Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Slow >>Forward

Scene-1
Set: Late evening, Hospital, tube-light blinking far away


In the black background, zooming-out on the word "Slow Forward". Above this phrase is a picture of a man's sketch in the meditating (sitting) posture. Zoom out of the picture frame (of ~8"x12")
Then the camera frame slides right and scrolls across another frame where there is a quote:


"Discontent is the first necessity of progress" - Thomas A. Edison

The camera frame again keeps sliding to the right to find a Red Zero candle bulb on, below which a board stuck saying "Operation Theatre". The camera stops there and pauses. The light goes off.
The cry of a newborn is heard

The camera frame covers the left hand of the newborn. A mole on the thumb is seen.
A right hand (almost white in color) touches the baby's hand
The sound of the cry fades-out

Scene-2
Set:
Well lit sophisticated living room, Dance number playing loudly fades-in


Camera frame focuses on the right end of the table. A half eaten and broken pieces of Chocolate bar is seen. Camera is moving to the left. Then the bottom part of coke can that is defrosted is seen. The condensed frost is spread around the can along with silt coke on the table. The iPad is switched on and a game is running without being controlled. A pizza is a half eaten. Then the camera still scrolls left to see the laptop open. The camera goes up, there is a guy working on the comp with a headset on speaking over phone. The guy is wearing a round-neck T-shirt. There is wind blowing on the face of the guy from a fan not seen on the frame. The camera moves to the left focusing on laptop keyboard and finds the black mole on the left thumb of the guy and quickly camera moves over the head of the guy. The frame covers the 3-quarters of the top of the guy's head and a quarter of the face seeing from the top.
The guy speaking over phone: ..dude... get done with your work soon and let's catch-up for a drink. (Pause) Get your SUV, fuel is on me.. (Pause).. Yeah I'm sure... my company wants me spend something on fuel but I hardly do... so don' worry on that... huh.. And I'm inviting 3 of my friends ok!.. The drink is on me again... after all why do we have all the perks! (Laughs) (The other guy speaking on phone... pause.. pause) yeah... yeah.. no sweat about my parents. They would come from the airport and would be at home; I'll catch-up with them next morning.... whenever we get back (laughs)! Aright then.. Catch u later! (Hangs-up, throws the headset down)


The light illuminates on top of his head


The guy raises his head slowly over his shoulder, stares at the light for a moment. & Asks... ...aaa.. What's-up dude? You need something... (Pause for 2 seconds)... .. aa.. Hello!!


A deep-echoed voice speaks: Can you really give me what I need...! I guess you guys have taken everything from me


Strange/ dirty look from the guy.. smiling, questioning... says..

Dude!


The expression on the guys face gradually eases to an expressionless face. A second after that, the same almost white-colored palm is placed on the head of the guy
The scene fades into complete white screen

Scene-3
Set:
Early-morning, a green patch of land (paddy field), a tree in the middle, chirping sound of the birds


The guy sitting under the tree, & a beam of light is coming from the top onto his head. Only the silhouette of his body is seen
Camera zooms only to his eyes, and eyes open slowly and gently.
The smile that comes up on his face is expressed from his eyes.

The camera shifts to his back and he gets-up and starts walking away from the camera facing inside.

The camera shifts to his bare right-foot. 4 apples are to the forward-right of the right-foot
He bends and picks 1 apple from his left hand. The black model is seen then.
The camera shifts to show only his foot in the center of the frame from the back.
Sound of the bite of the apple is heard and he starts walking.
The screen fades-in to complete white

Scene-4
Set:
White screen


The wordings emerges from behind:


"Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed"


Then emerges:


"- Mahatma Gandhi"

"The End" emerges at the right bottom corner of the frame