by Anomic on Fri Nov 11, 2005 11:58 am
OK a love story of sorts ??? for any trainspotters I just made the fruit code up (thanks anyway to all who replied to my supermarket/fruit question)
Love Monkey
Written by Graeme Mc Donald ??
ABREVIATION KEY
MS= Mid shot
CU= Close Up
WS = Wide shot
LS = Long Shot
ES = Establishing Shot
RHS/LHS= Right/Left hand side
Page 1
Panel 1
ES/WS outside (slightly elevated 450 POV) We see the roof of a supermarket its entrance and a bit of the carpark, footpaths etc.
Panel 2
CU of a blackboard leaning against the supermarket window on the blackboard we can read the following.
Thursday Singles Night Shopping
Grab a purple basket and pick up a few things
In order to meet the right person we recommend
the following items in your basket
Banana + ?? Cantaloupe = Single Hetro
Banana + Banana = Single Gay
?? Cantaloupe + ?? Cantaloupe = Single Lesbian
Can of Fruit Salad = Bi/Curious
With any of the above combination
Cherry = Be gentle 1st timer
Pineapple = Rough Sex
Chilli = Hot Lover
(Writing becomes indistinct at this point)
Panel 3
MS at ground level. POV from within the supermarket. KEVIN (30???s white male dressed in jeans and a Batman tee shirt) is just entering the self-opening doors of the supermarket.
SFX: Swoosh
Panel 4
CU from KEVIN???S POV we see a partial arm and its hand reaching for the handle of a basket
Panel 5
MS interior of supermarket we see KEVIN his back to the reader carrying the basket in his RH as he is walking towards the fruit and veg section.
Panel 6
MS fruit and veg section of supermarket KEVIN is near the Cantaloupes squeezing one with his hand
KEVIN: (Interior Monologue) That???ll do. Cherries? Nahhh??don???t need pity
Page 2
Panel 1
MS KEVIN standing in one corner of the fruit and veg section with his basket held by both hands in front of him. The basket has a banana and cantaloupe in it
KEVIN: (Interior Monologue) It???s funny??. after you left, things lost their edge?? just grey, for a long time
Panel 2
MS in another corner of the fruit and veg section stands a man (late 30???s) in jeans and tight fitting shirt; he is looking down at the BRHC of frame. His basket has two bananas in it
MAN: (Interior Monologue) I tried to get on?? find another?? like they say there???s a thousand more in the sea
Panel 3
MS in corner three of the fruit and veg section stands woman (mid 20???s) in tee-shirt and jeans she has a basket with two cantaloupes in it.
WOMAN: (Interior Monologue) But memories held tight??
Panel 4
MS Interior of lounge room looking just above the back of a couch. There is a couple of legs entwined sticking up from the couch but we don???t see the couple. There is a TV on with a documentary showing Monkeys mating in a tree.
ULHC DIALOGUE BOX: We watched that documentary about monkeys in East Asia mating for life?? you were my love monkey
Panel 5 Long horizontal
MS Fruit and veg section all three basket holding characters are looking over towards the confectionary section of the supermarket in the distance. There is a woman with a toddler shopping, the child is pulling on her dress.
ULHC DIALOGUE BOX: We talked about our life ?? planed to grow old
SMALL CHILD: I want that one Mummy, that one Mummy! Mummy? That one??
Page 3
Panel 1 (big panel)
WS Elevated above the Fruit and veg section looking at the three basket holders all are just standing on the outer edge of the F&V section. All three characters are on the outer edge of frame.
ULHC DIALOGUE BOX: You left... ME!
Panel 2
CU of a Banana in basket the banana???s tip just poking out of its slightly split skin
ULHC DIALOGUE BOX: I will get?? over you.
Panel 3
CU of ?? Cantaloupe cut half facing directly to reader in a basket, juice is welling up and is escaping from behind the cling wrap, dripping out.
ULHC DIALOGUE BOX: No more judging others against a memory made perfect over time
Panel 5 (big panel)
MS the Fruit and veg section looking at the three basket holders all are standing looking in opposite directions
ULHC DIALOGUE BOX: No more loneliness
Action reveals character