Scene 7 Draft

Scene No. 7
Page No. 7

Slugline: INT.LIVINGROOM - MORNING (past / present)

End Point In Last Scene: Horatio's inevitable death.

Characters In Scene: Horatio

Point of Scene: To confuse the audience with a twist. To allow Horatio to continue his story.

Conflict: Zombie Apocalypse? Dream? Life and Death?

Ending/Central Question: Why is Horatio alive?

Key Micro Elements:

Scene Description Focusing on Key Micro Aspects: Horatio wakes up after sleeping on the couch, his point of view is blurred and out of focus [camera]. He gets up and stretches his arms [Camera].  Horatio walks past his kitchen window, [camera framing] frames his face while the orderly society continues outside.

Horatio then walks over and boils the kettle and leans back on the kitchen side table behind him. [mise on scene]. A postman walks directly past the window behind him [camera framing] and Horatio faces the window and greets him [diegetic sound]. Horatio then turns and faces the camera [camera] the kettle begins to whistle [diegetic sound] a flash of a zombies face appears [editing] as a loud scream is heard [non-diegetic sound]