Mr Daedal Script (First Draft)

 

MR. DAEDAL

By

George salisbury

 

Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design

13 Perth St, Dundee, DD1 4HT

07807 663671

2475291@dundee.ac.uk

 

FADE IN:

scene 01

EXT. TAY ROAD BRIDGE MEMORIAL - DAY

 

an animation of an alien-like being coming down from the sky is seen in a projection-like aura on the tay bridge memorial before vanishing upon touching the ground.

MAIN PROTAGONIST APPEARS IN REAL LIFE FROM BEHIND MEMORIAL. HE IS PERPLEXED BY THE SIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM, WHICH IS THE VIEW OVERLOOKING THE DUNDEE WATERFRONT FROM THE SOUTHSIDE OF THE TAY RIVER.  PROTAGONIST THEN PROCEEDS TO PUT ON GLASSES WHICH ALLOW HIM TO SEE TINTED, PLANET-FILLED SKYLINE ABOVE THE CITY.

 

CUT TO:

scene 02

EXT. TAY RIVERSIDE, LOOKOUT POINT – DAY

PROTAGONIST IS SEEN WALKING ALONG THE RIVERSIDE NONCHALANTLY BEFORE STOPPING BY THE LOOKOUT POINT.  HE TURNS HIS HEAD TOWARD THE METAL AND can see particles flowing up it.  He stretches his neck in closer to try and see the objects more clearly, whilst passers around him walk by, unable to see anything. he then proceeds to climb up the stairs to the platform.  Once there, he raises his glasses in awe, as he can see a blue whale slowly emerge from the tay water and spout water.  The protagonist is taken aback and reels from the water spraying, but again, no one else is respondent to the sight.

cut to:

protagonist standing underneath the tay bridge, looking up at the beams of the road bridge. he can see visions of amorphous creatures swimming above him gently through the water.

dissolve to:

scene 03

ext. Tay riverside - Day

The protagonist is continuing his walk along the riverfront, and is too shy to communicate to anyone around him. Then, he looks at the wall beside him to see animations of a cyclist resembling beano riding past him at speed.  then more cyclists speed past him, followed by a zooming out shot indicating the accumulating crowd and his sense of isolation.  This causes the protagonist to feel uneasy, as indicated by shot resembling a poor antenna television signal. He then looks towards the city train station.

cut to:

scene 04

ext. dundee railway station – day

protagonist is seen walking towards the railway station interior.  There are a group of adelie penguins walking along the street non-chalantly as if the area is their natural environment.  The protagonist then peers through the glass to see an animated projection of character working on laptop in a train carriage environment whilst the train is in motion.  He then smiles at this sight. 

cut to:

Scene 05

ext. dundee industrial area – day

protagonist has ventured into the industrial area, and observes the derelict condition of the space around him.  he then pulls out a remote control device and then hits fast forward.  This transports him to a more productive era where the screen is in an early 20th century gritty quality, and there is smoke pouring out of a mill, indicating its productivity. 

cut to:

Scene 06

Ext. Dundee commercial street – Day

Protagonist is seen walking along the dundee high street.  The sights of rampant commercialism and empty shops makes him unenthusiastic and slightly repulsed, and the footage begins to haze into a view of a dimension constructed in corporate-style logos. He then tries to look away, but his vision starts to resemble a rotoscoped quality.  no one else observes this, but he runs away to evade this polluting ambience.

Cut to:

Scene 07

ext. stack retail park – Day

Protagonist is seen at retail park on bench, calming himself after the event in the high street.  He looks up to see the stack tower, and can see an animation of a steam of jute growing up the brickwork.  He is calmed by this sight.

cut to:

scene 08

ext. dundee law – day

Protagonist is seen at Dundee law, sitting on bench, overlooking the cityscape at the peak beside the memorial.  He appears to be content with the sight around him, but is deterred by a sudden, distinct smell.  He then peers down at the ground, and catches an alarming sight of the ground becoming molten, flowing lava.

Cut to:

scene 09

Ext. Camperdown park – day

Protagonist is seen in camperdown environment, observing tranquility of the surroundings.  He is then greeted by animated projections on trees of butterflies and red squirrels.  The final shot is him standing on bench, taking a sip of an alcoholic beverage.

 

 

 

FADE OUT.

THE END