Type of Film: Short Film
Title: Poison
ACT 1
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Scene 1
Location: Streets-Walking home from school
Actors: Julian(protagonist), Alan(friend)
Props: Backpacks
Scene Summary: Alan is congratulating Julian for getting 100% on the math exam, as always. Julian just smiles and act normally, as if it is not a big deal. This introduces that Julian is an honor student with high grades and good reputation. Then Julian tells Alan that he is getting bored of his school life. Julian says he wants to escape from the boring cycle of school life and try something new. Julian claims that all the years of studying seems to be a disease of boredom, and says he wants to find a "cure." Alan doesn't understand this, claiming everybody would kill to be in Julian's position. They both just laugh it off and continue as if nothing happened.ACT 1
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Scene 2
Location: Home
Actors: Julian
Props: Piles pf homework and a computer
Scene Summary: Julian is working hard to finish his homework. It is 11:40 PM and Julian takes a break. He lays back in his chair, looking up to the ceiling, and sighs. Then he continues working. This scene will show that Julian is slowly becoming extremely tired of his school life and is looking for an escape.
ACT 1
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Scene 3
Location: School
Actors: Julian, Evan(trouble-maker, bad influence), Alan
Props: backpacks and school supplies
Scene Summary: Evan, a kid with a bad reputation of smoking and drinking, invites Julian to his party. Alan, horrified to see this, tells Evan that Julian will never go to one of his "parties." Evan just smirks and says he only asked because the poor guy(Julian) seems to do nothing fun but study. Julian seems unimpressed by Evan's remark, and nonchalantly accepts the invitation. Evan smiles and gives him the party information. Alan is shocked by Julian's answer and confronts him, saying that there will be bad stuff at the party. Julian says he knows, and tells Alan not to worry about it. Julian than walks off, leaving Alan stunned.
ACT 2
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Scene 1
Location: Evan's party at his house
Actors: Julian, Evan, The Girl(Antagonist)
Props: Party supplies- food, "drinks"
Scene Summary: Julian arrives at Evan's house to find the place filled with smoke and party people. Julian grabs a drink thinking it is a soda, sips it, and quickly puts it down, realizing it is alcohol. Evan suggest some drinks and alcohol for Julian, but he declines. Julian finds himself bored, not doing anything. Then, he notices a girl, standing on the corner. He goes to talk to her, and quickly takes a liking to her. Julian finds the girl fascinating yet mysterious, and totally falls for her charisma. Julian receives her phone number, and leaves the party. Julian eventually wakes up in his bed, with memory of the party in a blur. But he clearly remembers the girl, and is excited to call her up the next day.
ACT 2
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Scene 2
Location: A playground
Actors: Julian, The Girl
Props: Snacks and drinks
Scene Summary: Julian meets up with the mysterious at a local playground. They talk for a long time about life and meanings of life, as well as other philosophical questions. Julian is simply enraptured in spending his time with this mysterious girl, and thinks that he has finally found an escape he has been looking for. Julian considers the girl to be "the cure." Julian tells her this feeling and the girl smiles in a mysterious way. As they depart, the girl tells Julian that he can call her whenever he wants. Julian heads home feeling extremely happy.
ACT 2
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Scene 3
Location: School
Actors: Julian, Alan
Props: Backpacks
Scene Summary: Julian has been spending more and more time with the mysterious girl. Ever since then, Julian's friends begin to notice negative changes around him, including the fact that Julian's grades are decreasing and there are bad rumors spreading about him. Alan, as a friend, confronts Julian about this. Alan accuses Julian of falling under the bad influence, and Julian angrily rejects it. Alan tells Julian that the mysterious girl is a bad influence for him, and Julian gets so mad that he pushes Alan into the locker. Alan, hurt, tells Julian that he has changed. Alan angrily leaves the scene, dialing the girl's phone.
ACT 2
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Scene 4
Location: Playground
Actors: Julian, The Girl
Props: Snacks and drinks
Scene Summary: Julian talks to the Girl to make himself better, and she tells him that he doesn't need anyone else as long as she is here. Julian relaxes and have the usual hang out with the Girl. However, he slowly blacks out.
ACT 2
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Scene 5
Location: Home
Actors: Julian, Alan
Props: Bandage
Scene Summary: Julian wakes up to find himself in his room. His friend Alan is sitting next to him, grim-faced. Julian asks what happened. Alan says he saw Julian passed out on the playground. So he called 911 and they took Julian to the hospital. The doctor said it was drug and alcohol overdose. Julian finds this fact unbelievable because he doesn't have any memory of doing drugs and alcohol. But Alan insists that it is true, because he saw countless number of empty alcohol bottles along with cigarette butts and pill cases. Julian goes into complete denial and runs out of his room.
ACT 3 ---------- Scene 1 Location: Streets, then playground. Actors: Julian, Alan Props: cellphone Scene Summary: Julian runs out to the street in panic and denial. He tries calling the mysterious girl, but the phone says the numbers do not exist. Alan eventually catches up with Julian. Julian is totally lost now, saying gibberish and claiming he needs to find the girl. Alan gets ahold of Julian, telling him to calm down. Alan tells Julian that there is no such girl. Julian then have a flashback. All these time he had spent with the Girl, Julian had been doing drugs and alcohol. Julian's first encounter with these bad influence was at Evan's party. From then, Julian had become addicted to drugs and alcohol. The mysterious girl was nothing but an illusion created by overdose of drugs and alcohol. Julian never realized this due to his strong denial and belief that he would never do such things. What he thought as a cure was actually a poison. Julian passes out from the shock of realization.
ACT 3
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Scene 2
Location: Rehab center
Actors: Julian, Therapist
Props: Notebook, Pencil
Scene Summary: It's been about 3 weeks since Julian's realization of his addiction. Since then, Julian's school life had been ruined, and he had been placed in a rehab. As the Therapist asks him various question regarding his condition, Julian answers nonchalantly. Then he glances to the side, seeing the Girl standing in the corner, smiling.
