*BLACK SCREEN*

 

*PRODUCTION COMPANY LOGO FADES ON AND OFF SCREEN*

 

*FILM TITLE FADES ONTO SCREEN AND IS CUT FROM*

 

*SOPHIE IS SEEN BRUSHING HER HAIR IN THE MIRROR*

 

*SHE WALKS TOWARDS HER BAG ON THE FLOOR, PICKS IT UP, PLACES IT ON THE BED AND REPLACES SCHOOL BOOKS FOR HER MAKE UP, OYSTER CARD AND A DRINK*

 

*SHE PLACES HEADPHONES IN HER EARS AND WALKS OUT THE HOUSE, WHERE THE NON-DIEGETIC OF HER MUSIC BEGINS TO PLAY*

 

*SOPHIE WALKS THROUGH AN ALLEYWAY AND SUBWAY, WHERE SHE FINALLY GETS TO THE OUTSIDE OF HER SCHOOL*

 

*SOPHIE WALKS TOWARDS ENTRANCE OF SCHOOL, THEN BEGINS REMEMBERING THE BULLIES AT HER SCHOOL AND EVENTUALLY HAS A PANIC ATTACK*

 

*FADES INTO BLACK SCREEN*

 

Sophie (voiceover): ENOUGH! I can't do this anymore, I can't let this go on. I won't let this be the centre of darkness for me. I won't let them take over, those voices I head day after day reminding me of how I will never be seen as one of them. Never be seen for who I truly am. Negativity is the enemy of my originality. Every expression of who I am is criticised. Watchful eyes judging the very essence of my being. My concealing make up shields me from disapproving glances, while my eyes plunge you into a darkness that diverts from my emotions. Trapped, isolated, lost - all the things I've only ever known to feel when I'm around others. The false assumptions relentlessly thrown at me have become a fragment of my reality, constantly having to deal with the perceptions from others. The loneliness has overcome me, my life, my everything. Everyday I embark on a lonely journey, but the worst loneliness I face is the fear of never being comfortable in my own skin. What others don't seem to understand is - all that ever matters about a person is beyond the surface. I continue to be myself, hoping one day that they'll see who I truly am. Surely it's only a matter of time until they finally understand.

 

*SOPHIE CONTINUES WALKING UNTIL A HALL IS VISIBLE IN THE SHOT, WHERE SHE EVENTUALLY WALKS IN AND A POSTER FOR A VIOLIN RECITAL BECOMES VISIBLE*

 

*SOPHIE ENTERS THE HALL AND WALKS TOWARDS THE OTHERS IN THE HALL WHERE THEY ARE SAT*

 

*SHOTS ARE SHOWN OF SOPHIE AND VARIOUS OTHERS PLAYING INSTRUMENTS IN THEIR REHEARSAL, UNTIL THE SCREEN EVENTUALLY CUTS TO A BLACK SCREEN IMMEDIATELY AFTER A CLOSE UP IS USED SHOWING SOPHIE PLAYING THE VIOLIN*