Connor Burke

I'm taking a screenwriting class this semester, and our first homework assignment was to watch Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Arc and comment on it.
The only thing I really had to say was that I felt the movie looked too much like Jurassic Park and that Harrison Ford has aged Horribly.

Our second homework assignment was to write a skeleton scene from the guidelines our teacher gave us, which were basically: only use the dialogue given to us, and make sure to include all the actions provided. We couldn't add anymore dialogue but we could add more actions and characters. We also were asked to structure the assignment differently than a normal screenplay. Everything else was up to us.
To better explain it in case that doesn't make sense, these are the guidelines if you care to read them:

English 2009

Assignment 1: Skeleton Scene

Action
Character 1 is in a space.
Character 2 walks into the space.
Character 2 walks to Character 1.
Character 1 and Character 2 exchange something.
Character 2 leaves the space by the same way he/she came in.

Dialogue
Character A: Oh, no. Can we just do this without any theatrics, please?
Character B: We should have some kind of ceremony.
Character A: What?
Character B: You know…with the boys. Some kind of thing, so they don’t forget we were once…
Character A: What are you doing? Leave them alone.

Rules
• Match Characters 1 and 2 with either Character A or B.
• Assign names to the characters.
• Only use the dialogue provided.
• Expand on the basic action to create a vivid and cinematic scene.
• Create a specific setting and incorporate the setting into the action.
• Write cinematically, using cinematic elements: drama, moving images, sound.
• Have beginning, middle, and end
• 1 page – single spaced; Courier New font
• Put your name on paper

Connor Burke

English 2009-001
Skeleton Scene

Jeremy, an overweight dryosaurus is sitting by himself on a bench in a deserted public park holding a copy of The New York Times which reads END OF WORLD: ASTEROIDS IMMINENT along the front page. Behind him, across the city skyline, enormous meteors plummet from the clouds. However, despite the current state of hysteria, Jeremy appears to be nervously waiting for someone, as he often checks his watch.

It’s not long before Diggory, a human in overalls and a straw hat approaches the bench, sitting down beside Jeremy. The two continue sitting quietly before Diggory releases a loud, off-putting fart.

Jeremy: Oh, no. Can we just do this without any theatrics, please?

Diggory farts again, but quicker.

Jeremy, apparently displeased and slightly disgusted stands up from the bench revealing his massive prehistoric stature over Diggory, who remains seated. Obviously annoyed, Jeremy retrieves a small key from his skin pocket and tosses it to Diggory.

Diggory (In a thick southern drawl): We should have some kind of ceremony.

The word CEREMONY flashes across the screen intensely.

Jeremy: What?

A long silence follows as meteors crash into the city behind them.

Diggory (squirming in his seat as if trying to scratch himself without using his hands): You know…with the boys. Some kind of thing so they don’t forget we were once…

Jeremy: What are you doing? Leave them alone.

Diggory farts again this time propelling himself off screen the way he came in leaving a rainbow colored vapor trail behind him. A meteor then crashes into Jeremy killing him.
The word MASTERPEICE flashes across the screen intensely.