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The Shady Bunch Script
Written By
Will Sharp And Chris Yarwood
Based on, if any
Address
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EXT: A MYSTERY ISLAND - CAMPSITE - CONTINUOUS - NIGHT
An open campfire in a opening in the forrest with two logs
for seating. A fire roaring in the centre.
FADE IN THROUGH TREES:
EXT: CAMPFIRE - CONTINUOUS NIGHT
Within the island a campfire is roaring away in a gap of
forrest. Two logs are on the ground to allow for seating.
Paul, the fish bowl headed character, and Bois, a bearded
lumberjack sit around looking nervous saying nothing.
LONG SHOT:
SHOT 1:
A ruffle breaks the silence coming through the trees. Both
character jumps and looks.
CUTS CLOSE UP OF BOIS:
SHOT 2:
Reaction from Bois in fear, his eyes shrink considerably to
show his fear and how anxious he is.
His eyes turn to look for reinsurance in Paul.
CUTS MEDIUM SHOT FROM BEHIND:
SHOT 3:
Paul and Bois look out after standing up at where the sound
came from with the fire between them.
Kovsky's hat then blocks the fire extremely close up rising
from out of the bottom of the screen.
CUTS MEDIUM SHOT:
SHOT 4:
Kovsky is behind Paul on the right side of the screen.
Paul's bowl of covering almost half of the left-side of the
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screen as it's very close up.
Kovsky's hand shoots and grows up out of the top of the
shot, then back down into Paul's bowl. He then releases the
grip and sprinkles berries into Paul's bowl.
CUTS CLOSE UP:
SHOT 5:
Kovsky who's in delight he got away with putting berries in
Paul's bowl giggles to himself in joy.
His hands come up from the bottom on the screen and cover
his mouth whilst giggling.
LONG SHOT:
SHOT 6:
Kovsky marches back into the camp from where the ruffle once
came from.
KOVSKY
"Friends!" SHOUTED
MEDIUM SHOT:
SHOT 7:
Kovsky walks to the centre of both characters, spreads his
arms and pulls them close.
KOVSKY
"I've found food!" - SHOUTED
Paul bubbles loudly.
CLOSE SHOT - POV :
SHOT 8 :
Kovsky opens his hand to reveal his berries. The trio sigh
in awe.
KOVSKY
"Berries..." - Whispered
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MEDIUM SHOT:
SHOT 9:
Bois sitting on his log chewing the berries looking content.
MEDIUM SHOT:
SHOT 10:
Kovsky sitting on a log chewing looking content and proud.
MEDIUM SHOT:
SHOT 11:
Paul sitting on a log still oblivious of the berries
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floating in this bowl.
ClOSE SHOT
SHOT 12:
Bois sitting on his log chewing the berries a lot more
cautiously.
CLOSE SHOT:
SHOT 13:
Kovsky sitting on a log chewing the berries, still proud and
beginning to smile.
ClOSE SHOT:
SHOT 14:
Paul sitting on a log, berries still floating in his bowl.
EXTREME CLOSE UP:
SHOT 15:
Bois looking worried and anxious. Scenes of mass destruction
and pure madness appear in his eyes.
MEDIUM SHOT:
SHOT 16:
Bois and Kovsky are both looking at each other. Kovsky's
head is now a melting ice cream and Bois is in complete
shock and confusion.
KOVSKY
"Are you ok? Friend?" - Worried
MEDIUM SHOT - POV:
SHOT 17:
Paul, who's now a posh cat pokes out from behind Kovsky
who's still an ice-cream.
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Paul
"Hahaha! yes, you're looking quite under the weather, old
chum" - Posh up-beat.
CLOSE UP:
SHOT 18:
Bois replying looking happy.
BOIS
"Yeah, i'm feeling good" - Deep, slowed voice.
CLOSE UP:
SHOT 19:
KOVSKY
"Are you sure?"
Whilst saying this his eye-brows melt down his back to
normal face to form a moustache.
MEDIUM SHOT:
SHOT 20:
BOIS
"Yeah" - deep and slowed.
The screen shoots into Bois' beard and down his throat into
blackness.
LONGSHOT:
SHOT 21:
Zooms in through the trees, the same to as the start until
reaching the campsite.
LONGSHOT:
SHOT 22:
Once zoomed in, it reveals our three characters are now 3
waving inflatable arm men in place of the fire and two giant
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fire people sitting around watching.
MEDIUM SHOT:
SHOT 23:
whilst the inflatable arm men continue to look worried,
behind them the fire people walk up to each other.
EXTREME CLOSE UP:
SHOT 24:
Fire hand sprout out and they link hands.
FIRE PERSON 1
"There is something i need to tell you"
CLOSE UP:
SHOT 25:
FIRE PERSON 1
"I love you!"
The fire people then begin to kiss. Whilst this is
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happening, Kosvsky's voice is in the background making
concerned noises and comments.
MEDIUM SHOT:
SHOT 26:
KOVSKY
"We shouldn't have eaten those berries!" - crazed
Kovsky then begins to laugh madly.
EXT - MYSTERY ISLAND - CAMP - DAY
CLOSE UP:
SHOT 27:
Kovsky wakes up out of breath and scared. His eyes are
darting from side to side.
LONG SHOT - ESTABLISHING SHOT
SHOT 28:
Kovsky sits up and looks around whilst Paul and Bois are
still asleep around the camp.
CLOSE UP:
SHOT 29:
Kovsky sighs in relief and smiles.
KOVSKY
"It was only a dream!" - happy, relieved.
He then looks in the distance and squints.
LONG SHOT:
SHOT 30:
The fire people are in the field in the distance making love
in the background. They are making horrible, exaggerated
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kissing noises.
CLOSE UP:
SHOT 31:
Kocvsky, visually shocked and scared by finding out that the
previous night was reality goes on to slip the remainder of
berries into his mouth.
FAID TO A POSH "FIN" OVER A BLACK BACKGROUND.
