Skater Dater

Portrays a boy’s emergence into adolescence as he slowly realizes that his skateboard gang is part of a childhood that he has outgrown.

Log Synopsis from transfer.

Suburban neighborhood
tracking shots of skateboarders bare feet on skateboard
Young kids doing tricks
kid swings from tree onto skateboard
group of kids keeps growing some older teens
two kids look at one another from across street.
younger kid runs into girl on bicycle who falls off, her and man with hose look angry at skateboard kid
man playing pool, monkey in cage
man getting shaved, notary public woman
she dumps some gravel on the side walk, one of the kids hits it and falls.
another kid stand upside down on skateboard, and camera does the same.
kids slide under a truck one by one.
skater dater looks on
oil wells, skaters in distance
kids getting sodas or shakes at drive up burger place
main kid looks longingly at girl in car
couple making out in car brief
kids skating at a mission
kids wet their hair and faces at fountain
main kid hits same girl with bicycle she falls for him that is.
he carries her on bicycle
romantic walk by pond
she smiles bearing her teeth which are a bit messed up.
she ties her shoe and he plays footsies with her.
the other boys are watching and laugh and than just look
blankly at him
next day
he ignores her, she walks up with bike, and he rides away as soon as she gets there.
he catches up with his crew / posse friends
group splits up, and stares each other down
one kicks skateboard at another.
down hill skateboard drag race our hero vs. older kid.
they slolom kris crossing each other trying to knock each other down. our hero spills falls into the grass, the stare at each other. the girl is watching the whole time.
kids skate by hero looking into the camera.
girl goes up to hero, who looks real dejected. he finally cracks a smile at her.
hero in sweater walking hand in hand with girl. he looks at the skate board kids, keeps walking with her.
DOG in sweater
two more girls look at the other skaters, “will this happen again” yes says the DOG in the sweater
credits
kids skating in rain soaked parking lot