Crafting Our First Script

 Title: "The Library"

FADE IN:

EXT. SCHOOL - DAY

Wide shot of a bustling school, students chatting and laughing. The camera pans to the school library entrance.

NARRATOR (V.O.)

In a world of textbooks and tests, one boy discovers a story waiting to unfold.

INT. SCHOOL LIBRARY - DAY

Wide shot of the interior, shelves filled with books. Sunlight streams through large windows, casting warm light on the tables.

CUT TO:

TABLE - JACK (16)

Close-up of Jack, scribbling notes for a project, pen moving rapidly. He glances around, bored.

CUT TO:

Medium shot of a clock on the wall: 2:00 PM. Jack looks up, anticipation lighting his face.

INT. SCHOOL LIBRARY - THURSDAY - DAY

The doors swing open. Enter LILA (16), vibrant and quirky, holding a book titled “Mysteries of the Mind.”

Over-the-shoulder shot of Jack watching her from his table. His gaze softens.

CUT TO:

Close-up of Lila selecting the same book from the shelf.

JACK (V.O.)

Every Thursday at the same time. Who is she?

INT. SCHOOL LIBRARY - THURSDAY - LATER

Montage:

Lila at her usual table, writing in a notebook.

Jack glancing at her, shy smiles exchanged.

Lila flipping through the book, circling intriguing phrases.

INT. SCHOOL LIBRARY - THURSDAY - DAY

Close-up of Lila's notebook, filled with neatly circled phrases and doodles.

CUT TO:

Jack scribbling notes in his own notebook, stealing glances at Lila’s writing.

JACK (V.O.)

I need to tell her...

INT. SCHOOL LIBRARY - THURSDAY - DAY

Jack arrives at the library, excitement bubbling inside him as he searches for Lila.

Wide shot: Jack at the table, glancing at the door.

JACK (V.O.)

But today, she doesn’t come...

CLOSE-UP ON JACK’S FACE

Confusion and disappointment cloud his expression.

INT. SCHOOL LIBRARY - LATER

Jack leans over Lila's abandoned notebook. He opens it and stares, confused.

Close-up of the pages filled with circled phrases: “They are watching me,” “I can't escape,” “I need help.”

JACK (V.O.)

What does this mean?

INT. SCHOOL LIBRARY - CLOSE ON JACK’S HAND

He quickly writes down the phrases, eyes widening with realization.

JACK (V.O.)

I have to find her.

FADE OUT.

TITLE CARD:

“The Library”

We utilized ChatGPT in the writing and formatting of the script, enhancing conversations, structure and narritive flow.
We then took a print out of it and started working on the camera compostion.