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TIME
TIME
By
SSEBATA PAUL.
SCENE 1
EXT: Car on road, inside there he is, a man driving
listening to oldies song over the radio, and so relaxed. A
cut in shot from behind, and a smooth pan extreme close car
shot sliding from behind direct into the man driving and
shows the front wind screen in sides. Bullets hits the wind
screen on the driver’s side. The man is killed and the car
loses control, hits old car tires and then stops. An
establishing shot of the location shows different cars
around. Looks like cars/ vehicles were abandoned for some
time, making it to be a wrong turn spot. Fire on car bonnet
Car boot opens and we see another man coming out of the car
boot, coughs, drops a gun and then falls down as he comes
out from the boot
SHOTS
CUT IN SHOOT OF THE MAN’S LEGS COMING OUT FROM THE CAR BOOT.
(IN THE SIDES) A MEDIUM SHOT OF THE CAR BACK AS HE DROPS THE
GUN, AND STRAGGLING TO COME OUT MEDIUM CLOSE UP SHOT AS HE
FALLS DOWN A CLOSE UP SHOT INTO HIS FACE STILL ON GROUND
(BREATHING TIRELESSLY AS THE SAND BLOWS AWAY DUE TO HIS
BREATH)
SCENE 2 INT:
MOM:
Baby look at me! Listen
looks direct into the mom’s face
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 2.
MOM
We gonna live this house but be
silent and mute your mouth. okay?
JIMMY:
OK mom
(Jimmy when is still young)
Mum goes to the next room and tells her daughter to wake up
to.
MOM:
Wendy wake up. Come on let’s go
WENDY:
What’s going on mom? Mom: We don’t
have much time Wendy. This house is
no longer safe. We are living now.
Come on let’s go.
Ext: a transition into the man (jimmy), opens his eyes and
gets up from the ground as he takes tirelessness deep
breath. camera angle tilled across his face at 90 degrees
and slowly rotating to the normal eye level angle.a master
shot of the car as he gets up, touches on the car medium
shot of him looking around but still on ground cut in shot
of his right hand, and camera angle over the shoulder,
checking on his time dropping down. (the watch is implanted
in his hand and on ground besides the hand is a gun) a cut
in shot as he pics his gun from the ground and puts it
inside his shoes/ boots touches on the ground and stands.
ACTION:
Jimmy gets a big pipe and hits the car door mirror to break
in to the car. Grabs the sci-fie gun from the car and a
transparent time device to add himself more time. From a
distance, cars come close to his side, he gets the gun to
shoot at them. They shoot first and he runs for his life.
Gets a position and shoots one car down Guys led by a lady
get out of the car to chase him. He runs again and as he
approaches another car; they open fire at him and shot his
gun down as he jumps over the car to the other side They
keep shooting but the leader comes (A man)
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 3.
INT: WOMAN AND THE SON COMING DOWN THE STAIRS (INCOMING
ALARM ON) WOMAN HOLDING A PISTOL AND SLOWLY THEY COME DOWN
AND REACHING DOWN AT THE DOOR, ITS CLOSED. SHE GIVES THE GUN
TO WENDY.
MOM:
Hey get this gun, wait here.
Anybody else who comes around here
shoot him or her. I just have to go
and get the key
JIMMY:
I will come with you mom
MOM:
I will be right back. don’t make
any sound and be strong (she goes
up)
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 4.
A TRANSITION
SCENE 3
Int: jimmy (boy) moves close to the stairs gets inside and
opens the door. man enters but Wendy quickly points the gun
at him
MAN:
Aaaaam sorry I dint mean to scare
you. (WENDY QUIETLY KEEPS POINTING
A GUN AT HIM)
MAN:
It’s okay, its OK. Am not gonna
hurt you Its OK Wendy. Come down
Yeah! Come down. We don’t have much
time girl; I just want to be safe!
I just wanna be safe and you. (MOM
SHOWS UP)
MOM:
shoot him Wendy
MAN:
no! wait, please. Please, don’t, I
just wanna share your time with me.
MOM:
shoot him or he will kill all of us
MAN:
No! I will not, hurt you, I will
not hurt your mother Wendy.
MOM:
shoot him Wendy.
Gunshot sound as the man tries to grab the gun from Wendy
BLACK TRANSITION AND ACTION
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 5.
Man closes his ears over gun sound, Wendy panting as mom
holds her stomach, jimmy runs to mom as she slowly sits down
in pain but can’t show that to jimmy.
MAN:
damn it
(JIMMY IN FEAR)
so, you shot your mom, (points the
gun at Wendy)
MOM:
No!! leave her alone
MAN:
I was going to leave her alone, I
was gonna leave all of you alone
Bomb sound and house shaking
MAN:
Give me the Device, Give me the
Device now. Now! (he shouts)
(she gives him the device and he leaves, but getting out his
time is out before using the device. falls down and
strangles to use the device but fails and then dies)
TRANSITION
WENDY:
Am so sorry mom Mom: Its ok Wendy,
come here
SCENE 4
(THEY GET OUT AND FIND THE DEVICE DOWN. MOM PICKS IT UP AND
GIVE IT TO JIMMY) Mom: Keep it with you Jimmy.
Patrick: Stay where you are and you need to go back and get
in your banker
Mom: We can’t! We can’t get in it
Patrick: Sorry I cannot help you
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 6.
TRANSITION
EXT: The girl keeps on pressing the numbers in order to
reduce on Jimmy’s time. Jimmy in too much pain
TRANSITION
TRANSITION TO SCENE 5
EXT:
NEIGHBOR DRINKING WATER WHILE DRIVING, A MAN COMES RUNING TO
CROSS THE ROAD. ITS TOO LATE FOR BOTH THE DRIVER AND THE MAN
CROSING. HE KNOKS HIM DEAD. CAR OVERTURNS WIND SCREEN WHERE
JIMMY IS, BROKEN. JIMMY GETS OUT BLEEDING. NEIGHBOR AND THE
FAMILY STACK IN THE CAR.
INT:
MOM: GO CHECK OUT SIDE. SEE IF ITS SAFE. WE NEED TO LEAVE
THIS PLACE. WENDY GOES OUTSIDE. MOM SHOOTS HERSELF. WENDY
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 7.
HEARS A GUN SOUND IN THE HOUSE. RUNS BACK BUT FINDS MOM
DOWN, GUN DOWN, BLOOD COMING OUT FROM HER HEAD. WENDY SO
SCARED. CHECKS ON HER MOM, SHE IS DEAD. WENDY CRIES LOUD.
EXT:
Man: what do you think is gonna happen You not gonna win
this. HAHAHAHAHAHAH You just another dumb son of a bitch
(Jimmy grabs a gun, shoots the girl in her chest and in the
neck. Girl down Jimmy gets up, sets the time back and ready
to move again.