Scene 6

• Boys v. Girls

• Scene/Shot: Boys v. Girls (discussion) (6.1)• Characters: The 4 Girls• Effects: N/A • Timing: 25 seconds• Props: backpacks and school gear• Audio: quiet background playground noise

Girl #1: “My mom says that if I can’t find my iPod today, I’m going to be in big trouble. I’ll be grounded for a month.”Girl #2: “Do you remember where you had it last?”Girl #1: “I had it while I was getting up to leave yesterday, and I was sure I had packed it. But when I got home, it wasn’t there anymore. My parents are going to kill me.Girl #3: “Don’t worry about it. We’ll find it.”

• Scene/Shot: Boys vs. Girls (Breaking Ice) (6.2, 6.3)• Characters: The 4 Girls, UTM• Effects: N/A • Timing: 5 seconds, 5 seconds• Props: N/A• Audio: quiet background playground noise

UTM exits the car, says bye to her mom, fixes herself up, and makes a B-line for the popular girls.

UTM heading towards the popular girls.

• Scene/Shot: Boys vs. Girls (Breaking Ice) (6.4, 6.5)• Characters: The 4 Girls, UTM• Effects: N/A • Timing: 5 seconds, 5 seconds• Props: N/A• Audio: quiet background playground noise

UTM: Nervously “Um… h… hi.” Girl #4: “What do you want? We’re kinda having a crisis here.”Girl #3: “Some people are just so rude… interrupting other people’s conversations.”

• Scene/Shot: Boys vs. Girls (Breaking Ice) (6.6, 6.7)• Characters: The 4 Girls, UTM• Effects: N/A • Timing: 5 seconds, 5 seconds• Props: N/A• Audio: quiet playground noise

UTM: Still nervous “I… uh… you… left your iPod at school yesterday…” Pulling out the iPod

Girl #2: “How did you get that? Did you steal it?”UTM: “No… no… I didn’t. You left it on the sign, and I wanted to get it to you, but you were too fast.”Girl #1: hesitantly appreciative “Thanks.”

• Scene/Shot: Boys vs. Girls (friends) (6.8, 6.9)• Characters: Ryan, UTM and 10 extras• Effects: N/A • Timing: 5 seconds, 5 seconds• Props: N/A• Audio: quiet playground noise

UTM walks away sheepishly, and we see Ryan coming towards the school in the distance.

Ryan: Hi.

• Scene/Shot: Boys v. Girls (friends) (6.10)• Characters: Ryan, UTM, and 10 extras• Effects: N/A • Timing: 10 seconds• Props: backpacks and school gear• Audio: quiet playground noise

UTM: “Hi Ryan.”Ryan: “What was that all about?”UTM: “Oh, nothing. I was just giving her iPod back. She forgot it at school yesterday.”Ryan: “You should’ve just kept it. They’re mean anyways.”UTM: “That wouldn’t have been right.”

• Scene/Shot: Boys vs. Girls (Interruption) (6.11, 6.12)• Characters: Ryan, UTM, Bad Boys, and 10 extras• Effects: N/A • Timing: 5 seconds, 5 seconds• Props: N/A• Audio: quiet playground noise

Group of bad boys walking towards Ryan and UTM

B.Boy #1: “Hey there Cryin’ Ryan. Who are you talking to? Is that your girlfriend?”Ryan: “She’s not my girlfriend. Shut up.”B.Boy #2: “What are you going to do about it? You gonna cry?”

• Scene/Shot: Boys vs. Girls (Interruption) (6.13, 6.14)• Characters: Ryan, UTM, Bad Boys, and 10 extras• Effects: N/A • Timing: 5 seconds, 5 seconds• Props: N/A• Audio: quiet playground nosie

Ryan: “She’s not my girlfriend. Shut up.”B.Boy #2: “What are you going to do about it? You gonna cry?”

Ryan slinks away as the boys all laugh.

• Scene/Shot: Boys vs. Girls (Interruption) (6.15, 6.16)• Characters: UTM, Bad Boys, and 10 extras• Effects: N/A • Timing: 5 seconds, 5 seconds• Props: N/A• Audio: quiet playground noise

UTM: “You guys are so mean to him. Why don’t you just leave him alone?Boy #3: “You don’t wanna talk to him anyways. He’s ugly and a crybaby.”UTM: “He’s better looking than you are.” shoving herself free

Boy #3: “Oh really?” He starts picking on her and the other guys watch for their own amusement

• Scene/Shot: Boys vs. Girls (Confrontation) (6.17, 6.18)• Characters: UTM, Bad Boys, The 4 Girls, and 10 extras• Effects: N/A • Timing: 5 seconds, 5 seconds• Props: N/A• Audio: quiet playground noise

Popular girls take notice.Girl #1: “Hey! Leave her alone!”Girl #2: “Yeah losers! Stop picking on her!”

Boy #4: “And what if we don’t? What are you guys going to do to stop us?”Boy #2: “Yeah. You’re just a bunch of weak, wimpy girls.”Girl #3: “Boys are dumb and smelly.”Girl #4: “You guys think you’re so cool, picking on poor, defenseless UTM.”Boy #3: “That’s cuz we are. Boys are way cooler than any girl.Fade out sound to make an inaudible shouting match.