Not Another Brother!

Not Another Brother! is the pilot episode of the series Savvy?

Formatting Notes
This type of script format is used when writing actual TV scripts.

Lines such as "INT. DINING ROOM - EVENING" are called Slug Lines. These are used to establish the setting. INT. is internal (indoors), and EXT. is external (outside).

(V.O) stands for Voice Over. This means the character voices that dialog but his or her moving lips are not present in the scene.

Plot
BLACK SCREEN DAVE (V.O)                                                       Sometimes, I feel like I’m from a                                           different world than the rest of my                                         family. SMASH CUT: INT. DINING ROOM - EVENING The Larson family, all 14 members, have managed to cram themselves around one table without complaint. They pass around bowls and plates of various different foods, making this look almost like a Thanksgiving dinner with way too many people over. Everyone seems to be talking at once, laughing and chattering away. At the head of the table is Ms. Larson, somehow managing to                keep all 12 kids under control, which to anyone else would be a monumental task but is so routine to her that she does it without breaking a sweat. MS. LARSON So, kids, how was your first day of                                        school? RHODRI It was alright. Everyone starts speaking quickly, their lines overlapping each other and the edges, in a rather heated way. EGLANTINE All my teachers pronounced my name wrong again. It’s Eg-lan-TEEN, not Eg-lan-TIEN. HUHUEWAHEHLE At least your teachers tried. URIAN Nobody even remembered my name! Urian only has three syllables, it’s not that hard! FAWN My teacher thought I was joking when I said my name’s Fawn. Rhodri notices his little 4-year-old sister next to him is                 stinking her finger in her mashed potatoes. He pushes her hand away. (CONTINUED) CONTINUED:                                             2. RHODRI Zytka, cut that out. AMADEA Everyone in my class keeps calling me Amanda. It’s Amadea! LOCKE                           LUISTER My teacher couldn’t             My teacher couldn’t remember my name and kept       remember my name and kept getting me mixed up with        getting me mixed up with Luister! Luister! They glare at each other. LOCKE                           LUISTER Hey, I was gonna say that! Hey, I was gonna say that! ALPEREN My teacher is convinced that Yentele’s name has a silent E.                                                       YENTELE Yeah! MS. LARSON So, how was your first day, Dave? Everyone goes silent and turns to look at Dave. He hangs his head slightly in embarrassment. DAVE (V.O)                                                       A worldowhere people have normal names. DAVE Uh, it was... fine. RHODRI Teacher butcher your name at all. DAVE ...nope. Everyone resumes chattering. Fawn sneers at Dave before turning to talk to Huhuewahehle.