Here's the link for intertwined social media page!
https://www.instagram.com/officialintertwined?igsh=MWo4NnhuaTRvazVmNg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr
The google drive containing everything else:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1IIEh_PqhHfogOUZkjiA15nodmYZGXchc?usp=sharing
Short Film Critical Reflection
The creation of our short film Intertwined was unlike any film project experience I've had. For starters, it was a short film, which I'd never made, along with components like a postcard, which I've also never made. Despite the fact that it was out of the normal for me, it was enjoyable to try something new, and gratifying to have experienced it with such amazing individuals. For starters, my partner, Mariana has been my best friend for about 4 years now. Usually, I stay away from working with close friends, as my teachers always tell me it is easy to get distracted, however, I had a better experience working with her. This is due to the fact that we both have similar schedules and do our extracurriculars together. We also like a lot of the same things, which helped us reach many conclusions. Additionally, my boyfriend was playing my love interest in our short film, this also made the process diverting.
Pertaining to the film itself, Intertwined is a lighthearted romance short film, meant to evoke all the emotions in its viewers. Happiness, sadness, anger, despair, are all shown throughout the film, depending on the season the film is in. The film is meant to represent teenagers, specifically suburban ones. This is also why teenagers are our targeted audience. Our whole cast consists of teenagers, as the film is meant to represent the fun summers, typical get togethers, and argumentative or passionate love in teenage relationships, usually correlated to teenage life. Nowadays, the lives of teenagers are overly transformed into a negative light. This is shown in films like Euphoria, Waves, Riverdale, Gossip Girl, and really any popular show/movie involving teens. Teens are displayed as entitled, spoiled, addicts, and those in relationships, toxic to an extreme. As a teen myself, I completely disagree with this depiction of teenagers. I love hanging out my friends without the use of drugs or alcohol and I'd much rather spend my time going to the beach or going to the gym, than gossiping or "shopping". My classmate felt the same way, that is why we decided to display the teens having fun an the beach playing volleyball, eating, playing a game at a get together, conversing, etc. Regarding the toxic relationships, there was a remote one shown in the film and it was shown too see that teenage relationships aren't always physically toxic without reason, as it is portrayed in the shows I previously mentioned. Although there are some "bad" and rebellious teenagers in the world, it shouldn't be the representation for the whole population. It's important to keep this known and display the balance of teens through film.
With regards to our films marketing branding, and engagement, a lot of research had to be done in order to achieve a successfully branded short film. Through my research of romance films, such as "Anyone But You" and "The Kissing Booth", I came to the realization that romance film branding is much more specific than I had anticipated. First, I saw that the most used social media platform for romance films, was Instagram. The main element I saw amongst these two romance pages, and many more, was that the social media platforms contained bold text to intrigue those who review the page. When I compared this to films that didn't have descripted images, I saw that I wasn't as engaged. The use of bold text drew me into the post, which of course, led me to either keep looking, or watch the movie. This is the purpose of any and every films social media, to get viewers to watch their film. Which is why we adopted this technique in our own social media.
Although including intriguing posts is key to reaching ones targeted audience, engagement is crucial to ensure viewers will follow, watch, and/or stay. I created postings with questions on them for our fans. Not only do these postings include interactive questions, but they also directly relate t our film, which could lead social media viewers to watch the film. An example of this posting includes "what is your favorite season?" which relates to our seasonal short film and includes intriguing visuals of important scenes.
I really enjoyed creating this component. Thankfully, I had practice of this from creating flyers for my extracurriculars. For the post card, I didn't research as much as the other components, due to the fact that I wanted it to be unique and had already envisioned what I wanted it to look like during the lesson. Our teachers lesson, along with the notes I took, provided me with the accurate amount of information to create this postcard! I believe it was important to include the post card on our social media, as a way to introduce where we'll be streaming Intertwined. It also sets the information easily and boldly for those who don't want to check the Instagram bio or weren't aware that the information was also there.
Decision Change
So as I briefly mentioned in my past couple blogs, due to the sunsetting way quicker than we anticipated, our idea had to change. Since we’re a team, Mariana and I decided to review the footage together and see what the best, least drastic change could be. After looking at all the scenes we had shot at the beach, we realized that there was only one portion of the film shot at night. This was the scene that the friends went to walk on the boardwalk after the volleyball game.
Mariana and I decided it would be smartest to cut out a portion that was unnecessary and change it up a bit, so we could still keep our big sequence. In order to change it up, we took out the scene that the friends walk together on the boardwalk and Howie notices Nati falling behind, so he goes by her and they leave the group. Instead, Howie will get Nati’s attention to leave their friends after the volleyball game when she goes to grab water shortly after saying “i’ll be quick”. This would make the film more quickly paced, which I believe was needed. The walking/noticing scene kind of felt like an extended filler. Hopefully the editing skills can make the times of filming on different days look the same and all will come out flowy!
Overall, this day of filming was so incredibly fun we got some emotional clips that I believe were our best acting ones yet. Also, the beach was beautiful, and so were the people. The manager of the restaurant we were filming at even allowed us to completely move the table, brought us out waters, and attended us exceptionally! 10/10 filming day. Our only slight issue was the sun going down, but the restaurant lights could make it look like it’s just the setting change. We’ll see!
I. Am. Livid.
Mariana and I have been postings the most natural, lighthearted, and of course, formfitting posts on our social media platform. Our first Instagram account was Intertwined_1, which lasted us about a week. We were so happy that it looked aesthetically pleasing and matched the feel of our film. The brainstormed ideas I had worked perfectly with our theme, and we still had a couple postings left.UNFORTUNATELY, the account go deleted.
I tried everything to recover this account, I sent a video of my face, tried the code method (the code never sent), I emailed Instagram!!! It wasn’t an issue to start over (we had to anyways), but it just would be nice to get it back from a simple email. That email didn’t work and I’m guessing the account was disabled. From the response they sent, it was clear that our account would not be reactivated. :(
First off, I felt a bit behind. Some of my group members had 18 postings, while some had 3, or 0, like myself. Those that had few postings and myself calculated together how many postings we’d have to do per day to achieve 20-30 postings by April 10th. We decided on about 2-3 postings per day. For my film and its social media conventions, I think it’d be smartest to do two stories and one post. On days that I have more work, one story and one post. Here are a couple of brainstorm ideas I thought of during this discussion for posts.
There are two key components we will be switching
1. The addition of another filming day
2. A change in our concept for summer
ADDITIONAL FILM DAY
As I mentioned in my last blog, due to some factors from our actors (got off of work, traffic, at home issues, etc), the time of arrival to film was a bit later than expected. This caused us to film until nighttime. Since we’re all still under 18, we do still have curfews, especially when we’re half an hour away from home at night in a public area. We only got the group work done, which meant we have to do the romantic scenes another day. Unfortunately, Howie works a lot so the new day couldn’t be as soon as we wanted. We wanted to film the last two scenes needed on Monday April 1st, but his only availability is Wednesday, April 3rd. Although it isn’t I feel like 2 days makes a huge difference in all the processes we have to carry out. I am nervous it will put a hindrance to our time doing everything else (social media editing, etc.).
Game Plan
Arrive around 6/6:30 to have more time to set up and film the restaurant + dancing scene
Film until 7:30/8:30
CHANGE IN SUMMER CONCEPT
This is probably one of my biggest issues that is making me frustrated. Our summer scene was supposed to progress from daytime to sunset. Because we arrived later, we couldn’t match the script and the filming went into nighttime. Now, the restaurant scene can remain the same but the dancing in the sunset scene will be a bit difficult to film in the dark beach at night. I’m very lost on what decision to make and find myself conflicted in changing that whole portion of the script. 😩
The upcoming class, Mariana and I will talk to our teacher Mrs. Stoklosa, to help us resolve the situation. Fingers crossed!!
Oh. My. Goodness.
Today was rough.
Day two of filming did not go as smooth as the first one….
Once again, Mariana and I began our day gaming to get a positive kickstart to our day. It wasn’t until a few moments after where our moods completely shifted. My guy friends who were supposed to play the boys in the film got grounded. One for bad grades, the other for crashing his car. So we needed to find two replacements, and we needed to find them fast. Mariana and I spent about 3 hours trying to find new guys, which wasn’t easy to do. Convincing 2 teenage boys to shoot scenes for a short film at the beach during spring break isn’t quite the hit, it was hard enough to convince my boyfriend. After this very tedious recruitment process, our friends Matthias and Hayden agreed to come.
The girls, on the other hand thank god did not have any issues and were ready for action.
(This was supposed to be a “fake picture” for the girls scene)
ONCE AGAIN I was the designated driver. I had to pick up all the girls which I’m not complaining about but it did take up quite some time. Our plan was to arrive around 5/5:30, however, many of the actors had situational factors which made us arrive at 6. This affected the film as it was supposed to take place during the day so the scenes shared between Howie and Nati would occur during the sunset. This didn’t happen, and the scenes dragged all the way into the night.
The process of filming itself was quite fun. Me and my girl best friends were laughing taking pictures, my boyfriend and I making eye contact, and a the group of friends played volleyball. We even made some friends going in to play volleyball who said they’d love to play with us and be in the film. Although it drew away from the evenness of 3 girls and 3 guys, it all just felt natural and fun so of course we included them. One of them additional players even said he was the president for film club at Western High School, a nearby school to ours. As night was approaching towards the end of our match, the actors started getting a bit annoyed at the longevity the filming process was taking. This was shown in their attitudes and acting. Therefore, Mariana and I started to rush a bit more towards the end and decided it would be best to film the films between Howie and Nati at the beach another day. We really did not want to add an additional day but for orginizational production reasons, and the fact that I had to take everyone home, we agreed it would be the smartest decision to make. We’re a bit nervous about the change of a couple elements but that is something that will be discussed later.
Day #1 of filming
Mariana and I started our day productively at the fun to get our endorphins and self esteem ready to shoot our film. Sadly, I was the only one able to drive everywhere so here are all the stops we made and what happened throughout our day of filming.
Stop #1
Despite the fact that it was out of our way, Mariana and I went to pick up one of our actors. Mateo is one of our actors playing Gavin, Nati’s boyfriend. We quickly picked him up before heading to our next destination.
Stop #2
Beacon TV
Regarding the equipment, we mentioned in previous postings that we were renting all of our necessary equipment from beacon tv. Our friend Mateo, playing Gavin, already had equipment that we wanted and was willing to allow us to use it. To make sure this was ok, as well as getting additional equipment that we lacked, we visited Bevin Tv in Davie Fl. Here, Mr. Jim proposed a better idea to us. Since Mateo had to take his gear back at a certain time in which we wouldn’t be finished with them, and we still needed more, he asked if we could use our other friend Gabriella’s equipment. Gabi rented out all the equipment we needed for the day after the one we visited. Sooo Jim told us to use her equipment and drop it off when she needed it back. This process cut a little bit into our film time but nothing drastic.
Stop 3
FILM LOCATION
Our film location changeddd. Originally, we were supposed to film this portion of the film at Weston town center, however, we realized many people from our school (including our past selves), have filmed at this location. So we decided to switch it up a bit. We decided to go to Davies Tower Shops instead! We absolutely loved the changed. The lighting and scenery was beautiful and there was even a part covered in flowers, which was perfect for our hidden sequence.
We even got permission from Crumbl Cookies to shoot a shot of one of our protagonists walking out with one of their cookie boxes. This was initially going to be Panna, but we like this way more. Besides the location, the filming itself went very smooth with no complications or disruptions. SO HAPPY 🥳
Stop 4
Our final destination was Marianas house to film the awkward I love you scene. It was in fact awkward. Mateo and I had just met so acting like he loved me, as well as arguing over love was a bit hard. Butt he was a great actor and with a couple of tries we made it work. Again, everything went very smooth and it was a fun process. The light kit played a major role in this part that made the lighting beautiful. The two were to be watching a movie so we used a tv lighting scheme that flashed, along with blue lighting. I LOVED how this looked on camera and I cannot wait to share it with our audience.
Overall, it was a very successful day of filming :)
I have a secret..
Nati and Howie are couples in real life 😱
SURPRISE
Howie is my boyfriend in real life!! I'm so excited to share this unique experience with him. He's always known how much I love this class/film as whole and has watched all of my projects, but has never been part of the process of the entirety of a films production.Our story of meeting each other, as well as the attributes of the characters relate directly to us. When I informed him on the idea he was more excited than I'd ever thought. Mariana and I wanted the acting to be natural so the short films outcome would be better. That's why we were chosen.
Soo regarding our filming schedule, we've decided to break down our short films production/filming process into two days. Due to the fact that we have so many different cast members and one of our main characters work a lot, two days of pure film that everyone could agree on was the best option. Furthermore, since it's a short film, Mariana and I believe we're advanced enough to dedicate these days to exceptional filming. You may wonder how we broke the days apart and who will be present each day.
To answer that question, decided to break down the filming days by particular sections/scenes of the movie.
MONDAY
Monday is going to be like a "training" prep day for the two main characters, Howie and Nati (me). We decided to do the scene that Howie see's Nati with her new boyfriend, as well as the awkward "I love you" scene that takes place when Nati and Gavin are watching a movie together. In these two scenes, there's not that much, but a good amount of dialogue, in comparison to the rest of the film. There also isn't that much going on in these parts physically. We thought this would be a good day to get a feel of the equipment and film the more "chill" scenes. It also helps the dynamic of the top 3 characters all together.
This portion of filming will not take that long I'd say about two hours maximum. :)
On Monday, we'll also be focusing on our social media platform on instagram, getting some photo and video content of the main characters!
I'M SO EXCITED!!!!!
THURSDAY
Thursday or the second day of filming on the other hand, will be much longer and tedious. This is the day that we'll be filming the entirety of the beach sequence (beginning with group and end with only the two main characters), eating scene, and the party in the last season. Our plan is to get everyone to the beach about two hours before the sun sets (so we have time before the sunset dancing scene). It's also nicer at this time (5:30) because the sun isn't unbearably hot or bright. Our only concern is if the weather gets bad. Recently the weather has not been following the predictions given on the weather apps I have, have been very inaccurate. A rainy day would completely ruin the films tone, which is crucial for these scenes. It also throws off hatching all the actors on the particular do so we're going to hope for the best! Wish us luck!
More about how this day will go, I've created a mini itinerary as an estimate of time
Mari and I have a good amount of basic film equipment. Tripods and a camera more specifically. For this specific film, we believe a light kit, boom pole, mic, Sony 7 camera, would be necessary. Sine we clearly do not have these pieces of equipment, we decided to contact a local news station to borrow.
So, we dm’d shortcutstvshow, a south Floridian based program where high school produced films are aired on Becon Tv.
After asking to borrow the specific equipment, they said most are available, with the only possible unavailability being the camera. The camera is a crucial component in this film, that is why although we have a functional one, we decided a higher tech/better quality camera should be used for this particular film. This is due to what we previously mentioned on past blogs, that aesthetic shots and visuals are significant in romantic films. This goes hand in hand with the lighting and all of the other equipments listed. We are set two film on Monday, March 25 and Thursday, March 28. We will be picking up the equipment on Monday, our first day of filming early in the morning in order to test everything and get everything running. We’ll keep an update on this portion of the pre-production process :)
My Waldo is gone :(, aka my partner Mariana Sanin. She is off to STN a film field trip for the television program in our school. Our school time apart makes me miss her and our effective brainstorms, however, I believe it’s good that we get some time to individually work on “Summer Lovin”, to generate more ideas to debrief upon when she comes back.
Right now, we’re both focusing on the shot list we’ve started. I’m not as good at envisioning shots as well as Mariana, due to the fact that she’s more film and editing oriented, while I like doing more of the behind the scenes work.
Here’s our shot list so far:
SHOT LIST
Establishing shot at the beach
Med shot of the girls phone taking a selfie in the water
Med shot back to girls and them laughing at the photos and saying for them to get out
Close up shot of protagonist looking at the group of guys that are there
Eye match shot of the guys
Med shot of the girls walking to shore laughing walking towards them
Med shot of the girl looking, then her friend runs past her once the guys are closer
A long shot of the girl asking the guys to take a photo of them
Close up shot of the protagonist still looking at them
Long shot of the girl calling them over
Med shot of all the girls walking over
Long shot of the girls starting to pose and getting in line
Close up shot of the guy’s face about to take the photo
Over the shoulder shot of him taking the photo
Med shot of all the girls posing and Nati looking at Howie
Shot of Howie looking back
180 rule Med shot of girl taking the photo and thanking the guy and asking if they want to play volleyball
180 rule med shot of the guy saying "Yea sure we can play
Med shot of back to the girls making a wtf face
Although I could finish this right now, I decided to do something more enjoyable today since
I don’t have my partner in crime to help.
Since we already have most of the casting, I decided to do the story boarding and mise-en-scene
for the main characters, as well as the two others that are shown for quiet sometime in the film.
These are the mood boards I've created for the film!
Howie is displayed as a more vibrant what my generation would call a golden retriever vibe with
priorities and ambition,
while similarly yet differently, Nati is a lovergirl with drive and a more introverted "black cat" vibe.
To go into further depth, Howie is a typical teenage boy,
despite the fact that he loves the idea of love. Whether it be family or a relationship, it's what he
wants in his life at all times.
He has a strong love for food which the audience will learn more about later on. He enjoys
wearing different colors and likes all colors. Regarding the normal teenage boy qualities,
he loves sports, cars, and of course, the gym. Nati on the other hand, is a more timid gal.
She likes to carry herself in a more chic manner, as opposed to free spirited. Don't underestimate her though,
she'll have her moments. Love and romance has been something she's longed for for a while,
she's always had difficulty finding it.
She loves simple colors, coffee, and food. You'll never see her wear anything besides gold as
it matches her aesthetic best. Black is her ultimate favorite color, along with the other ones
presented.
Overall, they're both free spirits
that express their divine auras in different ways.
Summer Lovin’
written by Natalia Szabo and Mariana Sanin
Sadly the script web did not work when I transported it over, however, this is still the same script just formatted differently. :)
SUMMER
FADE IN:EXT. THE BEACH - DAY
The beach is shown before It cuts to the girls all together posing for a selfie together in the water. They laugh and stuff and then get out of the water when they see a guy walking and one friend runs to ask them to take a picture of them.
GIRL: Cmon lets go
GIRL 2: Heyy can you take a pic of us please
GUY 1: yes of course
All the girls: thank youuu
GUY 1 takes the picture
GUY 1: "Are you guys down to play volleyball with us?"
Cuts to a shot of the girls and them giggling. One girl responds:
GIRL 1: "Yea sure we can play"
Cuts to the girls faces making a wtf funny face. They all follow the boys to the volleyball nets.
They all start to play. NATI and HOWIE make eye contact with each other but don't say anything.
Montage of the quick game. NATI begins to grow tired
NATI: "I'm gonna take a little water break, play without me.
Everyone: aww come on
NATI: SHUSH SHUSH I'll be quick.
HOWIE notices and talks softly to his friends.
HOWIE: "ill be right back"
He follows her to where their stuff is as she takes a sip of water.
HOWIE: in a laughing tone "you good"?"
NATI: "oh yea its just been a while since I've played you know"
HOWIE smirks
HOWIE: "cmon lets go ill go easy on you"
Cuts to NATI making the winning score and her friends cheering and touching her she looks at HOWIE
HOWIE looks back at her and smile
HOWIE MOUTHS: "I LET YOU WIN"
NATI jokingly rolls her eyes
SOUND BRIDGE TO NEXT SCENE
EXT. THE BOARDWALK - MOMENTS LATER
NATI is walking alone while the group of friends are walking in front
HOWIE spots her and walks to where she is
HOWIE: "you played really good out there"
NATI bursts out laughing
NATI: "no i did not, i think i fell like 5 times" *she says loudly*
HOWIE: "no no you played pretty good for a beginner
A long pause
HOWIE:"I'm starving, do you1` want something to eat?"
NATI: "oh my god yes i know a place that serves the best sushi" *she says excitingly
HOWIE: "i was kind of thinking something like pizza but yea sure we can try that"
She goes in front of him and starts walking backwards.
NATI: "trust me you're going to love this" she Waves her hands.
FADE IN:EXT. Restaurant - continued
NATI: "so yea long story short the kid put the gum into my hair and i spent my whole 7th grade in a bob
HOWIE makes an oop face (suspicious)
HOWIE: "wait what middle school did you say uou went to again?"
NATI: "falcon cove why"
HOWIE bursts out laughing uncontrollably
NATI begins to laugh
HOWIE: "i have to tell you something"
Long pause HOWIE HOLDING BACK LAUGHS
NATI: "NO WAY YOU?" *surprised*
HOWIE: "IM SORRY I WAS A JERK BACK THEN"
They both laugh
NATI: BROOO
HOWIE: oh come on it wasn't that bad
NATI: oh yes it was
HOWIE LAUGHS
NATI:"don't worry, ill get my revenge" in a mischievous funny tone.
HOWIE: "no but seriously, the only reason why i did it, was because i wanted your attention, i thought you were cute
HOWIE takes a sip of his drink awkwardly
NATI looks a little stunned but plays it off with rolling her eyes and saying
NATI: "whatever"
EXT. THE BOARDWALK - NIGHT
HOWIE and NATI walk along the boardwalk walking closely together
HOWIE: "wanna watch the sunset? Or are you ready to go?"
NATI: "its funny you say that I've actually been wanting to watch the sunset for so long.
HOWIE: "oh perfect"
EXT. THE BEACH - NIGHT
HOWIE and NATI walk up to the beach and sit down.
Moment of silence
NATI: "so you thought i was cute huh"
HOWIE: "i still think you are"
Nati looks to the side and mouths
NATI: oh my god *with a freaking out face*
She looks back at him and acts nonchalant
And smiles
NATI: "what are your plans after highschool"
HOWIE: "Honestly all i know is that I want to have something of my own"
NATI: "that's respectable... anything specific?"
HOWIE: "don't make fun of me, but I've always wanted a family bakery, just the idea of like working with the people you love, making it not feel like a job. I also just want to make sure my family is taken care of, i know how it feels to not have much growing up."
NATI: "aw thats cute, its not what i expected"
HOWIE: "What about you?"
NATI: "A stay at home mom" she laughs
HOWIE makes a bru face
NATI: "im kidding im kidding but um, i want to be a dancer, i know its not easy, but I've always had a strong passion for it, like uts the only way i can express myself without being judged, it makes me feel at peace"
HOWIE: "show me some of your moves"
NATI gets up and grabs him arm
NATI: "okay but im not doing it alone
HOWIE: but i dont know how
NATI: don't worry ill teach you some simple steps.
NATI and HOWIE do simple ballroom dancing
NATI: And a one to three four, one two three four
HOWIE: okayy this isn’t that bad
NATI says excitedly: YOU LIKE IT?
HOWIE: woah woah don’t get too excited
They both laugh and continue to dance
Music gets added
A few seconds later, howies phone won’t stop ringing
NATI: are you gonna get that ?
HOWIE: no it’s okay
Continues to spam his phone
NATI: I really think you should get it
HOWIE: I said it’s fine
Nati gets a weird vibe and goes to grab and give howie his phone when she sees a picture of another girl with the name babe on it
Natis heart drops and her expression changes
NATI: are you serious?
HOWIE: what?
Nati shows the phone
HOWIE: uh
Nati: UH? UHH? Wow I just wasted a whole day with a cheater and a liar. You’re a piece of shit.
HOWIE: Lets just talk, can we please
NATI: no, i’m over it, you barely had me, and now you’ve completely lost me.
Nati walks away from him and he’s seen watching her sadly
FALL
EXT. TOWN CENTER
HOWIE walks out of restaurant with a bag of food and is on the phone
HOWIE: “ever since that beach day we just weren’t the same and i wasn’t feeling the relationship anymore.
Pause
HOWIE: yea i know i know alright my hands are full, let me call you later.
HOWIE hangs up the phone. And is walking a little when he notices nati through the window of a coffee shop.
HOWIE gets excited and begins to walk faster towards where nati is until he stops when he sees her with another guy, her boyfriend.
FLASH BACK OF NATI AND HIM AT THE BEACH of them laughing.
HOWIE stays frozen but walks away turning his back towards the window.
NATI turns when HOWIE’S back is facing her and she gets distracted from her boyfriend
NATI’S BOYFRIEND: “hello im talking?”
NATI: “sorry babe i thought i recognized somebody”
NATI’S BOYFRIEND: “oh ok, anyways i was saying”
NATI faces the window again and the boyfriend's talking becomes murmured.
WINTER:
NATI AND GAVIN are shown watching a movie
They’re cuddling while watching kung fu panda
Gavin is shown admiring Nati while she laughs at the movie
He strokes her hair and she turns over to him and smiles
GAVIN: I love you
Natis smile slowly fades: Oh
Background of movie pauses
GAVIN: Oh? You’re not gonna say it back?
NATI: I just feel like it’s too soon
GAVIN: We’ve been together for months, I do everything for you and I genuinely love you. Do you not feel the same?
NATI: I- I
GAVIN: You know what, Fuck this. I try so hard for you Natalia and this just confirmed you don’t feel the same way I do.
NATI?: Gavin stop please. Don’t yell
GAVIN: DON’T YELL? I TELL YOU I LOVE YOU AND YOU SAY OH. WHAT THE ACTUAL HELL NATI!
NATI: I do love you, can we just stop and finish the movie? We were having such a nice time.
GAVIN: Fine, but i’m letting you know right now, if something like this ever happens again, we’re over.
SPRING
EXT. FRIENDS HOUSE- NIGHT
Show all the friends together
and people in different areas of the house (MASTER SHOT) until camera sees HOWIE
HOWIE IS STANDING WITH A A GUY AND A GIRL
GUY FRIEND: “so i heard nati and her boyfriend broke up”
GIRL FRIEND 1: “ Yea, to be honest their chemistry was never there, she told me it was because she could never open up to him.
GUY FRIEND: “oh so like are you back on that, cuz if you don’t i will”
HOWIE: “bro can you chill”
GIRL FRIEND 1: “damn guys can she like, get here first?” (funny)
NATI walks in through the front door and takes off her coat
GUY FRIEND 1: “oh look speaking of”
HOWIE turns towards NATI
NATI’S friends go from the kitchen to the door to say hi to her, they all hug her.
FRIEND: “want a drink?”
NATI: “yea sure”
HOWIE AND HIS GUY FRIEND 1 ARE SITTING and howie on phone
GUY FRIEND 1: “welp i'm gonna go shoot my shot, you go have fun on your phone”
GUY FRIEND 1: “so i heard you and gavin broke up”
NATI: “yea i don't really wanna talk about that” she walks away from him
GUY FRIEND 1: wait hold up we can talk about something elsee (says in a desperate tone)
Howie is shown laughing at him
Guy friend walks back towards howie
HOWIE: thats one way to shoot your shot
HOWIE: I guess im up
Howie approaches the ping pong table where Nati and her friends are in the middle of a game
HOWIE: let my play this round (to another guy friend)
Guy friend 2 leaves
GIRL FRIEND 2: look who decided to come play
Howie laughs and then smiles at Nati
Nati awkwardly smiles back
HOWIE: Eye for eye (while he looks at Nati)
Nati: okay
Nati and Howie look into eachothers eyes as they shoot to determine who goes first
Nati makes the hole
Nati shrugs her shoulder in a petty way
HOWIE: okay okay
Shots of them playing
Howies team wins and they cheer
Howie pulls Nati aside
HOWIE: how was that for a game?
NATI: I let you win (smiling at Howie)
