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The Robot, The Diary, The Mother and Her Daughter
The Robot, The Diary, The Mother and Her Daughter
Written By
Paris Lucke
1
SCENE 1
INT. CELLAR - DAY.
CU - TRACKING - CAMERA LOOKS AROUND PINBOARD AT ROBOT
DESIGNS AND THEN LOOKS AROUND BOOKSHELF AT ROBOTIC SCIENCES
BOOKS AND CERTIFICATES.
FS - ZOOM OUT
The Mother is hard at work on her current robot project, the
camera watches from behind zooming out.
FS - DOOR
*Doorbell*
*footsteps as mother approaches the door*
MCU - MOTHER
*Moments later*
WS
Mother sadly wanders aimlessly in disbelief back down to the
cellar.
FADE TO BLACK.
Mother enters cellar and places the clothes and diary next
to the robot, moving the diary to the side.
POV - ROBOT
MOTHER
*Begins to put clothes on the robot
and notices the diary again then
she starts scanning the pages,
making a few clicks on the computer
and reboots robot in its sitting
position.
FS - ROBOT
ROBOT
*gets up off table* ... *boop beeps
crackles voice* ... I wanna go
somewhere.
CU - MOTHER SMILING
4
Mother and robot walking down the path when the robot spots
the mini dock, the robot goes to the edge.
DIRTY SHOT/OVER THE SHOULDER - FOCUS ON ROBOT.
Robot on the edge of lake.
MOTHER
What are you doing?! Get away from
there!
Mother hesitates going near robot in case it jumps in.
DUTCH ANGLE - ROBOT
ROBOT
*stern* *turns head downward to
side* Everyone has turned their
backs on me. *looks up straight
ahead* Now its my turn.
CU - MOTHER
MOTHER
Wait!
BCU - ROBOT'S FEET TAKING A STEP
CUT TO: BLACK
HIGH ANGLE - ROBOT SINKS, ZOOM OUT TO CREATE THE ILLUSION OF
SINKING.
MOTHER
*whispers as robot as sinking* I've
always cared.
FADE TO BLACK.
SCENE 5 - END DIARY
INT. CELLAR
ROLL SHOT - DIARY OPEN PAGE
5
08 July 2011
*Today me and mummy went fishing it was a sunny day at the
park, my Mummy loves me.*
(underneath writing is a childish doodle)
THE END.