Wednesday, April 20, 2011

"Repent Harlequin!" Said The Ticktockman Storyboard

 Camera: Zoom Out

 Camera: Long Shot

Action: Ticktockman walks in

 Camera: Medium Shot

Dialog: Administrator - Master Timekeeper, The Ones Who Keep The Machines Functioning Smoothly have turned his file over, along with his time-card and cardioplate.

 Camera: Medium Shot Pans Right to Left

Dialog: Ticktockman - This is what he is, not who he is. This time card I'm holding in my left hand  has a name on it, but it is the name of what he is, not who he is. The cardioplate here in my right hand is also named, but not whom named, merely what named. Before I can execise proper revocation, I have to know who this what is. Who is this Harlequin?

 Camera: Long Shot

Action: Air-boat moving in the sky

 Camera: Close-up Shot

Action: Harlequin pushes the lever forward

 Camera: Medium Shot

Dialog: Harlequin - Wugga-wugga-wugga

Action: Harlequin puts thumbs in his ears, sticks out tongue and rolls his eyes

 Camera: Long Shot, Pan Left to Right

Action: Harlequin's air-boat passes the pedestrians

 Camera: Long Shot

Action: Harlequin pulls the through-pins

 Camera: Environmental Shot

Action: Jelly beans fall from sky

 Camera: Long Shot

Action: Lots of things happened that made people late

 Camera: Long Shot

Dialog: Harlequin - Now that is really disgusting. Disgusting and highly improbable. After all this isn't the Day of Desperado. A wanted poster.
Pretty Alice - You know, you speak with a great deal of infection.
Harlequin - I'm sorry.
Pretty Alice - No need to be sorry. You're always saying 'I'm sorry.' You have such massive guilt, Everett, it's really very sad.
Harlequin - I'm Sorry.

 Camera: Long Shot

Action: Harlequin starts walking

Dialog: Harlequin - I have to go out again. I have to do something.
Pretty Alice - Oh for God's sake, Everett, can't you stay home just one night! Must you always be out in that ghastly clown suit, running around annoying people.
Harlequin - I'll be back around ten-thirty, okay?

 Camera: Environmental Shot

Action: Firecracker rockets show message

 Camera: Long Shot

Action: Harlequin blows horn

 Camera: Medium shot zooming in for Close-up

Dialog: Ticktockman - Don't come back till you find him!

 Camera: long Shots

Action: Shows different methods to find Harlequin and his capture

 Camera: Medium Shot

Dialog: Ticktockman - Repent, Harlequin!
Harlequin - Get stuffed!

 Camera: Medium Shot

Dialog: Administrator - Uh, excuse me, sir, I, uh,don't know how to uh, to, uh, tell you this, but you were three minutes late. The schedule is a little, uh, bit off.
Ticktockman - That's ridiculous! Check your watch.


Camera: Long Shot

Action: Ticktockman goes to his office making "mrmee" noise.

1 comment:

  1. Nice transitions here. I like starting with the close up of the clock. Perhaps end with that as well?
    Does the noise at the end indicate the ticktock man is a robot?
    Spend more time on the details and shading please but nice pacing / cutting overall.

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