Original (Not Finalized)
AICE MEDIA STUDIES SCRIPT PERIOD 5
SCENE 1
Opens with a black screen that fades into a close-up shot of Christine sleeping next to a plushie, with a picture of Mercedes taped onto it. “Tonight, You Belong to Me,” by Pride and Prudence plays in the background as the beginning credits and production logo is shown on screen.
EXPOSITION: I WILL MAKE YOU MINE (20 SECONDS, NO DIALOGUE)
The scene begins with an establishing shot of Christine's bedroom walls, covered in images, and love poems of Mercedes
<Christine sits in the background, silently chanting herself, shallow focus, daydreamy tone>
Christine: (chants in a breathy tone) she loves me, she loves me not, she loves me, she loves- she better love me
(medium close-up, high angle, of Christine looking up in a sinister way)
Mercedes: HEY, I FOUND YOU! Let’s play “Trust Fall.”
Christine: Ok, let’s doing! Wait-
(Rock paper scissors to see who has to fall)
Mercedes: AW, SHOOT! I’m not sure, Rissy, that sounds like a bad idea, I don’t think we should-
*Cuts to Christine, subtly getting annoyed and upset*
Christine: Girl, you know you can trust me! Plus, it would be fun!
(Mercedes faintly and hesitantly nods)
Christine: WOOO!
*Both girls giggle*
*Camera cuts away back to Merlene and Cherie discussing the get together that Mercedes is having*
RISING ACTION: “IS THAT MY BRACELET?”
<Transitions to Mercedes trust falling, but with a match on action, flashforwards to the present of Mercedes waking up out of bed to get ready for school; ALT TRANSITION: Mercedes bumps into Christine in the hallways)
In this scene, a few years later of them in high school, Mercedes bumps into Christine, who questions if Mercedes remembers her, as she glances at Mercedes schedule. Mercedes smugly pretends not to remember her, as she notices Christine is wearing a bracelet her mother gave her, that she lost many years ago. Mercedes confronts her on her robbery and Christine denies her claims, while changing the subject to the fact that both of them “have the same math class.”
Flashforward to Highschool:
(Mercedes and Christine collides into each other)
MERCEDES:
Oh, I’m so sorry, my bad! I had a little too much espresso today.
CHRISTINE:
Oh, don’t mention it, it’s ok. WAIT- MERCEDES, oh my goodness, do you remember me? (she says enthusiastically, while subtly looking down at Mercedes’ phone)
MERCEDES:
Yeah, totally... (Mercedes hides her phone and as she looks down, sees Christine’s arm with her lost bracelet on), hey, where did you get that bracelet, that’s mine?
CHRISTINE:
Oh... this, HAHA, no. I genuinely don’t know how this got here, it must have been your friend Lizzy. She has always had something against me for some reason.
(Christine sneakily takes some of Mercedes’ belongings to stuff into her pocket while placing a note in her backpack “meet me in the janitor's closet, I have something to tell you”)
MERCEDES:
(shrugs)Thank you, also it’s fine, it’s just that I specifically remember the last time I had that bracelet was when we were both out of the park, but I apologize for accusing you.
CHRISTINE:
It’s ok, ha-ha, no worries. Also, we are in the same math class, so I look forward to seeing you in class soon.
MERCEDES:
Yeah, see you when I see you! (sarcastically)
CHRISTINE:
Ok, see you around bye, also- (the bell rings, and Lizzy, her friends, calls out to her from the end of the hallway)
MERCEDES:
Ok, see you later, I have to go now.
(Mercedes leaves, and walks towards the end of the hall were Lizzy and Elijah, her boyfriend, waited for her)
*A close-up shot shows Mercedes’ face looking worried, while taking a sip of water, which transitions to the next scene of Lizzy and Mercedes siting in a classroom, as Mercedes sips her water, she reads a note that Christine gave her asking her to meet her in the janitor’s closet after school*
The plan of this scene is to show Mercedes venting to Lizzy, Christine changing her schedule to match Mercedes’ schedule, and the locker room scene where Mercedes discovers stolen items in Christine’s backpack, and storms out the room to go confront her in the janitor’s room
CLIMAX: NO LOOKING BACK!
As Mercedes takes a sip of her water, she vents to Lizzy about her lost bracelet. Lizzy comforts her, while reinforcing her doubts on Christine, but Mercedes decides to defend her by saying that her bracelet was returned, and briefly tells Lizzy about the note she got from Christine, and Lizzy tells her not to go. While Mercedes does not want to go, she still proceeds to go after she notices her missing belongings in Christine’s bag.
MERCEDES:
I just don’t understand, Lizzy, she wore my exact same bracelet from two years ago, I knew I was not crazy!
LIZZY:
Listen, girl, as I have said for many years, that girl is crazy! She seems like the type of girl to bring you to your death, like that lady from “Get Out.”
MERCEDES:
(she scoffs and rolls her eyes) Ok, well listen, giving her the benefit of the doubt she at least gave it back to me, which is important, and hey she gave me a note to meet her in the closet later, so maybe she will apologize.
LIZZY:
Girl, please tell me you’re not going to go into some popped-down closet to meet someone who stole your stuff.
MERCEDES:
You know what? (chuckles while nodding) You’re right, I don’t know what I was thinking.
(Lizzy nods and they both laugh)
In a cut-away shot, Christine is in the guidance office, asking Mr. Brown to change her schedule to Mercedes’ math class, which he hesitantly agrees to do so because of Christine’s poor grades)
MR. BROWN
Good afternoon, young lady. How can I help you?
CHRISTINE:
Hey, Mr. Brown, really quick, I was wondering if I could please switch into Calculus for sixth period, please.
MR. BROWN
(laughs, while looking at Christine like she is crazy)
Do you see your GPA (Grade Point Average)? Hey, if you can handle it, go for it, but I expect to see at least a 2.5 GPA by the end of this quarter (he chuckles, while slightly looking up at her while lowering his glasses)
CHRISTINE:
Yes, of course, sir. Thank you so much! Have a great day! (she turns around, in slow motion, while smirking as she walks out)
*dramatic, cool music plays (incidental music) and in a bird's eye view, the camera rotates on Christine (like in Black Panther movie)
*The camera fades, and transitions to Mercedes in the locker room*
MERCEDES:
(she sings a song and dances, while changing into her uniform, but then looks over her right to see Christine’s backpack wide open with her perfume and clothes in it)
WAIT- Wait, is that MY PERFUME? I WAS LOOKING ALL OVER FOR THAT! AND THAT’S MY SHIRT?! WHERE’S THAT GIRL, I’M GON FIND HER?!
*Mercedes storms out the locker room, and the scene immediately cuts to her in the media studies room closet*
(she hears thudding and screams from the closet, and stops, walks slowly, but as they scream help, she notices it is her boyfriend)
MERCEDES:
OH MY GOODNESS, (insert pet name of endearment, ARE YOU OK?
ELIJAH:
YESS, YESS, I’M IN HERE (insert pet name of endearment), PLEASE HELP ME!
MERCEDES:
OK, DON’T WORRY, I’M COMING!
(as she approaches the door, it swings open on its own, and the creepy incidental music starts playing, as she jumps back and walks slowly)
ELIJAH:
(calls out in the darkness of the closet)
please, please hurry!
MERCEDES:
OK... (walks slowly, turns on the light, and sees her boyfriend tied up, and quickly runs untie him)
*Christine quickly walks in the room, so Mercedes runs to quickly hide behind the door, while texting Lizzy to come help them*
CHRISTINE:
Well, well, well, what do we have here? Oh, hey Elijah, you missed me? (extreme close up of her psychotic wide smile, and unnerving laugh, as the camera distorts, and immediately cuts to her about to heat Elijah with a stick)
You know you have it all (chuckles) your perfect girlfriend, perfect life, soon all to be mine!
(She raises her hand about to beat him, and a close up shot of Elijah begins, and he flinches, but before Christine could hit him, Mercedes strikes her)
MERCEDES:
(Hits her with book) well, say hello, to your perfect afterlife. Haha let’s go Elijah.
ELIJAH:
HAHA, YESS! GO (insert pet name of endearment), wait please, quickly untie me first!
MERCEDES:
Ok, yea hold on.... (Does not move, and grins while standing there staring at Elijah)
ELIJAH:
Umm... Mercedes, please untie me.
MERCEDES:
You know I can’t untie you, right Elijah?
MERCEDES:
NOOOO, NO, MERCEDES, PLEASE DON’T DO THIS!
(In a p.o.v dolly push out shot; the camera leaves behind Mercedes hitting her boyfriend, and does a pan movement, to Lizzy, running through the door, and sees Mercedes almost hitting her boyfriend)
FALLING ACTION (NO RESOLUTION, SINCE THERE IS A CLIFF HANGER: “WOULD YOU PLEASE JUST TRUST ME?”
In this final scene, Lizzy confronts Mercedes, and Mercedes explains why she did all this, in which Lizzy thinks she is crazy, and is confused by all that has transpired. This scene will end in a cliff hanger not revealing Lizzy’s next move.
LIZZY:
(Medium close up shot of Lizzy’s confused, disturbed reaction, as she is frozen in shock)
MERCEDES, STOP! WHAT ARE YOU DOING, GIRL WHAT’S WRONG WITH YOU?!
MERCEDES:
WAIT- NO, THIS IS NOT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE! YOU WERE’NT SUPPOSED TO SEE THIS! Please let me explain.
LIZZY:
(looks over at her boyfriend, who is begging and pleading for his life frantically, mouthing words asking her to help untie him, while demonstrating and urging her to untie him)
*Rolls her eyes* Girl, you got five seconds to explain yourself.
MERCEDES:
Ok, so look this could be a good thing for us, you know, all our lives our parents have struggled to care for us, we have to live in fear, be ignored by our peers, I mean, the fact that no security or anyone in here, but instead you, is proof of that so-
(Lizzy counts down faintly in the background)
LIZZY:
5, 4, 1! Ok, I am going to security, this is too much.
(Lizzy quickly attempts to escape and run away, but in a quick Pov shot behind her neck, she considers Mercedes stance and pauses, and in the background Mercedes slightly smirks, as she thinks Lizzy is going to stay loyal to her)
*a flashback of people screaming at Lizzy, pushing her out of the way, and being sexually assaulted starts showing on screen*
MERCEDES:
Come on, Lizzy, you have a decision to make, and I think you and I both know that if we all run away, we all just stay here and deescalate the situation, everything will be okay. Plus, girl, we have been friends for like, what? 5 years? Would you please just trust me?
*DRAMATIC INCIDENTAL MUSIC PLAYS AS A MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT TO MERCEDES SHOWS HER SMIRKING AS SHE ASKS THE CAMERA: “DO YOU TRUST ME?” AND THEN SMILES
The final frame is of Lizzy falling to her knees to the floor, as Mercedes loudly laughs like a maniac*
BLURS, PAN MOVES AWAY FROM THE SCENE, THEN FADES OUT:
THE END
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