CMW 2001 (Screenwriting) - Assessment I, Part I

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Exactly what it says on the tin! We basically had to write three proposal documents for original short film ideas, which in the industry are used to propose films without the lengthy process of writing a script, or even treatment, first.
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The First Day

A rat-race worker, unhappy with his job, finds a way to brighten up his day and make steps towards fulfillment – with a little help.

A shabby apartment. It is early morning and Adam has just awoken. He goes about his routine wearily: showering; getting dressed; eating breakfast. There is no lustre to his movement.

Later, in the car, the morning traffic is heavy and slow moving. Adam rests his head in his hand, entirely un-phased – he is used to this.

At work his office is neatly divided into rows of desks – the epitome of impersonal. Time moves quickly around him, but for him it moves slowly. As he types at a computer, blurred figures scurry around him, intermittently adding files to an ever-increasing pile on his desk.

Someone moves into Adam’s view – a woman. She moves at his speed, unlike the others around them. She too deposits a folder onto his pile, but on top is a post-it note. She walks away and he sees it. He smiles and looks up after her.

Adam stands in front of a photocopier, once more apathetic. The woman comes and stands next to him. She slides her hand into his and smiles knowingly. An identical smile crosses his face.

Adam and Megan hurriedly make their way down a corridor to a door. Megan jangles a key at Adam, slides it into the lock and opens the door. They go inside.

Noises of things crashing to the floor and giggling emanate from the room, which are heard by the office mail boy. He hurries off to find someone.

The couple are caught into a compromising position by a senior member of staff, resulting in the two being hauled before the boss. Megan is sent in first.

Adam waits outside. After a time Megan emerges, her face streaked with tears. A look of determination comes over his face and he storms into the boss’s office, and quits before he can be fired, telling the boss where to cram his job.

Adam and Megan are literally thrown from the premises by security. Now laughing, the two pick themselves up, grin at each other and stroll off hand in hand. Adam throws his car keys down a drain, done with commuting.

The First Day is a view into an everyman’s life – mirroring the unhappiness many people have with their own lives, but who subconsciously wait for some sort of catalyst before they do actively anything to improve their lot.