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FrankenstylistActI.

SceneI.

EXT.FrankiesHouse

Thehouseisofagrand,Gothicconstruction,curiouslywedgedbetweenapairof

typicalVictorianterracedhouses.

ESTABLISHINGSHOTofFRANKIEshouse,adeliveryvanisseenpullingintoshot.

CUTTOFrontDoor.

Inkeepingwiththeaestheticofthehouse,thedoorisahulkingmassoftwistediron

andwood.

ThedoorisseenfromtheperspectiveoftheDELIVERYMAN,hecanbeseenholding

abox.Theholesintheboxindicateitisusedfortransportinganimals.

Apearlescentbuttonissetwithinanornateironbase.Assumingittobethe

doorbell,thedeliverymanpressesit.Adeep,heavytoneringsout,followedshortly

bythesoundoffootsteps,growinglouderastheyshiftedcloserandclosertothe

door.

Thedoorrattlesaslocksareopenedandthedooremitsapiercingcreak,asitslowly

swingsopen.

HOLDSHOT,showingthedistantcorridor.

PANDOWNWARDStorevealasmallchildlookingupatthedeliveryman.Heis

clothedinanoversizedlabcoatandsafetygogglesrestinguponhishead.

CLOSEUPofthechildsigningthedeliverymansclipboard.Hissignaturerevealshis

nametobeFrankie.

CUTTOasidewaysshotofFrankieandthedeliverymanslegs.Thedeliveryman

passestheboxtoFrankie.Hislegsbuckleundertheweight,andtheboxfallstothe

floor,leadingFrankietopushtheboxthroughthefrontdoor.

ActII.

SceneII.

INT.FrankiesLaboratory

Frankieplacestheboxuponthecounterinhislaboratory.Raincanbeseenand

heardtricklingdownthewindows.

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LOW,MIDSHOTofFrankieopeningthebox,thecontentsobscuredbythelow

lightingandlowviewingangle.

CUTTOFrankiespinningalarge,leatherchairaround,somewhatmaniacalwithglee.

Thebackofthechairfacesthecamera,positionedataangle,furtherobscuring

thetrueidentityoftheanimal.

Frankiefastenstheanimalinthechair.CLOSEUPofFrankiesfootraisingthechair

usingafootpump.

Frankiemovesasetofmetaldrawersbesidethechair.Itisimpliedthatthereare

toolsplaceuponthetop.Frankieclimbsuponthechairandstandsovertheanimal.

CLOSEUPofFrankiesface,fromthePOVoftheanimal.Helowershisgogglesand

reachesoffscreenandcanbeheardfumblingforthecorrectinstrumentonthe

drawers.

CUTTOREARSHOTofFrankie,leaningovertheanimal.Hisbodycontinuesto

obscuretheanimal,aswellasthetoolandtheprocessoccurring.Onlywhirring

soundscanbeheardashemakesprogress.ShadowsofFrankieoperatingonthe

animalcanbeseenprojecteduponthefarwall.Theitemsinhishandsandthe

actionsbeingperformedareseentobemoremacabreandsinisterthanreality.

CUTBETWEENshotsofFrankiesfacefromthePOVoftheanimalandshotsofhis

hands,reachingforvariousbottlesandinstruments.Theshotstransitionwiththe

flickeringandclapsoflightning.CUTTOBlack,intimewiththetransitions.

SceneIII.

Frankiehopsdownfromthechair,darknessstillconcealingtheanimal.

MONTAGEshowingFrankiemaneuveringacylindricaldevicebehindthechairand

connectingcablestoalarge,transformer-likedevice.

CUTTOFrankiestandingonastackofboxes,hisarmprimedtothrowalarge,ironlever.

CLOSEUPoftheleverbeingthrown.MONTAGEofshotsofdialsstrugglingtoturn

andlightsfaintlyflickering.Soundsofmachinerypoweringdowncanbeheardasthe

devicefailstopowerup.

Frustrated,Frankierepeatedlyslamstotheleverintotheonandoffpositions,until

hiseyescatchsomething.

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CAMERAPANSSLOWLY,followingthetrailofaconnectingcable.Thecablehasbeen

curiouslychewedinhalf,muchtothefrustrationofFrankie,stillholdingfirmlyonto

thelever.

Lightningflashes,grabbingFrankiesattentionandplantinganideainhishead.A

largesetofwindowsisblownopenbythestrongwindshakingthehouse.

Frankieisseenfranticallyrummagingwithinacupboard.Heleaveswithanold

umbrellainhand.

CLOSEUPofFrankieshands,wrappingthemangled,exposedcablearoundthe

handleoftheumbrella.

CUTTOFrankieleaningoutofthewindow.Hefastenstheumbrellatotheledge.

(Alternatively,Frankiecouldbeholdingtheumbrellaaslightningstrikes,electricitycomicallysurgingthroughhimasitpowersupthedevice.)

CUTTOshotsofdialsflickeringonandlightsgettinggraduallybrighter.The

cylindricaldevicebeginstoshakeandwhirr.

CUTTOsideonviewofthechair,thechairandanimalseenasasilhouetteinthe

foreground,asashadowonthewallshowsthedeviceshakingabovetheanimals

head.Theanimalcanbeseentwitchingandshaking.

ActIII.

SceneIV.

Theleverusedthetriggerthemachineryisseenrevertingtoitsoriginalposition,

triggeringthevariousdevicestograduallypowerdown.

REARSHOTofthechair,inthecentreofthescene.Aspotlightabovetheseatturns

onabruptly.

Frankieskipstowardsthechair,maniacallypushingthecylindricaldeviceasideasheforcefullyspinsthechairaround,inasomewhatflamboyantfashion,thestraps

unbucklingasitgoes.

CLOSEUPofthechairslowingdowntoastop,facingthecamera,astheidentityof

theanimalisfinallyrevealedtotheaudience.

Satinthechairisasmallhamster,completelyunharmed.Itisfoundtobesportinga

pristine,bouffanthaircutandplasteredinvivid,50sstylemake-up.

ThecameraPULLSBACKfromthechair,astherestoftheroombeginstolightup,onelightatatime.

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Theroomisrevealedtobeanillustrioussalon,ladenwithpastelcolouredsurfaces

andkitschdcor.Theinstrumentsarerevealedtobenothingmorethanthetoolsof

abeautician,andthecylindricaldeviceabovethechairissimplyahood-stylehair

dryer.

ThecameraPANSTOWARDSthefarwall,whichislinedwithphotographicexamples

ofFrankiespreviouswork,depictingvariousanimalswithvariouslooks.Muchlike

thosefoundinpracticallyeverysalon.

Frankiethrowsonefinallever.

SceneV.

EXT.FrankiesHouse

ThecameraPULLSBACKfromthehouse,asabrightneonsignflickerstolife.The

sign,writteninagarish,handwritten-stylefontsimplysaysthewordsFrankies

Place.

ThecameracontinuestoPULLBACK,astheshotFADESTOBLACK.