Backup Plan

I thought of another screenplay we can shoot if we get rained out. The title is still in the works. For now I am calling it "Baggage".

Summary:

Person sits in a room looking at a computer.  They are purchasing stuff off amazon, filling their cart.  With each purchase we hear a register sound, “Ka-ching!” The room slowly filsl with plastic bags. (Bags are filled with hot air to make them look full of garbage and they will bounce and be buoyant)  The person continues to purchase things as the room fills and fills and still he does not notice.  He is now surrounded by bags closing in on him, almost smothering him. He fights against the bags and makes his way to the door.  He escapes out of the room.  He looks relieved and then one giant bag comes from behind and engulfs him.

Breakdown:

Man is sitting at computer

Computer shows man adding items to the cart

Face of man smiles as he presses “buy now” and the sound of the cash register sound, “ka-ching!”

Garbage bag bounces in room unnoticed by man

Later, Man looks sad and despondent

Man picks up computer

The computer shows more expensive items being added to the cart.

Mans face smiles as he presses “buy now” and we hear “Ka-ching!”

Two more bags bounce into the room, still unnoticed by the man.

Awhile later Man stares off into space, depressed and bored.

The computer shows “buy now”

Mans face smiles as we hear “Ka-ching!”

Five bags bounce into the room.

Mans face smiles as he presses “buy now” and we hear “Ka-ching!”

Three bags float into the room

“Ka-ching!”

Four bags bounce in

“Ka-ching!”

Five Bags bounce

The room is now filled ceiling to floor with garbage bags.

The man is in the center of the room surrounded by bags.  There are so many bags he can no longer see his computer and at this point finally notices the bags and begins to panic and fight his way out of the room.

He reaches the door and escapes.

He has difficulty closing the door because the bags are trying to burst out.

He get the door closed and is relieved and catching his breath.

Then all of the sudden a bag appears in front of him and he is engulfed in the bag

Later an outside shot next to garbage bins sits a large black garbage bag (we understand he is inside of the bag)

The End

Nick and I went down to the creek to shoot the remainder of the film on the schools camera. So much learning happend. It is VERY challenging especially when shooting toward the creek. A light reading needs to be taken which mean getting into the creek with tape measure and light meter. The creek is COLD! We may have been doing someting wrong because the view finder consistantly seemed out of focus. Lastly, shooting ground level, looking at the feet was PAINFUL. I had to lay on the rocks and look through a blurry viewfinder and try to stablize this heavy camera. I am so glad we did this. My exptations of what we will acomplish with this script have been severy ajusted which is good. Now when we go to film it I will not stres. There is an approximation, at a certain point you cross your fingers and hope something is in focus.

Shooting the new idea, "Baggage". will be a ton easier because the shots will be done on a tripod and we will be warm and inside. My feet were so cold they became numb. If we do shoot at the creek we need to be in rubber boots and the actor will need warm water to soak his feet inbetween shots.