PAGE
ONE – 5 PANELS.
1.1
We
open in a dense woodland forest. Huge trees tower all around. Shafts of light
from the bright morning sun escape into the forest through the thick canopy of
trees.
A
large and majestic adult STAG grazes on the vegetation in a small clearing.
NO
COPY.
1.2
Repeat
shot of 1.1. However how the Stag has looked up and towards us. A gunshot wound
erupts at the base of the poor beasts neck. Blood sprays out towards us.
SFX:
BLAM
1.3
Cut
to a slightly over weight “hick” in full camouflage gear including a cap. His
faces is sweaty and covered with stubble, he has two streaks of camo paint on
his cheeks. He smiles broadly on one side of his face showing his misshapen
teeth.
The
HICK peers out from behind the scope of his hunting rifle, the barrel pointed
towards us. He is lying prone on his stomach in a thick patch of grass. He has
been watching and waiting for his moment.
HICK:
Fuckin’
got ya.
1.4
Looking
down through the branches of trees we see the Hick walking over to the carcass
of his prize stag. Deep red blood has begun to pool around the stag.
NO
COPY.
1.5
Repeat
of 1.4. However now the Hick kneels at the side of the stag and we reveal the
shimmering outline of a PREDATOR crouching in the treetops looking down on his
prize, watching, waiting.
HICK:
Hot
damn I love hunting.
Excellent cathartic script. It left me thinking, "Yeah, how do you like it?"
ReplyDeleteNice script Shaun. This guy seems like easier prey than the Predators usually go for, but I imagine he or his hunting mates would prove themselves more a match as the story progressed.
ReplyDeleteThat poor SOB. A nice little piece that concisely illustrates that man isn't necessarily as mighty as he might choose to believe.
ReplyDeleteAdditionally, I can't help but imagine the panel where the Predator makes the same claim and subsequently gets taken out by something even more badass.