"ROOM WITH A VIEW"
Written by
Jeff Schomay
FADE IN:
EXT. STONE MANSION NIGHT
Large oval window
set in stone wall. All black except
orange glow from window. Silhouette of
robed individual in window looking out.
VO: Lisa, what is out there? What do you see? What is it
? Lisa, tell
me!
Figure in window
turns and walks away.
FADE TO BLACK
VO: Out there, its different every time you
know. This morning it was a large tree
with its bare black branches spreading out, covering the entire sky. The air all around was a thick, deep
yellow. Its not like that now, is it
Lisa? No, it wouldnt be.
VO (Continues): It starts empty each time. I look out the window, and slowly individual
pieces start to form. Each piece is
unique on its own, but as more and more pieces form, they begin to work
together as something larger. Every
blade of grass, every flower at the end of its stem seems to be exactly where
it belongs, as if it were specially placed there to work with everything around
it. As I gaze out further and further
into this new, developing world, the more I notice, and the more complete and
solid the world becomes.
Hands begin to put
together puzzle on black surface during VO.
Puzzle is picture of following scene
SEAMLESS DISSOLVE TO:
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
INT. DRAWING ROOM
WITH FIRE
Large, fancy,
upper-class drawing room. Center is
fireplace illuminating room. Large
high-backed armchair is facing fire, back to camera. Arms and back of head of old man is sitting in chair apparently
talking to someone (source of VO).
VO
(Continuous): I want to look around the
bends, past the hedges, and over the horizon.
The part of the world I can see with my eyes seems so interfused and
organized that it seems it goes on that way forever. The sunshine feels warm, and the wind blows my hair. But how do I know if there is anything at
all past what I can see from my inhibiting windows? Sometimes Lisa, it feels that if I look out further into this world,
I am really just looking deeper into myself.
VO: Lisa!
Are you paying attention?
SLOW ZOOM INTO
DOLLS FACE
VO: Lisa, this room is the only thing that stays
constant. Out there changes every time
I look. It cant be real, it starts out
as nothing, and it builds up only when I am looking. If whats out there doesnt really exist, then what I see must
just be a part of me. It may just be a
projection of my memories, or my thoughts, my wishes. The more I think I am seeing the world, the more I am just
creating a complex illusion from within me.
Its not real Lisa, it cant be.
Lisa, dont you see the relevance.
You yourself even might be nothing more than a trick of my mind. You seem to be a real person Lisa, just as
live as me, but as out there, you could really be nothing at all.
VO: Lisa, let me tell you a story. A story about the real world, and a created
world, and which one was better. It is
a tale of long ago in a less civilized time.
DISSOLVE TO:
SPFX (CG) INSIDE
OF TUMBLERS AND LOCK MECHANISM OPENING
VO: There existed in the center of a small town
a fortified iron bridge known as the Bridge of Sighs. It was called so because it led out from a dungeon, straight into
the executioners chambers.
INT. DARK BRIDGE DAY
Completely dark room
with very narrow window at the top of far wall. Blinding light comes in from window. Blue sky shows out window.
Prisoner gets pushed
in, highlighted by window.
GUARD: Come on, get in there!
VO: This bridge had a small window at the top,
the only source of light. But it served
as much more than simply illumination, for this window was the prisoners first
glimpse at the outside world since entering the dungeon. However it was also to be their last. They had one final moment to remember the
outside world, their hopes and dreams, and everything that they would never see
again.
Prisoner looks up
towards window.
ZOOM IN TO EYES -
Eyes blink.
FADE THROUGH WHITE TO:
EXT. NATURE BEAUTY
SHOTS MONTAGE
FADE THROUGH WHITE TO:
INT. BRIDGE DAY
Eyes open.
GUARD: Get on, keep moving!
Guard pushes
prisoner away.
DISSOLVE TO:
SKY WITH CLOUDS
VO: The window didnt reveal much, but it was
enough for the prisoner to create an entire world to surround him. An entire world in the blink of an eye.
VO (continues): Just like me, the reality for the prisoner
was the bridge and the small window to look out from. And, just like me, the entire world outside was spawned from within
his mind, created by his filtered memories, and unconscious thoughts.
CUT TO:
EXT. STONE MANSION
NIGHT
Same window with
silhouette looking out.
Double exposure of
extreme CU of eyes lining up with widow.
VO: That world never truly existed, but I
wonder, if some day one of the worlds I see out my window will be what he
saw. I dont know though, if it is
possible for two people to create the exact same world. I wonder, I wonder if someone, somewhere has
created a world exactly like this one, my world!
Eyes close as person
in window walks away. CAMERA noise.
VO (with
urgency): Lisa, what was out there?!
Straight to final
credits Director Jeff Schomay
FADE OUT.