SCREENWRITING
Writing samples
INT. LIVING ROOM - NIGHT
KYLE sits on a really comfortable bean bag chair in a dark, messy living room. He’s wearing a t-shirt and shorts with his bare dogs out, and he plays video games on a console.
His phone rings. He looks at it, and then back at the TV and then back to the phone. He answers the call, and resumes playing.
KYLE
(burps)
Yerrppp.
INTERCUT:
INT. BEDROOM - SAME TIME
GAVIN
Ew.
KYLE
What, you chud?
GAVIN
First, stop calling me chud.
Second, I got a match the other day.
KYLE
Okay? You never used a match before?
You strike it against the box-
GAVIN
No! I got a match on that stupid app
you told me to download.
Kyle leans forward and stops playing the game, silently thinking.
Beat.
GAVIN
Kyle-
KYLE
This your first match?
GAVIN
Yes.
KYLE
Dude, hell yeah!
(fast talking)
Did she leave a message? Where she
live? She in college? What she look
like? Is she hot?
A Date!
Short Film
Comedy, Buddy Film
13 pages
Logline:
Gavin receives his first match on a dating app and a subsequent date plan, but to his demise, she lives three hours away and he has no car!
The Untimely Demise of a young man
Proof of Concept Short Film
Drama, Crime Thriller
15 pages
Logline:
After suffering a concussion, Chris is questioned for a crime of which he may or may not remember.
INT. INTERROGATION ROOM - EVENING
White walls, a plant in the corner, a table centered in the room, a white ceiling light buzzing a dreadful tune.
CHRISTOPHER STILLWOOD (24M) sits in a chair with his head resting on the table. He is asleep.
A camcorder mounted on a tripod is positioned on the other side of the table facing Chris. It is off.
A loud knock on the room's locked door wakes Chris with a jolt. The door opens. DETECTIVE RAY (30M) stands just outside the room. He wears a black dress shirt with the sleeves rolled up. A red tie hangs from his neck. He holds a clipboard and a binder.
Chris's face droops with drowsiness. Ray enters the room with a casual walk. He closes the door behind him.
DETECTIVE RAY
Sorry for the wait. The 'ol stomach
was hungry!
Chris scans the room for a clock, confused.
CHRIS
What time is it?
...
He unfolds it and takes out a piece of paper from within. The paper reads, "They're onto him. Only a matter of time..." He stares gravely at the paper.
Then, he shifts his gaze to a photo sitting on the passenger seat next to him. It's a photo of himself and another man standing at a party, glass bottles in hand, smiles on their faces. He picks up the photo with a weak smile. The type of smile you would expect someone to have when remembering the good times of a recently deceased friend.
A ticking sound can be heard. The man rolls his wrist to look at his watch, photo still in hand. He takes a shaky breath before setting down the photo.
Loose Ends
Short Film
Drama, Neo-Noir
3 pages
Logline:
After the completion of a successful heist, a man has to deal with a close friend to protect his own identity from the police.
Software Competencies:
Final Draft, CeltX