ANY IDEAS?
Written by
Maya Lee
INT. MEETING ROOM - DAY
Bailey, Gloria, Cynthia, Tony, and Justine all watch a YouTube video from a computer. They are your typical high school students.
YOUTUBE (O.S.)
And those are the ten steps to creating an amazing video! Thanks for watching!
TONY
This is so easy.
GLORIA
Let's just do this.
Everyone agrees. Then Bailey takes over.
BAILEY
Okay, Let's start thinking of a story now.
TONY [improvises own story idea]
JUSTINE [responds to the story idea]
BAILEY
Guys, let's be serious. It could be anything. Just throw out a crazy idea.
They ALL quietly think in not so deep thought. No one says anything. Tony and Gloria have a mini staring contest.
BAILEY
Guys be serious!
Cynthia starts to say something.
CYNTHIA
What if we did a story about--
BAILEY (interrupts)
Oh oh YEAH! I know. Let's do something artistic, and fun!
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INT. A WES ANDERSON FILM-LIKE (SUPER SATURATED)
Bailey is seated at a desk placed in the middle with a map in the background. She looks directly at the camera, similar to what a character does in a Wes Anderson short...
BAILEY (intense)
It was two a.m. when I heard the noise from my room. I was studying for my test.
A muffled cry. Bailey turns her head towards the noise.
BAILEY (back to camera)
It sounded like a scream. A faint cry for help.
The sound makes Bailey get and figure out what's happening. Suddenly Gloria interrupts
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INT. MEETING ROOM - SAME TIME
GLORIA
I don't get what's going on. Why do you keep talking to the camera?
BAILEY
It's creative liberty.
TONY
Nothing about that was creative. You just copied Wes Anderson.
Bailey scoffs at Tony, and Justine smirks. Everyone goes back to thinking. Gloria's head perks up.
GLORIA
I know.
INT. SOME KDRAMA
FADE IN:
Gloria is sitting on the couch. She's upset with her daughter.
A sponsor title card shows up, and there is a beautified filter effect on Gloria's face. It's what all K-Dramas do at the end.
BAILEY (O.S.) Stop stop stop!
INT. MEETING ROOM (AGAIN)
BAILEY (sigh) Does anyone else have an idea?
TONY Yeah. I do.
BAILEY What is it?
INT. A REALITY SHOW...
Tony walks into a room and gasps.
INT. TONY'S REALITY SHOW ROOM
TONY I couldn't believe it.
INT. A REALITY SHOW...
TONY What did you do?
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FADE IN:
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CAMERA pans over to the room. Before anything is seen, Tony talks again.
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INT. TONY'S REALITY SHOW ROOM
Tony looks down in dismay. It's too difficult for him to even talk.
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INT. MEETING ROOM (AGAIN)
Tony is still in dismay. Everyone else is confused.
JUSTINE
So... then, what happened?
Tony pauses.
TONY
I actually don't know.
BAILEY
Oh my gosh you guys. Seriously. We need to think of a good story. Why don't we just do the one I said.
Everyone besides Cynthia starts to argue. Then, Justine says,
JUSTINE
Guys! Let's try to do something more fun.
GLORIA
Like what?
JUSTINE
Let's be classy.
INT. HS LOUNGE
Justine walks towards the camera really dramatically. Music plays in the background as if she was in a musical from the 1960s, or something from from La La Land... Background dancers (aka Bailey, Gloria, Cynthia, and Tony) accompany her.
JUSTINE
(sings random stuff)
Look at the ground! Look at those people. Look we are dancing to this random song we've never heard before. Hey dear Cynthia, come dance with me. Just move your body, like the other guys in the back. Yeah, this is...weird.
(MORE)
JUSTINE (CONT'D)
That's why it's classy. Dancing to this song, we have never. Heard. Be-fore. Ah!
This just continues for a while. Everyone dances. Justine jumps on tops of the ledge and raises her arms for the finale, and everyone else surrounds her with jazz hands.
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INT. MEETING ROOM (AGAIN)
Justine stands on top of the table, joyful. Everyone continues to do jazz hands around her. Then, Tony clears his throat and quickly drops his hands.
TONY (to everyone)
Hmm What? I'm not doing jazz hands.
Everyone proceeds to sit in the original spot.
BAILEY
Guys. Out of all of the ideas I still think mine is the best.
TONY
What? That's because it's your idea. No one listens to my amazing ideas.
GLORIA
A reality show? You're not Kim Kardashian.
Everyone is talking at once now with random lines heard:
BAILEY
No one is listening to me!
GLORIA
Guys, why can't we just do a Kdrama?
JUSTINE
My idea is really good.
TONY
I feel oppressed.
Arguing continues. Then, Cynthia sighs while she listens to everyone argue.
CYNTHIA
(trying to talk loudly) Guys, we should just do a story about a bunch of highschoolers fighting over what they should film next. Right?...
More arguing. Finally, Tony says,
TONY
Oh my gosh you guys I have the best idea! What if we did a story about a bunch of highschoolers fighting over what they should film next?
Everyone thinks for a second. Then they all agree on the idea.
GLORIA
I love that idea!
JUSTINE
Same!
BAILEY
I think this is the first time you've actually come up with a good story idea.
Tony is proud of himself. Everyone praises him for the amazing story idea.
BAILEY
Okay guys let's film Tony's awesome idea!
Everyone leaves the room to film Tony's idea. Cynthia-shocked, protests, but no one listens to her.
CYNTHIA
But that was my idea!