- Noodle trouble - By: Ken. Kim
Opening
Int. Bedroom- morning
Light shines through an open window and stops on the rumpled bed sheets of the character; Maddison.
*in a few seconds, an alarm clock starts ringing on the small table next to her bed*
-the camera picks up a hand as it comes flying and slaps the alarm clock’s snooze button-
With a yawn Maddison sits up on her bed and rubs her eyes
*her hair is messy like any normal person*
she makes her way to a small dresser where she plops down and brushes out her hair lazily. then the camera stays as she moves away hiding her from view.
*her pyjamas fly past as she gets changed*
- She comes back into view normally clothed with her braid done up -
Act 1
Int. hallway and kitchen- morning
She makes her way through a small hall where the camera picks up Maddi as she pauses briefly and picks up a small picture (with her and her father when she was a toddler) before smiling and putting the picture back in place tenderly.
she enters a small kitchen with dirty plates (showing she’s quite neglectful of her hygiene..)
*The camera follows her around as she gathers a pot from the cupboard and a large bowl of instant noodles with the assorted light-weight, wooden chopsticks.
She turns on the tap and gets some water in the pot before placing it on the element.
*Clicking her fingers, she conjures a small flame and puts it beneath the pot and before too long the water is bubbling away*
Sighing, she pours proceeds to peel open the bowls lid half way and pours in the hot water; gets the chopsticks and puts them on the lid.
*Noodle lid creeps open and chopsticks roll onto the table*
Act 2
Int. Kitchen- morning
Maddison looks at the bowl neutrally then places the chopsticks back on top.
*noodle lid comes back open once again accompanied by the light sound of the chopsticks falling back to the table*
Somewhat annoyed now, Maddi firmly places the chopsticks back on but within a few seconds the lid flicks back open.
Curiously, Maddi stares at the bowl of noodles and cautiously places the chopsticks back on top.
*Flick*
The noodle lid flicks the chopsticks harder this time actually managing to get one of them to drop to the ground.
*Maddi bends down and snatches the chopstick off the ground*
Now quite angrily Maddison places the chopsticks back on the lid but as lid tries to flick open, she harshly forces it back down and the lid retaliates by flicking back open.
*This process repeats a few times*
Maddi glares down at the bowl of noodles intensely.
*All the while, the precious heat thats supposed to cook the noodles steams away from the open lid*
Maddison places the chopsticks back onto the bowl but as the lid stubbornly flicks back open, this time, the chopsticks fly and stab into the ceiling.
*she lets out a growl of frustration, suddenly her face lights up as she comes up with a new idea and she walks out of the room only to comes back with an immensely large text book and slams it onto of the noodles and smiles triumphantly.
But just as she finally settles back down into the chair, the lid flings open and sends the text book flying into Maddi’s face. Almost comically, the text book slips off her face as her expression slowly turns from frustration to just outright anger.
Act 3
Int. Kitchen, outside Maddi’s house- morning
She tosses the text book over her shoulders and decides upon something. After retrieving the chopsticks embedded from the ceiling, Maddi places them back on the bowl before slumping back into the chair almost defeatedly.
*lid actually stays closed this time*
Maddi’s eyes light up in hope as she keeps her eyes on the noodles.
*Lid flicks open and chopsticks fly off before bouncing off Maddi’s head.
-Something snaps inside of her-
With a death roar, Maddison conjures a large flame in her hands and blows it into the table.
*camera is outside her house as smoke shoots out her house accompanied by the sound of an explosion*
Camera goes back inside and Maddi is sitting in the middle of a charred kitchen.
Well formatted for a first go. the idea is coming along nicely, what i would do, though, is have the chopsticks doing more outrageous things earlier so to heighten her frustration and give interesting visual for the audience to follow. Good work.
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