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Thumbnail storyboard for Seduced by the Dark Side!
EXTERIOR - The local movie theater - NIGHT

(1) The Young Person and Old Person stand looking at the movie poster outside the theater.

The "Dancing Fairies" music begins to play. Slowly dolly in as music builds. A smile begins to form on the young persons face. Cut to the poster and dolly in slowly. The "Dancing Fairies" music morphs into the Star Wars theme.

(2) Young Person: "That was a great movie..." Cut to a side view as the Star Wars music begins to fade to street noise.

(3) Young Person (contined): "but I do not understand one thing." The young person;s head turns to the older person.

(4) Old Person: "What's that?" Wide angle shot to show emotional distance between the two characters.

(5) Young Person: "How can anyone be seduced by the Dark Side?" Immediately a dark cord plays.

(6) The old person thinks for a while. Old Person: "Humm!" Thinking very slowly. Music: The music starts with "thinking music" and then morphs into to "fairie music". Finally, the music comes to a sharp halt.

(7a) Old Person: "What computer do you..."

(7b) Old Person(off camera): "... have at home?" Cut in mid sentence to see the young person's anticipation.

(8) Young Person (eagerly): "A Macintosh!" The young person's face lights up with excitement.

(9) Old Person: "But what computer does your father use at work?" Military music for thoughts of father.

(10) The young person thinks for a moment. Young Person: "Humm!" Music: The music starts as thinking music and shifts to fairy music and then ends with the Star Wars theme.

(11) Young Person (amazed and excited): "Seduced by the Dark Side!" Full Star Wars theme

(12) The Old Person smiles. Old Person: "Ahh!" The face lights with a knowing smile as the fairy music starts again.

(13) Old Person and the Young Person walk toward home together. Lock the camera for a matte painting.

The camera remains locked. When the matte painting is added, the shot will look like this:

(14) Fade to Black.


 * The End

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