“RITES OF PASSAGE”
By
Amy Hill
8 MEADOW CLOSE
RINGWOOD BH4 1RX
HILLA.STUDENT@RINGWOOD.HANTS.SCH.UK
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FADE IN:
SCENE 1:INT. HARPER’S BEDROOM – NIGHT
In a teenage girl’s bedroom lit softly with fairy lights
and warm colours, it is messy with clothes on the floor and
school books and folders on bed. Also on the bed is HARPER
an 18 year old girl, wearing a t-shirt and trackie bottoms,
she is doing work in one of the folders, she sighs loudly
and picks up her phone.
She scrolls through Instagram and sees a post from a girl
showing highlights of her summer, HARPER sighs loudly again
and looks over to a pile of stuff on her bedroom floor
She gets up walking towards the pile and picks up a
scrapbook that is just poking out from underneath the mess,
she picks it up and looks at it
It reads: MEMORIES TO TAKE TO UNI
She goes back to sit on her bed and opens it, it is blank.
She looks back to her phone still showing the post, she
closes the app and starts a group call with her 2 friends
NOTE: CONVERSATION IS OVER A 3 PERSON VIDEO CALL
GRACE
Hey Harper
ELLA
Hi, you okay?
HARPER
Hi, so you know how you are always
telling me I’m being boring and how
much stuff I’m missing out on?
GRACE
Well saying we call you boring is a
bit harsh
ELLA
Yeah
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HARPER
Well I’ve decided I don’t want to be
the sad girl who was never
adventurous and has no memories or
stories at when I got to uni, I need
you this weekend to show me what I’ve
been missing out on
GRACE ELLA
YES YAY
GRACE
We are picking you up tomorrow
END OF PHONE CONVERSATION
SCENE 2: EXT. OUTSIDE HARPER’S HOUSE - DAY
A car horn beeps
HARPER opens her front door and exits the house and gets
into GRACE’s car
INT. GRACE’S CAR - DAY
As HARPER gets in and sits down, GRACE and ELLA turn around
to face her in the back of the car, GRACE and ELLA are
pretty girls, both aged 18, they are dressed and styled
slightly more fashionably than HARPER reflecting their more
adventurous and sociable nature compared to HARPERS more
introverted personality
GRACE
Hi
ELLA
Hey
ELLA
Get ready to make some memories
GRACE starts the car and they drive off
SCENE 3: EXT. THE NEW FOREST – DAY
The car drives through the forest
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SCENE 4: INT. GRACE’S CAR - DAY
The girls are singing along to music playing loudly in the
car, HARPER is taking photos of ELLA singing into a water
bottle and they are all laughing
SCENE 5: EXT. FOREST – SUNSET
The girls get out the car and sit down watching the sunset
over the forest
HARPER starts taking photos of the scenery and the other 2
girls as they joke around
FADE OUT
SCENE 6: INT. HARPERS LOUNGE – NIGHT
The girls are sat around on the sofa, there are half eaten
pizza boxes are on the table, the TV is on playing a film
in the background, HARPER takes photos of the girls with
their pizza as they are joking around
The 3 girls are scrolling through their phones with the TV
on in the background
ELLA gasps and sits up
ELLA
Guys Ben is having a party tomorrow night,
Harper we are taking you, no arguments
GRACE
Yes!
(Turning to Harper)
Harper you are the one that
wanted to have fun
HARPER
I’m not sure, it’s really not my scene and
its Ella that was invited anyway not me
ELLA
You don’t need an invite most people just
turn up to these things
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GRACE
Trust us
SCENE 7: INT. HARPERS BEDROOM – EVENING
Music is playing, there are clothes all over the floor ELLA
is sat in the corner doing her hair in front of the mirror,
and GRACE is holding up outfits for HARPER to wear and
deciding which one she should wear
GRACE
Yes this one
She holds up a top to HARPER
Now go put this on, I need to get ready
HARPER comes back into the room, changed, ELLA is still in
the same position and GRACE is now sat at the desk doing
her makeup, HARPER starts to take photos of them and the
turn around and pose for her
ELLA
She takes Harpers phone out of her hand
Right enough of that, I’m going to do your
makeup, sit
HARPER
Fine, please don’t go over the top, I know
you too well
They all continue to get ready, singing along to
music and laughing taking photos
SCENE 8: EXT. STREET – NIGHT
The girls are stood outside a house with music coming from
inside
HARPER (hesitantly)
I’m not sure this is really my thing, I’m not
even invited it seems rude to just turn up
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ELLA
Come on, I promise you will have fun, you
need to learn to live a little
GRACE
Don’t worry that you aren’t invited, you don’t
need an invite, the party’s been going for an
hour anyway nobody will care by now
GRACE and ELLA grab one of HARPER’S hands each and drag her
up the driveway of the house. They walk up and knock on the
door
BEN
Hey, come in
GRACE (to HARPER)
Told you it would be fine
They walk into a house with loud music playing, they walk
through into the kitchen and see people stood around
talking, HARPER and GRACE carry on into the garden to see
people dancing and a group of people are playing beer pong.
ELLA comes back with 3 cups
ELLA
Got us some drinks, now chill out and enjoy
the night remember what this weekend is
about
HARPER
I know, I know, I’m going to
The night continues as HARPER takes photos of people at the
party, socialise and seems to have fun
SCENE 9: INT. HARPERS BEDROOM – DAY
HARPER is sat on her bed the same as the first scene
however she is now surrounded by photos from the
past 2 days and is sticking them into the previously
empty scrapbook
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THE END

Draft script 3

  • 1.
    “RITES OF PASSAGE” By AmyHill 8 MEADOW CLOSE RINGWOOD BH4 1RX [email protected]
  • 2.
    2 FADE IN: SCENE 1:INT.HARPER’S BEDROOM – NIGHT In a teenage girl’s bedroom lit softly with fairy lights and warm colours, it is messy with clothes on the floor and school books and folders on bed. Also on the bed is HARPER an 18 year old girl, wearing a t-shirt and trackie bottoms, she is doing work in one of the folders, she sighs loudly and picks up her phone. She scrolls through Instagram and sees a post from a girl showing highlights of her summer, HARPER sighs loudly again and looks over to a pile of stuff on her bedroom floor She gets up walking towards the pile and picks up a scrapbook that is just poking out from underneath the mess, she picks it up and looks at it It reads: MEMORIES TO TAKE TO UNI She goes back to sit on her bed and opens it, it is blank. She looks back to her phone still showing the post, she closes the app and starts a group call with her 2 friends NOTE: CONVERSATION IS OVER A 3 PERSON VIDEO CALL GRACE Hey Harper ELLA Hi, you okay? HARPER Hi, so you know how you are always telling me I’m being boring and how much stuff I’m missing out on? GRACE Well saying we call you boring is a bit harsh ELLA Yeah 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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    3 HARPER Well I’ve decidedI don’t want to be the sad girl who was never adventurous and has no memories or stories at when I got to uni, I need you this weekend to show me what I’ve been missing out on GRACE ELLA YES YAY GRACE We are picking you up tomorrow END OF PHONE CONVERSATION SCENE 2: EXT. OUTSIDE HARPER’S HOUSE - DAY A car horn beeps HARPER opens her front door and exits the house and gets into GRACE’s car INT. GRACE’S CAR - DAY As HARPER gets in and sits down, GRACE and ELLA turn around to face her in the back of the car, GRACE and ELLA are pretty girls, both aged 18, they are dressed and styled slightly more fashionably than HARPER reflecting their more adventurous and sociable nature compared to HARPERS more introverted personality GRACE Hi ELLA Hey ELLA Get ready to make some memories GRACE starts the car and they drive off SCENE 3: EXT. THE NEW FOREST – DAY The car drives through the forest 13 14 15 16 17
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    4 SCENE 4: INT.GRACE’S CAR - DAY The girls are singing along to music playing loudly in the car, HARPER is taking photos of ELLA singing into a water bottle and they are all laughing SCENE 5: EXT. FOREST – SUNSET The girls get out the car and sit down watching the sunset over the forest HARPER starts taking photos of the scenery and the other 2 girls as they joke around FADE OUT SCENE 6: INT. HARPERS LOUNGE – NIGHT The girls are sat around on the sofa, there are half eaten pizza boxes are on the table, the TV is on playing a film in the background, HARPER takes photos of the girls with their pizza as they are joking around The 3 girls are scrolling through their phones with the TV on in the background ELLA gasps and sits up ELLA Guys Ben is having a party tomorrow night, Harper we are taking you, no arguments GRACE Yes! (Turning to Harper) Harper you are the one that wanted to have fun HARPER I’m not sure, it’s really not my scene and its Ella that was invited anyway not me ELLA You don’t need an invite most people just turn up to these things 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32
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    5 GRACE Trust us SCENE 7:INT. HARPERS BEDROOM – EVENING Music is playing, there are clothes all over the floor ELLA is sat in the corner doing her hair in front of the mirror, and GRACE is holding up outfits for HARPER to wear and deciding which one she should wear GRACE Yes this one She holds up a top to HARPER Now go put this on, I need to get ready HARPER comes back into the room, changed, ELLA is still in the same position and GRACE is now sat at the desk doing her makeup, HARPER starts to take photos of them and the turn around and pose for her ELLA She takes Harpers phone out of her hand Right enough of that, I’m going to do your makeup, sit HARPER Fine, please don’t go over the top, I know you too well They all continue to get ready, singing along to music and laughing taking photos SCENE 8: EXT. STREET – NIGHT The girls are stood outside a house with music coming from inside HARPER (hesitantly) I’m not sure this is really my thing, I’m not even invited it seems rude to just turn up 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41
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    6 ELLA Come on, Ipromise you will have fun, you need to learn to live a little GRACE Don’t worry that you aren’t invited, you don’t need an invite, the party’s been going for an hour anyway nobody will care by now GRACE and ELLA grab one of HARPER’S hands each and drag her up the driveway of the house. They walk up and knock on the door BEN Hey, come in GRACE (to HARPER) Told you it would be fine They walk into a house with loud music playing, they walk through into the kitchen and see people stood around talking, HARPER and GRACE carry on into the garden to see people dancing and a group of people are playing beer pong. ELLA comes back with 3 cups ELLA Got us some drinks, now chill out and enjoy the night remember what this weekend is about HARPER I know, I know, I’m going to The night continues as HARPER takes photos of people at the party, socialise and seems to have fun SCENE 9: INT. HARPERS BEDROOM – DAY HARPER is sat on her bed the same as the first scene however she is now surrounded by photos from the past 2 days and is sticking them into the previously empty scrapbook 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
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