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FILM HTHE SCHOOL · ONE DAY · FIVE CHAPTERS

Recruited. Trained.
Then they train the next one.

One day at the school. Barry arrives blank, learns to write like a person, gets sorted into the quotes room, learns Pat's voice and Pat's don'ts, sits the exam, and by Friday 4:52pm he's quoted his first deck. Pat learns to be a boss next door. Sheila onboards Barry. Barry onboards the next one.

Tell us the jobs you hateAll the films
CHAPTER ONENew Recruit
CHAPTER TWOThe Quotes Room
CHAPTER THREEOwner School, Next Door
CHAPTER FOURStaff Train Staff
CHAPTER FIVEFirst Quote
THE FILM, BEAT BY BEAT15 × EIGHT SECONDS · TAP ANY FOR SOUND

Every beat of the film.
Tap any for sound.

A man in teal print welcomes Barry, a new recruit carrying a box, into the office01BARRY. BLANK AS A WHITEBOARD.
A trainer in teal print stands by a trainee with a stack of paper as others sit at school desks02Literacy
A trainee in a tall teal print hat sits on a stool as a trainer reads from a clipboard03WHAT ARE YOU? QUOTES.
A trainee in teal print crouches with a tape measure as a trainer gestures by plans on the wall04THE QUOTES ROOM. SPECIALIST TRAINING.
A trainee reads a page beside a folded hi-vis vest as an older trainer looks on05Pats voice
A trainer in teal print rests a hand on a glass dome over a glowing button as a trainee gestures06THE DON'TS. PAT TAPS. YOU DRAFT.
Split scene: a tradie in hi-vis gapes at a school desk by a trainer as a trainee sits at another07OWNER SCHOOL. 'SAY GOOD WORK, BARRY.'
A tradie in hi-vis at a school desk between two trainers in teal print08One rule
A tradie in hi-vis reads his phone at a school desk as a trainer with a folder waits09Ten words
A trainee in teal print stands as an examiner marks a paper in red and a colleague watches10THE EXAM. 'MISSED THE WATERPROOFING.'
Barry and a woman in teal print share a laptop at a table by the window11DAY ONE AT PAT'S. STAFF TRAIN STAFF.
Barry in teal print talks to a seated recruit holding a box as a woman stands behind12Barry onboards the next one
A tradie in hi-vis looks up from his phone beside a beer as fireworks go off behind him13FRIDAY, 4:52PM. BARRY'S FIRST QUOTE.
A man and a woman in teal print at desks as pink fireworks and rockets burst outside the window14Was that me
A grinning man in teal print in front of a crowd of trainees in matching suits on a terrace15A school
WE RECRUIT AND WE TRAIN

A seat isn't a blank bot. It's sorted into a room, taught your voice and your don'ts, and examined before it touches your work.

OWNER SCHOOL, NEXT DOOR

Pat learns the whole job of being a boss in three emails and three taps. Ten words to the Trainer is a brief.

STAFF TRAIN STAFF

The Trainer onboards every new starter. Sheila onboards Barry; Barry onboards the one after him. You never re-teach on Monday.

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THE POINT OF THE FILMSTAFF, NOT SOFTWARE · YOU KEEP THE BUTTON

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