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Skate Boys (script)

  • Alessandro Pennini and Lachlan Strada
  • Jun 4, 2016
  • 17 min read

[differences between the final version of Skate Boys and the script are evident, things changed frequently in the production of Skate Boys]

 

PART I - DOCUMENTARY

1. EXT. CAFE - DAY Skateboys Prelude

MONTAGE OF STOCK PHOTOS OF THE FOLLOWING FORMS OF TRANSPORT COME UP ON SCREEN.

INTERVIEWER (V/O) Cars... Trains... Planes...

Cuts to the INTERVIEWER enjoying a cup of coffee, he turns to the camera.

INTERVIEWER But what about skateboards?

The INTERVIEWER gets up and walks towards camera.

INTERVIEWER Ever since Skateboarding was invented in the 1940’s, it has permeated all forms of modern culture, from Back to the Future Part 2, to The Skateboard Kid to the automobile.

2. EXT. SKATEPARK - DAY Cuts to INTERVIEWER walking through skatepark.

INTERVIEWER

Skating even turns up in the most surprising places; you may not know it, but the video game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater is actually based on Skateboarding.

Cuts to a Montage of Stock Footage.

INTERVIEWER (V/O) But what of the skaters? Who are these people with one foot on the board and the other pushing forward into the unknown? We spoke to an up and coming skater and followed him around for one month to learn about the ever changing culture of skateboarding

CUTS TO BLACK. TITLE FADES IN: "SKATEBOYS"

Camera crew are spying on DANIEL, who is making breakfast while DANIEL’S MUM is getting ready for work. TITLE: "DAY 1" fades in.

DANIEL’S MUM Daniel.. you’d think you could pick up your sister from school today?

DANIEL Oh.. uhh.. nah I’ve got a lot of tricks to do this afternoon-

DANIEL takes a sip from his cereal bowl.

DANIEL A lot of tricks. Penciled in. Scheduled.

DANIEL’S MUM But... the school is right next to the skatepark, could yo-

DANIEL Look.. mum... The trix tourney is coming up this month. I’ve got a lot of things going on right now.

4. INT. DANIEL’S LOUNGE - DAY

DANIEL is playing nintendo. The camera is situated in the TV's perspective.

DANIEL (V/O) Skating isn’t just a lifestyle, it’s a way of life. It doesn’t so much define you, as completely describe your life. Every waking moment of my life, I have to be skating. I need to grasp that air. You never see me not skating. It just doesn’t happen, ain’t real man.

DANIEL’S MUM walks into the background - behind the couch, ready to leave for work.

DANIEL’S MUM See you Daniel... Don’t forget about your sister, alright?

DANIEL doesn’t respond. DANIEL’S MUM turns and walks out the door. The door slams.

DANIEL MUM... UH, MUM! CAN I GET SOME MONEY FOR THE MILK BAR? MUM?

5. EXT. SKATEPARK - DAY DANIEL is sitting on a piece of concrete whilst TROY is behind him trying TO kick the board into his hands.

DANIEL I’m Daniel, I’ve been skating for about four years now...it feels a lot longer though, out here in the halfpipe time moves differently...

DANIEL is wobbling on a board, but jumps off and lets it roll away.

DANIEL (V/O) Like, I feel like me and the board have been together forever, like I just came out of the womb with it.

SHOT OF DANIEL PUSHING HIMSELF ON THE BOARD.

Cuts to DANIEL and TROY sitting next to each other on the concrete stairs.

DANIEL Alright, it’s time for the daily practice. Troy here’s my spotter, he’s doing a...oh what do you call it...

TROY stares uncomfortably into the camera.

INTERVIEWER Like a student? Friend?

DANIEL Internship or something. Yeah.

Cuts to TROY drinking a Big M, whilst DANIEL chasing after his board.

Cuts back to Daniel is standing at the ramp.

DANIEL When it’s just me and Troy, we run drills. I’ll do some skating, then we do some theory, then it’s right back to the bowl.

TROY is seen standing behind him on the ground with a stop-watch. DANIEL attempts to go down the ramp. He runs off, and paces himself around to TROY.

DANIEL How fast was I?

He runs to TROY. Before TROY gets to say anything, he is immediately cut off by DANIEL.

DANIEL 11 SECONDS?! THATS A NEW RECORD!

Cuts to DANIEL and TROY sitting in the middle of the Skate bowl.

DANIEL Troy here doesn’t know much about skating. Can barely walk and chew gum, but I’ve taken him on as a trial internship...so like...you’re learning stuff aren’t ya Troy? Yeah? Having fun buddy? Yeah he’s having a good time. Aren’t you boy?

DANIEL starts patting TROY viciously on the head. TROY becomes uncomfortable and stares into the ground.

Cuts to a MONTAGE SHOTS OF DANIEL WALKING AROUND INSPECTING RAILS AND RAMPS

DANIEL (V/O) My name carries weight around here. Nobody messes with me on the halfpipe, it’s like “Woah, Danny’s coming, better clear the range”. Everybody knows who I am here.

Cuts to an interview with two skaters in the skatepark.

SKATER 1 (turns to SKATER 2) Daniel? That Daniel? Is that your friend?

SKATER 2 No.. no. I don’t even know who that is.

SKATER 1 No, sorry. No idea.

Cuts to an interview with an older skater.

OLDER SKATER Daniel? No respect man, not for the board or for any other cunt here man. When he’s on court, it’s like abandon ship, fucking, Danny’s here so everyone just runs away. Fucking disaster area, stacks everywhere. He tried to Ollie over that kid he’s always hanging out with. Put him in the hospital man, and he just fucking ran away.

Cutaways of the Sunset going down over the Skatepark.

6. INT. DANIEL’S BEDROOM - LATE AFTERNOON DANIEL is sitting on his bed listening to music.

DANIEL I’m all about innovation, I’m constantly redefining myself and constantly inventing new tricks. I invented six new tricks this morning but I forgot to write them down...

Camera looks around the bedroom.

DANIEL (V/O) There’s a saying I heard my step-dad, who isn’t my real dad, say and it was something like “Science is built on the shoulders of some dickhead” but I’m always going back to basics and reinventing tricks from the ground up.

DANIEL looks around at the posters on his walls.

INTERVIEWER Could you give us an example of a trick you’ve reinvented?

DANIEL Yeah sure. Lets go out the front.

DANIEL gets off the bed.

7. EXT. FRONT YARD - LATE AFTERNOON DANIEL is standing in the driveway.

DANIEL Well, I invented the New Ollie - Ollie means Jump by the way - and the new Ollie is- Right, so you like get the board right, and you just...you just fuckin

DANIEL picks up the board and attempts to throw it in the air and jump on it, misses and falls into the nature strip.

8. INT. DANIEL’S BEDROOM - NIGHT DANIEL is back in his room, sitting on the bed.

DANIEL You can’t put a label on the skater lifestyle. It’s in no way exclusionary, we’re very open, you just grab a board, hang out, drink a couple of Big M’s and like...just chill

CUTS TO BLACK WITH TEXT "DAY TWO"

9. EXT. SKATEPARK - DAY DANIEL and TROY are sitting on the concrete. DANIEL looks miserable whilst TROY is sipping away on a Big M.

DANIEL So...uh...Mum didn’t give me any money to buy a Big M, because I didn’t pick up Sophie, gotta pick her up today too...but...uh that’s okay, I’ve got myself an Ice Break, it’s uh...much better, than uh Ice B- I mean Big M. And...it’s alright, everyone here usually drinks Big M, but uh...oh well like I said before, I’m kind of a big deal here, so if I start drinking

Ice Break, it’ll catch on quick...in no time...

TROY makes a huge slurp. DANIEL looks at TROY.

DANIEL Yeah It’s a big M alright.. the M...stands for uh...mainstream...just a...a big pleb...just a sheep man, following the crowd....yeah

TROY becomes self-conscious of his slurping and tries to quiet down. The camera zooms into DANIEL looking tense. CUTS TO SAME SHOT BUT WITHOUT TROY.

DANIEL He’s getting an Ice Break later.. He told me.

CUTAWAY SHOTS OF SKATERS IN THE PARK WALKING AROUND WITH BIG Ms. SHOT SLOWLY TRANSFORMS INTO FISH-EYED.

DANIEL and TROY are sitting at the concrete stairs. DANIEL gets his board and reveals the stickers on the back. TROY is behind him drinking a new flavoured Big M.

DANIEL So I got this sticker from...actually I don’t know where that one came from, long time ago, but this one...that. That one- no that one came with the board actually, sorry.

Cuts to DANIEL walking up to a bunch of skaters drinking Big Ms.

DANIEL Oh...you guys are...you drinking some Big M’s are ya? Yeah...bit yesterday...Ice Breaks way better...just letting you know...friend to a friend eh? Yeah, spread the word.

The skaters don’t acknowledge him.

Cuts to OLD SKATER drinking away on two Big Ms.

LD SKATER There’s a real type of culture to the bowl here man. Stoners, shredders. But it’s changing. All the time. It’s a new age. Man and board, the next step of evolution. If I could fuck my board, I would, give birth to some little four wheeled cunts.

Cuts back to DANIEL. He quickly walks down the stairs to see if anyone is watching him. He rubs his brow and goes for a quick sip of his Ice Break.

Daniel is sitting on the concrete blocks.

INTERVIEWER But if you’re constantly innovating, why are you doing the same trick everyone else is trying to do? Have you ever landed a trick?

DANIEL looks around and then stares into the camera.

DANIEL Well...look, it’s not about if you land the trick or not, it’s whether there were girls watching

CUTAWAYS OF THE GROUP OF SKATERS DRINKING BIG Ms.

DANIEL and TROY are sitting on the concrete. TROY is sipping the two BIG Ms he is holding through a crazy straw.

DANIEL Yeah, so I’ve...got a Kickstarter going...funds for skating, equipment, catering...primarily catering. Food...drinks...you know...beverages of a big kind...large drinks...

CUTS TO SHOTS OF BINS FILLING WITH BIG Ms, EVERYONES DRINKING A BIG M & OLD SKATER DRINKING A TWO LITRE BOTTLE OF BIG M.

DANIEL accidentally steps on a crushed Big M carton.

DANIEL FUCKING ICE BREAK YOU CUNTS!

DANIEL throws the Ice Break down the Skate rink. The bottle slowly lands and opens next to a drain pipe. (The song "Adagio for Strings" starts playing). The Milk goes down the drain pipe - similar to Pyscho.

DANIEL lands on his knees, screaming and embracing the air. TROY watches afar, but still sipping at his BIG M. OLD SKATER looks over in disgrace and shakes his head.

OLD SKATER (V/O) Skateboarding, yeah, you fall a couple of times. A lot of the time. But the biggest trick of all is getting up after and doing it again.

10. INT. DANIEL’S COMPUTER ROOM - LATE AFTERNOON

DANIEL is in his computer room - coincidentally looking like a time capsule from the 90s. He is on facebook on his old 90s Macintosh. He turns to the camera.

DANIEL So I’ve been challenging these cunts on Facebook, someone added him to the Sick Sk8ters group and he’s talking some serious smack about scooters and skateboards and I challenge him, I challenge... these Scooter Fuck Boys, to respond to my challenge

INTERVIEWER Whats the challenge?

DANIEL gives a confused look.

DANIEL He’s...he’s going to be responding to my challenge to him.

INTERVIEWER No, I know that. What I’m asking you is what is your challenge?

DANIEL pauses.

CUTS TO BLACK, TITLE "DAY 3" APPEARS.

11. EXT. SKATEPARK - DAY SHOTS OF A SUNRISE OVER SKATEPARK, WALKING AROUND LOW DENSITY COMMERCIAL AREA, CROSSING THE ROAD, WAITING AT A BUS SHELTER

DANIEL (V/O) So today, Mum said to look for a job, said I need to get out of the house and get some money but like...I called up Troy and his Mum said the same thing so we’re going job hunting together. We’ll hand out resumes for...ah...about twenty minutes or so, then we take a break at the skate park. I sort of see where Mum’s coming from, I need money to buy Big M’s.

12. EXT. STREETS - DAY DANIEL and TROY are walking down the street. DANIEL is looking at TROY’s resume.

DANIEL Punctual? The fuck does that even mean? You going to punch them or something?

DANIEL goes into a convenience store to hand his resume in, both DANIEL and TROY exit the store with slurpees. They make their way across the road, and to the oval. They are approached by 3 boys.

HARRISON Are you Daniel?

DANIEL lifts his head up.

DANIEL Who wants to know?

JAYDEN Thanks for the tip, Troy. (turns to Daniel) Think you could say shit online and not in my face, huh?

DANIEL looks back to TROY, who’s seen running away.

BLAKE You’re in for a world of pain, gimp!

The boys start fighting, the camera capturing glimpses of the fight from a distance. It cuts to DANIEL lying against the oval cricket nets in the crucifix position - all bloodied and bruised. ASPECT RATIO CHANGES, THE 16:9 BLACK BARS SLIDE IN. TONAL SHIFT, THE REAL FILM BEGINS.

 

PART II The Scooter boys walk away from DANIEL, HARRISON picks up his slurpee and starts drinking it.

HARRISON Oh man, that taught him, hey?

JAYDEN Man, what if coach finds out? What if we get banned from the Youth Centre?

BLAKE Yeah, and I’m applying for Uni... What if this gets on my record? I might not get let in.

HARRISON turns around.

HARRISON Guys, Guys! Relax! Alright, Blake you’re going to uni and becoming the best damn lawyer for kids with dead parents ever. And Jayden, you’re going to live at the Youth Centre forever. The Youth Centre is always going to be there for us, It’s always open!

13. INT. YOUTH CENTRE HALL - DAY Cuts to the boys approaching COACH, who is up on a step ladder removing a trix tourney poster.

BLAKE Coach, whats going on?

COACH They’re closing the Youth Centre, boys

JAYDEN What?! Since when is that happening?

COACH (yells across the room as if he was yelling to someone else) SINCE when Tony Abbott was put in power, thats when boys!

The boys look around to see who hes yelling at. COACH shakes his head, and sits down on the step ladder.

COACH They’re building a freeway boys. A ten lane high octane superhighway right through the pumping heart of Footscray. And we’re right in the middle of it. They bought all the land up, and they’re going to start building. They’re tearing the place down boys.

BLAKE They can’t do that, right? We all live here. I mean like they’ll have to compensate us?

COACH Blake, look around you. This place is a wreck. Rust everywhere, rotten wood, one hundred percent asbestos. There’s nothing we can do, boys.

HARRISON Can’t we fix the place up?

COACH I don’t have have the money Harrison. I don’t have the five thousand smackaroos to fix this old girl up. Unless I got the money by the end of this month, this place is history. I know I said the Youth Centre was always open to you boys, and I know I said it was always going to be here for you. But it looks like that’s not the case boys.

COACH’s head falls into his hands. The scooter boys look at each other.

14. EXT. TRAIN TUNNEL - DAY The boys are hiding in their favourite hang-out spot in a train tunnel.

HARRISON What a bummer. I can’t believe this government man. I’ve had it up to here with these Liberals.

JAYDEN is fiddling with a coin or bullet, trying to place it on the track.

JAYDEN Blake, you’re eighteen? You didn’t vote for them, did you?

BLAKE Well I didn’t really vote for anyone. Just donkey voted, this country is FUCKED.

JAYDEN Yeah, its fucked... best bloody country in the world though.

HARRISON becomes concerned.

HARRISON Guys, we’ve gotta save the Youth Centre. How much money do we all have?

JAYDEN I spent my money on upgrading my razor, you know the Trix Tourney is coming up.

HARRISON Jayden, I know you’ve been training for that stupid competition, but we’ve got bigger things to worry about now. They’re going to knock our house down.

The boys look down, BLAKE raises his head.

BLAKE Could we raise the money? Do a Kickstarter? Hold a fundraiser?

HARRISON walks towards BLAKE, intrigued by BLAKE’s suggestion.

HARRISON Yeah... but what’s something we’re good at? What’s the one thing we’re all good at?

The boys lift their scooters up and smile

CUTAWAYS OF MELBOURNE AND SUNSET TO 80S GUITAR / SYNTH MUSIC.

15. INT. YOUTH CENTRE HALL - NIGHT The Boys are in their sleeping bags reading spread sheets, pie-charts etc. JAYDEN is busy playing his gameboy.

HARRISON So we hold a Scooter Pro Exhibition. Gold coin donation at the door, all our Facebook friends, we’ll raise five grand in no time...Jayden can I get your input here?

JAYDEN Can’t talk, training for the Tricks Tourney.

BLAKE looking heavily into his calculations.

BLAKE No no no. It’ll cost us money to rent a place big enough. I mean, five thousand people, or two and half thousand if we ramp it up to a two dollar donation, I mean we’ll need toilets, safety, security...it might cost us more than we get back...

The boys go into silence. JAYDEN still playing away on his gameboy.

JAYDEN Oi...like...why don’t we just have it here?

BLAKE and HARRISON look to JAYDEN.

BLAKE And you guys call ME the smart one. We’ll hold the Scooter Exhibtion right here, in the Youth Centre! This place is perfect.

HARRISON Alright guys. Lets get some rest, we’ve gotta big day tomorrow.

HARRISON turns off the lamp and reveals that they’re sleeping in the corner of the dark empty hall.

MONTAGE OF THE BOYS MARKING THE CALENDER, HANDING OUT FLIERS, JOGGING AND BURNING COACH’S LETTER REGARDING THE YOUTH CENTRE DEMOLITION ETC.

16. EXT. OUTSIDE YOUTH CENTRE - DAY HARRISON and BLAKE are waiting outside, leaning on the wall.

HARRISON Quite a crowd... I’m actually nervous.

BLAKE Same man, I haven’t skated in months, not since I’ve been applying to all unis... (pauses) I wanted to tell you guys after... I made it into Melbourne University. I’m going to uni next year!

HARRISON See I knew it man. You’re going to be the best lawyer for kids with no parents ever!

BLAKE Thanks, man. It means a lot!

JAYDEN runs in.

JAYDEN (excited) Guys, we did it! We raised the five thousand dollars! We can save the Youth Centre!

The boys high five and jump around.

JAYDEN The crowd is going nuts. Who’s up first?

BLAKE That’d be me. Jayden, you remembered to fix my wheel right? Remember what happened last time?

JAYDEN becomes nervous.

JAYDEN Yeah... Yeah I totally did.

HARRISON Get out there you university lawyer boy, this is the first day of the rest of your life.

BLAKE walks off, dragging his scooter. HARRISON is amused, whilst JAYDEN looks confused.

JAYDEN Fuck, which wheel was it?

17. INT. HOSPITAL WAITING ROOM - DAY Cuts to HARRISON and JAYDEN waiting anxiously to hear from the DOCTOR. DOCTOR is standing in the foreground with the boys behind him. He is intrigued by some x-rays.

HARRISON So how is it, Doc? Did he make it?

DOCTOR turns to the boys.

DOCTOR He’s suffered quite a few broken bones, left shin, right arm. I’m afraid due to recent changes of medicare, and no private health insurance he’ll be put in a waiting list, but we do accept payment for those treatments now. Sorry boys.. I tried my best.

DOCTOR turns around and walks off whistling. JAYDEN sighs, HARRISON looks worried.

JAYDEN I can’t believe I fixed the WRONG wheel!

HARRISON It’s alright, man. But what are we gonna do about the Youth Centre. That’s all our money gone!

JAYDEN We can do another fundraiser, or a kickstarter, just like Blake said.

HARRISON Get it in your head, Jayden. Kickstarters don’t work.

The boys sigh.

18. EXT. TUNNEL - DAY HARRISON and JAYDEN are drinking slurpees.

HARRISON I guess this will be the last time we hang out, I suppose.

JAYDEN We can still see eachother around, though, right?

HARRISON It just won't be the same. It won’t be like the Youth Centre.

JAYDEN (sighs) ... I guess

They both slurp their drinks at the same time and both lower their drinks.

HARRISON What’s Coach going to do? He’s lived in the Youth Centre since he was a kid... I can’t imagine... What’s going to happen to us?

JAYDEN Well... I’ve got the Tricks Tourney coming up, all the best skater and scooters, five thousand dollar prize pool... you know... that money would be a good start for me, find my own place

HARRISON turns to JAYDEN.

JAYDEN What is it?

HARRISON The Melbourne Tricks Tourney ...it has a five thousand dollar prize pool?! WHY DIDN’T YOU SAY ANYTHING?

HARRISON throws his drink on the ground. JAYDEN keeps drinking. HARRISON whacks his drink on the ground. JAYDEN raises his hand.

19. EXT. OUTSIDE OF TRIX TOURNEY - DAY HARRISON and JAYDEN are waiting anxiously outside the competition building.

HARRISON Today’s the big day!

DANIEL is seen approaching the boys with TROY, towel around neck, white polo, sunglasses on head. DANIEL Well well well, if isn’t Jayden... I hear you’re unveiling a new trick today... that’ll make two tricks you have

JAYDEN That’s...uh... two more than you have

DANIEL Why don’t you just fuck off mate?

The boys are about to get into a fist fight, but suddenly the REFEREE jumps in between them.

REFEREE Boys, boys. Save it for the half-pipe!

DANIEL and JAYDEN look angrily at each other, before breaking apart. DANIEL spits on the ground.

DANIEL You’re glad I didn’t have to get punctual on your arse, consider yourself rekt. Come on Troy.

DANIEL and TROY walk off. TROY looks back confused.

HARRISON Don’t worry mate, he’s little fish. We’ve got bigger fish to fry.

JAYDEN, HARRISON and REFEREE watch as they walk away.

20. INT. TRIX TOURNEY - DAY Music: "Pomp and Circumstance March No. I". The ANNOUNCER/INTERVIEWER welcomes the skaters and scooter people to the competition while they’re getting ready for the tournement.

ANNOUNCER Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the 25th Annual Melbourne Tricks Tourney. I’m your host and this afternoon, some of Melbourne best skaters and scooters will compete for the Colonial’s Cup and the $5000 dollar prize pool that accompanies it

People are tying their shoes, sandpapering their wheels, huddling up, checking their boards etc.

ANNOUNCER (loudspeaker) All of these skaters are at the top of their game, and the judges are looking for the best, most innovative tricks possible today. These kids are aiming for the coveted perfect 10 score.

21. INT. BLAKE’S BEDROOM - DAY BLAKE is sitting up watching the tourney on the tv.

BLAKE You get em, boys. Do it for me. Do it for the Youth Centre.

22. INT. TRIX TOURNEY - DAY Cutaways of the Judges (trying to be intimidating, cracking their knuckles, tapping their pen on their note pads etc).

ANNOUNCER Everyone here today will have to work hard to impress these tough judges, as they’ve seen literally seen almost every trick in the book.

23. INT. TRIX TOURNEY GREEN ROOM - DAY HARRISON and JAYDEN are waiting to be called up. JAYDEN is really nervous.

ANNOUNCER (loudspeaker) Next up! From Footscray is Jayden Lewis!

The roar of the crowd gets bigger. JAYDEN gets up and starts pacing.

HARRISON You okay man? Can I get you something? You’re up next man, did you hear him? Sit down man

JAYDEN turns to HARRISON.

JAYDEN YOU FUCKING SIT DOWN.

HARRISON Calm down, man. What’s wrong?

JAYDEN sits down.

JAYDEN I can’t do this. My tricks are no good! I can’t get up there in front of all those people.. How about we both run away, you know, find another Youth Centre, somewhere else.

HARRISON Jayden! You’re not just going out there for yourself... you’re doing it for all us. You’re doing it for Coach and the Youth Centre. You’re doing it for Blake, in the hospital all broken and busted. You’re doing it for all the kids with no parents and stuff. Most of all you’re doing it for yourself, mate.

JAYDEN nods, acknowledging he can’t escape the crowd. He picks up his scooter and gets up to go out.

HARRISON Go get em, boy.

FADES TO BLACK.

24. INT. TRIX TOURNEY - DAY FADES BACK to the scoreboard.

ANNOUNCER (loudspeaker) And an amazing performance by Jayden Lewis there...let’s see the judges scores.

The chalkboard gets updated, with Jayden’s score of 9.9.

ANNOUNCER (loudspeaker) What a hard act to follow!

25. INT. TRIX TOURNEY GREEN ROOM - DAY JAYDEN runs back into the green room.

HARRISON You did it! It’ll be impossible for Daniel to top your score!

JAYDEN I know.. I thought about what you said, and just.. We did it!

JAYDEN and HARRISON go for a hug. The crowd roars even louder. JAYDEN and HARRISON stop.

HARRISON Wait, who was that out there just now?

26. INT. TRIX TOURNEY - DAY DANIEL raises his skateboard over his head.

ANNOUNCER (loudspeaker) An impressive performance by Daniel! I’ve never seen anything like it! Let’s see what the judges have to say!

The camera zooms into the same scoreboard shot as before, only revealing DANIEL’s impossible 11 out of 10 score. The crowd goes wild. The REFEREE starts blowing his whistle to get people to get away from DANIEL and TROY. DANIEL starts jumping around with the crowd all over him.

ANNOUNCER AND THE WINNER OF THE 25th MELBOURNE TRICKS TOURNEY IS DANIEL WEBBER!

27. INT. TRIX TOURNEY GREEN ROOM - DAY HARRISON and JAYDEN are absolutely shocked. JAYDEN clenches to his heart. HARRISON beats his hand on the wall.

28. INT. BLAKE’S BEDROOM - DAY BLAKE suddenly dies. The heartrate monitor goes into a dead long beep. The Scooter next to the bed falls to the ground.

29. INT. TRIX TOURNEY - DAY DANIEL grabs a 2 litre bottle of Big M and starts shaking it like a bottle of champaigne. TROY is holding the cup in the air.

30. INT. TRIX TOURNEY GREEN ROOM - DAY HARRISON is sobbing loudly, shaking his head in disbelief. JAYDEN on the floor, pretending to be dead.

31. INT. TRIX TOURNEY - DAY DANIEL fist bumps in the air. The frame freezes and goes to black and white. Text appears "SKATEBOYS".

End.

Cut to credits.

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