Zane awakens wired to a machine in a strange white room. He rips the wires out and finds himself in a long corridor. A cloaked figure appears and claims to be Zane's guide, showing Zane simulated realities through physical contact. Zane sees a forest with people around a campfire who cannot see or hear him. Overwhelmed, Zane asks to return home, but the guide takes him to a rooftop overlooking a desolate wasteland instead of home.

1. (The Observer)
by
(Darnell Boyle)
Name (DXB PRODUCTIONS)
Address
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2. A RINGING SOUND CAN BE HEARD SLOWLY BECOMING LOUDER
AMIDST TV NOISE.
FADE IN SLOWLY
BEGINS WITH AN EXTREME CLOSE UP OF THE EYE/TEMPLE OF ZANE
ASLEEP WITHIN AN EERY WHITE ROOM. A WIRE IS PLUGGED INTO
HIS TEMPLE AS WELL AS LOTS OF WIRES RUNNING AROUND THE
ROOM. THERE IS AN INTENSE FOCUS ON ZANE.
ZANE WAKES UP GASPING FOR BREATH WHILST CRAWLING
BACKWARDS UNTIL HIS BACK IS AGAINST THE WALL. POV OF HIM
LOOKING AROUND THE ROOM. HE LOOKS AT ALL THE ELECTRIC
WIRING AND IS CONFUSED. HE PICKS UP A LOOSE WIRE AND
TRACES IT AND REALISE HE IS PLUGGED TO IT. HIS BREATHING
BECOMES QUICKER. HE PAUSES FOR A FEW SECONDS IN
CONTEMPLATION. HE CLOSES HIS EYES TIGHTLY AND RIPS THE
WIRE OUT.
CUT TO BLACK
HE OPENS HIS EYES SLOWLY. HE IS IN A LONG CORRIDOR WITH
THE ONLY LIGHTING COMING FROM CANDLES WHICH ARE LINED UP
TO THE EXIT.
DOLLY IN TOWARDS THE BOTTOM OF THE CORRIDOR.
HE IMMEDIATELY STANDS. SHOT REVERSE SHOT OF HIM LOOKING
AT THE DOOR.
HE TURNS AROUND TO FIND THE NEAREST DOOR BARRICADED.
HE SLOWLY WALKS DOWN THE CORRIDOR. HE HOLDS THE HANDLE OF
THE OPEN DOOR FOR A FEW SECONDS. HE SWINGS THE DOOR OPEN.
REVERSE SHOT FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DOOR.
HE ENTERS THE DOOR.

3. HE IS IN THE SAME ROOM AS THE START. NOW INSTEAD OF HIM
BEING PLUGGED INTO THE SYSTEM ANOTHER PERSON IS PLUGGED
IN.
HE GETS CLOSER TO THE PERSON AND EXAMINES THE WIRES. A
CLOCKED FIGURE PLACES HIS HAND ON HIS SHOULDER AND ZANE
TURNS AROUND.
THE CLOAKED FIGURE STARTS EXAMINING ZANE.
?
I EXPECTED YOU TO BE SMALLER.
ZANE
WHO ARE YOU? WHERE AM I?
?
I’M YOUR SATNAV INSIDE SYSTEM.
ZANE
WHAT?
?
MAYBE IT WOULD BE BETTER TO SHOW YOU.
? PLACES HIS THUMB ON ZANES FOREHEAD. A BURST OF COLOURS
AND IMAGES APPEAR AND SUDDENLY THEY ARE TRANSPORTED TO A
FORREST.
THEY ARE WATCHING OVER TWO PEOPLE TRYING TO KEEP
THEMSELVES WARM OVER A CAMPFIRE. THEYS IT ON OPPOSITE
LOGS ACROSS FROM A CAMPFIRE. THE SUN IS SETTING.

4. ZANE BEGINS LOOKING AROUND IN AWE, HE KNEELS AND PICKS UP
DIRT OFF THE GROUND AND LETS IT SLIP OUT HIS HAND.
ZANE
WHERE ARE WE?
?
NOWHERE.
ZANE
WHAT? WHO ARE THEY?
?
ASK THEM.
ZANE STARES AT THE PEOPLE FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN GLANCES
BACK TO ?. ? NODS.
ZANE WALKS SLOWLY TOWARDS THE CAMP. THE TWO LADS ARE MID
CONVERSATION. SOME CONVERSATION CAN BE VAGUELY HEARD.
ZANE
EXCUSE ME
THE TWO PEOPLE CONTINUE THEIR CONVERSATION WHILE ZANE
STANDS AWKWARDLY CONFUSED.
ZANE
HELLO?

5. HIS VOICE IS SLIGHTLY RAISED. THE PEOPLE CONTINUE THEIR
CONVERSATION.
HE COMES CLOSER TO THE CAMP. HE STANDS IN FRONT OF ONE OF
THE PEOPLE YET THEY DO NOT ACKNOWLEDGE HE IS THERE. THEY
STILL TALK NORMALLY. HE WAVES IN THEIR FACES TO NO
RESPONSE. ? SUDDENLY APPEARS NEXT TO ZANE.
?
THEY CAN’T HEAR OR SEE YOU. ITS POINTLESS.
ZANE
ALL THIS IS TOO MUCH. I WANT TO GO HOME.
?
THEN YOU’RE FREE TO GO.
ZANE
TAKE ME HOME NOW.
? PLACES HIS THUMB ON ZANES FOREHEAD. AN INTENSE BURST
WARP LIKE APPEARS HOWEVER THE COLOUR FADES LOTS AND IT
BECOMES VERY CLOUDED.
THEY BOTH APPEAR ON A ROOFTOP. THEY WALK TOWARDS THE EDGE
OF THE ROOF. THEY BOTH LOOK OUT. THE CAMERA TURNS AND
SHOWS A COMPLETE WASTELAND.
THE END.

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