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3's Company Productions Brittany Resnick and Alyssa BiermanTRANSCRIPT
T206 Final Project
By:
Brittany Resnick and Alyssa Bierman
Preliminary Research
We based the idea for our script off of one of our group member’s Plot Fest
Assignments. The original idea was “A man spends his whole life pretending to be a
superhero and then surprises himself when he saves someone’s life with a power he didn’t
know he had”. We came up with the idea of incorporating a variety of popular superhero
within the script using costumes, set design, and music while making our protagonist
superheroes obsessed.
Since we are not familiar with superheroes and comics we had to research specific
superheroes that would be appropriate to incorporate within our script. We also
researched different superhero powers because we wanted John, our main character, to
have somewhat realistic and unique super powers.
Another area of our final project that took a lot of time and research was coming up
with a name for our movie. From the start, we knew we wanted the title to be John’s
“superhero” name. Wanting to encompass his seemingly scrawny build, we looked up
uncommon synonyms for the word “scrawny” and felt that “feeble” was the best fit. In
order to portray his super powers we thought of the word “force”. We felt that the use of
alliteration in the title made it strong and easy to remember.
FEEBLE FORCE
A TREATMENT FOR A FEATURE FILM SCREENPLAY
by
3’S COMPANY PRODUCTIONS
October, 2010
The Past.
New Jersey suburb.
Bedroom.
Morning.
Through the escalating lyrics of the Batman theme song the autumn
breeze enters through the opened window blowing the Superman
covers off the left side of the NASCAR inspired bed. Suddenly a
scrawny arm appears from underneath the covers to snooze the
annoying melody.
Up springs a skinny little body energetic to start his day. He
lays down the ground and attempts to do his daily set of pushups.
Collapsing after number two, JOHN struggles to pick his 5 lb.
dumbbell off the floor. Slipping through what he thought was a
strong grip, his mother screeched from the kitchen. Work out time
was over.
Leaping into the bathroom, John makes eyes at what he sees as a
muscular frame. Instead he is a slender young boy with scruffy
brown hair and big round puppy dog eyes.
He glances down to unzip his Ironman onezie then proceeds to pick
out that days attire from his vast collection of superhero
ensembles. Once securing his Batman tidy whites, he quickly
fastens his spider man outfit before attempting to fly down the
stairs.
Bursting into the kitchen he quickly grabs his Superman Lunch Box
and matching backpack, 2 pieces of toast and kisses him mom before
sprinting out the door. Knowing he forgot something, he drops his
bag and heads for the fridge, stealing the gallon of milk from the
top shelf. His mom screams after him but he ignores her and heads
for the big bad bus stop.
Confidently entering the chaotic bus, John is instantly shoved
into a two person seat. PETE DURHAM spits on him while calling him
a freakish wannabe superhero.
The Present.
New York City downtown.
Apartment bedroom.
Morning.
Among the mahogany headboard lies a neatly made bed fully equipped
with colorful Superman sheets and pillow cases. At the bottom of
the bed lies a nicely folded, Hulk inspired blanket.
In the middle of the almost bare bedroom floor lies a 37 year old
JOHN.
Tall. Leanly built. Handsome in a geeky yet sophisticated way,
except for his eyes which appear youthful behind his thick framed
glasses.
He glances down and scrunches his face in a way that prepares him
for the pain he will endure while fulfilling his daily set of
pushups.
Successfully completing 15 grueling pushups, John heads over to
his walk in closet. First, he is drawn to the blinding right side
which houses his adorned superhero collection which has noticeably
expanded over the years.
Slipping into his ninja turtle outfit, he picks out a green button
up shirt from the left side of his closet. Being careful to cover
up all evidence of his juvenile getup, he throws on black dress
pants and a sports jacket.
Checking himself in the mirror before walking out the door, he
realizes there is some turtle material peeking out of the spaces
between his bulging shirt buttons.
The Present.
New York City downtown.
Starbucks.
Morning.
On the streets of Chicago, John heads directly for the Starbucks
located on the first floor of his office building, two blocks from
his apartment. Holding the door open for the attractive Starbucks
employee, JESSICA, who is visibly late for work on this Monday
morning; he once again finds himself lost in her gaze.
Coming back down to reality, he shakes his head out and focuses on
his next move. An embarrassing display of rowdiness motions for
him to join the group at the front of the line. Pete gives John a
friendly but aggressive punch.
As the rest of the “office crew” files into the building lobby,
John is cursed with his habitual spell of silence as he attempts
to deliver his daily latte order. Distracted by Jessica’s obvious
beauty, she awkwardly signals John to hurry up and order.
The Present.
New York City downtown.
Office building.
Late Morning.
John exits the Starbucks into the lobby of his office
building and heads towards the elevator. He sees the geeky
ELEVATOR GUY whos rolled up comic book is sticking out of
his pocket. John approaches him and they do their secret
hand shake.
As John heads into his office, the door closes behind him. Before
we know it, the clock hanging above the office door fast forwards
to five o'clock. John's work day is finally over. He walks out
with his co-workers.
John, about to explode with embarrassment and rage, runs to the
elevator and presses the elevator down button repeatedly. Becoming
even more enraged and impatient, John shocks his co-workers and
himself when he unexpectedly yanks the steel doors apart just in
time for the elevator to arrive on his floor.
The Present.
New Jersey suburb.
Childhood home.
Evening.
John leaves the building and heads to his parking garage to get
his beat up Volkswagen Beatle. We see him jamming to Third Eye
Blind and singing along as he drives over the George Washington
Bridge into New Jersey territory. He pulls into his childhood
home. Getting out of the car, he takes off his three piece suit
one piece at a time and throws it in the trunk.
Everyones seated around the table. Mom is at the head while John
and DAD are seated across from one another. There is a little
tension in the room.
Dad gets up from the table and heads to the kitchen to cool off.
John kneels down to eye level with the bowl of mashed potatoes as
he tries to serve himself potatoes through controlling the spoon
with his eyes.
Heating up and losing control of his rage and emotions, John goes
to push himself away from the dinner table and it unexpectedly
flies across the room. His parents are frozen in awe of the
incident that just unfolded infront of their eyes. John storms out
of the house and back into his car not even bothering to put his
suit back on and speeds down the residential street.
The Present.
New Jersey highway.
George Washington Bridge.
Evening.
As John approaches the bridge he notices a horrible bumper to
bumper traffic jam. So bad that the drivers and passengers in the
cars in front of him are parked and standing outside trying to get
a better view themselves.
John angirly puts his car in park, opens the door, and gets out to
get a better view. Feeling a jolt of adrenaline rush through his
body, he is instanatly aware that something is wrong. He pushes
through the crowd of people and approaches the cop blocking off
traffic.
Taking a step backward, John tries to concetrate on figuring out
what the commotion is all about. All of a sudden his eyes project
a beam of light and are able to zoom in close enough to see the
face of the woman being dangled off the edge of the George
Washington brigdge by a muscular, intimidating man.
Without hesitation Josh sprints past the COP pushing him aside,
runs to the edge of the bridge just as he sees the muscular guy's
grip loosen finger by finger as Jessica starts to fall into the
lethal, rough waters that lay below her. Not being able to take
his eyes off of Jessica, he jumps off to save her as if it isn't
the first time he has done it.
Only a few feet from the water John swoops under Jessica and saves
her from hitting the water. They touch down on the bridge and the
crowd starts to applaud. John gently lays Jessica down and
unexpectantly Jessica pulls his head in for a makeout session.
In the distance, John notices the MUSCULAR MAN being hancuffed and
guided towards the police car. John picks up the muscular guy up
over his head and throws him off the bridge, what seems to be, an
extroidinary distance into the night. As the crowd hears the loud
splash they begin to cheer with joy. John walks back over to
Jessica and another makeout session begins.
The Present.
New York City.
Press conference.
Afternoon.
John is sitting at a long press conference table with microphones
in front of him next to Jessica and Pete Durham. He has a huge
smile on his face as the news channels, newpapers, and paparrazi
blind him with their flashing cameras eager to take his picture.
The Present.
New Jersey suburb.
Childhood home.
Afternoon.
Mom and Dad are seated on the couch in the living room watching
John's press conference on TV. As tears start to fall from Dad's
eyes he removes his t-shirt and jeans and reveals that he too
wears a superman costume underneath his clothes.
Feeble Force
A Screenplay By:
3’s Company Production
1 INT. BEDROOM- MORNING(PAST) 1
The Batman theme song escalates out of the alarm clock as
JOHN is wakened by the cool morning breeze blowing through
the open window. He slowly rises out of bed, stretches, and
hits the snooze button.
MOM
(O.S)
John! Get up! You’re going to be
late!
JOHN
Alright, alright I’m up! Geeze.
(Springs up. Rolls eyes. Gets
down on floor in push-up
position.)
UGH!
(Attempts to lift 10lb
dumbbells)
OOF!
(Drops dumbbell)
BOOM!
MOM
(O.S.)
What is all that commotion John?
Get your ass down here you’re going
to miss the bus!
JOHN
Mom, relax! I’m coming!
(Walking towards the
bathroom.)
MOM
Do not tell me to relax young man!
JOHN
(Looking at himself in the
mirror. Flexing biceps)
Damn. Looking good this morning.
(Walks back to room. Unzips
pajamas. Opens closet)
John picks out his outfit for the day, quickly throws it on,
and heads to the kitchen.
JOHN
(Pretending to fly down the
stairs.)
WOOOSHHHH!!!!
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 2.
MOM
(Hands him lunch box and
backpack.)
Here’s your lunch. Give me a kiss.
Goodbye.
JOHN
(Sprints outside then right
back in. Sprints to the
refrigerator and grabs milk)
I almost forgot my gallon!! Bye Ma!
MOM
What!! Bring that back here!!! Now!
2 INT. SCHOOL BUS- MORNING 2
John hops on the chaotic bus. He walks down the aisle and is
instantly shoved into a seat by PETE DURHAM.
PETE DURHAM
Sit down you little shit.
JOHN
Leave me alone Pete!
PETE DURHAM
What the fuck are you wearing?
JOHN
What? This? It’s my super suit you
idiot!
PETE DURHAM
(Grabs milk.)
Super Suit my ass.
JOHN
(Grabs for milk)
Give it back! I need my protein!
PETE DURHAM
(Pours the milk on John’s
head.)
You can drink all the milk in the
world and nothing will change the
fact that you’re a little twerp.
BUS DRIVER
(Looks in the rear view
mirror.)
Break it up back there!
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 3.
PETE DURHAM
It’s all good back here MRS. N.
Right, John?
JOHN
(Milk dripping down face.Puts
arm around Pete.)
Yup! Everything is fine. We’re just
joshin’.
MRS. N
You boys better behave. And clean
that damn mess up!
3 INT. APARTMENT BEDROOM- MORNING (PRESENT) 3
The Batman theme song escalates out of the alarm clock as
John is wakened by the cool morning breeze blowing through
the open window. He slowly rises out of bed, stretches, and
hits the snooze button.
JOHN
Good morning, Scooter.
SCOOTER
WOOF! WOOF!
JOHN
(Gets. out of bed and onto the
floor in a push-up position.)
Ah! Another beautiful day in
beautiful neighborhood. UGH!
(Attempts to lift 20lb
dumbbells)
OOF!
(Drops dumbbell)
BOOM!
SCOOTER
Woof! Woof!
JOHN
(Bends down to kiss Scooter.
Flexes bicep)
How am I looking today, boy?
SCOOTER
HOOOWWWWWL!
JOHN
(Walks over to closet.)
Who should I be today? Batman?
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 4.
SCOOTER
GROWLS
JOHN
Okay you’re right. Superman? No.
That was last Tuesday.
SCOOTER
(Walks over towards closet.)
PANTS
JOHN
(Grabs costume and suit.)
Ninja Turtle! Great choice!
Slipping into his Ninja Turtle outfit he picks out a green
button up shirt from the left side of his closet. Being
careful to cover up all evidence of his juvenile getup, he
throws on black dress pants and a matching sport jacket.
JOHN
(Checks himself in the
mirror.Sees buttons pulling
and costume underneath
showing)
Oh shoot. Good thing I double
checked. The guys at the office
would have had a field day with
this.
4 EXT. CITY STREETS- MORNING 4
On the streets of New York John heads directly towards the
Starbucks located on the first floor of his office building
only two blocks away from his apartment.
JOHN
(Holds the door open for the
attractive Starbucks employee
behind him.)
Um, Good Afte-...I mean, I mean
morning, Jessica. Heh.
JESSICA
(Looks confused.)
Uh, thanks.
Coming back down to reality, he shakes his head and focuses
on his next move. An embarrassing display of rowdiness
motions for him to join the group at the front of the line.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 5.
PETE DURHAM
Ay buddy! Over here!
JOHN
(Scans room. Confused.)
Where?
PETE DURHAM
Hello! Wake up. Right here!
John walks up to the front of the line to join the rest of
his associates. They are all decked out in formal business
attire with brief cases in hand.
JOHN
(Motions to the other
customers waiting in line.)
Sorry. Excuse me. Sorry.
PETE DURHAM
(Gives a friendly but
aggressive punch.)
Get over here sucker. What took you
so long? You’re late.
JOHN
(Grabs his sore bicep.)
Intense workout sesh. You know the
drill.
PETE DURHAM
(Rolls his eyes at the other
co-workers)
Oh yeah? If you say so.
JOHN
These guns don’t take care of
themselves.
As the rest of the “office crew” files into the building
lobby, John is cursed with his habitual spell of awkwardness
as he attempts to deliver his daily latte order. Distracted
by Jessica’s obvious beauty, she awkwardly signals John to
hurry up and order.
JOHN
Beautiful day outside huh?
JESSICA
Huh? Oh, yeah I guess.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 6.
JOHN
(Winks.)
Not quite as beautiful as you
though.
JESSICA
(Blushes.)
Um, okay. Can I just get your order
now please? There’s a really long
line behind you in case you haven’t
noticed.
JOHN
Oh. Um. Yeah. Sorry, I’ll have a
Vente Carmel Machiatto. And load on
the milk I’m trying to get huge.
JESSICA
(Tries to hold in a laugh but
fails.)
Yeah, that’ll be $5.95.
JOHN
(Hands over his money along
with his business card.)
Thank you miss. You stay beautiful
now. Enjoy the nice weather.
5 INT. OFFICE LOBBY- MORNING 5
John exits the Starbucks into the lobby of his office
building and heads towards the elevator. He sees the geeky
ELEVATOR GUY whose rolled up comic book is sticking out of
his pocket. John approaches him and they do their secret
hand shake.
JOHN
(Stepping into the elevator)
Sup buddy? How was your weekend.
ELEVATOR GUY
(Pushing the 66th floor)
Dude! Best weekend ever! Found a
first edition of the Aquaman comic
series on EBay.
JOHN
Awesome Dude! I locked myself in
watching the Ironman series on
Cartoon Network. You know how it
goes.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 7.
ELEVATOR GUY
Sounds like my kind of weekend bro.
But you know. Like, did you do
anything "special"?
JOHN
Ahhh I almost forgot. I spent a
good portion of the weekend trying
to figure out this weird shit that
has been going on with my eyes.
ELEVATOR GUY
Oh yeah! You told me about that
last week. How’s that going?
JOHN
Yeah I’m trying to perfect it.. but
you know... keep it on the down
low.
ELEVATOR GUY
(Elbows John)
Of course bud. I gotcha.
JOHN
(Exits elevator)
I’ll catch ya later man. Take it
easy.
ELEVATOR GUY
(Waving)
See yuh at 5.
As John heads into his office, the door closes behind him.
Before we know it, the clock hanging above the office door
fast forwards to five o’clock. John’s work day is finally
over. He walks out with his co-workers.
PETE DURHAM
(Tugs on John’s collar to see
what is underneath)
Wait! Wait! What the heck is that?
CO-WORKER #1
Hold up everyone! Catch this! Who
knew we were working with Leonardo
the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle?
GROUP OF CO-WORKERS
(Laugh hysterically and get
the boss from the office)
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 8.
CO-WORKER #2
Look at him! Is this for real?
CO-WORKER #3
This just made my day that much
better. You can’t make this shit up
guys.
John, about to explode with embarrassment and rage, runs to
the elevator and presses the elevator down button
repeatedly. Becoming even more enraged and impatient, John
shocks his co-workers and himself when he unexpectedly yanks
the steel doors apart just in time for the elevator to
arrive on his floor.
CO-WORKERS
(Gasp and whisper in shock to
each other)
JOHN
(sprints onto elevator quickly
pressing the close button
behind him. Leans against the
wall)
What did I do to deserve this?
ELEVATOR GUY
Rough day tough guy?
JOHN
(Rubbing his eyes)
You don’t even know. Hell beyond
belief.
ELEVATOR GUY
On the bright side, I’m not gonna
make your day any worse by telling
my boss about how you just mangled
by elevator doors.Sick move by the
way.
JOHN
Yeah that’s was a new one for me.
Pretty cool nonetheless. Gonna head
over to my parents for dinner in
Jersey.
ELEVATOR GUY
Haha, your parents house.
(Looks over at John who has a
serious look on his face)
Seriously?
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 9.
JOHN
(Of course! Its nice to get a home
cooked meal once a week. Plus,
tonight is my favorite, my mom’s
famous roast beef and garlic mashed
potatoes. Yumm!
(Walking out of the elevator)
Have a great night my man.
ELEVATOR GUY
(waving)
See ya tomorrow tough guy!
John leaves the building and heads to his parking garage to
get his beat up Volkswagen Beetle. We see him jamming to 3
Doors Down "Kryptonite" and singing along as he drives over
the George Washington Bridge into New Jersey territory. He
pulls into his childhood home. Getting out of the car, he
takes off his three piece suit one piece at a time and
throws it in the trunk.
6 INT. PARENT’S HOUSE- EVENING 6
JOHN
(Sprinting into the house)
Guess who’s home!!!!
MOM
(Smiling and hugging her son)
Honey! I am so glad you are here. I
have been missing you all week. I
put my entire day into this meal to
make sure that its perfect for my
baby.
DAD
(Rolls his eyes)
Hi son.
JOHN
(Heads to the couch and turns
on some Superman cartoons)
This Tivo is god.
MOM
You should be glad I got to the
clicker in time to stop your father
from deleting your shows!
DAD
(Looking annoyed he glares at
John’s outfit)
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 10.
DAD (cont’d)
So.. Did you wear that get-up to
the office today, John?
JOHN
Oh no! I always wear them
underneath my suit so I don’t get
shit from the guys in the office.
But today uh.. I wasn’t too good at
hiding it.
DAD
Hiding what?
JOHN
My identity! You know, this!
(Points at costume)
Dad, quit antagonizing me.
MOM
Boys! Dinner is ready.
Everyone’s seated around the table. Mom is at the head while
John and Dad are seated across from one another. There is a
little tension in the room.
MOM
(Grabbing the serving spoon
for the potatoes)
Here sweetheart, would you like
some mashed potatoes?
JOHN
(Smacks moms hand off of the
spoon and puts it back in the
bowl)
I can serve myself! Thanks anyway
mom.
DAD
(Grabs the bowl aggressively)
No! No! No! Here! C’mon now. Don’t
waste my time.
JOHN
(Hits the bowl out of dad’s
hands)
Let me try it! Mom! Tell him I can
try it just this once.
Dad gets up from the table and heads to the kitchen to cool
off. John kneels down to eye level with the bowl of mashed
potatoes as he tries to serve himself potatoes through
controlling the spoon with his eyes.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 11.
MOM
(Her head in her hands
unenthusiastically)
C’mon hunny. You can do it.
JOHN
(frustrated)
UGH! Dammit! I almost had it.
DAD
(Walking back into the room
and then turning back around)
I lost my appetite. Thanks John,
thanks a lot. Lovely dinner with
the family as always.
MOM
(tear rolling down her face.
sobs quietly)
Why can’t we ever just have a nice,
peaceful dinner?
DAD
(Storms back in. Slams fists
onto the table)
Maybe its because your son still
walks around in fricken Halloween
costume. Maybe its because your son
tries to use his "super powers" to
serve himself the food you slaved
over all day. Maybe its because
your son still thinks he;s in the
5th grade living on his own fricken
planet!!!
MOM
You, you stop that right this
minute! There is nothing wrong with
our son, he is just different! End
of story!!!
JOHN
(His face turns red and he
becomes enraged just as he was
earlier in the day at the
office)
I hate you dad!
Heating up and losing control of his rage and emotions, John
goes to push himself away from the dinner table and it
unexpectedly flies across the room. His parents are frozen
in awe of the incident that just unfolded in front of their
eyes. John storms out of the house and back into his car not
12.
even bothering to put his suit back on and speeds down the
residential street.
7 INT. CAR- NIGHT 7
JOHN
(face still bright red with
anger)
I can’t believe him. He’s supposed
to be my dad. He’s supposed to
support and believe in me.
As John approaches the bridge he notices a horrible bumper
to bumper traffic jam. So bad that the drivers and
passengers in the cars in front of him are parked and
standing outside trying to get a better view of the
commotion up ahead.
JOHN
(Bangs on steering wheel.
Sticks his head out the window
to try to see over the line of
cars)
UGH. What the hell is this now?!
8 EXT. GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE- NIGHT 8
John angrily puts his car in park, opens the door, and gets
out to get a better view. Feeling a jolt of adrenaline rush
through his body, he is instantly aware that something is
wrong. He pushes through the crowd of people and approaches
the cop blocking off traffic.
JOHN
What’s going on!? Do you guys need
some help? I can help!
COP
(Looking confused)
Um. No I’m pretty sure we have it
under control...Leonardo?
(Giggles to himself)
Please back away from the blockade.
JOHN
(Backing away)
Jeeze alright then.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 13.
Taking a step backward, John tries to concentrate on
figuring out what the commotion is all about. All of a
sudden his eyes project a beam of light and are able to zoom
in close enough to see the face of the woman being dangled
off the edge of the George Washington bridge by a MUSCULAR
MAN.
JOHN
AHHH! Oh my god! Jessica!!!!!! I’m
coming! I’ll save you!
Without hesitation Josh sprints past the cop pushing him
aside, runs to the edge of the bridge just as he sees the
muscular man’s grip loosen finger by finger as Jessica
starts to fall into the lethal, rough waters that lay below
her. Not being able to take his eyes off of Jessica, he
jumps off to save her as if it isn’t the first time he has
done it.
JESSICA
AHHHHH! Help me!
ONLOOKER #1
Officer! He just let her go! Go
after him!
COP
I can’t fly!
ONLOOKER #2
AHHHH!
ONLOOKER #3
Someone help her!
Only a few feet from the water John swoops under Jessica and
saves her from hitting the rapid waves below.
JOHN
(Looking into Jessica’s eyes
flying up towards the bridge.
Winks.)
Hey, Beautiful.
They touch down on the bridge and the crowd starts to
applaud. John gently lays Jessica down and unexpectedly
Jessica pulls his head in for a make out session.
JOHN
(Opens his eyes)
Whoa! Wasn’t expecting that.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 14.
JESSICA
Well if that wasn’t enough. Thank
you from the bottom of my heart.
You’re my superhero.
Behind Jessica, in the distance, John notices the muscular
man being handcuffed and guided towards the police car.
JOHN
(Walks towards the police car)
You wait here my lady. I have one
more thing I have to take care of.
JESSICA
(grabs johns muscles)
I’ll be waiting hunk.
COP
Wow. Well done man. I saw your
ninja turtle suit and didn’t think
you had it in ya.
JOHN
Oh it was nothing. But there is one
more thing I need to take care of.
COP
(Nod towards muscular man.)
You mean this loser? Go, ahead be
my guest.
JOHN
(rips muscular guy out of car)
I’ve always wanted to do this.
MUSCULAR MAN
What are you doing? Don’t touch me.
(Looks at cop)
This is not legal! You can’t let
him do this to me. Let go of me!
JOHN
Let go of you? Okay, if you say so.
(John picks up the muscular man up over his head and throws
him off the bridge, what seems to be, an extraordinary
distance into the night. As the crowd hears the loud splash
of the muscular man into the river, they begin to cheer with
joy. John walks back over to Jessica and another make out
session begins. )
15.
9 INT. PRESS CONFERENCE- AFTERNOON 9
John is sitting at a long press conference table with
microphones in front of him in between Jessica and Pete
Durham. He has a huge smile on his face as the news
channels, newspapers, and paparazzi blind him with their
flashing cameras eager to take his picture.
MAYOR OF NEW YORK
(Pulls down cord attached to a
curtain to review Feeble Force
Billboard)
We are here today to award John for
his outstanding display of
citizenship, heroism, and bravery
that he exhibited last night. I am
both proud and honored to recognize
him as New York’s own Superhero
"The Feeble Force".
PETE DURHAM
(Shouts out loud to crowd and
holds John’s shoulders)
This is my best friend right here.
I always knew he had it in him!
JOHN
(Looks at Pete and gives him a
friendly but aggressive punch)
That’s right, Buddy. Here’s to
being best friends.
(Turns and gives Jessica a
kiss)
PETE DURHAM
(Grabs arm in pain)
CROWD OF REPORTERS
(Cheer. Raise hands start
jumping)
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!John! John!
Hey! Over here! John! John! Look
here! Over here buddy! Johnny boy!
JOHN
(points to reporter)
Um. Okay. You.
REPORTER #1
John, what made you risk your life
to save Jessica?
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 16.
JOHN
(Looks at Jessica)
Who wouldn’t want to risk their
life for this beautiful woman? The
truth is I wasn’t even aware that I
could fly...
REPORTER #2
What? What do you mean you didn’t
know you could fly?
JOHN
(his voice trails off in the
distance)
Well, you see I’ve always had this
feeling I had super powers. Ever
since I was little I just felt
different...
10 INT. PARENT’S HOUSE- AFTERNOON 10
Mom and Dad are seated on the couch in the living room
watching John’s press conference on TV.
MOM
(crying with happiness wiping
them with a tissue)
Look at our little boy! He’s so
famous! And that billboard! Oh, I’m
the proudest mother in the world!
DAD
Yeah, he is something isn’t he? I
feel terrible for the other night.
(Speaks quietly to himself
directing comments at John)
I love you, Son. I’m always proud.
You go get ’em boy.
As tears start to fall from Dad’s eyes he removes his
t-shirt and jeans and reveals that he is wearing a superman
costume underneath his clothes.
Scene Shot Description Elements
1 1 Establishing Shot: Aerial view of
suburban neighborhood.
FG: John’s house.
BG: Woods and grass.
1 2 Long Shot/Zoom: Through John’s
bedroom window.
FG: Window
BG: House and trees
1 3 High Angle/Long Shot: John
sleeping in bed.
FG: John’s bed
BG: Wooden floor
Props: Rug, end table, alarm clock.
1 4 High Angle/ Close Shot: Johns face
as he is waking up.
None
1 5 Point of View Shot: snoozes alarm
clock.
Props: Alarm clock, end table.
1 6 Long Shot: John gets out of bed and
does push-ups.
FG: John
BG: Room
Props: Weights, Superman poster, bed,
end table, dresser, alarm clock.
1 7 Low Angle/Medium Shot: John
struggles lifting the weights and
drops them on the floor.
FG: John
BG: Room
Props: Weights and wall poster.
1 8 Follow Shot: John walks to
bathroom.
BG: Hallway
1 9 Over the Shoulder Shot: Looks at
John’s reflection in the mirror.
FG: John in mirror.
BG: Bathroom
Props: Toothbrush, toothpaste
1 10 Follow Shot: John walks to
bedroom.
BG: Hallway
1 11 Point of View: Opens closet doors. BG: Hanging clothes
1 12 Low Angle/Long Shot: John
pretends to fly down the stairs.
FG: John
BG: Stairs and hallway.
Props: Picture frames, clock,
doorways, chandelier.
1 13 Medium shot: Kisses mom and
grabs lunch.
FG: John and Mom.
BG: Kitchen
Props: Orange juice, lunch, pan, eggs.
1 14 Long shot/Pan Left, then Pan Right:
John sprints out door then back
inside grabs milk.
FG: John
BG: Kitchen/outside
Props: Lunchbox, backpack, milk.
2 15 Following Shot: John walking onto
the bus and down the aisle.
BG: Bus interior and random students
Props: Backpacks and milk
2 16 High angle/ Long shot: Pete
shoving John into the seat.
BG: Bus interior and random students
Props: Backpacks and milk
2 17 Shot-Reverse-Shot: Pete talking,
John.
MG: Pete
FG: John
2 18 Medium Shot: Pete pours milk on
John.
FG: Pete and John
Props: Backpacks and milk
2 19 Long Shot/ Pan left: Pete and John BG: students
looking towards the Mrs. N, bus
driver.
2 20 Medium Close Up: Mrs. N’s face in
the rearview mirror.
None
2 21 Long Shot/ Pan right: Back to Pete
and John.
FG: Pete and John
Props: Backpacks
2 22 Point of View: From the bus driver,
looking back at Pete and John
through her rearview mirror.
FG: Pete and John
BG: Rest of the students
Props: Backpacks
2 23 Close Up: Mrs. N. None
3 24 Establishing Shot: Aerial view of
NYC skyscrapers.
FG: John’s apartment building.
BG: Skyscrapers and blue sky.
3 25 Long Shot/Zoom: Through John’s
apartment window.
FG: Window
BG: Buildings and sky.
3 26 High Angle/Long Shot: John
sleeping in bed. Scooter barking at
him.
FG: John’s bed
BG: Wooden floor and Scooter.
Props: Rug, end table, alarm clock.
3 27 High Angle/ Close Shot: Johns face
as he is waking up.
None
3 28 Point of View Shot: snoozes alarm
clock.
Props: Alarm clock, end table.
3 29 Long Shot: John gets out of bed and
does push-ups.
FG: John and Scooter.
BG: Room
Props: Weights, Batman poster, bed,
end table, dresser, alarm clock.
3 30 Low Angle/Medium Shot: John
struggles lifting the weights and
drops them on the floor.
FG: John
BG: Room
Props: Weights and wall poster.
3 31 High Angle/ Medium Close Up:
John bends down to kiss Scooter.
FG: John and Scooter.
BG: bedroom
Props: Alarm clock, end table, rug.
3 32 Point of View: Opens closet doors. BG: hanging clothes
3 33 Long Shot: Scooter walks to closet. FG: John and Scooter
BG: Hanging clothes
3 34 Medium Close Up: Scooter in
closet.
BG: Floor and shoes
3 35 Point of View: Scooter watching
John getting dressed.
FG: John
BG: Closet and clothes.
3 36 Follow shot: John walking to the
mirror by the door.
BG: apartment hallway
3 37 Over the Shoulder Shot: Looks at
John’s reflection in the mirror.
FG: John in mirror.
BG: Apartment
4 38 Follow Shot: John walks down the
city blocks to Starbucks.
FG: John
BG: Pedestrians, buildings.
4 39 Long Shot: John holds the door
open for Jessica.
FG: John and Jessica
BG: Customers in line at Starbucks
4 40 Point of View: John staring at
Jessica as he holds the door for her.
FG: Jessica
BG: City street.
4 41 High Angle/Long Shot: John in
Starbucks and scanning the room.
FG: John
BG: Customers in Starbucks
Props: Cups of coffee, food,
briefcases.
4 42 Pan left/ Pan right: scan the crowd
of people.
FG: Customers in line
BG: Starbucks employees behind the
counter.
Props: Cups of coffee, food,
briefcases.
4 43 Following shot: John as he moves
through the crowd to find Pete.
FG: John
MG: Customers in line
BG: Starbucks employees behind the
counter.
Props: Cups, food, briefcases.
4 44 Medium Shot: Pete and John
greeting one another.
FG: Pete and John
MG: Customers/co-workers
Props: Cups, food, briefcases.
4 45 Shot-Reverse-Shot: Pete talking,
John.
FG: Pete and John
MG: Customers/ co-workers
Props: Cups, food, briefcases.
4 46 Long Shot: The co-workers and
Pete leave John at Starbucks.
FG: Pete
MG: co-workers and John
BG: Customers
Props: Cups, food, briefcases.
4 47 Over the Shoulder: John flirting
with Jessica.
FG: Jessica
BG: Employees behind the counter
Props: Cups, coffee, machinery
4 48 Close Up: John winking at Jessica. None
4 49 Pan Left: View long line of
customers behind John.
FG: Customers
BG: Starbucks
4 50 Medium Shot: John giving his order
to Jessica.
FG: John and Jessica
BG: Customers
Props: Cups, food, briefcases.
4 51 Close Up: Jessica’s face None
4 52 Close Up: John’s face None
4 53 Low Angle/ Medium Shot: John
hands Jessica money.
FG: John and Jessica
BG: Customers
Props: Money and business card
5 54 Following Shot: John walks to
elevator.
FG: John
BG: Marble office
5 55 High Angle/ Long Shot: John
stepping into elevator.
FG: John
BG: Ground
5 56 Medium Shot: John greets Elevator
Guy.
FG: John and Elevator Guy
BG: Elevator interior
5 57 Close Up: Elevator Guy pushes
John’s floor.
BG: Elevator interior
5 58 Medium Close Up: John and
Elevator Guy talking.
BG: Elevator interior
5 59 Shot-Reverse-Shot: John and
Elevator Guy converse back and
forth.
BG: Elevator interior
5 60 Long Shot: Elevator Guy elbows
John.
BG: Elevator interior
5 61 Medium Close Up: John speaks,
then walks out of the frame
FG: John
BG: Elevator and Elevator Guy
5 62 Point of View Shot: Elevator Guy
waving at John from inside the
Elevator.
FG: Elevator Guy
BG: Elevator interior
5 63 Low Angle/Medium Close Up:
Office clock fast-forwards to five
o’clock.
BG: Wall
Props: Clock
5 64 Following Shot: Group of co-
workers walking out of the elevator
BG: Office door
Props: Coats, Briefcases
5 65 Over the shoulder shot/Close Shot:
Pete Durham pulls on John’s collar
to reveal costume
BG: None
Props: None
5 66 High Angle/ Medium Shot: Co-
workers laughing
BG: Office door
Props: Coats, Briefcases
5 67 Close Shot: Co-worker makes rude
remark
BG: None
Props: None
5 68 Follow Shot: John runs towards
elevator
BG: Floor Lobby
Props: Briefcase
5 69 Extreme Close Shot: John reputedly
hits the elevator down button
BG: None
Props: None
5 70 Point of View Angle: Looks up to
see what floor the elevator is on
BG: Wall, Elevator
Props: Elevator floor lights above
elevator
5 71 Long Shot: John yanks the steel
elevator doors apart
BG: elevators
Props: Briefcase
5 72 Medium Shot: John quickly presses
the elevator close button
BG: Elevator Guy, Elevator interior
Props: None
5 73 Medium Shot: John leans back
against elevator wall
BG: Elevator interior
Props: Briefcase
5 74 Close Shot: Elevator guy staring at
the mangled doors
BG: Elevator interior
Props: None
5 75 Medium Shot: Show the mangled
elevator doors
BG: Elevator Doors
Props: None
5 76 Low Angle/Medium Shot: Elevator
guys talks to John
BG: Elevator interior
Props: Briefcase
5 77 Close Shot: John rubs eyes/ temples BG: Some elevator interior
Props: None
5 78 Low Angle/Medium Shot: Elevator
guy and John have a conversation
BG: Elevator interior
Props: Briefcase
5 79 Pedestal/ Low Angle Shot/ Pan
Right: John bends down to pick up
briefcase, walks out of elevator
BG: Elevator interior, Building Lobby
Props: Briefcase
5 80 High Angle/ Long Shot: John walks
out of building, into the parking
garage
BG: City street
Props: civilians, parked cars
5 81 Medium Shot: John enters car BG: Parking garage
Props: Parked cars
5 82 High Angle/ Long Shot: John
drives over the George Washington
Bridge
BG: City Skyline, River
Props: Other cars on street
5 83 Close Shot: John is singing along to
music in the car
BG: Residential streets, interior of car
Prop: Air Freshener
6 84 Long Shot: John pulls into parent’s
driveway
BG: Neighbors’ house
Props: Parked cars across street,
newspaper in driveway
6 85 Medium Shot: John gets out of car
takes off suit
BG: Beetle, neighbor’s yard
Props: None
6 86 Over the shoulder shot: John opens
trunk and throws his clothes inside
BG: Interior of car
Props: Suit jacket, Suit pants, white
collared shirt
6 87 Follow Shot: John runs into the
house
BG: House and Neighbors house
6 88 Medium Shot: John walks into the
living room. Mom walks in and
gives John a hug.
BG: Living Room, Doorway to
Kitchen
6 89 Low Angle/ Medium Shot : John
jumps on the couch
BG: Living Room, Doorway to
kitchen, Mom
Props: Couch, end table, lamp,
grandfather cock
6 90 Over the shoulder shot: John is
flicking through the TIVO to find
his superhero cartoons
BG: Window
Props: Curtains, Picture frames, TV,
table
6 91 Pan Left/Pan Right/Medium Shot:
Dad walks in and sits down next to
John on the couch
BG: Living Room, Door way to
Kitchen
6 92 Point of View/ Tilting: Dad looking
at Johns costume
BG: None
Props: None
6 93 Close Shot: Dad and John have a
conversation about outfit
BG: None
Props: None
6 94 Extreme Close Shot: Mom calls the
men in for dinner
BG: None
Props: Bowl of food
6 95 Long Shot: Mom, Dad, and John all BG: Dining room
are seated at the table to eat Props: Bowls of food, utensils, cups,
napkins, table cloth
6 96 High Angle/ Close Shot: John
smacks bowl of food out of Mom’s
hand
BG: None
Props: Bowl, Serving spoon
6 97 Medium Shot: Dad aggressively
grabs bowl from both of them
BG: Dining Room
Props: Bowl, serving spoon
6 98 High Angle/ Close Shot: John hits
bowl of food out of Dad’s hand
BG: None
Props: Bowl, serving spoon
6 99 Pedestal/ Close Shot/Pan Right:
Dad pushes back chair, stands up
from table, throws napkin down on
table, walks towards kitchen
BG: None
Props: Napkin
6 100 Point of View Shot: John tries to
use his eyes to serve himself food
without using his hands
BG: None
Props: Bowl of food, serving spoon
6 101 Close Shot: Mom is holding her
head in her hands
BG: None
Props: None
6 102 Follow Shot: Dad walks back into
room and then turns back around
BG: Dining Room
Props: None
6 103 Close Shot: Mom is crying, tears
roll down her face, she sobs and
wipes them
BG: None
Props: Napkin
6 104 Tilting/ Medium Shot: Dad Storms
back into dining room
BG: Dining Room
Props: None
6 105 Close Shot: Dad’s fists slam down
on table
BG: None
Props: None
6 106 Long Shot: Mom yells at Dad,
Johns face turns bright red
BG: Dining Room
Props: Bowls of food, utensils, cups,
napkins, table cloth
6 107 Panning Right: Table flies into the
wall and everything on the table is
all of the Dining Room
BG: Mom, Dad, John
Props: Bowls of food, utensils, cups,
napkins, table cloth
7 108 Follow Shot: John storms out of the
house and gets into his car
BG: Parents
Props: None
7 109 Over the Shoulder Shot: John starts
his car
BG: The residential street
Props: Air freshener on rear view
mirror
7 110 High Angle/ Long Shot: John
speeds through the residential
streets and heads towards the GW
Bridge
BG: City skyline, Bridge, Bumper to
Bumper-Stand Still Traffic Jam,
Police cars with flashing lights
7 111 Point of View Shot: Bangs on
steering wheel, puts car in park,
opens door
BG: None
Props: Cell phone, loose change, trash
in middle consol
8 112 Medium Shot: John stands outside BG: Traffic
of car trying to see over the traffic Props: None
8 113 Extreme Close Shot: Has a
suspicious look on his face
BG: None
Props: None
8 114 Follow Shot: John walks towards
barricades and the police
BG: Traffic
Props: None
8 115 Panning Left/ Medium Shot: John
confronts cop
BG: Groups of Cops, commotion
Props: Caution tape, Barricades
8 116 Medium Shot: Cop puts his hand
out to stop John from coming closer
BG: Groups of Cops, commotion
Props: Caution tape, Barricades
8 117 High Angle/ Long Shot: John backs
away still looking at the commotion
BG: Traffic, group of onlookers
Props: None
8 118 Extreme Close Up: Johns eyes start
to bulge
BG: None
Props: None
8 119 Low Angle/ Long Shot: Large, long
beams shoot out of John’s eyes and
directly towards the commotion
BG: Bridge, Traffic, Police car,
Flashing lights
SFX: Beams of light out of John’s
eyes
8 120 Point of View: John’s eyes zoom in
and he sees Jessica being dangled
off the side of the bridge
BG: City skyline
8 121 High Angle/Following Shot: John
sprints towards the cop and shoves
him out of the way
BG: Group of cops, cop cars, people
8 122 Close Shot: Jessica’s scared face None
8 123 Long Shot: Onlookers screaming BG: Group of cops, cop cars, people
8 124 Medium Shot: Onlooker #1 BG: People and cops
8 125 Close Shot: Cop’s face Cops face
8 126 Shot-reverse-shot: Cop and
Onlooker #1
BG: Group of cops, cop cars, people
8 127 Medium Shot: Onlooker #2 BG: Group of cops, cop cars, people
8 128 Pan right/ Medium shot: Onlooker
#3
BG: Group of cops, cop cars, people
8 129 High Angle/ Long Shot: John
jumping off the bridge
BG: Bridge and water
8 130 Low Angle/ Long Shot: John
swoops under and catches Jessica
BG: Water
8 131 Point of View: John looking into
Jessica’s eyes
None
8 132 Low Angle/Long Shot: John and
Jessica flying back up to bridge
level
BG: Water
8 133 Long shot: John and Jessica landing
on bridge
BG: Bridge and water
8 134 High angle/ Long shot: John lays
Jessica down on the bridge
BG: Group of cops, cop cars, people
Props: Caution tape
8 135 High angle/Medium shot: Jessica BG: Group of cops, cop cars, people
pulls John in for a kiss
8 136 Close up: John’s face None
8 137 Medium shot: Jessica with her arms
around John’s neck
BG: Group of cops, cop cars, people
8 138 Close up: John’s face None
8 139 Point of View: John sees muscular
guy in the distance
BG: Group of cops, cop cars, people
FG: Muscular guy and Cop
8 140 Following shot: John walking
towards Cop car
BG: Group of cops, cop cars, people
8 141 Long shot: John stops turns around
to talk to Jessica
BG: Group of cops, cop cars, people
8 142 Medium shot: Jessica talking BG: Group of cops, cop cars, people
8 143 Following shot: John continues
walking to the Cop car
BG: Group of cops, cop cars, people
8 144 Long shot: John approaching Cop BG: Group of cops, cop cars, people
8 145 Shot-reverse-shot: John and Cop
talking back and forth
BG: Group of cops, cop cars, people
8 146 Point of View: Cop looking at the
muscular guy in the cop car
BG: Cop car
8 147 Long shot: John rips muscular guy
out of the car
BG: Cop car, group of cops, people
8 148 Medium shot: Muscular guy
struggling to loosen John’s grip
BG: Cop car
8 149 Close Shot: Muscular guy’s scared
face
None
8 150 Shot-reverse-shot: Muscular guy
talking back to John
BG: Group of cops, cop cars, people
8 151 Low angle/ Long shot: John picks
up muscular guy and hauls him off
the bridge, into the distance
BG: Bridge and water
8 152 High angle/ Long shot: Muscular
guy falls into the rough waters
below
BG: City building and lights
8 153 Low Angle/ Long shot: Crowd
cheering on the bridge
BG: City buildings and lights, bridge,
night sky
8 154 Medium Shot/ Following Shot:
John walks over to Jessica
BG: Crowd, Police, Cars still stuck in
lone of traffic
8 155 Close Shot: John grabs Jessica’s
face and they begin to make out
None
9 156 Establishing Shot: Press
Conference
BG: Journalists, Paparazzi,
Conference Table
9 157 Long Shot: John sitting at
conference table
BG: American Flag, Bright Lights,
Jessica, Pete Durham
Props: Microphones, Podium
9 158 Close up: John Smiling BG: American Flag
9 159 Long Angle/Long Shot/ Right Pan: BG: American Flag
Mayor of NY makes speech
standing at podium
9 160 Extreme Close up: Mayor of NY
pulls cord
BG: Wall
9 161 Long Shot: Feeble Force Billboard
is revealed
BG: Conference table, audience
looking up at billboard
9 162 High Angle/ Long Shot: Press and
Paparazzi taking pictures, raising
hands, and calling out John’s name
BG: Paparazzi, Press
Props: Tripods with cameras
9 163 Close Shot: John points out a
member of press of ask him a
question
None
9 164 High Angle/ Medium Shot:
Journalist asks John a question
BG: Other journalists and paparazzi
9 165 Close Shot: Journalist asks question None
9 166 Point of View Shot: John looks at
Jessica. She smiles at him.
BG: Other people sitting at conference
table next to Jessica
9 167 Close Shot: John answers question None
9 168 High Angle/ Medium Shot:
Another reporter shouts out a
question
BG: Other reporters taking pictures
9 169 Medium Shot/ Zoom Out: John
Answers question. The press
conference which seemed like it
was live is now pictured on a
television set.
BG: Window, Curtain, the outside
yard
9 170 Low Angle/ Medium Shot: Mom
and Dad Seated on couch.
BG: Picture frames hanging on wall
9 171 Medium Shot: Mom wipes tears of
joy with tissue
BG: Living Room
9 172 Medium Shot/ Pan Left: Dad
staring at TV
BG: Living room
9 173 Close Shot: Tears start to fall from
Dad’s eyes
None
9 174 Medium/ Tilting Shot: Dad Stands
up
BG: Couch, Living room, Mom
9 175 Low Angle/ Long Shot: Dad begins
taking off his coat
BG: Couch, Living room, Mom
9 176 Medium shot: Dad takes off his t-
shirt
BG: Couch, Living room, Mom
9 177 High Angle/ Close up: Mom looks
up at Dad smiling
None
9 178 Point of View: Mom watching Dad
take off pants
BG: Living Room
9 179 Low Angle/ Long Shot: Dad
reveals his superman costume
BG: Living Room
9 180 Medium/ Zoom Out Shot: Mom
stands up and gives dad a hug
BG: Living Room
9 181 Establishing Shot: Areal view of
suburban neighborhood, bridge, and
city
BG: City in NJ and NY, NY
9 182 Long Shot: Skyline of NY BG: Jet sky writing the words Feeble
Force
John likes to sport his Ninja Turtle
costume under his work apparel. He has
saved up a large collection of superhero
outfits over the years. The muscular lines
and overall tightness featured in the Ninja
Turtle costume make John feel powerful.
Although he does not wear the matching
mask to work, he likes to wear it in the
company of his parents and Scooter, his
dog. Underneath the costume, John
flaunts Superman boxers and matching
socks. The bright colors signify his true
character and obvious immaturity.
In the office, Pete portrays a modern
professional persona. He wears a button
up shirt and a suit jacket accompanied by
a pair of classy dress pants. A tasteful
burgundy tie adds a little spice to the
bland ensemble. Stylish dress shoes with
a matching briefcase are a must in a
professional office environment. His
watch is chic and displays the fact that he
does well for himself.
Our environment
concept is the
Hearst Tower in
New York City. We
thought this would
make a very visually
attractive office
building.
We scouted the inside of an office building similar to what we imagine John’s office would look like Copy Room Center of Office
Meeting Room Main Lobby/ Elevator Area
Cubicle
Music 5 Songs for Feeble Force Soundtrack
Aqua- Cartoon Heroes Context: A general song about comic book superheroes. Very pop sounding and upbeat . Perfect for the establishing/opening shot of Suburbia and into the superhero decorated room. Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kwCZOCW3dE
Superhero- Jane’s Addiction Context: Rock and roll sounding. Very upbeat. Perfect for the exercising scenes. Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ1vIkTeh7I
Bat Man Theme Song Context: This is the song that the main character ’s alarm clock plays Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qP-NglUeZU
Marius Vries- Flying Home Context: This is soothing yet intense and is perfect for the rescue scene on the bridge. Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W4qo_7z_9M
Superman’s Song- Crash Test Dummies Context: Closing song while credits are rolling. General song about different superheroes. Gentle sounding to match the feeling of the ending of the film. Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihUIPlLw2ZE