Khamaeleon 88 Version 1 10/11/20 “The Laundrette Attendant” INTERTILE LEAVES SCREEN. CCTV STATIC.
LAUNDRETTE STREET CCTV CAM 1.
MOOM has started working at a local LAUNDRETTE. There are rows of WASHING MACHINES and DRYERS around the walls and back. BENCHES are in the middle for customers to wait and clean laundry can be seen hanging on rails. A POSTER is present the background, advertising the VIDEO STORE. The sounds of pedestrians can be heard, a subtle layer of static is notable over the screen.
SFX: TRAFFIC and PEDESTRIANS.
INSIDE LAUNDRETTE CCTV CAM 2.
MOOM is seen to be stacking DETERGENT BOXES, ambient music can be heard as well as the tinniness of MOOM’s music from his HEADPHONES. The soft sound of WASHING MACHINES and DRYERS is present.
SFX: AMBIENT MUSIC and HEADPHONES.
SFX: WASHING MACHINES WHIRLING.
INSIDE LAUNDRETTE CCTV CAM 3.
A closer view shows MOOM clumsily putting the display together, his music somewhat louder from his HEADPHONES. MOOM is gently bobbing away and not paying attention to what he is doing.
INSIDE LAUNDRETTE CCTV CAM 4.
Focusing on MOOM’s face, we can see his frustrated expression he has when realises last BOX will not fit into the display.
INSIDE LAUNDRETTE CCTV CAM 2.
MOOM starts looking around the LAUNDRETTE, trying to think of a way to get rid of the last box. Worried at first, MOOM’S expression changes when he sees the WASHING MACHINES not in use. MOOM has an idea.
INSIDE LAUNDRETTE CCTV CAM 5.
Hurrying over, MOOM pours the DETERGENT into the WASHING MACHINES and turns them on. He quickly hurrying out of sight.
SFX: WASHING MACHINES STARTING.
INSIDE LAUNDRETTE CCTV CAM 2.
MOOM is seen to wander off screen, content with his plan and continues to busy himself. The WASHINE MACHINES begins to swell, straining to contain the growing amount of FOAM. The WASHING MACHINES begin to wander across the floor. The music fits the changing situation.
SFX: METAL STRANING, BUBBLING.
INSIDE LAUNDRETTE CCTV CAM 3.
As the BUBBLES/FOAM increase in size, the WASHINE MACHINES bounce. Gentle at first, then growing in erraticness. MOOM is completely unaware of the situation and is still off screen. (change to INSIDE LAUNDRETTE CCTV CAM 5 to show swelling MACHINE)
SFX: METEL STRAINING and BUBBLING INCREASING, HEAVY BOUNCING
ON FLOOR.
LAUNDRETTE STREET CCTV CAM 1.
The WASHING MACHINES cannot hold anymore and burst open. A tsunami of WATER and BUBBLES starts to fill the LAUNDRETTE, soaking the DETERGENT DISPLAY. SFX: METAL SPLITTING, WATER WHOOSHING AND SLOOSHING. INCREASED BUBBLING. INSIDE LAUNDRETTE CCTV CAM 3. As the WATER and FOAM continues to rise, the DEGERNET DISPLAY falls apart. The WATER dissolves the detergent, adding more foam as the WATER swirls around. The sounds of clattering and falling BOXES can be heard, the ambient music increasing in emotion. The FRONT DOORS of the LAUNDRETTE burst open under the pressure of WATER and FOAM. (switch to INSIDE LAUNDRETTE CCTV CAM 5 to see the store filling up).
SFX: METAL DOOR BURSTING OPEN AND GLASS SHATTERING.
INSIDE LAUNDRETTE CCTV CAM 2.
MOOM emerges from the cascade, equipped with random luggage he found when being swept into the Tsunami of water and bubbles. With TENNIS RACKETS on his feet and SNORKEL, MOOM struggles to move though the growing mountain of FOAM. His panic is evident in his movements and face. A strong, howling wind rushes in though the open doors of the LAUNDRETTE.
SFX: STRONG HOWLING WIND.
LAUNDRETTE STREET CCTV CAM 1.
As MOOM emerges from the chaos, he runs into his BOSS returning from lunch. FOAM and WATER spills into the STREET behind MOOM. His BOSS is at first stunned and then becomes angry, firing MOOM.