Devil in the Woods

No?

You know, one day, you will learn to relax, Tess,

and when that days comes, I won't be able

to pass you the blunt quick enough.

- I do know how to relax, I just also happen to know

how to keep my brain cells in check.

- How do you keep your brain cells in check?

Is it like an exercise?

- That's enough for you. She's calling us dumb-dumbs, Jen.

- Hey, guys, what sort of film should we make?

I mean, I was thinking we could make maybe a thriller?

Or actually, we could make like a really gory horror.

Or, actually, we could make a comedy.

Chris's face is funny enough for a B-grade alone.

Prick.

Julian's right, though.

We need to start thinking about what genre we're gonna make.

We have to, you know, 'cause four weeks isn't long.

We've got to log everyone's responsibilities,

you know, like producer and sound engineer.

Mr. Herbert said we can't cover for each other on this.

We've got to work equally.

What, Chris?

- He said that, did he? I wonder who that was aimed at!

- Well, we should get started right away, right?

I mean, I think we should decide on a genre,

and then we should start brainstorming plot-

- Guys, it's weekend. I've got shit planned, right?

So, we spent all day learning, huh?

Do you?

I thought we were just meeting Dwayne later?

I'm not fucking married.

I do other shit without you, you know.

Okay, so, I've got plans. Monday, we'll do this bollocks?

- It's not... It's not that, it's 60% of our final grade.

- Yeah, guys, and I've gotta meet my dad this weekend anyway

so Monday, meet here, yeah?

Okay, cool.

- You've left some work for the rest of us, right?

- By "the rest of us" you mean just you, don't you?

So, what's the plan, Stan?

Stan? Oh, right, this.

Yeah, this isn't actually the film project.

I wanted to make sure we all worked together on that.

No, this is something that, well,

I've been kind of working on privately.

A screenplay?

- Well, it's just an idea I've had.

I'm way off finishing it.

I want it to be perfect before I send it to my sister.

Your sis... Oh, yeah, yeah.

She was involved in the Dead Head movie, wasn't she?

That film was awesome.

- I mean, she's so busy just producing film after film.

I haven't seen her since, well, since last year.

But she's just doing so well, she's always so busy.

This is why it has to be perfect before I send it to her.

- I've got nothing. Have you heard from the others?

- No, not since last week in the group chat.

They are only 10 minutes late, like you are.

Point taken. Let's wait.

Yeah.

Where are you going?

I'm going home.

I don't think they're coming.

Julian? I think this was a mistake.

A mistake? Maybe they just forgot.

I mean, they've never been the most punctual anyway.

I know, I know.

It's just, we've got so much to get through.

This project means so much.

- Tessa, it's one assessment. It'll be fine, don't worry.

You've got loads of time. Look, I'll give 'em a call.

Come on.

Another one of the dickhead's brewskies.

Won't your stepdad notice they're gone?

Who gives a fuck?

He's such a twat.

No, I'm good.

Where's my phone?

I've got dinner with Mom and Dad in a bit.

Oh, Chris, we've fucked up.

Huh?

It's the group chat.

Julian's been talking on the group chat.

I think we were meant to meet up about a film project today?

Fuck!

Shit, yeah!

Yeah, that's right.

Shit. I mean, they must have done some stuff.

They'll have got through more without us, you know?

It's Julian.

Hey.

Hey, Jules.

What's up?

Yeah.

Yeah, it's just...

Yeah, I'm round his place.

We were watching this weird funny film, it was...

Oh.

Well, you and Tess must've got lots done.

You're really smart.

Oh.

Yeah, we forgot.

Okay, okay. Friday?

Yeah, Friday sounds good.

Round here!

Mom and dickhead are going to Spanish dancing.

Twats.

Yeah, Friday round... Oh, you heard him.

Okay, cool.

Sorry again.

- So, I spoke to Tessa and she's got a few ideas

and I just wondered if you guys have got any ideas.

Oh, yeah, I seen this video.

- Yeah? - Yeah.

Yeah, no, but ideas about the project?

- No. - Huh?

- I don't have any ideas. - Nothing?

Well what time's Tessa getting here?

She was always the one with the ideas.

I'm not sure exactly what time.

Yeah?

- There is this video, though, that you can watch.

Yeah? Right, okay.

Guys. Come on.

- Yeah? - Nothing?

Um...

Speaking of Tessa.

Mm? I was?

- Would you? - I did.

- Yeah? - Hello.

Fuck yeah!

We could have two characters.

- Mm-hm. - Okay, okay.

Yeah.

Yeah, so she's gonna be late.

I'm just gonna grab this and then

we'll have a quick chat, yeah? - Upper, mate.

Hello, there.

You must be part of Chris's little study group.

Come in, it's chilly tonight.

Right, Judy, we better go and leave this little brain trust

to get going, right?

- Well, your rumba does need as much time as possible,

so yes, we best get going.

- Guys, help yourselves to any snacks and drinks and that,

but none of my beers, please, Chris.

I never touched your beers, Tony!

Have a good night, kids.

- Okay, so, I was thinking we could go with

kind of a drama genre piece, because then we wouldn't need

any effects or any over-the-top sets.

We'd just need a really compelling storyline.

So I've had some ideas. - That piece of shit!

Can you believe that?

Accusing me, in front of you guys, of drinking his beer!

I don't know, he seems harmless.

And you did actually drink his beer.

Beside the point.

All right! I'm popping outside to blaze.

Jen?

Oh, hey, Julian.

I've got all these ideas.

Yeah?

- You look at one. - Cool, thanks.

Okay, so...

I had an idea for a story. - Yeah.

- And so far I've got the outline done in here.

But I just need a bit of input from you guys because-

Okay, that's fine.

- You know, I don't want it to all be my work.

I want to hear you guys' input, too, so-

- Thank you. - So, so yeah.

So, this is what I've got so far

is a few pages of it, actually.

Yeah?

- So, yeah. I mean, do you wanna have a read through that?

And then I'll keep jotting down some ideas

and we can tell the guys when they come back in.

Yeah, cool. Have you got a pen?

- Oh, yeah. Well, there's that one, I'll get another one.

Tessa, you've gotta see this.

It's so funny, it's just, you've gotta see it.

- It's getting late and I've got to be getting home soon.

Can we please just get on with this?

- But it's Friday. Why are we doing college work?

This "college work"

is the difference between passing and failing the course.