INTRODUCTION (SCENE 1) – INT. UNKNOWN LOCATION – UNANIMOUS/DARK
WORKER wakes up from a serious blackout with no idea what is going on. This will occur with the first-person point of view, as well as a close-up. He is extremely confused and unaware of his surroundings. The camera will be shaky representing the confusion and panic. Looks around to find a dark figure in the back of the dark room. Quick pans around the dark room with blurry effect. Music playing through headphones.
WORKER: “OH SHI…..”
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OFFICE (SCENE 2) – INT. – SECOND STORY OF HOUSE – MIDDLE OF THE DAY
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WORKER taking out a pill from his pocket and then flicking it up into the air (close-ups). Separate shot of the pill falling into the office worker’s mouth. As the worker closes his mouth, it cuts to a shot of the WORKER smashing his keyboard again the desk. The keyboard smash will be filmed with a variety of shots.
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WALKING (SCENE 3) – EXT. GRAVEL ROAD WITH LARGE LAND IN BACK – NIGHT
[Fades from black – coming out of mouth (BLACK)]
WORKER is angry and approaching the camera with a close-up. WORKER puts on sunglasses even though it already dark. The WORKER eventually catches up with the camera and a manual close up is done fading to black from the sunglasses.
CAR PUNCH (SCENE 4) – EXT. DRIVEWAY OF HOME – NIGHT
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WORKER punching someone on top of the hood of the car. The camera will pan around glide keeping the two characters in the frame at all times until the slow-motion punch is completed.
[Fade to black]
CHAIR KICK (SCENE 5) – EXT. BACKYARD OF HOME – NIGHT
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WORKER approaches frat boy at a party, kicks his cup out of his hand, and proceeds to kick him. This will be filmed through a glide/ follow shot of the protagonist.
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CHAIR SMACK (SCENE 6) – EXT. BACK ALLY WAY OF A WALGREENS – NIGHT
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WORKER is hitting a hoodlum with a chair as the hoodlum is on the ground previously hurt. The camera will do a quick pan until the two are no longer in the frame. After the two have left the frame the camera will flick into the sky.
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CEREAL (SCENE 7) – INT. DINING ROOM TABLE -NIGHT (WITH INDOOR LIGHTING)
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WORKER eats cereal. Camera tilts keeping the WORKER in the frame from a lamp that hangs from the roof.
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REVERSE (SCENE 8) – ALL PREVIOUS LOCATIONS – DAY/ NIGHT
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All previous scenes will be played in reverse and fast forwarded.
[Cuts to black]
A similar scene to the beginning will be shown. WORKER will be sitting on the ground of the garage or the unknown location.
WORKER: “IT… I BLA…”
The title then appears onto the screen.
END
*ALL SCENES FOLLOWING THE INTRODUCTION WILL HAVE “SEPTEMBER BY EARTH, WIND, AND FIRE” PLAYING.*
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