Haileson Dover – What Motivates You?

Director: Kevin Perea

Actor: Haileson Dover

Screenplay: Kevin Perea, Haileson Dover

 

(Get Busy – yeat)

SCENE 1

Haileson walks down the hallways in slow motion. Shot from behind him. Cut to wide shot of him walking across.

SCENE 2

Haileson draws on a notebook.

 

Haileson

My name is Haileson. I’m 19 years old. Born and raised in Brooklyn.

 

SCENE 3

Shots of Brooklyn Bridge, Barclay’s Center, City Tech.

 

Haileson

I’m a student here at City Tech and I’d like to be a graphic designer in the future.

 

SCENE 4

Stock footage of graphic designers.

 

SCENE 5

Stock footage of someone gaming.

 

Haileson

On my free time, I love gaming

 

Haileson

and I love fashion.

 

SCENE 6

Shots of Haileson’s hoodie

 

SCENE 7

Stock footage of hustle and bustle of Grand Central

 

Haileson

 What motivates me every day?

 

SCENE 8

Overhead of Haileson drawing.

 

Haileson

I want to make an impact and I want to show people that I can be somebody on this world.

 

(Fade to black. “WHAT MOTIVATES YOU?” graphic)

 

Speaking to Haileson was fun. He’s a chill dude that like many of us, enjoys the small things like fashion and gaming. During the first couple of minutes of our conversation, I struggled to think of something that could really capture people’s attention. This wasn’t Haileson’s fault; we probably hadn’t broken the ice enough. I knew I had to ask something more profound. So, I asked “What gets you out of bed in the morning?” It’s a loaded question. But his answer was just what I needed: “Wanting to be somebody in this world.” I wrote that down and knew I had something. I wanted to display that determination to make something of himself without making Haileson seem uber-competitive because at the end of the day, Haileson is just a kid like the rest of us.