Ana (Scene one)

The sound of the train going over the tracks is the only thing hears as the audience gets its first look at the main character (Jones) His brown hoodie is over his head as he is looking down at the floor, his body moving with the motion of the train.

“Anacostia, doors open on your left” the muffled voice of the train operator is heard but not really understood, to the audience they can only clearly hear the words ‘Anacosta’ and ‘doors’ At this Jones gets up and heads toward the train doors that have yet to open. At this point the audience has yet to see Jones face as the camera is behind Jones giving them a view of his Jamaican styled book bag. As Jones stands in front of the doors he glares at himself and the audience gets their first view of him through his reflection in the windows.

The doors open and Jones and others pour out into the station, it is very crowded rush hour. The crowd is mostly black with one or two whites mixed in. The whites that are shown are show to be in business dress. The rest of the crowd has a mix of work clothes some working for metro, some in scrubs, the young children look to be coming back from school and then people Jones age look to be coming in from the streets dressed generically. The Camera follows Jones while tracing a circle around him so that the crowd can be noticed by the audience, almost loosing Jones in the people and commotion. No Music plays just the sounds of the crowd and the train. “Next stop Congress heights” the train driver announces before closing the doors and speeding away.

The escalator is crowded and the flow is to be observed by the audience with those standing on the right and those passing on the left. The Camera is over the shoulder of Jones as he climbs the steps until he encounters a young girl who stubbornly stands. She stands carrying her body in a sexually suggestive way, older than her years, she looks down at Jones defiantly. The camera switches for a second to Jones face and for the second time the audience gets another look at him, his face is void of emotion and he shows his own determination in his eyes, until the girl sucks her teeth rolls her eyes and begins to march up the stairs.

The camera resumes its over the shoulder view as Jones rises up to the ground level of the station and the audience gets a wide shot of the station. The police can be seen in the extreme left corner in the center the exit, and in the extreme right of the station crowds of youths standing around talking loudly. The sounds of the station are heard by the audience which will include cursing, laughing, and yelling. Jones is seen turning his head to look at the police who have a young woman in handcuffs and rolled up pants legs, facing away from them. Her stone face can be seen as she stoically looks outside to the cold clouds. The police are shaking hands and laughing amongst themselves. As Jones exits the station the audience can see the teenagers to the right play fighting and cursing.