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Narrative

The Duel

Screenplay, Fight, Kids, Comedy

00:00:00 – 00:00:05

Close up on Bill, red haired 8-years old child with freckles and a defiant look.


     Bill: “Your end is near!”


00:00:05 – 00:00:08

Cut in on Bill’s nose. Bill is picking his nose.


     SFX: Hissing wind


00:00:08 – 00:00:15

Close up on Jake, black haired 8-years old  child with a confident look


     Jake: “You’re in my territory! I won’t let you defeat me!”


00:00:15 – 00:00:18

Cut in on Jake butt while he’s scratching it.


     SFX: Hissing wind


00:00:18 – 00:00:23

Wide shot: in the background there are the two kids (Bill on the left, Jake on the right) looking at each other inside a house garden without fences. In the foreground, there’s a sidewalk with an hydrant.


     Mute


00:00:23 – 00:00:28

Cut in on Jake’s hand ready to hold the wooden gun fixed on his belt.


     SFX: Hissing wind


00:00:28 – 00:00:33

Cut in on Bill’s hand that cleans itself of boogers on the t-shirt before getting ready to hold the wooden gun fixed on his belt.


     SFX: Hissing wind


00:00:38 – 00:00:43

Wide shot: in the background there are the two kids (Bill on the left, Jake on the right) looking at each other inside a house garden without fences. In the foreground, there’s a sidewalk with an hydrant. A dog arrives from the left, stops and pees on the hydrant, and leaves from the right.


     SFX: Dog pissing sound


00:00:45 – 00:00:47

Cut in on the kitchen’s oven that start to ring


     SFX: Kitchen’s oven ringing sound


00:00:47 – 00:00:50

Wide shot: in the background there are the two kids (Bill on the left, Jake on the right) looking at each other inside a house garden without fences. In the foreground, there’s a sidewalk with an hydrant. The two kids shoot at each other and then stay put.


     SFX: Shotted corks sound

     Bill & Jake: “BANG!”


00:00:50 – 00:00:55

Full shot on Bill that blatantly falls to the ground “dying”


     Bill: ”Ahhh you hit me! Noooooo!!”


00:00:55 – 00:01:00

Wide shot: in the background there are the two kids (Bill on the left, on the ground, Jake on the right still standing) inside a house garden without fences. In the foreground, there’s a sidewalk with an hydrant.

The mother comes out from the house and calls the two kids to eat cake.

Bill stands up and the two kids run toward the house.


     Mamma: ”Cake is ready!”

     Bill & Jake: ”We’re coming!”

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