Opie

The Movie

MONTAGE

The word "Monday" fades in on the screen. We slowly fade in and see Juan Manuel, Marisol and Magdalena in a classroom, taking notes. This week, they learn about film. Juan Manuel is clearly the most excited one out of the trio and writes comically fasts in his notebook

"Alright class today we're learned about film making.

Ms. Melosa looks at the class, Juan Manuel is literally smiling, and accidentally writes on his desk because she isn't looking down while taking notes. Some kids in the back of the classroom are sleeping.

"So anyway, before we wrap it up for today, do any of you have any questions?"

Juan Manuel raises his arm rapidly, and the screen fades out before you hear him ask his question.

This time with the word "Tuesday" when we fade into next day. We are again in Ms Melosa's classroom, and Juan Manuel is still rapidly talking notes, while Marisol and Magdalena are doing it a bit slower. They also seem interested, but not as much as Juan Manuel. The guy who yesterday slept on his desk is clearly visible making a paper airplane.

Another black screen, this time with the word "Wednesday" fades in with the next day.

"Film makers like Perez, Ibarra, and Velez, wrote some great mexican horror movies. For the next two days. By analyzing some of their movies, it'll give you an idea about what we might do next week."

Juan Manuel seems eager to learn from past film makers. He continues writing as we see a series of superimposed dissolves as Juan Manuel keeps writing note by note. Even the lazy kids couldn't keep up to him. But Marisol and Magdalena are moderately caught up.

Another black screen, this time with the word "Friday" fades in.

"Alright students, you may all leave two minutes early today."

All of her students leave.

"Remember, stay out of trouble. And don't get sick over the weekend. Next week is very important."

"Come on Juan Manuel"

"Come on"

"Expect for you Mr. Rivera."

"Sorry"

"What is it, Ms. Melosa?"

"Juan Manuel, over the past few weeks, your grades are remarkable especially in film class."

"Why, thank you."

(beat)

"So what's this about?"

"I'm asking you a favor."

"Which is?"

"Since you have a strong passion for painting and film making, I would like you to make a creative movie about anything and I like to demonstrate your example to the entire class when they're about to make their own movie as next week's assignment"

"Wow, I'm being exampled."

"Well, I'm flattered that you're happy. So get to it, you have all weekend."

The school bell rings.

Marisol, Magdalena and Juan Manuel retrieve their books and stuff from their lockers.

"So Ms Melosa decided to do you a favor."

"Yes, Magdalena."

"Oh, nice."

"Um..."

"What is it?"

"I'm sorta feeling uncomfortable presenting my movie in front of the class."

"But i saw you painting when we were kids. You weren't nervous."

"Yeah, but some of the popular boys think I'm still a joke."

"You mean...?"

"My "Painting Genius" reputation."

"Well...I'm sure you're gonna do fine."

Scene transition

"Okay. Before we made a movie, we make costumes."

Magdalena raised her hand "I'll made the costumes"

"...and we wrote scripts"

Marisol puts on her reading glasses as we begin of montage/series of shots of Marisol at work writing, and you see the clock on the wall move forward kind of fast.

"...And done"

Later, Magdalena made costumes for the actors.

"....and done"

Juan Manuel paints, Opie helped Juan Manuel make a movie and Abel and Maribel composed for the movie.

"Juan Manuel guess what i made the costumes."

"And i write the script, sorry it's hard but you need inspiration"

Juan Manuel nods and a scene translation occurs. All of them are sitting on the floor of Juan Manuel's room while he paints a picture of Opie.

He pauses as he reached a side, and his painting from his childhood begins to play in his head, along with the clapping from the crowd. There's a short flashback of Juan Manuel finishing his painting and thanking them all, then the screen cuts back again.

"I got it"

"Got what?"

"Ideas. I watch a mexican horror movie from the day I met you, and now I got ideas. I need to make a movie of my own."

Juan Manuel pulls a old movie camera and begins to create it, a serious look on his face.

We fade to a close up of Juan Manuel's face.

"Hello class, so now I'll be presenting an mexican horror movie I created myself. Thank you Ms. Melosa. Hope you all like it. It's called "Ghostly Summer"."

The class starts to pay attention to Juan Manuel.

Film reel countdown.

Opie presents

Creepy music box playing.

Ghostly Summer.

Thunder crash and woman screams.

Some of the class giggles.

"Quiet from the back, please. Carry on."

A girl with bobbed hair and wears a school uniform who was walking to her locker, but she saws the ghost of a depressed woman with long black hair and wears a victorian style dress.

Girl shrieks and thunder crash.

The class starts paying attention

A teenage boy walks to a girl who was traumatized.

"What what is it?"

He heard a creepy music box playing

"Uh-oh"

Creepy girl jump scare and The End.

The class slowly starts to snap and applause. Juan Manuel feels proud of himself. Especially Magdalena and Marisol who are silently telling each other through nods and thumbs up that Juan Manuel did great.

"Well, Mr Rivera. You seem to follow the structure of a horror movie very well."

"Thank you."

Juan Manuel walks to his seat next to Magdalena and Marisol.