A Script for a Friend.

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So my friend wants to start a YouTube cartoon and he asked me to write the first episode script.

 

Tell me what you think, this is my first script so go easy on me :3

 

It's 2559 words and 13 pages long btw.

 

It’s a Small, Ovular world.

 

Act One

*Cut into Zian and Axel at Zians house*

Zian: So what time do we need to get there?

Axel: I think it was 7, we’re leaving early though because it’s a huge event so we don’t wanna get caught in traffic or anything.

Zian: Yeah good idea, have you got a suit?

Axel: Nah I’ve never needed one.

Zian: *phew* I didn’t have one either, well that makes this situation less awkward, we should probably buy one, we’d look out of place going there without a suit

Axel: Yep, let’s go

*Cut to them at a shop*

Zian: I don’t remember walking here.

-3 second silence- *insert cricket noise/tumbleweed*

Axel: And where did that cricket/tumbleweed come from

Zian: I don’t know, but it doesn’t matter, we need to get our suits, we have to leave in 4 hours, I don’t want to be late.

*Zian picks up suit goes and try’s it on in changing rooms (off shot) and comes out wearing it*

Axel (Wearing exactly the same thing): Yeah I’ll probably get that one too, I hate going over the top with fancy colours and sh*t, plus I can’t exactly afford anything else.

Zian: Meh, it looks better with my hair, at least I actually DO something with it

Axel: I’ve told you a million times I don’t give a sh*t about what people think about my hair.

Zian: Alright calm down, it’s not my fault your hairdressers sh*t

Axel: Hey my hairdresser’s fine, I just choose for my hair to be like this

Zian: Whatever, whilst we’re out I need to buy some hair wax.

Axel: Oh my god you have loads in your hair already, and you have like a cupboard full of it at your house, do you eat it or something?

Zian: Heh- yeah, obviously

*Cutaway to Zian with a pot of wax and spoon, about to eat a spoonful when Axel knocks, causing Zian to drop the spoon*

Axel: I wouldn’t be surprised

*End of Act One*

 

Act Two

 

Jack: I don’t think I can take seeing my aunt in this way

Chip: Yeah, yeah, I hope the chairs are comfy

Jack: You hope the ch- what the hell, do you even care about my-

Chip: Yeah I miss your uncle already

Jack: f*ck you, get to the funeral yourself

Chip: I don’t even want to go, you just dragged me along

Jack: Don’t come then asshole

Chip: Ok, seeya

*Jack and Chip walk in separate directions*

-Cut to Chip playing Videogames, with a blank expression (5-10sec)

-Cut to Jack sitting alone at home

Jack: I was too harsh on Chip, I should call him and apologise

-Cut back to Chip playing videogames again

Chip: I hope Jack dies, that’s a funeral I’d go to

-Cut to Jack again

Jack: I should call him later on, he’s probably pissed at me now, OH WHAT HAVE I DONE, Argh

-Cut back to Chip, now eating food

Chip: Hmm, I have nothing to do tonight now.

*Picks up phone and dials a number*

-Cut to Jack lying in bed really sad

*Phone ringing noise in Jacks scene*

*Jack picks up Phone*

Jack: Uhh- Chip?

Chip: Yeah I haven’t got anything to do tonight so I’ll go to the funeral with you

Jack: Aw man I’m so glad you aren’t pissed at me anymore, I was worried that I-

*Cut to Chip playing videogames again nodding and saying “uh huh” as jack talks on phone*

Jack: -and we wouldn’t talk ever again and I was really regretful for getting angry and-

Chip: Oh sorry I have to go to the shop, I’ll come to yours at 6, bye.

Jack: What a coincidence, me too. Which shop are you going too, I c-

*Chip hangs up*

Jack: Damn this phones connection!

*End of Act Two*

 

Act Three

 

*Cut to Zian and Axel on the phone*

Zian: -and oh my god the look on his face! Ahahahah

Axel: I know, that guy was just like “fine see ya later”

Zian: Yeah! Oh wow, I wonder what started the argument was about

Axel: I don’t know, probably a trading card or something

Zian: Haha yeah, listen I’m gonna get ready then come to yours in about 10 minutes

Axel: But its 4:55, we don’t have to go until 6:30

Zian: But- I- fine, but don’t expect me to turn up early, anyway I have to go, there’s someone knocking at my door, probably a Jehovah’s Witness

Axel: Alright don’t be too harsh on them

-Hang up-

*Zian walks to the door and opens it*

Zian: No I don’t want to learn about the church of J-

Jack: Um hi, umm where abouts is the nearest Egg-Mart

Zian: Pfff bahahahah- Umm *ahem* I mean, Uhh I think there’s one just down the road.

Jack: What was so funny?

Zian: Umm it was- uhh

Jack: …

Zian: Ok ok, I saw you and your friend arguing earlier and I found it hilarious, so you turning up at my house was just the icing on the cake, small world eh?

Jack: Yeah it might have been funny to you but if you were in my shoes, it isn’t so funny, all my life I’ve been pushed around, ignored, spoken over, and I’m sick and ti-

Zian: Yeah so the Egg-Mart is just down the road, nice meeting you, I’m Zian by the way.

Jack: Ugh. Yeah I’m Jack, great to meet you too. Before I go can I ask you one last thing?

Zian: *sigh* what is it?

Jack: Well basically, I uhh- my aunt died and I didn’t- there was ah- no one told me where it was or what time, so I kind of don’t know where to go… or when.

Zian: Heh, it’s funny I’m going to a funeral too, say it isn’t for your Twice Removed Step-Great Auntie Smith is it?

Jack: No, just my Aunt Sm- wait, are you being f*cking serious, are you seriously going to the same funeral as me, this is the luckiest I’ve been all week, now you can tell me how to get there and when and you can meet my friend Chip and in fact we should all go together

Zian: Woah whoa, Jesus, slow down. Yeah it’s a small world huh, sure you can come with us let me just call my friend first and let him know the plans, come in if you want.

Jack: Thanks

*Zian dials Axel’s number*

Zian: Axel oh my god, you’ll never guess who turned up and is somehow related to me and is coming to the funeral with us-

Axel: Me?

Zian: Y- what? No! What? It’s that kid from town, that was arguing with his friend, turns out they were arguing about a funeral because he’s a loser and his friend didn’t want to go or something, long story short my Twice Removed Step Great Aunt smith is just his Regular Aunt Smith, but uh he didn’t get invited so he and his friend are coming with us.

Axel: Hahahahaha no way, oh my god unlucky that he’s related to you, what’s he like? What’s he doing now?

Zian: He seems alright, and he’s just-

*Looks at Jack*

Zian: Umm one second Axel

*Puts phone down*

Zian: Jack you know you can sit down if you want, you’ve been standing in the same position for like 20 minutes

Jack: Oh right, it’s just I don’t usually get invited in much- ever

*Sits down*

*Zian picks up phone*

Zian: Sorry, he was just standing there

Axel: What the hell it’s been like 20 minutes

Zian: I know, anyway come over so you two can meet each other-

Jack: Three because my friend Chips coming over too

Zian: Three, because his friend Chips coming over

Axel: Riiigghhtt, I’ll be on my way

*10 minutes later*

-Knocking Noise-

*Zian opens door*

Zian: Oh hey you must be Chip

Chip: Hey nice to meet you, sorry you turned out to be related to Jack

Jack: f*ck off Chip

Zian: Calm down guys, you don’t need to argue again

Chip: Again?

Zian: Yeah my friend and I kinda saw you two arguing, and it was hilarious

Chip: Yeah well I tried telling him I didn’t want to go to the funeral and he wouldn’t listen so I walked off

Zian: Yeah that was the hilarious bit

Chip: Yeah well you should have heard him on the phone, he was like- uhh nevermind

Jack: Ok so when’s uhh- whats his name again?

Zian: Barack Obama

Jack: When’s he coming round?

Chip (Muttering under breath): Idiot

Jack: Huh?

Chip: I said I don’t know

Zian: He was meant to be here rights… NOW!

Zian: Damn that usually works on TV shows

Zian: I’m sure he’ll be here soon, he was just getting ready then coming over

*cut to half-dressed Axel asleep on his sofa*

*3 hours later*

-loud knocking-

Zian: FINALLY OH MY GOD

Chip: Jesus Christ is it finally him?

*Zian answers door*

Zian: WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

Axel: Well I’m not going to lie to you, long story short- I was asleep

Zian: Oh f*ck sake, now we’re really gonna be late, quickly introduce yourself to Jack and Chip then we have to go

Axel (To Jack and Chip): Hi guys, I’m Zians friend

Chip: Hey Axel

Jack: Hey Barack

Axel: Did he uhh just call me Barack?

Zian: Oh dear god…

Jack: What you said that's what his name was

Chip: It was sarcasm you twat

Axel: Look we all have time to be stupid later, let’s go now

Zian: I’m hungry

Chip: Me too

Axel: For f- fine, go eat something THEN we’ll go

Zian: Jack do you want any food?

Jack: Sure just make me anything

*5 minutes later*

Zian: Ahh nothing better than meatballs

Chip: Yeah I love meatballs

Axel: Me too

Zian: Sorry there was only salad left Jack

Jack: Ugh it’s fine I guess, foods food

Chip: I’m gonna go to the shop quickly and buy a drink

Axel: It’s ok I bought some

Chip: What the hell is that? It’s like the cheap version of cheap coke

Zian: Be quick Chip, we’ve got to leave in 10 minutes

*2 hours later*

-Zian and Axel are asleep-

-Jacks sitting there-

-Super loud knocking-

Zian: Jesus whats that

Axel: I don’t know, couldn’t possibly be someone at the door

Zian: f*ck off

*Zian opens door*

Chip: I HAVE BEEN KNOCKING- FOR HALF AN HOUR

Zian: Sorry I was asleep

Chip: What about Jack? I bet he’s just been sitting there for 2 hours

Jack: I find it rude to open other people’s doors

Chip: You’re such a useless invalid

Zian: Yeah we know Jacks stupid, And I’ve only known him for a few hours, right lets go to the funeral

-Cut to Jack then to Clock saying 9 PM-

Jack: Uh guys

Zian: No time, lets go

Jack: I think the funerals-

Zian: Who got the invite, me or you?

 

-Cut to them all in the car-

Axel: I can’t wait to get to the funeral, I’m so hungry

Zian: We JUST ate

Axel: Yeah but it’s a buffet, so I’m hungry again

Chip: Gotta hand it to him, he knows how to train his stomach

-They pull into the church car park-

-It’s empty-

Zian: Where is everyone?

Axel: I don’t know, maybe they walked there

Chip: What, and they carried the coffin on their backs?

-All get out of car and walk to church-

Zian: What the hell, the front doors locked

Jack: I tried to tell you that it’s 9PM but you wouldn’t listen to me

Zian: 9 PM!? WHY DIDN’T YOU TELL ME FOR f*ckS SAKE

Chip: Well let’s get back in the car and go home, this funeral was for a nobody anyway

Jack: Hey my aunt was great and you have to respect that

Zian: She was my relative to and all but, I really don’t care that we missed it, let’s just go home and play videogames

Axel and Chip: Alright

-Cut to them at their house-

Jack (Alone): Dear Diary, today I made two new friends named Zian and Axel, Zian is related to me somehow and I found that very cool, I can tell we will be friends for a long time, They aren’t as dickish to me like Chip is, but Chip isn’t even that bad anymore, I suppose I don’t mind that I missed the funeral but-

*Chip and Zian run into the room*

Zian: IS that a diary?

Chip: haha that’s so gay

Zian: Let’s burn it

*Axel runs in with lighter*

*Zian grabs it*

Zian: I have an idea!

Jack: Zian give it back

Zian: No

Jack: Oh come on, please that’s got loads of personal stuff written in it

Chip: Let’s read it

Zian: No I want to burn it

Axel: No give it back to him

*all fighting over the book, lighter sets it on fire*

Zian: f*ck! MY HAND!

*Throws book out window*

Axel: Put the fire out! Crap!

Chip: No time, just stomp on it!

*Them 3 stamping on book Whilst Jack just watches with his mouth open*

-Cut to them inside house-

Zian: I’m really REALLY sorry Jack, I just didn’t want to set my house alight, yaknow? It’s getting late anyways I think you two should go home, hey give us your numbers so if you wanna hang out again we can call

Chip: Sure here you go

*Chips gives number*

Jack: Uhhh I don’t know my number

Zian: HA yeah, like I was gonna call you- I mean, uhh that’s fine I’ll just call Chip

Chip: Yeahhh, we’d love to hang out with you Jack.

Jack: Awesome *Happy Face*

Chip: Well I- We best be going now, see ya later

Jack: Yeah see ya

*Both leave*

*Door shut*

Zian: Hahahaha now theyre gone lets read it

Axel: Yeah I can’t believe he fell for the fake book thing

Zian: Yeah, what did you burn anyway?

Axel: Just a dictionary

Zian: I have a dictionary?

Axel: Well not anymore

Zian: Whatever, let’s read his diary

Axel: Right, page 1, Dear Diary, today my Uncle Calvin came round, he was very fun and played lots of games with me, after each game I had to wash my hands which got really annoying, but they did get very sticky and dirty during the games –Jack 10/10/2004

Zian: What the actual f*ck

Axel: Uhhhh that was creepy, let’s skip to the middle page

Axel: Dear Diary, today my uncle Calvin died, I was very sad but he left me a note in his will with £250 in it, the note said “Dear Jake, here’s £250, now never tell anyone about our games, Love, Calvin” I guess Calvin didn’t want anyone to know how fun his games were

Zian: I’m throwing this away, it’s probably all about his uncle Calvin

Axel: Yeah good idea, anyway I have to go home now, what an eventful 2 days its been

Zian: I know right? See you later man

Axel: Bye, Make sure that book gets bloody burnt and buried

Zian: Oh it will, it’s creepiness will never see the light of day

*Zian shuts door*

*Hides book under his bed*

 

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