Preliminary  Research  

After  given  two  minutes  to  develop  a  story  idea  individually,  we  were  told  to  pitch  

our  ideas  to  the  class.  Random  captains  were  chosen  and  took  turns  choosing  whose  ideas  

they  thought  would  fit  well  with  their  pitch.    Austin  chose  us  because  our  ideas  were  very  

similar  and  seemed  to  blend  well  together.    All  of  our  ideas  had  a  serious  theme  to  them.  

While  developing  the  idea  we  kept  thinking  to  ourselves  INDIE  FILM  INDIE  FILM  INDIE  

FILM.    Our  originally  treatment  stayed  the  same  for  the  most  part.    The  only  big  changes  we  

made  were  character  name  changes,  adding  a  few  crucial  scenes,  and  changing  the  name  of  

our  movie.    This  was  an  original  idea  we  developed  we  didn’t  really  use  any  ideas  from  

other  books  or  films.  

 

Extra  Notes:    

1. For  the  Real-­‐world  location  pictures  we  worked  ahead  and  got  5  different  location  

pictures  as  opposed  to  one  location.  (you  okayed  this  via  email,  thank  you!)  

2. For  the  concept  art  we  provided  several  different  views  of  the  same  room  so  you  can  

see  what  everything  is.  

 

Katie Banks, Brittney Semanick, Austin Gardner Title: “Catechism” JACOB MORRIS is driving in his Jeep. The radio is blaring and he is singing along. He is about 17 or 18 years old. He has a younger looking face but with the start of a beard. He pauses at a point in the song where he doesn’t know the words as he eases his foot off the brake after he completes his stop at a stop sign. He accelerates into a 50 zone and as he goes, he picks back up with his singing. At a blind point in the road, where a large shrub obscures about 5 circular feet of vision, a man, CALEB CAIN, steps off the curb, right before Jacobs’ Jeep makes contact with him. We see from inside of the car the body of Caleb rise over the hood of the car and crash into the windshield. Caleb is lying on the hood of the car, bleeding. James parks and tears out of his car, frantically punching numbers into his phone. Caleb looks at Jacob and makes eye contact with him. He slowly closes his eyes and his body begins to relax. A very faint smile plays on his lips that you would have to be looking for to catch. Days after the accident, Caleb’s sister REBECCA CAIN goes into Caleb’s room to look for something. It is just the way any teenage boy would have left it. Clothes everywhere, posters adorning the walls and a beautiful computer set up for gaming. There is also a large crucifix above Caleb’s bed. She begins to rifle through his things in a way that only a sister could. She comes across a journal and flips through it vaguely, then begins to read it. She is shocked by what she reads and quickly closes the journal, walks to her room, and hides it between her mattress and box spring. She sits on her bed and takes a deep breath. She too has a large crucifix above her bed. Caleb’s funeral is held at an old, large, Catholic church. At the funeral there is a receiving line with Caleb’s parents and sister standing at the end. Jacob stands in line, looking as if he is ready to be attacked, obviously nervous about whether he should be in line or not. He gets up to the Caleb’s mom, MRS. CAIN, she just looks at him.

She tells him that the good lord wanted Caleb back, and that he has a plan. She tells him that it is up to him now to live for the both of them. The look on Jacobs’ face conveys that he is taking it to heart. Fifteen to twenty years later Jacob appears to be working at a local hotel. He is given the opportunity to be promoted at the hotel and turns it down showing no interest whatsoever. Jacob goes to his apartment to tell his girlfriend, ELIZABETH, that he turned the promotion down. Elizabeth does not understand why Jacob won’t live his life and take these opportunities. The argument ends with Jacob asking Elizabeth to leave for good. Jacob, full of graying temples and age lines, is sitting in his kitchenette, eating a microwave dinner. He is about to dig in when his phone starts ringing. He looks up at the phone as if he had never heard it ring before. He cautiously answers the phone, listens for a minute, and then agrees and hangs up. He covers his dinner with tin foil and puts it into the fridge. Jacob walks into a diner that is too loud and too bustling for a man who has led a life like him. Rebecca is waiting at a booth with her back turned to the door when Jacob walks in. He gets level with her, and sees that her face looks much older than it should. Her frown lines are sunk in very deep, and she has a permanent bluish purple ring under each eye. They order food from a bleached blonde, older waitress and being to talk. Both Rebecca and Jacob pick at their food, dancing around why they are both in the diner. Idle chitchat occurs asking about families and she introduces the subject of Caleb. She tells him how her parents recently deceased and how she is surprised they lasted this long after grieving for Caleb so long. She takes out the journal and she tells him that she found it in Caleb’s room the day after he died. She describes what it contains, and tells him that she felt ashamed of him back then and how her parents taught them that suicide landed you in hell, which is why she waited until they passed to contact Jacob. As they walk out of the diner after their meal, Jacob and Rebecca share an awkward hug and she presses the journal into his hands before she turns and walks away down the street.

Jacob is back at his apartment. The light is low and the rooms is clean. There are no vestiges of a life living there except his own. He has no family pictures on the wall and nothing that really indicates who he is. He sits into his La-Z-Boy and opens the journal. He reads the journal as the shadows grow longer across the ground. He closes the journal and sinks back into his chair. We see just the last page of the journal. Under Caleb’s scratchy, teen handwriting, we see a hand begin to write. It reads “Dear Caleb, After living my whole life trying to be good enough for you, I now wish that it had just been me that day.” And with that, the journal closes.

Catechism

By

Katie Banks

Brittney Semanick

Austin Gardner

1 INT. JACOB MORRIS’S APARTMENT - NIGHT 1

JACOB MORRIS is sitting in his apartment on his Lay-Z-Boy.

He is picking at his TV dinner on his TV tray while watching

the television set. The glow of the TV is shining onto his

face. The telephone rings and Jacob turns his head wondering

who would possibly be calling. He slowly gets up and walks

over to the caller ID. He looks at the caller ID, (the

audience can not see what the caller ID says), and picks up

the telephone.

REBBECCA

Hello.

Once Jacob hears Rebbecca’s voice he panics and hangs up the

phone. Jacob is staring at the phone when suddenly it begins

ringing again. It is Rebbecca calling again. Jacob answers

the phone.

JACOB

Hello.

2 EXT. THE ACCIDENT - DAY 2

[FLASHBACK] Jacob is driving his small jeep down a small

town road. It is early morning, just after dawn, and Jacob

is on his way to the high school.

JACOB

(bobbing head to rap music)

Jacob stops at a stop light and his friend AMY pulls up next

to him.

AMY

(beeps her car horn)

Both Jacob and Amy roll their windows down.

AMY

(leaning out of car window)

Hey! Am I gonna see you at Tommy’s

tonight?

JACOB

You know I’ll there if you are!

AMY

Pick me up from my place at eight.

Both Jacob and Amy don’t notice that the stop light has

turned green. A random person honks their car horn from

behind them.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 2.

JACOB

(startled; guns his car)

Jacob drives for a few seconds and as he picks up speed

CALEB CAIN steps off of a curb right in front of Jacob’s

jeep. Jacob has no time to think and Caleb’s body hits the

windshield. Caleb dies instantly due to the impact.

JACOB

(jumps out of car yelling)

O my god! O my god! No! No!

Amy’s car screeches as she slams on her brakes and she gets

out of her car.

AMY

(slams car door and starts

hysterically screaming)

The scene closes with bystanders crowding around the scene.

3 INT. CALEB’S HOUSE - MORNING 3

Caleb’s sister, REBECCA CAIN, begins to knock on Caleb’s

bedroom door because they normally walk to school together.

REBECCA

(yelling)

Caleb open your damn door, I need

to use your printer!

MOTHER

(yelling from down stairs)

Watch your mouth Rebecca!

REBECCA

(ignoring her mother; opens

Caleb’s door)

(walks into Caleb’s room and

heads over to his desk)

REBECCA

(as she turns printer on)

Stupid slow piece of shit.

(She begins to print her paper and

starts to snoop around. She

stumbles across an open journal and

begins to read it. After she reads

an entry she quickly closes it and

leaves the room, completely

forgetting about the paper she had

printed.)

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 3.

Rebecca leaves Caleb’s room and enters the hallway and heads

towards her room.

REBECCA

(yelling down the stairs)

Mom! I need a ride to school, Caleb

left!

Rebecca enters her room and stuffs the journal between the

mattress and box spring of her bed. She walks over to her

desk and zips up her backpack. She wraps her backpack around

one shoulder and quickly leaves the room, shutting the door

behind her.

4 EXT. LARGE CATHOLIC CHURCH - DAY 4

It is a clear, sunny day with bright blue skies. Slowly,

family members, friends, and others dressed in black make

their way into the double doors of the church.

5 INT. LARGE CATHOLIC CHURCH - DAY 5

The pews in the church are completely filled. All that can

be heard are low whispers and mourns of the assembled

people. A large framed picture of Caleb stands in the front

of the church behind his shiny, white, closed casket. A

beautiful display of multi- colored flowers surround the

casket. The chatter dies down as the PRIEST approaches the

alter.

PRIEST

We gather here today not to mourn,

but to celebrate the life of Caleb

Cain. Caleb was an extraordinary

individual that had great love for

his family, friends, and had a

special place in his heart for the

animals on this Earth. Caleb has

completed his time here and has

entered a better place. He is now

in the hand’s of our Lord.

Rebecca slowly stands up from her seat in the front row pew.

MR. CAIN is clutching Mrs. Cain tightly as she is mourning

onto his shoulder. Rebecca heads toward the alter and up to

the podium to give a speech. Rebecca glances around at the

audience and takes a deep breath before she begins.

REBECCA

As all of you know, I am Caleb’s

sister, Rebecca. We were pretty

(MORE)

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 4.

REBECCA (cont’d)close considering our age

difference. We shared almost

everything with each other. There

is no one to blame for what has

happened to my brother. It was an

accident, and we need to accept

that. As Catholics, we are taught

to forgive one another. This is

what Caleb would want from you,

forgiveness. Thank you.

Rebecca steps off the podium with a stoic expression on her

face. Her back is set straight and she is walking back to

the pew with purpose. Rebecca sits down next to her parents

and they hug her. Her parents are still grieving, but

Rebbecca is not.

6 INT. THE WAKE - AFTERNOON 6

Jacob enters the wake with his parents at his side. The room

is very crowded. There is a line of people wrapped around

the room waiting to talk to the Cain family. Alongside the

Cain family is Caleb’s casket and the large picture

surrounded by different flower arrangements that had been

sent to the family. The line continues to move as well

wishers move past the family. They stop to kneel in front of

the white casket to write small messages along with their

names on it.

MR. MORRIS

(guiding his son and wife

towards the line)

Are you sure you want to do this,

son?

Jacob takes his eyes off the casket and looks at his father.

JACOB

I don’t really have a choice.

The line continues to move along as the Morris family stands

in silence. Eventually, it is time for the Morris family to

give the Cain family their condolences. Mrs. Morris and Mrs.

Cain hug each other.

MRS.MORRIS

(to Mrs. Cain as they hug)

We are so sorry. This has been

really hard for us, especially for

Jacob.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 5.

As they are hugging Mr. Morris and Mr. Cain shake hands.

Rebecca and Jacob exchange awkward stares.

MRS. CAIN

(turns to Jacob)

We have accepted that this was

God’s plan for Caleb.

JACOB

(nods his head while holding

eye contact with Mrs. Cain)

MRS. CAIN

Caleb’s life was so short lived.

Mrs. Cain grabs onto Jacob’s arm tightly. He begins to draw

away and then can’t help but stop himself. Rebecca frowns as

she hears her mother begin to speak.

MRS. CAIN (CONT’D)

(in a slightly begging manner)

Please just keep Caleb in your

thoughts and prayers. The worst

thing that can happen is for Caleb

to be forgotten.

Jacob’s parents grab onto Jacob to steer him along towards

the casket. In the background Mr. Cain holds onto Mrs. Cain

as she begins to sob uncontrollably. As the Morris family

approaches the casket, Jacob hesitates to kneel down. He

reads the inscriptions and hurriedly continues walking away,

unable to kneel at the casket or write a message. Rebecca’s

eyes were on Jacob as this all happened.

7 INT. HOTEL LOBBY - NIGHT 7

Jacob is standing behind the counter of a hotel lobby, he is

in uniform. It is 15-20 years later and Jacob has a worn

down look about him. He is just finishing checking in two

guests. A younger college age girl named Melissa is working

the counter with him.

JACOB

Thank you for choosing Best Western

and have a nice stay. Let me know

if there is anything else that you

need.

COUPLE

Thanks. We Will.

After the couple disappears into the elevator, the MANAGER

of the hotel comes around the corner.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 6.

MANAGER

Jacob, could I please see you in my

office. I have an opportunity I

would like to talk to you

about. Melissa can watch the

counter.

JACOB

Yes sir.

Jacob follows the manager down the hall and into the

office. He slowly shuts the door behind them and takes a

seat in a chair across from the managers desk.

MANAGER

Jacob, you have worked here a long

time. I know that you haven’t

shown any interest in a promotion

in the past, but you’re a solid

employee and you have seniority so

I wanted to at least run it past

you.

JACOB

OK.

MANAGER

A supervisor position has opened up

at a nearby branch and I am willing

to recommend you. The pay is much

better, as are the hours. And, you

won’t have to work as a desk clerk

anymore. What do you say?

JACOB

I don’t know. I’m not sure if I

want to be a supervisor.

MANAGER

(confused and a little

frustrated)

Jacob, you have worked here longer

than any of our other current

employees. That alone makes you

perfectly qualified for the

job. Sure you will have a few more

responsibilities, but nothing that

you can’t handle. Did I mention

that the job comes with a raise?

JACOB

Still, I don’t think it sounds

right for me.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 7.

MANAGER

Jacob, come on. You are older than

I am, so you really want to be a

desk clerk your entire life? Stop

holding yourself back.

JACOB

I’m sorry but I just don’t want the

job.

With that, Jacob quickly gets up and leaves the office,

leaving the manager thoroughly bewildered.

8 EXT. PARKING LOT OUTSIDE OF JACOB’S APARTMENT - DAY 8

Jacob pulls into the parking lot of his apartment in an

older looking four door sedan. He parks and gets out of his

car, still in his hotel uniform. He makes his way up the

stairs on the outside of the apartment complex to the third

floor. When he gets to his unit, he lets himself in.

9 INT. JACOB’S APARTMENT - DAY 9

Jacob enters the apartment through the front door and hangs

his keys up on a hook on the wall, next to another set of

keys. It is a small one bedroom apartment, but does not

look like a bachelor pad. A woman, ELIZABETH, comes out of

the bedroom to greet Jacob.

ELIZABETH

Hi honey,

(leans in and gives Jacob a

quick kiss)

you’re home early aren’t you?

JACOB

Yeah I guess, how was your day?

ELIZABETH

It was a good day actually. I

signed two new clients.

JACOB

That’s great.

ELIZABETH

Was your day alright?

JACOB

So so, I got offered a promotion.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 8.

ELIZABETH

Wow! Jacob that is fantastic

news. When do you start?

JACOB

I turned it down.

ELIZABETH

I don’t understand. (she

frowns) Why would you do that?

JACOB

I just don’t think the job would be

right for me.

ELIZABETH

Jacob, you’ve been working at that

hotel for years, you deserve that

promotion.

JACOB

I don’t think so.

ELIZABETH

But why Jacob? Why won’t you let

yourself succeed? I know that you

would do so well if you just gave

yourself the chance but you won’t.

Jacob has a flashback to the accident. The blood, the body,

the funeral. When he comes back to the present he appears

distraught and border-line angry.

JACOB

Can we please just drop this. I

told you that I don’t want the job

and that’s that.

It is obvious that they have had this argument before, as

the scene gets tense quickly

ELIZABETH

(also starting to get a little

angry)

You don’t make any sense to me. I

try so hard to be supportive

because I want you to be happy, but

I can’t help you if you don’t want

yourself to be happy.

JACOB

I didn’t ask for your help.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 9.

ELIZABETH

(hurt by this last statement)

You treat our relationship the same

way. Every time I try to get

closer to you you distance yourself

from me. You have to let go of

whatever it is that is telling you

that you can’t be happy.

JACOB

I can’t. I just can’t OK.

ELIZABETH

Just tell me what it is that is

holding you back.

JACOB

There isn’t anything to tell.

ELIZABETH

You can tell me, I am here for you

Jacob you know that.

JACOB

I told you that there isn’t

anything to tell.

Jacob once again flashes back to the day of the

accident. He sees the girl in the car the moment before,

the people screaming, Caleb’s family.

ELIZABETH

Just talk to me, it will be OK.

JACOB

It won’t be OK. This isn’t

working.

ELIZABETH

What isn’t working? Jacob what are

you saying.

JACOB

Us. We aren’t working. I’m sorry.

ELIZABETH

Jacob please don’t do this. If I

said something to hurt you I’m

sorry. I just want to help you.

JACOB

You can’t help me. It would be

best if you just left.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 10.

ELIZABETH

Please Jacob...

JACOB

Please Jenny, I want you to leave.

Jenny leave the apartment bawling and confused. Jacob sits

down at the kitchen table and puts his head in his hands.

10 INT. JACOB MORRIS’S APARTMENT - NIGHT 10

Continuation of Scene 1 (before the flashback). Jacob

continues to listen to Rebecca speak on the other end of the

phone. The audience does not know who is on the other line.

JACOB

Okay, I’ll be there.

Jacob hangs up the phone, grabs his jacket, and heads out

the door, leaving his dinner on the TV tray unfinished and

the television on.

11 EXT. DINER - NIGHT 11

We see the back of Jacob as he is walking into the diner. He

enters the diner and starts looking around for Rebecca. The

room is filled with several families enjoying their meals

and engaging in friendly conversations.

12 INT. DINER - NIGHT 12

HOST

(cheerfully)

Table for one sir?

Jacob is very confused at the whole situation. He looks at

the waiter confused as to why he is so cheerful

and continues to look around for Rebecca. He spots a lady

sitting in a booth alone in the back of the diner and

assumes that it is Rebecca.

JACOB

(mumbling as he walks away)

Um no. I am meeting someone.

Jacob heads to the back of the diner and once he reaches the

booth he just stands there wondering if it is her. Rebecca

is blankly staring out the window to the diner and not

really paying attention to anything that is going on.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 11.

JACOB

Rebecca?

Rebecca turns her head towards Jacob and stares at him

taking in his appearance.

REBECCA

(motions for Jacob to sit

down)

It’s been awhile Jacob, please.

Jacob slides into the booth across from Rebecca. The two of

them awkwardly stare at each other in silence. A waiter

interrupts the silence.

WAITRESS

(cheerfully)

What can I get you two darlings?

The two of them look startled by the cheerful waiter.

JACOB

Coffee.

WAITRESS

Decaf or regular sweetheart?

JACOB

Regular.

WAITRESS

(to Rebecca)

And for you miss?

REBECCA

Nothing for me. Thanks.

The waitress collects their menus and walks away from the

booth.

JACOB

So you wanted to meet me...

REBECCA

(Obviously avoiding his lead

in)

I was surprised to see your still

living in the area.

JACOB

(shrugs his shoulders)

Well ya know..

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 12.

REBECCA

Do you know why I’m in town?

JACOB

(shrugs his shoulders again)

Uh, well I heard about your mom.

How is your father taking it?

REBECCA

My father’s been dead for ten

years.

JACOB

(uninterested)

Oh... sorry to hear that.

REBECCA

It’s OK.

More awkward silence ensues. Jacob begins to shift

uncomfortably in his seat and looks around. It is obvious

that he is starting to regret coming to this

meeting. Rebecca seems to notice Jacob’s discomfort and

starts to talk.

REBECCA

I know how confused you must be

right now and I’m sorry but this is

something I have to do.

JACOB

(Looking more confused than

ever)

OK... if this is about your

brother...

REBECCA

(interrupting)

It is.

JACOB

I’m sorry but I really don’t think

I want to hear what you have to

say.

(begins to get up to leave)

REBECCA

Jacob please...

JACOB

(beginning to get upset, but

still reserved)

No, I really don’t need this right

now. It has been almost thirty

(MORE)

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 13.

JACOB (cont’d)years since the accident and not

one day has gone by since where I

have not been consumed by thoughts

of Caleb and I think I’ve had

enough. I’m sorry, but I’m

leaving.

REBECCA

(yelling after him)

Jacob! No, please you need to hear

this.

(Jacob continues to leave)

It wasn’t your fault!

Jacob freezes and turns back to stare at Rebecca. By this

point others in the diner are starting to notice the

argument and try not to stare but the background noise

begins to fade.

REBECCA

Caleb’s death wasn’t your fault and

I can prove it to you. Please, sit

back down.

JACOB

(obviously startled,

begrudgingly walks back and

slides into the booth)

Talk.

Now that Jacob is back in front of her, staring her down,

Rebecca begins to lose confidence and hesitates.

JACOB

Talk or I’m leaving.

REBECCA

(pulls a worn black journal

out of her purse)

This belonged to Caleb.

JACOB

(stares at the journal)

OK. What does this have to do with

me.

REBECCA

This was his journal.

JACOB

OK, why haven’t I heard about this

before?

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 14.

REBECCA

I hid it. No one else knows about

it.

JACOB

Why? I don’t understand.

REBECCA

(begin to tear up, looks away

to wipe her eyes, looks back

at Jacob, suddenly very

serious)

Are you a religious man Jacob.

JACOB

No? Not particularly. Why, what

does that have to do with your

brother?

REBECCA

My parents are...were...strict

Roman Catholics, and Catholics take

the after life very seriously. You

could almost say that they obsessed

over it. Catholics believe in a

set of very strict rules when it

comes to where you will spend your

eternity. If certain rules are

broken, the punishment is eternal

damnation.

(begins to tear up again,

starting to loose control of

her emotions)

I... I just couldn’t bear the

thought of my parents believing

that Caleb was going to spend

eternity in Hell.

(tears have turned in to

sobbing)

I don’t know what else to say, you

will have to read the rest for

yourself.

(slides the journal across the

table)

JACOB

(just stares at the journal)

REBECCA

(crying)

I can’t say anymore, I thought I

could but this is too hard. Please

just read the journal. Read it and

(MORE)

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 15.

REBECCA (cont’d)know that I am so sorry Jacob, I

truly am. I’m sorry.

Rebecca quickly walks out of the diner covering her face and

doesn’t look back. Jacob is left sitting alone, in shock,

staring at the journal. He slowly reaches across the table,

picks it up, puts it under his arm, and leaves without

paying.

13 INT. JACOB’S LIVING ROOM - NIGHT 13

Jacob is sitting alone at a desk in his apartment. The

apartment is void of light except for one reading lamp on

the table. The journal is open on the desk in front of

Jacob. He slowly flips through the journal until he comes

to the last page with writing on it. Jacob stops and reads

the last page.

14 INT. CALEB’S ROOM - EARLY MORNING 14

CALEB CAIN

(Voiceover for what he is

writing)

I don’t know how else to say this

except that I do not think that I

was meant for this life. Time and

time again I have tried to make

things work out but my efforts have

been futile at best. I guess what

I am saying is goodbye. I do not

know if I will have better luck in

the next life, but I do know that

my time in this life is over. If

anyone is to find this, please try

not to mourn my death because death

is what I want.

15 INT. JACOB’S LIVING ROOM - NIGHT 15

After he finishes reading, Jacob leans back and begins to

realize the magnitude of what he has just read. He flashes

back to Caleb’s mom putting the pressure of Caleb’s life on

him, and to all of the things he pushed away because of the

accident: the promotions, Elizabeth. Jacob begins to

cry. He then picks up a pen off of his desk.

JACOB

(writing in the journal)

I wish that it would have been me

who died that day.

16.

Jacob sets down his pen, shuts the journal, and continues to

cry.

Scene Shot Description Elements 1 1 Medium shot: Jacob in his Dark room, television on, jacob la-z-boy is the only one around 1 2 Long shot: Jacob SFX: Telephone ringing walks to the phone 1 3 Medium close up: Jacob puts Prop: Telephone phone up to his ear. Hangs up. 1 4 Long shot: Jacob standing and Prop: Telephone staring at phone. It rings 1 5 Closeup: Jacob’s face, he asnwers Prop: Telephone 2 1 Medium closeup: Camera is in SFX: Rap music playing in car passenger seat. Jacob is driving radio and singing 2 2 Long shot: Behind Jacob’s car. BG: Stoplight and two cars Stopped at a stoplight. Girl pulls pulled up next to each other up next to him 2 3 Medium closeup: Space between BG: Cars are still parked cars. next to one another at stoplight SFX: Car horn Jacob and Girl lean out windows to talk 2 4 Long shot: back behind cars as SFX: Screeching tires Jacob guns it. Same angle though POV: Driving down road SFX: Breaking windshield 2 5 and boy steps out and smashes Windshield will completely crack into windshield. 2 6 Long shot: Side of car can be BG: Bright green forestry seen, Caleb lies rolls off SFX: Jacobs car door slamming hood of car Jacob gets out 2 7 Closeup: Back of Jacob’s head BG: Not in focus, girl friends car as he leans over Caleb. SFX/BG: Girl screaming 2 8 Hight angle/Zoom out: A group BG: People are slowly coming is forming in a circle around around Jacob and Caleb in the Caleb’s body street

Scene Shot Description Elements 3 1 Close up: A female hand You can just see the hand knocking on a door the grain of the door SFX: Knocking 3 2 Close up: A female mouth, Just Rebecca’s mouth, calling speaking to Jacob SFX: Knocking 3 3 Long shot: Rebecca stands at a BG: Mother yelling from door, hand posed to knock. She downstairs

yells 3 4 Wide shot: Jacob’s room. The SFX: Door opening and closing door opens, Rebecca walks in. BG: Jacob’s room with posters Door shuts. She heads to and crucifix on wall computer and turns it on 3 5 Medium close up: Rebecca SFX: Printer turning on, rolling fiddles with computer and chair creaking as she sits printer. Camera shows her from profile 3 6 Medium shot: Still from profile, Props: Journal Rebecca snoops while paper prints. Comes across journal. 3 7 Close up: Rebecca’s eyes as she SFX: Turning pages reads. 3 8 Close up: Journal slams shut SFX: Journal closing Props: Journal 3 9 Long shot: Rebecca leaves Props: Journal Jacob’s room. Journal in hand SFX: Door closing behind Camera follows her into her Rebecca as she exits room as she yells to mom. Stuffs journal under mattress, closes door on camera

Scene Shot Description Elements 4 1 Extreme Long Shot: Outside BG: Sunny, clear skies, lots a large, stone, Catholic church. of trees and life Many people dressed in black enter church as more arrive. Extreme long shot: Inside of SFX: People whispering 5 1 church. Camera zooms in as it BG: Framed picture of Caleb moves up center aisle. Comes and casket surrounded by to rest behind front-left pew. flowers 5 2 Medium close up: Profile of BG: Rebecca’s parents next Rebecca as she watches to her. The church is packed priest rise. all around her POV Rebecca: Priest gives BG: Caleb’s casket and photo 5 3 sermon. Calls Rebecca up and flowers Long shot: From aise, Rebecca BG: Casket, photos, and 5 4 stands at podium flowers 5 5 Medium close up high angle: Props: Speech on paper

From behind Rebecca, she BG: Filled church gives speech. Walks to pew and sits

Medium shot: Rebecca sits BG: People begin to rise and 5 6 staring ahead as her parents exit church hold each other and cry 6 1 Long shot: Morris’ enter wake BG: People standing around talking 6 2 POV Jacob: Surveys room, BG: People dressed in black eyes follow snaking line to chatting greet the Cain family.

Scene Shot Description Elements 6 3 Medium Close up: Mr. and BG: People still chatting, the Mrs. Morris steer Jacob over to line moves around The line. 6 4 Line containing the Morris family BG: People chatting, Casket and other well-wishers moves and flowers in background forward at fast forward speed until Morris’ and Cains are in front of each other. 6 5 Medium Close up: Mrs. Cain and BG: Cain family standing

Mrs. Morris hugging. Before casket 6 6 Close up: Mrs. Morris talking in Women still hugging Mrs. Cains ear. Back of Cains head is visible 6 7 Medium close up: Mrs. Cain BG: Mr. Morris and Mr. Cain speaks to Jacob shake hands 6 8 Medium shot: Only Jacob and Mrs. BG: The casket is framed by Cain. their bodies as Mrs. Cain grabs Jacob’s arm 6 9 Close up: Mrs. Cains hand on arm Her nails are painted red Medium shot: Jacob begins to pull His suit arm bunches so you 6 10 away can tell he is pulling Close up: Jacob’s face. Looks 6 11 startled and upset. He nods. 6 12 Medium shot: Mrs. Cain releases BG: The line has come to a his arm. The Morris parents steer stop. The Morris family Jacob away, Camera stays on passes the casket Mrs. Cains devastated face. Long shot: People still streaming BG: casket, photo and 6 13 by. Jacob pauses at casket flowers

Scene Shot Description Elements Close up: Camera pans the white BG: Flowers 6 14 casket with writing on it Prop: Casket Long tracking shot: Jacob standing BG: People moving about

in middle of funeral parlor talking to one another 6 15 alone. Fades out 7 1 Establishing shot: Hotel lobby BG: Jacob and Melissa at counter Medium shot: Jacob helping couple BG: Standard oil painting 7 2 POV shot from couple that you find in cheap hotels Prop: Computer 7 3 POV Jacob medium shot: Looking BG: Front of hotel lobby at couple SFX: Chattering in BG 7 4 Long shot: Couple in elevator. SFX: Ding of elevator and of Doors close, pan to mananger doors closing Coming Around corner and follow BG: Changes as manager Him up to service counter walks 7 5 Medium shot: Manager tells jacob BG: Standard oil painting, to meet him in office. Camera Melissa doing her job follows behind them into office Long Shot: Jacob and Manager enter SFX: Door closing 7 6 the office POV Jacob: Manager talks to SFX: Chair creaking as 7 7 jacob manager leans forward 7 8 POV Manager: Jacob responds BG: Doorway 7 9 POV Jacob: Manager speaks BG: Standard office 7 10 POV Manager: Jacob responds BG: Doorway 7 11 Medium high angle: Shows both BG: Standard office men sitting on opposite sides of desk

Scene Shot Description Elements Medium: Profile of men sitting BG: Standard office 7 12 across each other, Manager leans SFX: Door closing in. Jacob stands and camera pans to him closing the door behind him 8 1 High angle: Panning to follow BG: Empty parking lot Jacob’s car into his parking spot 8 2 Long shot: Jacob getting out of SFX: Car door opening his car. 8 3 Medium shot: Jacob shuts his car SFX: Door shutting, foot- door. Camera stays on him as he steps on stairs starts up the stairs. Pedestal shot begins as climbs higher. He enters his apartment and closes the door 9 1 Long establishing shot: Jacob’s BG: Plain apartment that apartment pan to him as he enters reflects a woman’s touch. Liz comes up and greets him SFX: Jacob closing door Leads him into kitchen. Close up: Inside of fridge, fridge FG: Ketchup and other 9 2 opens and jacob pulls out a beer fridge things line the door fridge door closes of the fridge 9 3 Medium shot: Liz sitting at BG: Beige wall with a table. Jacob goes to sit. Clock and photo SFX: Pulling back chair 9 4 Close up: Jacob’s hands opening SFX: Beer opening the beer. Props: Beer 9 5 Long profile shot: Jacob is at end BG: Beige wall of the table, Liz is seated SFX: Clock ticking perpindicular to him. They begin to talk 9 6 Medium close up: Liz’s face BG: Beige wall lights up as jacob tells her about SFX: Chair creaks as she job offer. She leans forward. leans forward

Scene Shot Description Elements 9 7 Close up Jacob’s face: Tells Liz he turned it down 9 8 Medium shot showing both Liz and Silence until she speaks Jacob. Liz sits back as she hears him. Conversation continues 9 9 Flashback: Boy steps into car and SFX: Cracking glass smashes windshield Muffled screaming 9 10 Flashback: Caleb’s body on the SFX: Muffled screaming ground 9 11 Medium close up: Jacob comes out of flashback as Liz clears table while SFX: Clink of dishes in talking. Camera follows her as she kitchen sink sits back down at table. They talk. 9 12 Flashback: Extreme high angle SFX: Muffled screaming showing people encircling Caleb’s body on the ground 9 13 Close up on Liz pleading 9 14 Medium profile shot of the two. Jacob tells her to get out. Camera SFX: Liz’s shoes walking follows Liz as she grabs her coat out and the door closing and exits apartment. Camera retraces her footsteps and finds jacob still sitting at the table 10 1 Close up: Jacob is standing at SFX: Clicking of phone

the phone . He agrees and hangs up being hung up the camera pulls back as he grabs SFX: Faint tv noise his jacket and heads out the door. SFX: Door closing Camera pans to living room and Shows tv on and tv dinner sitting on tray

Scene Shot Description Elements Long shot: Follows Jacob at a SFX: Diner door ding 11 1 at distance as he turns into diner. BG: Diner and snow on Pan up to show diner sign ground 12 1 Medium shot: Behind Jacob. Pans SFX: Diner door ding diner and rests on Rebecca. Comes SFX: Loud diner chatter back as host harrasses Jacob. POV Jacob: Looks at host. Ignores SFX: Loud diner chatter 12 2 host. Walks towards Rebecca and BG: Standard 50s diner looks down at her when he gets to

the table 12 3 Low angle: Rebecca motions for him Props: Menus to sit and he does. SFX: Diner noise 12 4 Profile medium shot of Rebecca and Props: Menus Jacob, head on of waitress. They SFX: More diner noise give their orders 12 5 Close up: Jacob 12 6 Close up: Rebecca 12 7 Close up: Jacob 12 8 Close up: Rebecca 12 9 Profile medium shot of Rebecca and Props: Coffee Jacob, head on of waitress, Jacob SFX: Cup on table gets his coffee 12 10 Medium close up from same angle SFX: Diner chatter 12 11 Medium shot: Jacob rises and SFX: Diner din camera begins to follow his back. Rebecca calls to him. 12 12 Close up: Jacob’s face. Pans back as Rebecca impores him

Scene Shot Description Elements 12 13 Profile medium shot of the two. SFX: Diner din They continue to talk 12 14 Close up: Rebecca’s purse, she pulls Props: Purse and journal journal out of her bag 12 15 Profile medium shot of the two. Prop: Journal The journal is on the table. They talk. 12 16 Close up on Rebecca: She tells Jacob about their family and she tears up 12 17 Close up: Journal sliding towards Prop: Journal camera Medium shot: Camera follows SFX: Diner door ding 12 18 Rebecca as she pats Jacob on shoulder and exits diner. Camera starts to pan back but Jacob is already up and in view. He exits as well. 13 1 Close up: Journal. Camera pans Props: Journal back to reveal Jacob staring at the open journal. He flips to the back 14 1 Medium shot: Camera is in front of Props: Journal Caleb as he sits at his desk. He is writing in a journal. Medium shot: Jacob leans back Props: Pen and journal 15 1 and cries. He picks up a pen 15 2 Close up of journal: We see Props: Pen and journal Jacob’s hand writing SFX: Pen scratching 15 3 Medium shot: Jacob closes journal Props: Journal and cries. Fade out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Storyboard  descriptions  for  the  first  30  shots  (shots  re-­‐numbered  for  each  scene)    Scene  2  Shot  6:  Wide  angle  long  shot  Jeep  screeches  to  a  halt  and  Caleb’s  body  is  seen  rolling  off  of  the  hood.    Scene  2  Shot  7:  Close  up  Jacob’s  head  as  he  leans  over  the  body.    Shot  starts  at  the  back  of  the  head  and  moves  to  a  profile.    Scene  2  Shot  8:  High  angle  Shot  from  directly  above  the  crash  sight.    Camera  slowly  zooms  out  as  people  gather  around.    Scene  3  Shot  1:  Close  up  A  female  hand  (Rebecca)  knocking  on  a  bedroom  door.    Scene  3  Shot  2:  Close  up  Female  mouth  (Rebecca)  speaking  loudly.    Scene  3  Shot  3:  Long  shot  Rebecca  keeps  knocking  and  yells  into  the  room.    Scene  3  Shot  4:  Wide  shot  Caleb’s  room,  door  swings  open  and  Rebecca  enters  and  heads  to  Caleb’s  desk.    Scene  3  Shot  5:  Medium  close  up  Profile  of  Rebecca  fiddling  with  the  computer  and  the  printer.        Scene  3  Shot  6:  Medium  shot  Rebecca  still  messing  with  printer,  comes  across  journal.    Scene  3  Shot  7:  Close  up  Rebecca’s  eyes  as  she  reads.    Scene  3  Shot  8:  Close  up  Rebecca’s  hand  slams  Caleb’s  journal  shut.    Scene  3  Shot  9:  Long  shot  Rebecca  is  followed  into  her  room  by  the  camera  and  stuffs  the  journal  under  her  bed.    Scene  4  Shot  1:  Extreme  long  shot  The  Catholic  Church  on  a  bright,  sunny  day.    Scene  5  Shot  1:  Extreme  long  shot  

The  inside  of  the  Catholic  Church  filled  with  people  in  every  pew.  Scene  5  Shot  2:  Medium  close  up  Profile  of  Rebecca  as  she  watches  the  priest  rise  from  his  seat.    Scene  5  Shot  3:  POV  Rebecca  approaching  the  podium  for  her  speech.    Scene  5  Shot  4:  Long  shot  Rebecca  standing  at  the  podium  in  front  of  the  whole  assembly.    Scene  5  Shot  5:  Medium  close  up  high  angle  The  back  of  Rebecca  as  she  gives  her  speech  in  front  of  the  assembly.    Scene  5  Shot  6:  Medium  shot  Rebecca  staring  forward  from  her  pew  as  her  mother  and  father  mourn.    Scene  6  Shot  1:  Long  shot  The  Morris  family  enters  the  funeral  home.          

Real-­world  location  Photographs      1. What:  Catholic  Church  Where:  Highland,  Indiana  Taken  by:  Brittney  Semanick  

   2. What:  Funeral  Home  Where:  Highland,  Indiana  Taken  by:  Brittney  Semanick    

3. What:  Family  Diner  Where:  Highland,  Indiana  Taken  by:  Brittney  Semanick    

4. What:  Hotel  elevator    Where:  Bloomington,  Indiana  (Union)  Taken  by:  Austin  Gardner      

5. What:  Hotel  lobby  Where:  Bloomington,  Indiana  (Union)  Taken  by:  Austin  Gardner    

   

     

 

Jacob  Morris’  Apartment  (Scenes  1,  13,  and  15)  

SOUNDTRACK    1.  Main  theme:  3  Gymnopédies:  No.  3  by  Erik  Satie  (non-­‐diagetic,  non-­‐commentative)             This  will  play  for  the  first  time  during  scene  2  shot  5,  right  after  the  car  makes  impact  with  Jacob.    It  conveys  the  mood  that  I  envisioned  perfectly.    Also,  I  like  the  contrast  between  the  peacefulness  of  the  music  and  how  chaotic  the  scene  it.    It  will  also  play  again  during  the  final  scene  when  Jacob  is  reading  the  journal  to  tie  the  whole  thing  together.    2.  Six  Days  at  the  Bottom  of  the  Ocean  by  Explosions  in  the  Sky  (non-­‐diagetic,  commentative)       This  song  will  play  during  the  funeral  scene.    I  chose  it  due  to  the  somber  mood,  and  I  believe  that  it  complements  the  Satie  nicely.      3.  I  Fall  in  Love  too  Easily  by  The  Bill  Evans  Trio  (diagetic,  commentative)       This  will  play  during  the  hotel  scene.    It  is  a  jazz  ballad  so  it  is  fitting  music  to  be  playing  in  a  hotel  and  it  also  holds  the  somber  mood  of  the  previous  pieces.      4.  Don’t  Be  Cruel  by  Elvis  Presley  (diagetic,  non-­‐commentative)       Playing  during  the  diner  scene.    It  fits  with  the  diner  scene  but  it  is  completely  wrong  for  the  film  as  a  whole.    This  is  what  we  are  going  for  for  this  scene;  we  want  it  to  feel  as  awkward  as  possible.    5.  Don’t  Feel  Right  by  The  Roots  (diagetic,  commentative)       Will  play  during  scene  2  shot  1  when  Jacob  is  in  the  car  before  the  accident.    Will  portray  Jacob  as  a  normal  teenager  by  listening  to  hip-­‐hop.    Also  the  driving  beat  of  this  song  will  dramatically  contrast  with  what  is  about  to  happen.