ACT ONE
1 FROMTHE BLACK:
BARRY (V.O.)
To understandwhatI’m about to tell you, you need to do something first... you need to believe in the
impossible. Can you do that?
FADE UP ON: A BUSTLING CITY -- MODERN SKYSCRAPERSreachingup to a BLUE SKY above -- THE SUN
warmingeverything below--
BARRY (V.O.)
Good. Now, imagine you could run faster than the speed of sound.
PEDESTRIANS speed-walkingtowork, heads down,TEXTING, TALKING INTO PHONES, a CACOPHONY
of VOICES-- RUNNERS jogging -- A BUS KIOSK advertising“HI-SPEEDINTERNET...” --
BARRY (V.O.)
That’s approximately 765 miles-perhour. Over a thousand feet per second.
TAXIS and CARS HURTLE downthe streets -- HORNS HONKING -- the world andeveryone init move at
hyper speed --
THIS IS CENTRAL CITY -- WHERE EVERYONE IS ON THE GO --
EXT. CENTRAL CITY STREETS - DAY
CLOSE ON: A TRAFFIC SIGN -- WE’VESEEN THE WORDS A MILLION TIMES -- “SLOW AHEAD.”
Name of character that has lines
of speech.
Cameraangle and place andtime
and the actions
V.O.standsfor voice overthat
isnarrating what’sonscreen
BARRY (V.O.)
I am that fast.
And then we see somethingwe haven’tseen a milliontimes -- as the CARS speed downthe busystreet
-- somethingspeeds past them -- a CRIMSONBLUR -- a FLASH of ELECTRICITY -- what the hell was
that?
BARRY (V.O.)
And the faster I go... the more the world slows down.
EXT. CENTRAL CITY SQUARE - DAY
Central City’s versionof TIMES SQUARE -- JAMMED WITH CARS and CITIZENS -- A GIANTLED SCREEN
flashinganAD for “SPEED DATING!”

Flash script

  • 1.
    ACT ONE 1 FROMTHEBLACK: BARRY (V.O.) To understandwhatI’m about to tell you, you need to do something first... you need to believe in the impossible. Can you do that? FADE UP ON: A BUSTLING CITY -- MODERN SKYSCRAPERSreachingup to a BLUE SKY above -- THE SUN warmingeverything below-- BARRY (V.O.) Good. Now, imagine you could run faster than the speed of sound. PEDESTRIANS speed-walkingtowork, heads down,TEXTING, TALKING INTO PHONES, a CACOPHONY of VOICES-- RUNNERS jogging -- A BUS KIOSK advertising“HI-SPEEDINTERNET...” -- BARRY (V.O.) That’s approximately 765 miles-perhour. Over a thousand feet per second. TAXIS and CARS HURTLE downthe streets -- HORNS HONKING -- the world andeveryone init move at hyper speed -- THIS IS CENTRAL CITY -- WHERE EVERYONE IS ON THE GO -- EXT. CENTRAL CITY STREETS - DAY CLOSE ON: A TRAFFIC SIGN -- WE’VESEEN THE WORDS A MILLION TIMES -- “SLOW AHEAD.” Name of character that has lines of speech. Cameraangle and place andtime and the actions V.O.standsfor voice overthat isnarrating what’sonscreen
  • 2.
    BARRY (V.O.) I amthat fast. And then we see somethingwe haven’tseen a milliontimes -- as the CARS speed downthe busystreet -- somethingspeeds past them -- a CRIMSONBLUR -- a FLASH of ELECTRICITY -- what the hell was that? BARRY (V.O.) And the faster I go... the more the world slows down. EXT. CENTRAL CITY SQUARE - DAY Central City’s versionof TIMES SQUARE -- JAMMED WITH CARS and CITIZENS -- A GIANTLED SCREEN flashinganAD for “SPEED DATING!”