It's Complicated

It’s Complicated

By: Odessa L. Benaning

Sequence 1: Narration

Scene 1: Sky (camera panning from left to right)

Voice Over: Minsan sa buhay natin dumarating ang isang taong magpapabago ng tingin natin sa mundo , buhay at pag-ibig, teka lang parang narinig ko na tong linyang ito sa isang pelikula ha.

 (Camera panning from up to down)

Voice Over: Ngunit minsan ang taong inaakala nating siya na, ay siyang taong pang labis na magpapaiyak sa atin…

(Until focuses on one tree standing alone in the middle of the sea)

Voice Over: ngunit minsan ang taong akala natin ay hindi kayang magbago ay kaya palang baguhin ng pag-ibig, which only proves that true love conquers all.

(Camera shifts from bird’s eye view of two people jogging side by side)

Voice Over: Minsan hinahanap natin ang pag-ibig kung saan saan, na hindi na natin namamalayan na ang taong nasa tabi mo lang pala o nasa harap mo na ay ang tao palang pinaganak upang mahalin at alagaan ka.

(Still Birds eye view of two people jogging camera following their moves)

Voice Over: Pero kung inaakala mong ganun lang kadali ang lahat, abay ngkakamali ka eh ang ganitong klaseng setup ay malamang madali lang sa iba pero paano kung ganito ang estorya, ah naku madami pang sat sat, panoorin niyo na lang para malaman niyo kung gaano ka komplikado ang stroyang ito…

(Fade to Black)

Sequence 2: At the subdivision

Scene 1: Exercise at the park inside the subdivision

(Camera follows the back of the two people jogging then shifts in front close up shot of Divine Running wearing sporty clothes and running shoes)

(It’s 6:00AM)

Divine Anderson: (Jogging) “You know what we should do this more often it is quite rejuvenating don’t you think?”

(Then close up shot face looking to her left)

(Friend did not respond)

Divine Anderson: (Still Jogging) (remain the camera close-up at her)”Hey…hey wait a sec’ are you even listening…?”

VO: “what…yeah….”

Divine Anderson:  (stop jogging) (camera remains at her) (looks pissed) “Where is your attention man…? I’m talking here and you would not even listen…”

(Camera medium close up at the finger pointing to a girl blowing her knees because it has a bruise, with the girl on the frame)

VO: “Look…I think we should help her”

Divine: (camera shifts to medium shot of Divines face)

 “Oh I see that is why you are not listening to me…go help her”

(Her cellphone rung)

Divine: (Camera looks at her holding and talking to her cellphone)

“Oh…honey you called”

(Close up at the back of the head looking at her)

(Medium Close up at her looking at him giving a hand gesture signaling to go help her)

(Then she looks away)

Christine Paternos on the Phone: “What Time are you going here?”

Divine: “I’m still here doing my morning jog…I’ll be there in 30 mins. I would still go home and shower

Christine Paternos on the Phone: “But that is too early just be here at 9:00AM okey?

Divine: “Okey Sweetie…I’ll be there at nine…see yah…love you…”

(Back of the head looks back at the girl but the girl is gone) (Then Cut)

Sequence2:

Scene 2: on the subdivision’s playground

(Two of them are now just walking) (Camera looking at the back of them walking)

(The guy scratches his head)

Divine: (Camera at their backs) (puts her arms on his shoulder) “What’s bothering you…?”

Man: “Oh Nothing”

Divine: (Camera looking at her back with close-up shot on her face looking to the right still at the back) “Oh come on…you are thinking of the girl a while ago am I right?”

Man: (Camera just at his back)

“How did you know?”

Divine: (still the same shot of frame) “Of course…you are my best friend ever since…that is why I know that something is bothering you…”

Man: “Did Tine called…?”

Divine: “Yup she did…which reminds me that I have to go now bro…talk to you soon okay…”

(Then Camera shot at her running away from him)

(Then Cut)

Sequence 2:

Scene 3: Inside the shower room and Bedroom

(SFX: Cold and hot shower) 

(Steams covering the glass walls of the shower cubicle)

(Inside the bed room a man is half naked he has a bare back and wearing only a towel to cover his private part)

(Then the man opens the of the shower room and went inside, he then steps inside the cubicle to take a shower)

(Head looking down camera shots only the head down to its broad shoulders)

(His cellphone is also inside the comfort room near the shower room when his cellphone rings)

(Then he switch off the waters as he grabs the towel) (Camera showing his abs then pan to his right side not showing the face as he steps out of the shower and grabs his phone) (Camera moving towards his back with a medium shot showing his bare back up to his head as he talks to the person calling him)

(He then open the door and went to his bed room then he place the phone down near his flat screen LED 24 inches monitor and then camera medium close-up on the cellphone with a blurry back ground of his back as he changes his clothes)

(Camera then zooms in the cellphone and for a while, then zooms out with a clear picture of what he is wearing, he is wearing a blue faded pants and a clean yellow shirt and then shots his closet door)

(Then Fade To Black)