Screenplay original working title " Scar Creek "
" Dream Weaver "
A screen play about life, love, reincarnation. Based on my life experience and scars on my body.
All my original music.
ScreenPlay by
Robert Wayne Nelmes, (Bob) ~ Born Oct. 9, 1955
Chief Cook and Bottle Washer
www.rwnelmes.ca
I am the character ' Bob ' in the screenplay, all the incidents happened and I still have the scars to prove it.
The character ' Aden ' is me also, my personality, what I am like, my dream of meeting the love of my life.
SCENE 1 - Morning
Music: Sibling
Hubble deep field.
Zoone IN:
EXT.MORNING.EXTREME WIDE SHOT
Sun Rising on Prince George, British Columbia, Canada.
WIDE:
Mills, city, homes, Fort George park, university. Smoke rising from the paper mills. Slight fog from the rivers.
ZOOM IN:
Slow.
Cut banks to Paper Mills, pan around to Ft. George Park, Connaught Hill,
Down town to NW sky view of University, Gym, quad, fields, Dorms, morning, few students riding, running.
On left of field young couple laying on grass she on her back, he's holding her knees as she is doing situps. He's moving her knees with his hands.
Young couple, rope strung across between posts on grass, man on tight rope, young women watching.
Young couple, walking on hands.
Young couple studying.
Lawnmower on right, front near parking lot.
Focus on one condo entrance, bike rack on left.
TRANSITION: MAGIC CARPET
SCENE 2 - ALARM CLOCK
MUSIC: Sibling
INT.MORNING.CLOSE UP:
Alarm goes off. Hand reaches to shut it off.
ZOOM OUT.MEDIUM:
SERA waking up. Jumps out of bed, feet first. Athletic T-shirt and underwear, Dresses. Shorts, athletic sandles, sweatshirt. Walks quickly to
the kitchen.
CLOSE UP:
Kitchen, turns on radio, music, coffee is ready, juice, milk, muffin. Bathroom, brushing teeth, pony tail.
FREE CAMERA:
Grabs backpack, heads outside.
SCENE 3 Bicycle
MUSIC: Sibling
EXT.MORNING.MASTER:
Exits condo, unlocks bike, begins riding down to park, slalom. Camera following. Little traffic on University way.
PAN TO FRONT.MEDIUM:
She is in a good mood. Head up, feeling wind on her face and in her hair. Smiling. Slalom around center lines. She hears
a car coming from behind, moves to side still slalom before car hits horn. Car passes she moves back. Slalom.
Biker riding up hill on other side sweating, they wave. "Hey"
PAN TO BACK.MASTER:
Turning on to 15th. Approaching lights, as she gets to corner light turns green, rides through.
MASTER:
Turning on to Ospika, car turning right from Ospika onto 15th.
SCENE 4 Hearse
EXT.MORNING.WIDE
Camera following. SERA riding along boulevard.
Hearse leaving Lakewood Funeral Home turning right onto boulevard. Driver glances at SERA. (He's a guy and she's a young woman who is really hot.)
POV:
SERA notices the driver and a casket through the window of the hearse.
Driver glances at SERA, their eyes meet.
POV:
SERA is smiling.
SCENE 5 Park x
EXT.MORNING.MASTER:
SERA approaches park turns off and rides towards a pedestrian bridge.
ZOOM TO MEDIUM:
SERA starts across bridge.
WIDE:
From south to bridge, SERA cycling across bridge turning north towards trees. A group of young people playing frisbee golf on left before bridge.
POV:
SERA riding towards trees.
WIDE:
From north to bridge, gazebo with ADEN sitting off to right under trees. A group of young people playing frisbee golf on far side of bridge.
Z00M TO MEDIUM:
SERA getting off bike. Backpack, blanket. Computer. She sits down, sets up and glances north.
POV:
SERA sees Aden sitting under the trees.
SERA
'He's cute.' She says softly.
She watches him for a short time. He's working with a laptop on a small table, bracelet with one bead on left wrist, a pendent with a carving and tooth aroundd his neck. T-shirt. Shorts. Sandles. Muscles. He starts packing up, gets on bike. As he swings his leg over she says softly,
SERA
'Nice muscles?.'
He rides up past gazebo and turns right onto Ospika while an elderly man is walking by twirling his cane in the left hand like Charlie Chaplin.
(The day I went to the park to check out the location I saw a man twirling a cane like Charlie Chaplin, that is why it is in the screenplay.)
MEDIUM CLOSE UP:
SERA smiles then turns on her lap top.
SCENE 6 Receiving UNBC Hospital?
EXT.MORNING.WIDE:
Hearse backing up to delivery entrance of University Hospital.
MEDIUM CLOSE UP:
Driver gets out of car, opening back, pulling casket on rack, walks in with clipboard. bill of lading, unloading.
DRIVER
Morning Red.
RECEIVING
Hey Farmer.
FARMER
He's been donated to the university.
RED
Not many of those.
FARMER
He went to school with my dad.
RED
What was his name.
FARMER
Bob.
RED
Hmmm, we on for the game tonight?
FARMER
Yup. I'll bring the beer.
Farmer leaves and Red begins pushing the trolley to the morgue.
FREE CAMERA:
Red is humming/singing as he makes his way through the maze to the morgue. Opens drawer
No. 11.
SCENE 7 Lecture; Donation
INT.AFTERNOON.WIDE:
Students preparing for lecture, settling down.
PAN.MEDIUM CLOSE:
SERA sitting. JANE looking up in seat beside her.
JANE
Your late! Where have you bin?
SERA
The park. Saw a cute guy.
MASTER.POV:
Professor speaking.
Anatomy.
Announcement of donation.
SCENE 8 Cell phone
MEDIUM:
SERA walking between class. Cell phone rings.
MEDIUM CLOSE UP:
Receiving call of grandmothers illness. Shot from front.
SERA
Hi Mom.
She listens for a short period.
SERA
What happened?
She listens for a short period.
SERA
Hmmm... Call me as soon as you know something. I'll be in class until 4:00.
CLOSE UP:
Emotional reaction.
SCENE 9 Class study groups
INT.AFTERNOON.WIDE:
Assignment of study groups for cadaver examination and dissection.
SERA, Jane, Kim, Galt and Foley become study partners. They arrange to meet
in the cafeteria the next morning.
Individual shots showing character.
Request for cat and mri scans of body for study.
SCENE 10 Study group
INT.MORNING.WIDE
Cafeteria.
MEDIUM:
Study group in cafeteria deciding on location. SERA's condo chosen.
Group gets up exits.
FREE CAMERA:
Walking to condo.
Character introductions of study group.
Discussion of dissection.
SCENE 11 Examination; Scars
INT.MORNING.FREE CAMERA:
Arrival at examination room.
Prep, clothing.
Banter.
MEDIUM:
Body covered on table.
Set up of laptop and microphone. Software types notes.
Examination of body head to toe.
CLOSE UP:
SERA is shaving the skull.
MEDIUM:
Individual reactions to scars, comments.
Medical terminology?
SERA
Small scar 1" on top of skull.
Large scar 8" on top of skull.
Small scar above right eye under eyebrow
Scars behind both ears. 3" Right ear flat against head.
Small round scar between eyebrows
JANE
Long scar on left shoulder. 8"
Broken collarbone, bone protruding into skin.
SERA
Scar inside of right elbow. 1"
Shot of SERA touching and feeling the small scar on the inside of the right elbow. Contemplation, indication for thorough examination inside.
FOLEY
Scar 4" top of left thigh.
Small puncture scar right inside of left knee.
SERA
Small scar shaped like a triangle inside right forearm.
KIM
Small scar left hand with calcium buildup.
Numerous scars left and right shins.
Numerous small scars on left and right hands.
Small scars on right side of scrotum.
GALT
Small scar 1" left palm.
Burn scar right forearm.
Calcium buildup on large metatarcil? of left foot.
JANE
Small dark scar on end of penis.
SERA
Teeth numerous lower and upper back teeth missing.
Turning body over
KIM
Scar on back upper left scapula.
SCENE 12 Cat Scan
Prep of body, Cat scan, Monitor
Wheeling body to mri
SCENE 13 MRI
Prep of body, MRI, Monitor
SCENE 14 Dream Steamboat Captain
int. evening. medium close:
SERA is preparing for bed. Tired. Crawls into bed on her left side and drifts off.
fade to dark
INT.MORNING.MEDIUM
Small boys climbing inside stools, mother and father in background.
OLDER BOY
'Let's play steam boat captain.'
Smiling the mother explains to the father drinking coffee, he's wearing a white t-shirt with cigs rolled up in the short sleeve on the left shoulder.
MOTHER
They saw Micky Mouse at the drive-in when you were in getting popcorn.
RIGHT.REAR.MEDIUM.CLOSEUP:
Younger son inside an upside down stool. Hands on front legs. He begins rocking from side to side.
SMALL BOY
'whoo...whoo'
He lifts his right arm to pull a whistle.
PAN.FRONT:
Falls to the right, breaking his arm. Mother and father rushing over.
CLOSE UP:
SERA's eyes open.
alarm.fade
SCENE 15 Cafeteria about dream
INT.MORNING.WIDE:
University cafeteria.
ZOOM-IN:
Study group is eating breakfast. SERA has coffee. She is talking about the dream she had.
SERA
I had the strangest dream last night. A small boy was playing steamboat captain in a stool. He fell over and broke his right arm. There was a scar on the body's right arm that I found interesting, I was feeling it and wondering what it was.
GALT
Probably your mind making sense of it.
SERA
Could be. I'm heading to the pool.
She gets up, grabs her pack sac and heads out.
SCENE 16 Rec Center x
EXT.MORNING.VERY WIDE SHOT:
SERA heading into the rec center pool.
INT.MEDIUM:
SERA passing the front counter scanning pass.
PAN 360:
View from change room door. Lanes are quiet, a few people near the hot tubs and some swimming. One man is using the diving board.
ZOOM-OUT TO MEDIUM:
SERA is coming out of the ladies change room. Bikini, towel, googles. She walks over to the lanes. Puts on her googles and dives in. Experienced, she begins swimming laps.
WIDE:
She is swimming and while taking a breath sees a man doing a jack knife off the 3m board. As she completes a lap he is standing on the end of the board.
She stops turns and lifts her blue goggles. Turning her head to the board and notices the man on the board.
POV:
She recognizes the guy from the park. He's wearing colorful beach shorts. A bracelet on his left wrist and a pendent around his neck.
She smiles, says softly.
SERA
'hmmm... nice proportions.'
He does a swan dive, climbs out and walks towards the change rooms. As he enters the change rooms.
CLOSE UP:
Smiling... SERA hums,
SERA
Hmmm, hm, hm, hmmm, hmmm
She lowers her googles and begins swimming again.
SCENE 17 SERA kitchen
INT.EVENING.MEDIUM:
She is cooking in her kitchen, daydreaming, thinking of the man she saw at the pool.
SERA
'Boy he's cute.'
She smiles and twirls singing,
SERA
'Que Sera sera...."
SCENE 18 Adens kitchen
INT.EVENING.MEDIUM:
He's in his kitchen doing dishes.... looking out the window smiling, he is thinking about his grandmother, her sister and his great grandmother and a song... smiling
ADEN
'Hey grandma.'
He twirls picks up the drum sticks and plays on the pots and pans hanging above his counter.
(I was actually doing dishes and thinking about my grandma and her sister singing que sera and using drum sticks on my pots and pans when I thought it would work really well. So
I sat down and wrote the scene.)
SCENE 19 Dream; Backflip
LATER.CLOSEUP:
SERA is sleeping.
fade to dark
MASTER:
A girl is standing on the 1m diving board with 'CANADA' on her bathing suit. The children standing behind the board, Bob waiting to climb up.
COACH
Watch closely, she's from the National Team.
From childrens POV.MASTER:
The judges give her high marks.
MASTER:
Bob climbs up standing on the 1m diving board for a moment, three steps... does a 1 and half , clean entry. As he emerges and looks at the judges,
he gets 9's... his marks were on par with hers.
CLOSE UP:
SERA is sleeping in her bed, restless she turns over to her side.
She has a dream of the man she is studying in school, he is young... 13, he is doing a backflip off the side of a pool and hits the edge with his head...
bleeding he climbs out of the pool.
INT.DAY.MEDIUM:
Children are standing balanced with their backs to a pool.
COACH
Now, as I showed you, do a back flip.
The children all try. The young blond boy, Bob hits his head on the side of the pool. No concern. He climbs out.
MEDIUM CLOSE UP:
They are waiting in line for the diving board when the person behind him sees blood coming from his head.
CHILD
Bob, there's blood.
CLOSE UP:
Bob reaches up to touch his head and then sees blood on his hand.
SCENE 20 Typical day; school studying
INT.MORNING.MASTER
Professor lecturing
MASTER:
Class
FREE CAMERA:
University shots
MEDIUM CLOSE UP:
Condo, sitting at desk in front of window.
She is going over notes of examination, notes scars on head small one and also large from side to side on top of skull.
SCENE 21 Dream; Smithers scalping
EXT.AFTERNOON.WIDE:
A man is skiing down a mountain, good skier. Approaches a bump in the terrain.
ZOOM IN:
Gets some air then just as he hits the peak of the arc he looses balance somewhat and lands wrong.
MEDIUM CLOSE UP:
Looses control momentarily, avoids tree but his head hits a branch. He stops with blood flowing from his scalp. He reaches up then sees blood on his hand.
MEDIUM:
Skis down mountain.
SCENE 22 Class report on mri cat
FOLEY
The guys got scars all over this body.
MASTER:
Report on MRI.
Indications of left ear nerve damage to brain?
Diff bet right and left?
Discussion.
SCENE 23 Dissection shoulders chest
FREE CAMERA:
Left shoulder, metal staple found supporting socket. Indications of muscle and tendon separation and repair. Shoulder socket rear shallower than normal.
Dissection of right shows the same socket formation/shape.
Confirming uniform genetic development. Not deformity.
Muscle development of right indicating socket not a handicap to movement.
Concurently,
Incision from below adams apple to diagphram. Exposing of rib cage. Examination of ribs.
Indications of multiple injuries different periods on 3 ribs. Cartilage.
Chest cutter. Spreading of ribcage. Examination of chest cavity heart and lungs.
Removal for detailed examination.
Concurent exam by team.
Heart, indications of slight damage to perecardium.
Examination of mri and cat to verify.
SCENE 24 Hitchhiking x
EXT.MORNING.WIDE:
ADEN hitchhiking, drumming cardboard sign. Hear car, looks up, puts up sign and sticks out thumb.
CLOSE UP:
SERA is driving listening to music.
POV:
Sees hitchhiker keeps driving. Looks in rearview mirror and sees two cars behind her. As she passes the hitchhiker she notices it is the man from the park and pool.
SERA
Darn it.
She says while softly hitting the steering wheel with her right hand. Too late, to stop she drives on thinking she should have stopped.
CLOSE UP:
ADEN
Shute.
SCENE 25 Dream women hitchhiking
MASTER:
Car is approaching a young women hitchhiking. It slows to stop. She runs up and opens the door.
MEDIUM CLOSE UP:
BOB
Where are you going?
CLARIISA
Vernon.
BOB
No problem.
CLARISSA
Thanks.
She is on drugs, large tattoo on her back, very beautiful, strawberry blond, long hair, they talk.
CLARISSA
I was visiting someone in Armstrong.
BOB
Beautiful day.
ClARISSA
Hmmm...
BOB
You remind me of a girl I used to ski with.
ClARISSA
I love to ski. I used to ski a lot around here. My parents live in Summerland.
BOB
Where are you headed in Vernon.
ClARISSA
Near the hospital.
BOB
Ok.
He finds out she loves to ski. He drops her off at house near the hospital.
BOB
Take care.
SCENE 26 Studying mri cat
MEDIUM CLOSE UP:
Sitting at desk, studying.
Heart: Finding evidence of pericardium damage.
Lungs:Indications of slight smoke damage but also damage associated with gas poisoning.
Brain: healthy.
Kidneys: healthy.
Little evidence of plaque in arteries.
Stomach: Indications of a bleeding ulcer.
Confirmation of breaks to sternum, ribs, arm, fingers.
After a long period of detailed examination of mri and cat images she lays her head down and falls asleep.
SCENE 27 Dream; crows nest; Troll
MASTER: Summer: 2004
BOB, Emily and Steven building a tree fort. Bob is in the tree with Emily, Steven is on the ground. BOB stands and begins to walk down a plank to the ground. He grabs hold of a branch, it breaks and he looses his balance.
MEDIUM CLOSE UP:
He falls on his right side onto a fence railing. Buckling over then falling to the ground. Momentarily stunned he kneels up holding his side. Difficulty breathing. Major damage. Emily and Steven are in a state of shock. No words. BOB gets his breath, stands and walks back to the house. they follow.
CLOSE UP:
STEVEN
Do you want to go to the hospital.
BOB
No, theres nothing they could do anyway. Do you have any acetaminaphin?
Bob looks in the drawer/cupboard near the fridge.
He takes some acetaminaphin, lays down on the couch.
BOB
Ouch.
MEDIUM CLOSE UP:
SERA wakes up and shakes her head. Picks up pad on table and writes it down.
She begins to connect incidents in the dreams to the injuries on the body.
SERA
I wonder, scars, injuries.
SERA lays down and goes back to sleep.
Just prior to waking another.
OVER THE SHOULDER:
A daydream sequence shows the man she is studying climbing uphill in a cedar forest... he comes across three trees in a circle... with a small one in the middle...
BOB
Wow, Cool.
he stays and looks at them.
BOB
Hmmm, they're all the same distance apart.
BOB pulls out his pendent and looks at the design he carved.
EXTREME CLOSE UP:
BOB
I wonder.
FREE CAMERA:
BOB continues his climb but as he is crossing a dead log with broken branches along it he slips and falls on one of the broken spikes... it doesn't pierce his chest but does damage... he also has a puncture wound from a smaller spike on his right forarm... bleeding, trouble breathing. He is alone, he rests by the log for a minute, hurt.
BOB starts climbing back to his cabin. He opens the cabin door, goes to the cabinet and gets the first aid kit. He removes his shirt and looks in the mirror. He touches the ribs and the wound. He cleans the puncture and bandages it. Cleans the scratches and blood from his ribs. Sits down holding his side.
SCENE 28 Cell phone
MASTER:
SERA and JANE are shopping at Pine Center Mall. They try on bathing suits and leotards.
SERA notices an older women being pushed in a wheel chair by a young man.
SERA
I better check on Grandma.
CLOSE UP:
Checking status of her grandmother, worsening.
SCENE 29 Waiting for tennis court
EXT.AFTERNOON.MEDIUM.CLOSE:
Waiting for court SERA and JANE. SERA is talking about the dreams and the scars on the body they are studying.
JANE jokes about penis scar.
Speculation re: mind, curiosity, expSERAtion.
Talks about guy she is crossing paths with.
Court opens up.
SCENE 30 Tennis X
EXT.AFTERNOON.MASTER:
SERA and JANE are playing tennis. During one of the volleys SERA notices ADEN hitting a ball against the practice wall. She calls to JANE as she points to the wall.
SERA
JANE, thats the guy. Over there.
JANE
He's cute.
SERA
Nice butt too.
JANE
Go over there.
SERA
Shute.. He's leaving. Damnit!
SERA and JANE watch as ADEN is heading towards his bike.
SCENE 31 Class findings causes
INT.MORNING.MASTER:
Discussion of findings.
Probable causes.
SCENE 32 Dissection: skull brain
FREE CAMERA:
Opening of skull.
Removal of brain.
Exposure of thigh and calf muscles and bone.
SCENE 33 Cell Phone
MEDIUM:
SERA is shopping for fruit and vegtables. She is wearing an ear piece for her smart phone covered by her hair. There are quite a few people in the store.
MEDIUM CLOSE UP:
SERA answers a call from her mother.
SERA
Hi mom. Hows grandma?
Lady passing by looks at SERA with a puzzled look.
SERA
They've put on the pump! What's the rate?
A child beside her with a young women is looking at SERA with a quizzical look... his eyes moving from side to side.
SERA
That's high! Is she lucid? Hmmm... who?
A young couple are walking by. The boy looks at the girl nodding towards SERA.
Boy
Spooks!
Girl
haahaahaa.
SERA
Grandpa?
CLOSE UP:
There a tear in SERA's eye.
SERA
I'll call back.
MEDIUM CLOSE UP:
SERA is pushing the cart along the vegtable aisle her eyes teary.
SCENE 34 Ft. George Park
ext.afternoon.verywideshot
Wide angle view of Ft. George Park with river in back ground.
ZOOM IN:
SERA and JANE are riding bikes into Ft. George Park.
MEDIUM CLOSE UP:
They sit by some trees near the playground and stage. Spreading a blanket and pulling out some lunch.
Reading, listening to music. Relaxing.
SERA notices a man sitting with a laptop with a portable keyboard plugged into it. ADEN is playing Dance of the Dragongfly with headphones on.
He has a small table beside him with a glass of red wine on it. His body into the music moving as he's playing. He continues to play with his right hand
as he lifts the glass for a drink with his left. He has sunglasses on.
MASTER:
They begin shopping him. Seeing if he will notice. They turn his head. They slowly strip down to their bikinis.
There is a women with a small child in the playground behind in the distance. He is smiling. SERA doesn't recognize him. Still playing.
POV:
He is looking at them shopping him. One girls right leg up moving back and forth. The other turning over onto her chest and spreading her legs slightly.
'whewwww... as he lifts one hand licks his finger and touchs the keyboard and mouths pzzzzzz. Cute.'
ADEN
whewwwww... pzzzzzz. Cute.
He looks at watch... mouths, 'shut' packs up, grabs his bike and rides past the girls.
ADEN
Hey ladies.
SERA realizes it's ADEN as he is riding away.
SERA
I think I'm going to meet him.
SCENE 35 Common area w/ sculpture music video
FREE CAMERA:
Leaving class she walks to the common area and buys a coffee.
INT.MORNING.MEDIUM CLOSEUP:
Sits down surfing the net.
OVER THE SHOULDER:
SERA is looking at pictures, one attracts her attention, a painting, colorful, she clicks it and goes to a website where there is a video to be played.
She reads the title... plays it. She watches, she starts to move her body, she likes the music. She loads it on her ipod/smartphone.
She realizes it's the guy. She goes to his homepage, finds a link to his profile page. Clicks on it. Pauses as she sees the photos,
she leans towards the laptop. She finds one she likes and saves it. She uses it as wallpaper for her computer.
ZOOM.IN:
Photo of Aden on the laptop.
ZOOM OUT.MEDIUM:
SERA picks up her laptop, stands and starts walking away with music in her step. Dancing.
SCENE 36 Class discussion of injuries
INT.AFTERNOON.MEDIUM CLOSEUP:
SERA
JANE, Check it out. Look what I found!
She shows her friend the picture.
SERA
I found a video of him on the net.
JANE
Alright.
They watch the video, sharing buds.
SERA
I want to meet him.
JANE
Me too.
SERA
Ok... but he's mine.
The Professor starts to talk.
PROFESSOR VAL BARRY.
Morning. What did we find?
Discussuion of findings,
The MRI indicated some slight damage to the perecardium, when we likely flu.
She brings up the chest injuries she dreamed about.
Professor and students concur with possibility.
The scars on the left leg most likely falls.
The broken collarbone most likely high speed impact of back of shoulder pushing collar bone out.
The putti platti, dislocated shoulder.
Hairline fracture right thumb most likely fall.
The flat ear, botched plastic surgery.
SCENE 37 Art Gallery
INT.AFTERNOON.MASTER
SERA is visiting the art gallery when she happens to see ADEN through the glass doors to the next room. He is looking at a picture.
She begins to walk over when a large group come through the door and get in her way, she is looking, on tip toes, she can't get by, she see's him leaving.
MEDIUM CLOSE UP:
The group passes, she follows, out the front doors, he isn't around.
SCENE 38 Studying Journal
MEDIUM CLOSE UP:
Difficulty focusing, daydreaming of the guy. Writing in journal about the scars and her dreams. Why?
She's tired, goes to bed early.
SCENE 39 Dream; Sandblast
WIDE:
Sees a lot of people on a sand hill, poles, a ski race.
MEDIUM:
A young man with blond hair is racing, he slides to a stop at the bottom, his shoulder hitting a rock dislocating it.
SERA wakes with a start, reaches over to her end table grabs her pad and writes it down.
SERA
Hmmm, fits the dislocation. Didn't they use to have a race here.
She remembers reading about a race held on the sand banks in Prince George.
She goes back to sleep.
MASTER:
She dreams about skiing, a young man is coming off a jump, a crowd of people watching, the take off is wrong, he ends up upside down unable to correct it... falling 20-30 feet onto his neck.
MEDIUM CLOSE UP:
He is surrounded by people. he gets up... no broken bones... rip in his left ski pants side of knee. Dynastar Skis bent.
She wakes up in the morning. writes it down.
SCENE 40 Bench X
WIDE:
Beautiful day, SERA is sitting on a bench in front of the gazebo. there is an icecream cart nearby. A few people near the trees. ADEN is approaching from the far side of the bridge.
She receives a call.
SERA
Hello!
She listens for a while.
SERA
Thanks for calling. I'll call you back.
She begins to cry, her head down. ADEN is approaching.
MEDIUM:
ADEN is walking along the path and sees a girl crying. He is wearing a red t-shirt, tan slacks and active sandels. Keeners. His pendent is hanging outside his t-shirt.
MEDIUM CLOSE UP:
He approaches, sees SERA crying, squats down to look up into her eyes and as he lightly touches her arm with his fingers,
ADEN
"Are you ok?." he asks.
She looks up and sees him, tears in her eyes. Wow, it's him.
SERA
"My grandmother died."
ADEN
"I'm sorry.'
He sees the Ice cream cart out of the corner of his eye.
ADEN
Back in a minute. Don't go away.
SERA
Ok.
MEDIUM:
She turns watches as ADEN walks over to the cart.
ADEN
We've got dark chocolate, vanilla, choc mint or strawberry.
SERA
Choc Mint.
ADEN
One dark Chocolate and one choc mint, two scoops.
Aden pays for the cones and walks back.
MEDIUM CLOSE UP:
He gives her one of the cones and says,
ADEN
"Lets go for a walk."
FREE CAMERA:
Him on left, he lets her talk. As they start to walk she looks at him for a few moments, his necklace is outside his shirt, she sees the heart shaped pendent and a tooth.
Slight smile, wonder in her thought, her voice, she asks his name.
SERA
Whats your name?
ADEN
Aden. Whats yours.
SERA
SERA
Answers questions.
SERA
What do you do.
ADEN
I'm an artist. I'm working on a screen play at the moment. You.
SERA
I'm in medical school.
ADEN
Cool.
SERA
I've seen you around. Why are you always alone?
ADEN
I don't know, circumstance.
SERA
Why do you have a tooth on your necklace?
ADEN
My grandfather left it to me.
SERA
What was his name?
ADEN
Bob.
SERA
Hmmm... I had a dream about the man we're studying at school... he was in a cabin and using fingers to pull out a molar. He put it in a pendent.
ADEN
Your kidding, that sounds like Grampa Bob, he did that. He left his body to UNBC medical school. He thought they would like the scars.
SERA
Wow. Did he ever mention a scar on his head?
ADEN
He loved talking about his scars... That was the scalping.
SERA
Scalping?
ADEN
Yea, he hit a branch loosing his balance off a jump and it almost scalped him.
SERA
I need to show you my journal, I've been dreaming about him.
ADEN
Your kidding?
SERA
No! I even had a dream of a little boy named Bob who hit his head on the side of a pool.
ADEN
Thats when he was in the diving club, he talked about it. I'd like to see the journal. That would be so cool.
SERA
Can I call you?
ADEN
Sure... it's Aden.weaver
They stop for a moment as she enters the number in her phone.
ADEN
Was that you at the park the other day?
SERA
Yea, we were shopping you.
ADEN
I know, but I was late for an appointment. Thats why I rode by the way I did. Let you know I liked it.
SERA
I stumbled upon your music video on the net. I liked it.
ADEN
Thanks. The're fun. How did you find it.
SERA
I was looking for pictures about senses, saw one that I really liked and clicked on it. It led to your video.
ADEN
Cool.
SERA
I like what your trying to say. How you mix your art, music and skiing.
ADEN
The're what I love. Which way are we going?
SERA
This way.
SERA takes hold of his hand.
SCENE 41 Kitchens; Cooking Dinner
INT.EVENING.MEDIUM CLOSEUP:
They are both cooking dinner after the park.
He is making a pizza, has a thought smiles then begins using his drumsticks on his pots and pans, twirling on floor.
MEDIUM CLOSE UP:
She is looking at his website while making dinner. Smiling, listening to his music.
Finds out about his cabin, about him.
She skypes,
He hears a female voice.
COMPUTER
"Aden, SERA's on the phone."
ADEN
"ok"
SERA
She... "I was just looking at your website, your cabin at the bowl... I ski to."
They talk about the day, how they feel.
They make a date to meet at the lift where his cabin is.
SCENE 42 SML ~ Virtual Cuddle
CLOSE UP:
He is in bed, sleeps with a pillow. He is fantasizing that the pillow is the girl he met.
He is carressing her face, her stomach. He is blowing with his mouth.
CLOSE UP:
She is in bed asleep. Her body is reacting to what he is doing. Her face and legs moving apart under the blankets.
She wakes feeling hot... she removes her underwear and throws it on the floor.
CLOSE UP:
Her legs begin to move as he is blowing... she's smiling. Breathing, moaning.
Movement under blanket show reactions to carressing and blowing, her body moving, quivering.
She orgasms, her body moving slowly, sounds of satisfaction,
CLOSE UP:
He raises his knees under the covers, his hands caressing her body.
CLOSE UP:
She raises her knees, her hips are rotating and moving up and down under the covers.
She orgasms, her body moving slowly, sounds of satisfaction, stops moving.
CLOSE UP:
They are laying in bed falling asleep.
SCENE 43 1 Bobs Place, Blueberry Hill, Dennis Lake, Smithers, British Columbia,
EXT.DAY.WIDE ANGLE.MASTER:
Long shot. Zoom, flying in, City Name, SMITHERS, passing over the town as it turns as if skiing,to the hill zooming in on the lift.
EXT.DAY.MEDIUM.WIDE:
She is waiting at the chairlift... she sees a very good skier down the mountain and watchs as she waits..
MEDIUM CLOSE UP:
He skis up to her, stops beside her.
ADEN
Hi!
CLOSE UP:
SERA is smiling from ear to ear, eyes glistening.
MEDIUM CLOSE UP:
They get on the lift together. He looks at her.
CLOSE UP:
She is smiling.
He says very softly...
ADEN
Wow.
SERA
Were you thinking of me last night.
ADEN
Yes, I added you to my screenplay "Landfall"
SERA
Do you believe in love at first sight.
ADEN
Yes
SERA
I think I'm in love with you.
ADEN
Cool. Would you like to check out Mount Bob and the black diamond in my front yard later.
SERA
Yes.
The End
Music - Dance of the Dragonfly
moments later:
PAN 180:
Orchestra on Deck - Dance of the Dragonfly.
PAN 360:
The Bowl.
Credits
ScreenPlay by
Robert W. Nelmes, (Bob), Oct. 9, 1955
Chief Cook and Bottle Washer
www.rwnelmes.ca ~ creative milk productions
I am the character ' Bob ' in the screenplay, all the incidents happened and I still have the scars to prove it.
"A lot of babies get born 9 months from now."