Long Vacation....

Packed myself up and embark on this journey... to look for something that was lost.. to look for something that is precious.. to understand who I am...

Thursday, August 05, 2004

Another short film script

Another of my crazy script. Way to cliche and typical. kekek


Scene 1: ext. Behind a street alley. Night.

Two groups of teenager, they are about to engage in a gang fight.

Camera moves in to CU of the three main leads, Darren, Alvin & Chong

Cut to LS of the shadow of opposite group of people. Pan of the group leader & gang with furious looks, shouting & all raises their fist.

Both groups charge towards each other and about to engage into fights, all action happen in a slow motion

Scene 2: int. Various. Day.

Narration: I always wonder why our eyes close when we sleep? When we cry? While we are thinking and when we kiss? But the day I finally understand, I saw it slipping pass my life….

Scene 3: ext. void deck. Day.
It’s after school. Chong and Darren sitting on the stone chairs at the void deck. Darren on the table top, Chong seated with his leg on the table.

MCU of Darren singing his love song in the william huang’s she bang style

Darren: Talk to me chiobu, tell me your name! … You bang! You bang! When you move, you move.

Camera pulls out and Darren standing on the stone table. Chong sitting at the chair, laughing at Darren and restrain himself when Darren finish singing.

Darren: Chong, how do you think of my love song? Very Rick martini hor!

Darren tucks his collar. Took out his comb and comb his hair.

Darren: I’m very talented right? See you listen till cannot say anything.

Chong: NOT…

Chong Bust out laughing

Chong: ….BAD!

Chong makes a gesture of digging his throat & vomit

Darren: Wa liew! Still can laugh ah.

Darren kick Chong’s legs off the table, jumps down from the table to the chair and punches Chong at the shoulder

Darren: You promise me to help me chase that chiobu at class 2B one leh. I’m running out of idea liao lah. Still say you are what love song prince! I think you more like the love song prince’s backside.

Chong: At least, I’m still the love song prince’s backside.

Chong stood on the chair and shake his backside in front of Darren’s face.

Chong: You leh, can’t even fit to be Wee Li Wang’s front teeth.

Chong laugh out loud

Chong: I… Look who’s coming this way?

Both boys turn towards the approaching group of students. Among them is Darren’s dream Hao Meili

CU of Darren’s face, he closes his eye.

Screen fade to black.

Screen fade up. Darren is now standing in front of Meili, everyone in the frame freezes except Darren.

Darren (v/o): People always say that when you met the one you love, time will stop. Standing in front of me is the girl I like, Hao meili. She studies next to my class and everyone in her class calls her ‘Ayumi Christina’. She has the hottest body like Christina agurila with big boots & pointed butt and an angelic face like Ayumi ……

Darren holds up his hand to wave to Meili.

CU of Darren, closes his eyes.

Screen fade to black.

Screen fade up

Darren (v/o): However, once that moment of time is up, everything moves faster than you can catch hold of it.

Darren freezes; the rest of the people pass him in fast motion. Meili wave at him walks off with her friends. She turns back to take a last look at Darren before she walks out of frame. Darren turns around and found that she is gone. Chong walks towards Darren and punch him.

Chong: Aiyo you day dreaming ah. Must be never see such a chiobu before, till you steam steam si bo.

Chong makes a gesture of a curvy wave to indicate sexy body.

Chong: Just now, stands there like a wooden block, only manage to wave to her, you waste a good chance leh. You should have done your Rick Marti’s song to ‘xian’ her.

Chong starts doing the William Huang’s impression.

Chong: Talk to me chio, tell me your name! … You bang! You bang!

Scene 4: int. Chong’s house.
Darren & Alvin came to Chong’s house to watch a porno VCD.

Front CU shot of Chong pick up a pack of maggie mee, crush it before opening up to eat the noodle. He then passes the packet to Darren. Behind came Alvin with a plastered leg. He bends down and make a space between Darren and Chong.

Darren: Ai yo, you very ‘mafan’ leh. No space stills one to come here and ‘kui suo’.

Darren pushes Alvin to ask him to shift abit to Chong’s side.

Alvin: You think I want to be ‘pai ka’ meh? Sit at the sofa alone also no shiok one!

Darren: Who ask you ah! You think you really is superman can fly ah!

Alvin: What!?

Darren: Just because of one girl…

Alvin: stop saying about he hor!

Darren: …What! Just because she goes steady with another boy and you want to commit suicide. Aiya ‘bui steady’ sia! You are the one who breaks off with her one leh.

Alvin starts steaming mad at Darren and pushes Darren.

Alvin: Say some more and we are no brother liao!

Darren points a middle finger at Alvin and turns his attention to the television.

Chong: Alvin! Darren also trying to show some concern about you mah. Don’t need to get so angry.

Alvin: My foot! He more like mocking me than showing concern to me! So what I break off with her. She says she will only love me and wait for me. Just breaks off not more than a week and she is with another guy liao!

Chong: Forget about it lah! She is not worth to get angry about anymore.

Alvin: What!

Alvin grab Chong by the collar

Alvin: Don’t you say such thing about her! She is the love of my life and she definitely worth!

Darren: You jump! I jump! So romantic!

Alvin: I… You all don’t know one!

Alvin releases Chong’s collar and look away.

Chong: Let’s forget it… So did you all hear about yisheng?

Darren: Nup. What about him?

Both Darren & Alvin turn to pay attention to Chong.

Chong: It seems that the teacher in school caught yisheng for bringing porno vcd to school. The principal called the police & now he and his friends ‘dai ji dua diao’ gana been investigated ah.

Darren: Wah he power sia, now sure more famous than wee li wang.

Chong: of cos lah, everyone in school and even the whole Singapore know liao. He sure how to be the center of the limelight and also a spoilt market. Now all the porno VCD sellers don’t know go where, like disappear from the face of the earth.

Alvin: Ai ya the teachers & principal also try to act decent. Like they never watch porno vcd before like that. They don’t know meh, its ‘good’ sex education for us. Got good visual, action & even surround sound, better than what sex education talk they always hold in school.

Darren: Yalor so boring and the teachers all not so chio as those in the VCD.

Alvin: Oi, your parent coming back soon? Later they find out that we are watching porno show, how? ‘Scali’ like yisheng, become famous also, ‘parent report son & friends to police for watching porno VCD at home.’

Both Alvin and Darren broke off laughing.

Chong: No worry, not so early one lah. They all always so busy. When I am in school in the morning, they would be left for work. And when I got home in the afternoon, they would still be at work. When they finally got back home, me already sleep like pig liao. Don’t talk about them, now very exciting don’t disturb.

Chong seems to be disturbed by Alvin’s mention about his parents. Although his eye is watching the show but he look depressing.

Scene 5: int. Chong’s bedroom. Night.
Chong sleeping in his room. Bedroom open, Chong’s parent peep in to check on him & close the door. Clock strike 12am from the living room.

[Chong open his eyes, and close his eye]

Chong and his parent were celebrating birthday with him. Mother sat beside him, Father was holding the video camera, waving to young Chong to look into to camera. Mother clapping hand to sing happy birthday song.

Chong & parent: Happy birthday to you~!!

[CU of young Chong’s face, eye close, fade to black. Fade up. CU of Chong’s face, eye open]

Chong: Happy birthday to me. Happy birthday to me. Happy birthday…. To me happy birthday, chong.

[Slowing zoom out to chong’s face, face lit only by the birthday cake candle & the table lamp. Tears drop from his face as he sang the birthday song]

Chong make a wish and blows off the candles. At that moment, his handphone sms sounded.

Sms: Oi chong come out now. We are all at the your playground downstairs waiting for you. Come quickly – Darren

Scene 5: Playground

Chong arrive at the playground & saw his group of ‘brothers’, some with their girlfriends. The teenagers were exchanging stories and laughed at each other’s antics.

Susan: That Mrs Tan – Dawn Tan you know – went into the toilet to look for trouble. She thought she had caught me smoking, you know. Heng-ah, I threw away the cigarette in time or else.

Darren: Did she find any cigarette on you?

Susan: Wa! lucky for me, it was my last stick. Otherwise, you know.

Boy2: You mean she didn’t smell your fingers, hah?

Susan: Oh! We girls are smarter than her anytime.

[Susan takes out a ballpoint and demonstrated how she smoked in the toilet.]

Susan: You see, I clip the cigarette in the handle of the ballpoint and hold the ballpoint instead of the cigarette. That way, she can’t smell anything cos’ there’s nothing for her to smell.

[The small group broke into laughter then they restrained themselves. One of the girls stood up and saw chong]

Girl 2: Ai people, our birthday boy is here!

[Everyone turn towards the direction where the girl2 was pointing]

Alvin & Darren: Yo birthday boy!

[Alvin & Darren and the rest of the group each grab their can of beer & make their way to Chong. Darren tossed Chong a can of beer, the rest are busy wishing Chong’s a happy birthday]

Darren: Shhhhhhhhh!! Everyone chyodomate, listen to Alvin what he is going to say to our birthday boy!

[Everyone stops & listens to Alvin]

Alvin: Today is our ‘brother’, 16th birthday. To celebrate him stepping into adulthood, we should all present him a toast.

[Everyone raise the beer can.]

Alvin & Everyone: To our brother Chong & to our ‘brotherhood’!

[The girls shouted in protest]

Girl3: Ai, ‘bu sui’ lah, never mention us!

[Other girls joined in the protest]

Alvin: Okay okay! & also to our chio bu girl-friends.

[Alvin turns to make a gesture of ‘you happy with it liao’ look]

[Chong with his tearful face raises his. Everyone in the group exchange cheeky grin. Chong opens up his beer can, once its open, beer starts gashing out from the can. Everyone starts to run away. Chong chase after them and splash the can of beer at them.]

Scene 6: At Chong’s house

Alvin: Did you hear about Deborah and Kee Tong?

Darren: Nup. What about them?

Chong: It seems Deborah’s mother was in the principal’s office yesterday. They say she’s got pregnant by Kee Tong.

Darren: Wah, kee tong very steady, don’t need to wear raincoat sia? This time he sure big problem. Does that bulldog know who’s responsible?

Alvin: Nup. I doubt so. Deborah’s scared stiff. She won’t give Kee Tong away for sure. He’ll end up in the Boys’ Home. She’s not yet sixteen, you know.

Chong: Who cares, he send to Boy’s home me even happier. See him eat rattan, I even more exhilarated. Ai Darren, how you and ‘Ayumi christina’?

[Chong wink at Darren & gave him a grin]

Alvin: Ya lah, tell us, you two got that one or not?

Darren: What that one? This one?

Chong: Wa liew, don’t act decent & pretend hor, you know what we meant.

Alvin: We got witness one hor, her friends said she always go to your house lately leh. And you, also never join us, always say one to go home early to do homework. You think we would believe you to be so… hardworking ah.

[Alvin & Chong cornered Darren for an answer]

[CU of Darren face, eyes close & fade to black]

Scene 7: In Darren’s bedroom

[Fade up, CU of Darren’s face]

LS of Darren lying on the bed and Meili standing at the edge of the bed. Back-lit room, light coming from the shaded curtain. The fan is spinning at the table top. Meili was undressing herself.

Inter Cut:
Cu of Darren’s face tense.

MCU of Meili’s leg & the school uniform drop to the floor.

CU of Darren’s face even more tense, sweating

MCU of Meili’s bra drop down on the floor

CU of Darren’s jaw drop open & he quickly unbutton his school shirt

MCU of Meili’s school skirt drop between her leg

MLS of Darren half-naked in his school pant still seated in the bed

MCU of Darren & Meili come into screen. CU of Darren’s eye & Meili’s eye slowly closed. MCU of them putting their forehead together & start to kiss. [CK advertisment]

[Fade to black]
[Fade up]

MCU of Meili & Darren’s hand come from behind her back & she slowly lower herself.

MCU of Meili lying on the bed, Darren comes into screen on top of her

[Fade to black]

[Fade up]

CU of Darren opens his eyes. LS of both Darren & Meili seat at the edge of the bed kissing. Each seated a part from each other & Meili move away from the kiss, blushing. Darren quickly stands out & run out of the room.

MCU of Darren, close the door behind him & stand in front of the door catching his breath & close his eye.

[Fade to black]

Scene 6B: Back at Chong’s house
[Fade up]

CU of Darren opens his eye. A boaster suddenly slams into his face.

Alvin: Wa Liew! You are dreaming ah!

Chong & Alvin each took a pillows & slam at Darren. Darren grabs one also and the three of them starts their pillow fight.

Chong: Look! Look! his ‘willy’ is standing!

[Darren tries to cover himself with another pillow & slam the pillow at Chong]

Alvin: Where? Where? Let me see!

[Alvin tries to pull the pillow away from Darren]


Scene : ext. along the street. Day.

Back view of a woman in front of a van. Person closes the van & say good-bye to the woman.

LS van move off and see the woman pregnant with a bag of clothing. She drags the bag and walks off. She came to a very long stairs up her flat. One of her hand, dragging the bag of cloths up the stairs, one hand holding on to her tummy. LS seeing the woman climbing up the stairs. Fade to black.


Scene :int. in a one room flat. Evening.

Fade up. Woman sat in front of the sewing machine. Husband came back from work.

Woman: Why today so early? You never go to work ah?

Man: Ai ya, in the morning, it is raining so I don’t feel like going to work loh. Nice weather to sleep leh.

Man sat at the sofa and switch on the television.

Man: Ai, dinner ready bo? I’m damn hungry.

Woman gets up from her sewing machine and walks to the stove to get the dishes. She lay the table for dinner. Man walks to the dinning table and wait to be served.

Woman in front of the sewing machine, sewing clothes. Suddenly she felt a strong contraction. She is about to labour. She tried to get up and walk to her room. Restraining the labour pain, she packs some clothing and left the house to hospital.


Scene 9: At the 4th floor corridor

LS of Alvin standing at the corridor. CU of Alvin’s face & eye closed.

[Fade to black]

[Fade up]

Scene 9B: Outside the school

CU of Alvin’s angry face.

LS of Alvin walking angrily at the approaching couple with a bouquet of flowers. Alvin throws his fist at the boy beside Susan. Susan screams in terror. Alvin keeps beating and kicking the boy. Alvin turns and grabs Susan by the hand. Half dragging her up the stairs. Susan keep screaming & trying to break free from Alvin’s hand. The people around just stand at look at the scene. A few friends run to check the beaten boy.

Susan: Let me go! We are over! Why you still come and bug me!


Scene 7: Fight at the playground

Girl 3: Aiyah, let’s talk about the Tea Dance this Saturday. Aren’t you boys going to zouk this Wednesday?

Boy3: Of course, lah.

Girl3: Shall we go together?

Chong: I think it’s best we meet you girls there. You know how it is with you girls, taking so much time making up. I don’t think we all want to wait and wait and wait for you, especially on a Saturday.

The other two boys nodded their heads in agreement.

Girl2: Wa Lau! You are talking as if we purposely delay meeting you. OK lah, set lah.

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