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Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Script-30 seconds

Odd Couple
(3-5 mins animation)

Ext. Day. Field

Back of the truck leaving appearing on the right side of the screen, a turnip jumps off the truck onto the ground. A title Odd Couple appears at the left side of the screen. We hear the engine of the truck fading away.

Cut to

Ext. Day. Field

A face of the turnip with dirt on his face looking tense. Looks up. Talks to himself quickly, breathing heavily.

Pickle
I have to run away, I have to.
Before human sees me, I have to get away from this place.

Cut to
Ext. Day. Field

Pickle walks through a field. Through tall grasses and leaves, he walks and walks.
We see that he goes into a grass house, which is just right next to the turnip field.
Cut to

Int. Day. Grass house

Pickle thinks to himself
Pickle
Phew, I walked so much I guess I’ve gone far away from the field!

Pickle looks around. We see trees of grapes.
At the corner of the green house, we also see a juice machine. Pickle sees a belt conveyor with two different ends to it. One going into the machine and another to the bin. He observes the machine and realizes that only good-looking grapes go into the machine and others go to the bin.

Cut to
Int. Day. Grass house

Pickle looking scared. Standing at the corner of the green house, he looks up at the machine. When looking at the process of making the grape juice, he also feels as if he is also being put into the machine.
Pickle
(scared, closes his eyes)
Wow, wow. That hurts! Awe. No.

A voice suddenly interrupts Pickle.
Vina
Why are you looking so scared?
(looking very innocent, tilting her head slightly)

Pickle
Wwhat? I’m not sscared?
Small pause.
Pickle
(Clears his throat)
Um, I’m pickle the turnip
And who are you?

Vina
(smiling)
I’m Vina.
I’m a grape. I’m waiting to be picked.
I’m so excited to be squashed and become a juice.
I can’t wait to see all the smiling faces of humans.

Pickle
(horrified)
What squashed?!
You’re willing to be squashed and squeezed just for the humans?

Vina
(smiling)
Of course, that’s what I’m here for.
Cut to:
Int. Day. Grass house

Vina is hidden between the leaves. She can’t see that it is only the full-grown healthy grapes that are placed inside the machine. We see that grapes that are small (not full-grown) or not shaped well are placed in the bin. Pickle knowing that Vina will be put in the bin, asks:

Pickle
Um…how long have you been waiting?

Vina
(looking excited)
Quite a while,
But theirs so many of us so it must take time to pick us all.

Pickle
Okay, well..good luck.

Pickle walks away from Vina.
Vina
Look look! There coming!
Bye bye Mr. Pickle

Cut to:
Int. Day. Grass house

Pickle turns and sees Vina placed onto the belt conveyor that leads to the bin and not to the juice machine.
Pickle turns around shaking his head side ways, he stands with his back facing the exit of the green house. But he suddenly turns around and runs to the belt conveyor.
Cut to:

Int. Day. Grass house

Vina, on the other hand singing and smiling on the belt conveyor, without knowing anything about what is going around her.
Pickle runs and jumps onto the belt conveyor, pushing Vina to the one that leads to the juice machine.
We see that both Pickle and Vina on the belt conveyor that leads to the juice machine.






The End

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