Catechize Academy

A TREATMENT FOR A TWO-MINUTE INTRODUCTION TO A

FEATURE FILM

(SAM CLARK)
(ADAM HOLLAND)
(LEE FRASER)
(TOM FISHER)

NOVEMBER 2010
The Present.
Old, Sub-urban Secondary School.
School Corridor.
Late Afternoon.
Overcast.

Miss Smith, the young psychology teacher who is new to the school, strolls along a
long narrow corridor, there are display boards on the walls and the windows look old.
She paces along the corridor, she is wearing a pair of black high-heeled boots and
smart black trousers and she is carrying a pile of paper. Mr Jones, the head teacher, is
also walking along the corridor in the opposite direction to Miss Smith, he is middle
aged, wearing a smart black suit, he is of medium build and with short hair. The
teachers stop halfway along the corridor and shake hands.

(Miss Smith) “Hello sir. I’m Miss Smith”

A notice board reads ‘Directed by Adam Holland’.

(Mr Jones)“Ah, I remember you from the interview. Hi I’m Mr Jones, Nice to
meet you again and congratulations, id love to stop and chat but I’m very busy, I
hope we can talk soon”

Mr Jones walks into his office shutting the door behind him. The door reads ‘Sam
Clark, Visual Technician’.

The Present.
Old, Sub-urban Secondary School.
Head teacher’s office.
Late Afternoon.
Overcast.

Mr Jones now sits down at an old wooden desk, a brainwashed student then opens
the door, walks through and stares at the teacher, his actions are almost robotic and he
shows no emotions, there is a desk covered in unorganised papers and a computer sits
on the right hand side of the desk, there is also a coffee mug and some stationary on
the desk. Mr Jones is sat at his desk staring into the brainwashed student’s eyes, their
eyes are wide and cold. Mr Jones doesn’t react to the brainwashed student but
continues to stare at him, in front of him his computer shows cameras monitoring the
school, without changing his gaze, Mr Jones reaches to his left where a piece of paper
has ‘screenplay by Tom Fisher’ written on it, he removes this piece of paper then
presses a large red button on top of his desk that was previously covered by the paper,
as Mr Jones presses the button the school bell sounds. On the computer screen is live
video footage of inside a small classroom.

The Present.
Sub-urban Secondary School.
School Classroom.
Late Afternoon.
Overcast.

A class is beginning to pack away, there are desks in organised rows across the room
and the desks are occupied by a group of students, they are wearing typical school
uniform and Miss Smith is stood at the front of the class rubbing out writing on the
whiteboard, Miss Smith is erasing the writing, ’produced by Lee Fraser’, some of the
students begin to leave, most of the students leave until only 5 students and Miss
Smith remain in the room, these 5 students are stood upright and rigid, they are a mix
of males and females, their uniform is very smart and they are not moving, Miss
Smith is still erasing stuff on the whiteboard as the door closes. Miss Smith turns
around to face the remaining students, she jumps slightly at realising there are still
students in the room, the 5 students are still rigid and lifeless.

(Miss Smith) breathing heavily “You scared me then”

She pauses after no response from the students.

“Well get going, you’ll miss your bus”

When Miss Smith starts talking again, the 5 students suddenly regain awareness and
begin to pack away quickly, some are blinking vigorously and shaking their heads
slightly, they slowly leave still slightly dazed and confused, Miss Smith looks
confused and suspicious as she sits down at her desk, resting her head in her hands,
she quickly scribbles a note and leaves quickly.

The Present.
Sub-urban Secondary School.
Head teacher’s office.
Late Afternoon.
Overcast.

Mr Jones is still sat at his desk but is looking emotionlessly at the computer screen.

(Mr Jones)“ go get her”

The brainwashed student is still expressionless and turns and walks away without
saying anything or acknowledging Mr Jones. Mr Jones bears a satisfied smile.

The Present.
Sub-urban Secondary School.
School classroom.
Late Afternoon.
Overcast.

Jack, a young student at the school, is stood outside of Miss Smith’s classroom, he is
wearing the school uniform but he is wearing trainers and his tie is hanging loose
around his neck, he has short spiky hair and is leaning against the wall chewing gum.
Miss Smith walks along the corridor, she looks at Jack
(Miss Smith) “Nice to see that you’ve turned up.”

(Jack) “It wasn’t even me, Why are you givin’ me detention”

(Miss Smith) “oh, just come in”

Miss Smith and Jack enter the room shutting the door behind them, they sit down
opposite each other and Jack is slouched in his chair, while Miss Smith looks
professional and sits upright.

(Miss Smith) “Jack, I’m concerned”

She looks Jack in the eye and she looks scared and unprofessional.

(Jack) “God, What have I done now?”

(Miss Smith) “It’s not you Jack, well it might be, but I don’t know”

(Jack) “ What the heck are you goin’ ona’ bout”

Miss Smith leans in closer.

(Miss Smith) “Some students in my classes have been acting really strange, they
seem to just blank out completely, you seem to know what goes on round here
better than most, are the kids just trying to mess with my head”

(Jack) “Well I aint’ heard nuffin, but I’ve seen stuff happnin as well miss”

The door to the classroom slowly opens and Miss Smith and Jake look across, Two
students are stood in the doorway staring across the room with expressionless faces,
one is male and the other, female, the male is wearing glasses, they do not move or
react. There is a brief pause.

(Jack) “What you looking at four eyes”

After no reply from the male student Jack stands up and shouts

(Jack) “Oi’, im talking to you”

Jack approaches the door angrily and pushes the one student wearing glasses away,
the male student falls back against the wall, his face still remains unaltered and
expressionless, Jack is breathing heavily and looks angry, suddenly he is pulled
backwards and the young female student has her arm around his neck, Jack breaks
free, he turns around and backs away from the young female student, the student is
stood opposite still expressionless, Miss Smith has stood up out of her seat but is not
reacting to the students conflict, Jack is shocked and looks worried and is breathing
heavily, he suddenly runs off along the corridor.

The Present.
Sub-urban Secondary School.
School Corridor.
Late Afternoon.
Overcast.

He exits to his right through some double doors.

The Present.
Sub-urban Secondary School.
Back Yard.
Late Afternoon.
Overcast.

Jack after pushing his way through the heavy double doors jumps athletically over a
small flight of steps and lands comfortably on the tarmac below and continues to run.

The Present.
Sub-urban Secondary School.
School classroom.
Late Afternoon.
Overcast.

Miss Smith is stood in her classroom leaning on her desk uncomfortably as if to

support herself, she has a look of pure horror on her face, her eyes are wide open and
her mouth hangs slightly open and she is breathing heavily, she slowly approaches the
door cautiously and as she does the two students retreat backwards blocking off the
corridor in the direction Jack just ran, Miss Smith walks past them carefully, she is
subconsciously staring at them and after realising what she is doing looks away
quickly along the corridor, turning her back on the students and begins to walk
quickly away from them, they follow at a similar pace, Miss Smith quickens her walk
until she is almost jogging, the two students remain at their original pace, she looks
over her shoulder at them and begins running, she notices the headmasters office and
runs up to the door and frantically tries to open the door but finds it is locked, she
looks back over her shoulder and sees the two students getting closer, she lets out a
gasp and continues to run down the corridor looking over her shoulder, Four
Students turn the corner ahead of Miss Smith slowly and robotic and walk in perfect
time with each other towards Miss Smith, she turns around and notices the four
students and screams and stops running and stands still beside a short dark corridor
leading off the main corridor, as the two students behind her and the four in front her
begin to close in around her she looks around frantically and slowly backs into the
darkness followed closely by the students.