Lane Sarasohn -
Sample Writings
WHITE OAK TEEN PROGRAM
Written for "Not Necessarily
the News"
(Moffitt-Lee Productions, HBO)
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| (COMMERCIAL PARODY) UP
ON: SLOW ZOOM IN TO SULLEN, ANGRY
TEEN-AGED BOY IN BLACK SABBATH T-SHIRT AND TORN
JEANS SLOUCHED IN A CHAIR. THE MOOD IS DARK,
DEPRESSING.
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| ANNOUNCER VO |
| Is your teen defiant, depressed, dependent on
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| drugs or alcohol? Is your teen coming in
late, |
| falling behind, in trouble with the law, or
failing |
| in school? At White Oak we can help. |
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| DISSOLVE TO: THE SAME TEEN
AND MALE COUNSELOR SITTING ON A BENCH ON THE
PARK-LIKE GROUNDS OF WHITE OAK. IT'S A WIDE SHOT
AND WE CAN JUST BARELY HEAR WHAT THE COUNSELOR IS
SAYING TO THE TEEN. |
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| COUNSELOR |
| There's nothing wrong with you, Todd -- it's |
| your parents who are nuts. Have you ever |
| heard the term "control freak"? |
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| DISSOLVE TO: WIDE SHOT OF
TEEN AND COUNSELOR WALKING ACROSS ROLLING LAWN,
MANSION-LIKE BUILDING IN BG. |
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| ANNOUNCER VO |
| Our trained counselors know how to reach |
| troubled teens. They know how to get |
| through and get results. |
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| AGAIN, WE JUST BARELY OVERHEAR WHAT THE
COUNSELOR IS SAYING TO THE TEEN AS THEY WALK. |
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| COUNSELOR |
| Why listen to them? Their life's a total
mess, |
| yet they pick on you! |
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| DISSOLVE TO: TEEN AND
COUNSELOR STANDING BY A POND. THEIR CONVERSATION
HAS BECOME VERY EARNEST. |
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| ANNOUNCER VO |
| White Oak -- a resident psychiatric care |
| facility where troubled teens can reach a new
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| understanding in a controlled and |
| non-threatening environment. |
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| AGAIN, WE OVERHEAR THE COUNSELOR'S ADVICE TO
THE TEEN. |
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| COUNSELOR |
| Smile. Lie. Kiss their asses. If your folks
can |
| afford to send you here, they must be
loaded |
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| DISSOLVE TO: CU OF COUNSELOR
WITH ARM AROUND TEEN'S SHOULDER AS THEY WALK. MATTE:
The WHITE OAK Teen Program
Morristown, N.J.
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| ANNOUNCER VO |
| The White Oak teen Program, where |
| understanding makes a difference. |
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| ADD TO MATTE: "Where
understanding makes a difference." |
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| AND AGAIN, WE CAN JUST BARELY OVERHEAR WHAT
THE COUNSELOR IS SAYING AS HE LIGHTS THE TEEN'S
CIGARETTE. |
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| COUNSELOR |
| Get what you can. In a few years, you're out |
| of there and screw 'em. |
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