(talks to the student of the opposite role)
So… where were we?

Scene Thirty
INT- IN THE AMBULANCE – DAY
Natalie collapses on the stage while doing the rehearsal. The ambulance makes a loud noise and comes. The doctors and the nurses quickly takes her into the ambulance. Eva is on the bed in the ambulance having an oxygen mask on her. She is breathing heavily.

Scene Thirty One
INT – ON THE STAGE – NIGHT
The words “I am proud to be myself.” FILTER INTO VIEW
Eva sings “My Favorite Things” She is full of confidence and has a big smile on her face. Only Eva’s movements are shown with a background music.

Everything is done and the curtain draws.

Career Essay

The Best Way for Me: Business

When I was little, I was always confident and said it easily to others about the job that I wanted to be. Today, I always hesitate or not sure about what I want to be. This scares and makes me worry about my uncertain future. However, doing research and after careful consideration I have finally found the job. It is Marketing manager. Marketing manger is a suitable job for me.

Marketing manager fits with me in many ways. They develop marketing strategy and estimate the demand for products and services. They determine the price of the product which can help maximize profits and market and need to ensure the customers to be satisfied. They monitor trends of products and services and oversee product development(Advertising, Marketing, Promotions, Public Relations, and Sales Managers). I was “The Inspector.”(Keirsy 4) which my natural affinities were "earnest and attentive in inspecting"(Keirsy 4) and "no irregularities or discrepancies are let go by"(Keirsy 4). My natural affinities can help on determining and monitoring. It would help marketing strategies since my skills are delicacy and neatness. I am interested in studying psychology of humans and would study customer’s psychology in order to satisfy them.
There is more information to marketing manager that I found interesting and important. Necessary education is a “bachelor or masters degree in business administration with an emphasis on marketing” (Advertising, Marketing, Promotions, Public Relations, and Sales Managers). I was thinking of obtaining a bachelor and masters or even a doctor’s degree with my major so I was fine with it. There were some things that could help marketing managers promote or advance. They need the ability to talk in a foreign language and be forceful, both orally and written. The qualities they need are experience, ability and leadership. They need to participate in management training programs and certification is very important. A demand was they need to “experience in related occupations plus broad liberal arts background” (Advertising, Marketing, Promotions, Public Relations, and Sales Managers). The needs and abililities for a marketing manager would really help me to develop. I was interested in all of the related occupations and was happy to have an experience in those.

Marketing manager is a fine job for me but there were some parts I found challenging. There personalities have to be “mature, creative, highly motivated, resistant to stress, flexible, and decisive” (Advertising, Marketing, Promotions, Public Relations, and Sales Managers). These not only help a marketing manager advance but also help me, as an individual, to develop. However I was worried about “resistant to stress” since I’m a type that gets stress pretty easily. However I’m trying to manage my stress so I am able to handle my stress. The future outlook was “college graduates with related experience, a high level of creativity, and strong communication skills should have the best job opportunities.” and this job would be increased by 2014. (Advertising, Marketing, Promotions, Public Relations, and Sales Managers) I am lack of creativeness and communication skills but I’m interested and planning to increase those skills.

I interviewed Suk-Hee Yoo who is a marketer(marketing manager) at LG Chemistry. I asked him “What is marketing manger’s role when developing a new product?” He said that marketing mangers doesn’t have intimate connection on releasing new product. However, he said metaphorically “New product is the part of the marketer and has the marketer’s soul.” Marketing manager is the central figure in consumer’s goods company (Yoo). Marketing managers always have to be awake, listen close to customer’s opinions and always help the person who does the decision making(usually CEOs). These days people who become CEOs are mostly marketing managers(Yoo).

I can imagine myself working as a marketing manager now. It was interesting and fun to know about one career specifically. I am not sure that this job will be the one I will choose, however I think it will be one of my top electives of my job choices. I discovered and realized who I was and also learned so much about Marketing Manager. There were some things that I liked and disliked, but I felt that this job was the one for me. I had a marvelous time and hope to research jobs again in the future. I am glad and thankful that I made one step closer toward my future. This is not the finishing line but I am almost there!




Works Cited
"Advertising, Marketing, Promotions, Public Relations, and Sales Managers." Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2006-07 Edition. Aug 4 2006. U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. 07 Mar 2007 http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos020.htm
Kiersy, David. Please understand me 2. Delmar, CA: Prometheus Nemesis Book Company, 1998.
Yoo, Suk Hee. E-mail interview. Trans. Jennifer Cho. 12/Mar/2007.