MAURA CASTING SIDE #1

Title of Script: "Put On A Happy Face"
Draft of Script: Full White
Writer of Script: information not available at this time
Date Script was Written: July 29, 2005
Script Transcribed By: Gaby
Pages of Script: 1-2

NOTE: This transcript has all the scene descriptions, camera movements, and all other stuff that was in the casting side that choirmom got and posted on Fanbolt in their Sneak Preview board which was found by me in the summer of 2005.

TEASER

Green Day’s “American Idiot” plays as we . . .

SLAM IN:

SCENE #1: EXT. COLORADO A&M CAMPUS. QUAD. MORNING. (D1)

To find AMY ABBOTT walking trough a seas of students. Through her eyes we see a montage of campus life: FRAT BOYS playing hackey sack; SKATEBOARDERS; and a row of recruiting booths for MoveOn.org, The A&M Gay & Lesbian Coalition, College Republicans. Amy smiles. This is her Mary Tyler Moore moment, and if she had a hat she’d toss it in the air.

Amy’s gaze lands on a booth displaying black and white portraits, ala Diane Arbus. Above it a sign: F-STOP. An artsy senior, MAURA, works the booth.

MAURA
Are you interested in photography?

AMY
Yeah . . . I mean, I don’t know much about it, but I’m interested in it.

MAURA
Which makes you a perfect candidate for our club. I’m Maura, by the way.

AMY
Amy.
(then)
So what kind of photography do you guys focus on? Or, is there a focus?

MAURA
Actually, yeah. We’re kind of like a campus Gorilla Girlz. Art meets politics. It’s pretty cool.

GUY’S VOICE (O.S.)
Is there anything you don’t do?

Amy turns to find REID BARDEM. He gives her a hug, oblivious to her blushing. Gay or not, she’s still crushing out.

REID
Nursing your mom back to health, starting college and saving the world? I guess you’re one of those “I’ll sleep when I die” types.

AMY
I like to keep busy. Plus it feels weird to only have three classes. I used to have eight when I was in County.

She hands him a slip of paper - - her schedule.

REID
Three college classes amount to eight high school classes. Trust me.
(noticing)
And you’re taking Organic Chemistry, which makes it more like ten high school classes. If you need help with that come by. I’ll be home later today.

AMY
Really?

REID
Yeah, it’s good for me to brush up on that stuff. Plus it’ll make me feel smart, which is something I haven’t felt since med school started.
(off his watch)
Speaking of which, I’d better run. I gotta go meet my new best friend, Ed. AKA, my cadaver.

AMY
Friends who don’t talk back. See, that’s what I’m looking for.

REID
(walking away)
Funny. You’re funny. . .

He throws her one last smile and he’s gone. Maura and Amy drool after him.

MAURA
He is so hot.

AMY
And gay. Hot and gay.

MAURA
All the good ones are.
(then)
Come by Friday, meet everybody.

She hands Amy a flier, which transitions us into . . .