Film Groups

Group 1: Luke, Sam "Mom-Jeans" Guzman, Tyler Thompson, Ish, Lil' Raff, Vince, Alex, and Hugo

Group 2: Tran, Jon "Hundy" Mitchell, Kenny Merlock, Kelsey, Liepe, Christina, and Isaiah

Group 3: Chloe, Tyler Baldi, Kenny Huynh, Alejandra, Christl, Nicole, Erin, and Abigail

Group 4: Ryan, Stefen, Carly, Charlotte, Allie, Jonnor Cohnson, Devon, and Dindak

Group 5: Brandon, Kerwin, Gabe, Cass, Cam, Blake, and Erica

Here's the plan for tomorrow:

You will all work in your groups to complete the first section of your scripts. In total, there will be five portions of the script:

Exposition-->Rising Action-->Climax-->Falling Action-->Denouement

The exposition should consists of:

• an introduction of your protagonist
• an introduction/explanation of Big Brother
• an explanation of the changes brought to Oakcrest (Feel free to use another name) in regards to curriculum, personal expression, social interaction, etc.

The exposition also needs to include some form of narration; it will be necessary to explain the arrival of Big Brother. The format for your script is as follows:

• Typed, double-spaced, size 12 Times New Roman

Here is a sample portion of a script:

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Group Member Names

Mr. Clark, Mr. Lockwood, and Mr. Weisback

The Film Institute

17 Dec. 2013

Working Title

Introduce the setting and scene in italics. Perhaps something like this: the camera, positioned voyeuristically, shows a young man sitting  in front of a computer. He is in a lab surrounded by others all dressed in dismal blue overalls. He is typing frantically, and though panicked, he can be seen making an effort not to look away from his computer monitor. The camera then shifts to a hallway shot depicting a powerful, mustachioed man walking briskly down the hallway. He enters the room, and the students all stand up and face him. This mustachioed man begins talking, and the voice-ever narration begins.

Protagonist: Everything changed when he arrived, and by "he" I mean Big Brother. When he first arrived, he promised a return of discipline to the Oak, and frankly, he delivered. Little did we know that this meant an end to creativity, and end to friendship, and really, an end to all of us as individuals.

The man with the mustache leaves. The workers sit down and continue their work. The girl next to Protagonist begins subtly talking out of the side of her mouth.

Girl: Seriously, they want to extend the school day until six--kids will start dropping like flies.

Protagonist: I know. Can he really lock us all in the "keep" if we don't comply?

Girl: I don't know. The last person sent to the keep... who knows where he is? I heard he transferred. I don't buy it. Not for one second.

The young man on the Protagonist's other side chimes in.

Boy: I love Big Brother. Those who don't comply, well, they deserve the keep! We are getting two more hours of education. Big Brother truly loves us and wants us all to succeed.

Protagonist: Yeah, you're right. Look, I got to finish this report on the positive effects of corporal discipline.

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I think you get the idea. 

Your exposition scripts are due Tuesday, December 17th.