Lights Out Written by Rowen Smith
Undiscovered Media (c) 2014 rowen.work@gmail.com seanmarcov@gmail.com rolandreed@gmail.com
First Draft 14/06/2014
1. SCRATCHING noises from a lost TV signal. TITLE CARD: Undiscovered Media Presents CUT TO: 1
INT. TV ROOM - NIGHT
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VFX: We're close-up on an Old-style TV and it starts to get signal. TITLE CARD: Lights Out. **PHFAT - Lights Out ft. JungFreud, starts to fade in slowly. CUT TO: Jean-Marc sitting next to his fat older sister watching TV. He is bored, staring bluntly at the screen. MATCH CUT TO: 2
INT. DINING TABLE - NIGHT
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Jean-Marc and his boring, but interesting FAMILY(Mom, Dad, Sister) are eating Chicken Soup. He is bored, staring bluntly at the screen. MATCH CUT TO: 3
INT. JEAN-MARC'S BEDROOM - NIGHT
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Jean-Marc sits at his desk, not doing his homework. His mother enters the room and he picks up a book. **PHFAT - Lights Out ft. JungFreud, fades out. MOTHER Finish up your homework and stop tweeting all night. C'mon, C'mon. It's time for school. We don't want to be late for school. (echoing voice) School...school...school... His Mother leaves the room, closes the door and switches off the lights. (CONTINUED)
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It's dark, but the Iphone lights up Jean-Marc's face. He does a last tweet, grabs his deck against the wall and sneaks to the window. PHFAT - Lights Out ft. JungFreud, Click. Click Click, fades in. H/H Follow MCU: As Jean-Marc looks out the window. LOOKING DOWN at a 3 meter drop to the front lawn. 4
EXT. FRONT LAWN - NIGHT
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A skateboard falls on the grass. BLACK SCREEN: PHFAT - Lights Out ft. JungFreud.(BASE DROP!) HARD CUT TO: 5
NIGHT SKATING MONTAGE
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a) TRACK SEQUENCE with Jean-Marc skating through a suburban street. b) As he skates, we see two others skating into frame and following him. He stop and fist bumps one of them. c) Close up of the Fist Bump. **HARD CUT on BASEDROP d) SKATING SEQUENCE of the crew skating down REGENT ROAD, Sea Point along the sidewalk and in the road, doing tricks. INTERCUT WITH: A
INT. MUSIC STUDIO - DAY
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A live studio session with each artist performing the track. PHFAT - Lights Out ft. JungFreud 6A
EXT. BASKETBALL COURT - NIGHT
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Jean-Marc and his CREW approach NIGHT SKATING GIG. CUT TO: 5 or 6 Teenage Guys skate around. Woodies Mobile Constructed Ramps. Working Lights bounce off a Large Graffiti'd wall. There are 6 Teenage GIRLS there with HOODIES(product placement) on, cheering the guys on as they skate.
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6A BACK TO:
Jean-Marc and his CREW Jump over a Wall. Boards drop on the Concrete. And the to the Party. Jean-Marco is doing his run. It's impressive, but then---THE MUSIC FADES to a sudden silence. Jean-Marc looks up. MCU TRACK IN: It's the a tall, geared up BLACK COP with a torch, looking mean. --and one two three (MUSIC DROP) 6B
CHASE MONTAGE
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A) Skaters grab their boards and skate away. B) Boards fly over the fence and skaters jump and run C) Chicks make a run for it. Finishing their redbulls. D) Skater grabs the working light E) skater grabs the speaker 7
EXT. REGENT ROAD - LATER
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ACTION VEHICLE SEQUENCE SLOW MOTION: Jean-Marc and his crew skate through the street followed by the cop on a police bike. Lights flickering. They turn down a CUL-DE-SAC. Jean-Marc is cornered, jumps off the board and turns around into a MCU to face his doom. MATCH CUT TO: 8
INT. JEAN-MARC'S BEDROOM - NIGHT
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TOP SHOT MCU: Jean-Marc is in bed, asleep. This whole night never happened. Shot of his deck against the wall. Wheel Spinning. His Iphone is ontop of his books. It buzzes and reads: HE ALMOST GOT US. SEE YOU AT SCHOOL. FADE TO BLACK.