mer. pARK = par
Camera high up, looking across the pack. One BUSINESSMAN
Muggles across’ the park tovard uz - other than this, the
park is empty.
As the MAN approchos, we crane down and follow him in
Profile (just on Mis face) - until the end of a plece of
fed string dangles about = foot in front of his Face.
The MAN stares at the end of the string, beuildered. Then
Ais eyes follow it up.
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The MAN's point-of-view, Looking up at the infinite piece
‘of string which disappears inte the sky.
Close-up, front on = with the end of the plece of string in
front of the MAN's face. tho MAN's eyes follow the string
back down to the botton, thon he thinks for a monent and
Dervously prods the string with his nevspaper.
The string mays fron side to side.
The MAN Ls intcigued. He looks around to seo Lf anyone is
watehing ham.
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A long shot of the MAN Looking around = he is alone in the
rs wath the piece of string dangling dam fron the sky.
WAY v002 there Ls no-one else around, and then Looks
back at the string.
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Back to the close-up, front on, of the string In Front of
the MAN's face. le Lakes a deep breath, and touches the
string with his finger. Nothing happenos
Ne holds the end of the string and pulls gently, Nothing
happens.
Jj Wie pulls the string again. Nothing happens.
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Tho WAN' s face at NIGHT.
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Aargh!
chick.
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Wider shot - in DAYLIGHT - as the MAN holds the end of the
string. He looks very confused, almost scared.
He looks around nervously, and then back to the string in
Mo thinks for @ moment, and then pulls the string again.
Shick.
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Pause
click.
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OAYLIGHT, Close-up of the MAN" confused face. But now he
He pulls the string again,
click.
wrote.
click,
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‘The MAH again in DAYLIGHT, He mi.
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ntereutting between the ¥ix clicking the string in
TRH IaW "hag haut. "Inte aappens perhaps ten'cines ~
DAY, NIGHT, DRY, NIGHT ~ getting faster and faster
As the sequence On, the MAN ts filmed from more and
more extreme angles ~ close-up, mid-shot at Dutch angl
looking dovn the string from above.
Suddenly, when it is NIGHT, we hear another click, but
nothing happens.
(Maybe the SOUND EFFECT of a bulb blowing?)
Another click, but nothing happens.
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Mah?
He hear the HAN looking for something fer a moment, and
han he Lights a cigarette lighter.
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‘The MAN'S face Se lit by flame, with tho string in front of
him. Ho pulls the string = and it clicks, but nothing
happens.
He tries again - nothing heppens.
He eres a third time ~ and suddenly the string cones free,
and starts te unravel down at high speed in front of his
face.
SOUND EFFECT of the quick wninding of ball of string,
Which sounds o bit Ifke the sound sf s fishing itne
Mewinding when 2 Eish takes the halt.
The string unwinds for 5 come amount of til ore and
nore string piles up beaide the MAN ~ until the pile Le at
least as Big as in.
‘Thon the SOUND EFFECT ends, and the end of the string drops
down onto the pile
‘The MAN quips.
SOUND EFFECT of an oul hooting.A streetlight buzzes and then comes on ~ to show that night
Ts here to atay.
‘The MAN looks around nervously, realising that he has
plunged the world into ternal darknoss.
Me grinaces, and then tiptoes off.
THE END.